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'''Inbakavi''' (baptised '''Xavier Henric Leam''') was a Tamil poet and dramatist<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
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Inbakavi was born '''Xavier Henric Leam''' at [[Manapparai]] in [[Tirunelveli district]].<ref name="tamilplutarchp26">[[#The Tamil Plutarch|The Tamil Plutarch]], Pg 26</ref> His parents belonged to the [[Paravas|Parava]] caste.<ref name="tamilplutarchp26" /> At a young age, Inbakavi obtained the patronage of Don Gabriel Vaz Gomez, the Parava chieftain of [[Tuticorin]] and approached the king of [[Ettaiyapuram]].<ref name="tamilplutarchp26" /> Initially, he found himself unwelcome, but he soon impressed the king by penning a poem in praise of the Raja. The king bestowed many gifts upon him.<ref name="tamilplutarchp26" /><br />
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After staying for a short period at the court of the Raja, Inbakavi set out for the court of [[Serfoji II]] of [[Thanjavur]].<ref name="tamilplutarchp27">[[#The Tamil Plutarch|The Tamil Plutarch]], Pg 27</ref> At Thanjavur, he impressed the minister Tatooji who developed a special liking for him.<ref name="tamilplutarchp27" /> However, poor health forced Inbakavi to leave for Tuticorin after a short stay.<ref name="tamilplutarchp27" /><br />
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In his later life, Inbakavi also toured [[Jaffna]] and [[Colombo]].<ref name="tamilplutarchp27" /> However, respect for the poet had greatly diminished due to his habit of drinking, which also destroyed his health.<ref name="tamilplutarchp27" /> Before he quit Jaffna, however, Inbakavi penned a drama ''Kuruvanji'' in praise of his benefactor Philip Rodrigo Muttukrishna.<ref name="tamilplutarchp28">[[#The Tamil Plutarch|The Tamil Plutarch]], Pg 28</ref><br />
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Inbakavi died in 1835.<br />
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== Works ==<br />
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Inbakavi penned a number of dramas and Tamil poems. He wrote [[Christianity|Christian]] as well as [[Saivite]] and [[Vaishnavite]] hymns.{{fact|date=August 2020}}<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite book | title=The Tamil Plutarch, containing a summary account of the lives of poets and poetesses of Southern India and Ceylon | last=Chitty| first=Simon Casie| date=1859| publisher=Ripley & Strong| location=Jaffna|ref=The Tamil Plutarch}}<br />
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[[Category:1835 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil poets]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male poets]]<br />
[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]<br />
[[Category:19th-century Indian poets]]<br />
[[Category:People from Tirunelveli district]]<br />
[[Category:Poets from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:19th-century male writers]]</div>>AnomieBOT