Chennai, March 30 -- Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi inaugurated the Kamba Ramayanam festival at Kambarmedu Archaeological site on Sunday evening.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) observes the Kamba Ramayanam festival from today till April 6.
The focus of this week-long event is to interact with school/college children and active participation
in multiple activities and cultural events in order to inculcate awareness on Kamba Ramayana tradition of Tamil Nadu, a PIB release here said.
Kambar, one of the greatest Tamil poet who lived when the Chola power was at its peak. He wrote Ramayana during the 12th century CE, which was presented to scholars at Srirangam.
Kamba Ramayanam is known as a classic, unparalleled epic in the histor...