Velliveedhiyar

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Velliveethiyār (Tamil: வெள்ளிவீதியார்) was a poetess of the Sangam period, to whom 14 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 23 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.[1]

Biography

Velliveedhiyar lived in the Velliambala Veedhi area of Madurai and came to be known thus.[2] She remained separated from her husband, who left her, and spent her remaining life in search of him. Many of her verses reflected her poignant lived experience.[3] The verses are rife with feministic psychological thoughts.[1] She has been cited by Avvaiyar I.[2]

Contribution to the Sangam literature

Velliveedhiyar has written 14 Sangam verses, including 8 in Kurunthogai (verses 27, 44, 58, 130, 146, 149, 169, and 386), 3 in Natrinai (verses 70, 335, and 348), 2 in Agananuru (verses 45 and 362), and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai (verse 23).[3]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Vedanayagam, Rama (2017). திருவள்ளுவ மாலை மூலமும் எளிய உரை விளக்கமும் [Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum] (in Tamil) (1 ed.). Chennai: Manimekalai Prasuram. pp. 36–37.
  2. 1 2 Kowmareeshwari (Ed.), S. (August 2012). அகநானூறு, புறநானூறு [Agananuru, Purananuru]. Sanga Ilakkiyam (in Tamil). 3 (1 ed.). Chennai: Saradha Pathippagam. p. 251.
  3. 1 2 Kowmareeshwari (Ed.), S. (August 2012). குறுந்தொகை, பரிபாடல், கலித்தொகை [Kurunthogai, Paripadal, Kalitthogai]. Sanga Ilakkiyam (in Tamil). 2 (1 ed.). Chennai: Saradha Pathippagam. p. 453.
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