Athancode Asan is one of the superior

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Sangam period The Sangam literature ( Tamil: சங்க இலக்கியம், ''caṅka ilakkiyam''), historically known as 'the poetry of the noble ones' ( Tamil: சான்றோர் செய்யுள், ''Cāṉṟōr ceyyuḷ''), connote ...

. He was born at Athancode near

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of Kanyakumari District of

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. He lived during end Sangam period. Tamil first grammar book '' Tolkappaim'' was officially released under his

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. He is the superior poet of end

. He had 12

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s, among them notable are Tolkappiar and Agatiar. He was honored by installing his statue at his native and unveiled by then

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of Tamil Nadu

MGR Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), popularly known by his initialism M.G.R. and as Makkal Thilagam/Puratchi Thalaivar, was an Indian actor, politician, and philanthropist who served as the chief minister of ...

in 1984 and library started there by 1986.Thinamony dated 18-01-2011

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{{reflist Tamil-language writers Sangam period