Ilangovadigal is a poet who is known for writing the Tamil
epic poem Shilappadigaram ("The Jeweled Anklet").
The poem emphasizes numerous significant issues in Hindu
culture, including the necessity for monarchs to be just in their judgements
and the power a lady gains by devotion to her husband.
Kannaki and Kovalan, a young couple, are the poem's major
protagonists.
When Kovalan is killed due to a tragic misunderstanding, his
wife Kannaki pronounces a curse on Madurai, which causes many inhabitants to
perish until Kannaki retracts it at Madurai's patron goddess's request.
Ilangovadigal is thought to have lived in the first or
second century C.E., a timeframe that renders his authorship unlikely since the
poem was most likely written decades later.
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