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प्रश्न
With reference to the Sangam Age, answer the following question:
Explain why the Sangam Age is so called?
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उत्तर
The Sangam Age is considered as a landmark in the history of South India. The word ‘Sangam’ is the Tamil form of the Sanskrit ‘Sangha’ which means an association. Thus, the Sangam Age refers to the period when bulk of Tamil literature was composed by a body of Tamil scholars and poets in three successive literary gatherings called Sangam. Hence, Sangam meaning confluence, refers to the gatherings of poets and bards.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the oldest language of South India. OR Name the oldest Dravidian language.
What is known as Sangam literature?
Name the two agricultural products during the Sangam Age.
Mention the two views held by scholars regarding the origin of the Dravidians.
How does the inscription of Kharvela, the ruler of Kalinga, enable us to reconstruct the history of the Sangam age?
Hero-stone reminds us of an important event. What is the event?
With reference to economic conditions during the Sangam Age, explain the following: Socio-economic Inequalities in the Sangam Age.
In whose honor were the hero stones erected during the Sangam Age?
Name the products exported to foreign lands during the Sangam Age.
Describe the social conditions that Sangam literature suggests with reference to:
Religion and Religious rituals
