Question
Write a short note on the epic named Silappadikaram.
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Answer
The epic Silappadikaram was composed by a poet named Ilango. This is a Tamil epic and was composed around 1800 years ago. It is a story of a merchant named Kovalan, who lived in Puhar and fell in love with a courtesan named Madhavi. He ignored his wife Kannagi.
Later, he and Kannagi who was his wife, left Puhar and went to Madurai, where he was wrongly accused of theft by the court jeweller of the Pandya king. The king sentenced Kovalan to death. Kannagi, who still loved him, was full of grief and anger at this injustice, and destroyed the entire city of Madurai.
Later, he and Kannagi who was his wife, left Puhar and went to Madurai, where he was wrongly accused of theft by the court jeweller of the Pandya king. The king sentenced Kovalan to death. Kannagi, who still loved him, was full of grief and anger at this injustice, and destroyed the entire city of Madurai.
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