Eelattu Poothanthevanar

Eelathu Poothanthevar Sri Lanka ka pramukh kavi tha. Tamilakam ka Sangam sahitya mai likha hae 250 CE se picheSri Lanka - Literature Encarta article  reads: "The earliest known Sri Lankan Tamil poet was Eelattu Poothanthevanar, whose poems were included in the Tamil cankam (sangam) poetry anthologies compiled in southern India before 250 AD.".

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Sri Lankan article on culture, art and literature

vibhag:Sri Lanka ke Tamil log
vibhag:Sri Lanka ke Hindu log