• DR.M. MOHANA KANI

Patriarchal society was there in Sangam age. The Sangam literature says that women had the status not equal to men. Sangam age was an age of war. Even though they needed more men to fight in the war, they did not hate the birth of the female child. They expected eagerly for the birth of male child. The loyal women were respected highly in the society. The loyal women worship was started in this period. Sangam women were good at singing, dancing and music. Those who were good at music were called ‘paanini’. ‘Avvaiyar’ was the famous poetess of this age. There were 58 poems written by Avvaiyar in the Sangam literature.

Mudin Magalir, Sangam literatures, paanini, pratiloma marriage, Anuloma marriage.

"POSITION OF TAMIL WOMEN IN SANGAM PERIOD", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.59-62, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811B07.pdf

"POSITION OF TAMIL WOMEN IN SANGAM PERIOD", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp59-62, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811B07.pdf