Correct Answer: Agastya
Subject: history
Explanation: According to Tamil tradition, there were three Sangams (literary academies) held in ancient Tamil Nadu over thousands of years (though these are largely legendary): 1st Sangam — at 'Southern Madurai' (a mythical city), founded by sage Agastya, lasted 4,400 years; 2nd Sangam — at Kapadapuram, lasted 3,700 years; 3rd Sangam — at Madurai (historically verifiable), under Mudatirumaran's patronage, produced Sangam literature (Tolkappiyam, Ettuthokai, Pattupattu, etc.). Historically, only the 3rd Sangam is real. Tiruvalluvar wrote Tirukkural. Nakkirar was a poet who presided over the 3rd Sangam. Kharavela was a Kalinga king (not Tamil).
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