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Question
There are many literary sources to reconstruct the history of the Sangam age. In this context explain the literary importance of Tolkappiyam.
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Solution
Tolkappiyam: ‘Tolkappiyam’, written by Tolkappiyar, a disciple of Agastya, is a standard treatise on grammar and it belongs historically to the Second Sangam.
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