The rest of her songs related to the various aspects of state governance. The chieftain had also used her as his ambassador to avert war with another neighbouring chieftain Thondaiman. Most of her songs were about a small-time chieftain Vallal Athiyamaan Nedumaan Anji and his family. She travelled from one part of the country to another and from one village to another, sharing the gruel of the poor farmers and composing songs for their enjoyment. Legend states that she was a court poet of the rulers of the Tamil country. She is attributed as the author of 7 verses in Naṟṟiṇai, 15 in Kuṟuntokai, 4 in Akanaṉūṟu and 33 in Puṟanāṉūṟu. The Avvaiyar who lived during the Sangam period is considered to be contemporary to poets Paranar, Kabilar and Thiruvalluvar. Thus the name Avvaiyar means a 'respectable good woman', hence a generic title rather than a specific name of a person. Avvai refers to 'respectable elderly woman' as the word ammai which means 'good woman' in general term for a woman of any age. The name Avvaiyar is a combination of Tamil word av vai with honorific suffix ar. The third Avvaiyar is the most widely known for her ' Vinayagar Agaval' ,' Aathichoodi', ' Kondrai Vendhan', ' Nalvazhi' and ' Moodhurai'. Many poems and the Avvai Kural, comprising 310 kurals in 31 chapters, belong to this period. She is often imagined as an old and intelligent lady by Tamil people.

Īvvaiyar II lived during the period of Kambar and Ottakoothar during the reign of the Chola dynasty in the tenth century. 3rd century BCE) and is said to have had cordial relations with the Tamil chieftains Vēl Pāri and Athiyamān. Among them, the first Avvaiyar lived during the Sangam period (c. They were some of the most famous and important female poets of the Tamil canon.Ībidhana Chintamani states that there were three female poets titled Avvaiyar. ( Discuss) ( April 2018)Īvvaiyar ( Tamil: ஔவையார் literally 'Respectable Woman') was the title of more than one female poet who were active during different periods of Tamil literature. It has been suggested that this article be split into articles titled Avvaiyar I, Avvaiyar II and Avvaiyar III.

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