Kaar Narpathu (Tamil: கார் நாற்பது) is a

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poetic work belonging to the

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(''Pathinenkilkanakku'') anthology of

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. This belongs to the 'post

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' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. ''Kar Narpathu'' contains forty poems written by the poet Kannankoothanaar, who lived in

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. The poems of ''Kaar Narpathu'' deal with the ''agam'' (internal) subjects. ''Agam'' in the

Sangam literature The Sangam literature (Tamil language, Tamil: சங்க இலக்கியம், ''caṅka ilakkiyam''), historically known as 'the poetry of the noble ones' (Tamil language, Tamil: சான்றோர் செய்யுள், ''Cā ...

denotes the subject matters that deal with the intangibles of life such as human emotions, love, separation, lovers' quarrels, etc. Most of the poems of ''Kar Narpathu'' are in the form of the heroine being consoled by her friend by describing the beauties of the rainy season (the Tamil word ''Kaar'' means rain).

References

* Mudaliyar, Singaravelu A., Apithana Cintamani, An encyclopaedia of Tamil Literature, (1931) - Reprinted by Asian Educational Services, New Delhi (1983) * http://tamilnation.org/literature/pathinen/pm0029.pdf ''Kar Narpathu'' eText at Project madurai Sangam literature {{India-lit-stub