Velliveedhiyar
Velliveethiyār (Tamil: வெள்ளிவீதியார்) was a poetess of the late Sangam period, to whom 14 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 23 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.[1]
Biography
Velliveedhiyar hailed from the Pandya Kingdom.[2] She lived in the Velliambala Veedhi area of Madurai and came to be known thus.[3] 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.[4] The verses are rife with feministic psychological thoughts.[1] She has been cited by Avvaiyar I.[3]
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).[4]
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Notes
- 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.
- Gopalan, P. V. (1957). புலவர் அகராதி [Dictionary of Poets] (in Tamil) (1 ed.). Chennai: M. Duraisami Mudaliyar and Company. p. 162.
- Kowmareeshwari (Ed.), S. (August 2012). அகநானூறு, புறநானூறு [Agananuru, Purananuru]. Sanga Ilakkiyam (in Tamil). Vol. 3 (1 ed.). Chennai: Saradha Pathippagam. p. 251.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Kowmareeshwari (Ed.), S. (August 2012). குறுந்தொகை, பரிபாடல், கலித்தொகை [Kurunthogai, Paripadal, Kalitthogai]. Sanga Ilakkiyam (in Tamil). Vol. 2 (1 ed.). Chennai: Saradha Pathippagam. p. 453.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)