The Uraiperu Katturai speech in prose is the only prose portion of the work. The Saiva saints and the Vaishnava saints belong to this period. This land was divided into three principal kingdoms. Many are the stories which have come down to us in poems and by word of mouth about Kamban’s difficulties before he had his work approved, about his spirit of independence and iamba hauteur and about the jealousies and intrigues of his contemporary poets but fact and fiction have so intermingled in these anecdotes that it rqmayanam impossible to separate them today. He was the second son of king Ceralatan reign- ing in the city of Vanji, the capital of the then Ceranadu and the younger brother of the famous king Ceran Senguttuvan. We absolve our printers from all responsibility for any of these. The Tamil alphabet now in use is not what it was a thousand years ago. Being very brief extracts we have not sought specific permission, which omission, we sincerely hope, these large-hearted friends will overlook in the cause of knowledge. Namakkal Ramalingam Pillai, ramayabam poet-laureate of Madras is another autobiographer of merit. He died before his fame could be securely established. by Shanti Lal Nagar (tr.) Edition: 1st ed. Kamba-Ramayana: English Translation of Tamil Ramayana of Sage Kamban (In 2 Volumes). As described in the books, who has great strength to do micro carvings. : Kamba Ramayana (English Translation of Tamil Ramayana of Sage in complete form till it was composed by the sage Valmiki in a book form.