2019 · Q93
Why was the Sittar poetry of Tayumanavar famous?
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- AThe writings were nationalist compositions
- BThe writings were romantic epics
- CThe writings were devotional songs
- DThe writings were protests against the caste system
Explanation
Tayumanavar, the Tamil Siddha (Sittar) poet-philosopher, is famed for verses that protested the caste system and empty ritualism. His writings were neither nationalist compositions, romantic epics nor merely devotional songs. Hence D.