Write an essay on the life of the Tamil people during the Sangam Age
- Some of the earliest works in Tamil, known as Sangam literature, were composed around 2300 years ago.
- These texts were called Sangam because they were supposed to have been composed and compiled in assemblies (known as sangams) of poets that were held in the city of Madurai
- The Tamil terms mentioned above are found in Sangam literature.
- During this time in the Tamil region, large landowners were known as vellalar, ordinary ploughmen were known as uzhavar, and landless labourers, including slaves, were known as kadaisiyar and adimai.