Madurai Aruvai Vanigan Ilavettanar (Tamil: மதுரை அறுவை வாணிகன் இளவேட்டனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 13 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 35 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.[1] It is his verse in Tiruvalluva Maalai that bestowed the Kural with the name Vaayurai Vaalthu.[1]
Biography
Madurai Aruvai Vanigan Ilavettanar was a textile merchant from the city of Madurai.[2]
Contribution to the Sangam literature
Madurai Aruvai Vanigan Ilavettanar has written 13 verses, including 1 in Kurunthogai, 4 in Natrinai, 6 in Agananuru, 1 in Purananuru, and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai.[2]