Multiple choice general knowledge culture

Silappadikaram was written by

  1. Senguttavan

  2. Kambar

  3. Ilango Adikal

  4. Thiruvalluvar
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Explanation

Silappadikaram was written by Ilango Adikal, a Tamil Jain poet and brother of the Chera king Senguttavan. It is one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature. Senguttavan is a character in the epic (the king), not the author. Kambar wrote Ramavataram (Kambaramayanam). Thiruvalluvar wrote Thirukkural.

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