Thondaimandala Sadhagam () is a 17th-century
Tamil
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work of the type known as ''sadhagam''. It was authored by Padikkaasu Pulavar. He was under the aegis of Muslim patron Seethakkadhi. The work deals with the folk events that happened in the ancient
Tondaimandalam
Toṇḍaimaṇḍalam, also known as Toṇḍai Nāḍu, is a historical region located in the northernmost part of Tamil Nadu and southernmost part of Andhra Pradesh. Toṇḍaimaṇḍalam was divided into 24 ''kottam''s — smaller district ...
region (modern-day
Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: '; ), also known as Kanjeevaram, is a stand alone city corporation, satellite nodal city of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the Tondaimandalam region, from ...
) of the modern
India
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n state of
Tamil Nadu
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. The book is a compilation of information that are either obtained by first account or gathered by word of mouth and then compiled as poetry. The other works by the author include ''Thandalaiyar Sadhagam'' and ''Kongumandala Sadhagam''.
The work gives the account of
Parimelalhagar
Parimelalhagar (), sometimes spelled Parimelazhagar, born Vanduvarai Perumal, was a Tamil poet and scholar known for his commentary on the ''Thirukkural''. He was the last among the canon of ten medieval commentators of the Kural text most hi ...
living in the city of
Kancheepuram
Kanchipuram (IAST: '; ), also known as Kanjeevaram, is a stand alone city corporation, satellite nodal city of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the Tondaimandalam region, from Chennaithe capital of Tamil Nadu. Known as the ''Ci ...
. Verse 41 of the Thondaimandala Sadhagam says that "Parimelalhagar of Kancheepuram served as beacon to the Kural."
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Tamil literature
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