Kamba Ramayana

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Kamba Ramayana

The Ministry of Culture plans to revive the Kamba Ramayana.

About Kamba Ramayana (The Ramavataram):

• Composer: The Kamba Ramayana was written by the renowned poet Kamban in Tamil.
• Time Period: This version of the Ramayana was composed in the 12th-13th century CE.
• Cultural Significance: It is a culturally rich adaptation of the original Valmiki Ramayana.

About Kamban:

• Birthplace: Kamban was born in Thanjavur, in the Chola kingdom.
• Cultural Influence: He was part of the third major wave of Tamil literature, which followed the Sangam period and the Bhakti literature of the Alwars and Nayanmars.

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