Question

When was the Sangam literature compiled?

• A. Between 1500 BCE and 1000 BCE
  
• B. Between 1000 BCE and 500 BCE
  
• C. Between 500 BCE and 300 BCE
  
• D. Between 300 BCE and 300 CE
  

Answer 1

The correct option is D Between 300 BCE and 300 CE

According to the Tamil tradition, three Sangams were held at Madurai, Kapatpuram, and Madurai between BCE 300 and CE 300. All Sangam works were believed to be compiled during this period.The poems belonging to Sangam literature were composed by Tamil poets, both men, and women, from various professions and classes of society.