Madurai Aruvai Vanigan Ilavettanar
# Madurai Aruvai Vanigan Ilavettanar

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. It is his verse in Tiruvalluva Maalai that bestowed the Kural with the name Vaayurai Vaalthu.

## Biography

Madurai Aruvai Vanigan Ilavettanar was a textile merchant from the city of Madurai.

## 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.

