I was hauled up by one traditional Tamil scholar ... brought out as slings and arrows of romantic agony. It is possible that many of these dramatic poems had been existing much before Tholkappiyam ...

Poovulagaik Kattralum Kettalum is an anthology of Aboriginal poems in Tamil. Azhiyal who translated them from English to Tamil is a prominent writer in Australia. She translated 36 selected poems ...

Subramania Bharati, who wrote in the Tamil language, was a literary colossus. Influenced by the Romantic poets, the radical poet used the pen-name "Shelley-dasan", meaning disciple of Shelly.