Explanation:

Explanation :

• The Chola rulers were great patrons of arts and literatures. A number of popular saints called Nayanars and Alvars who were devotees of Shiva and Vishnu composed their work in Tamil and other regional languages which were collected into eleven volumes under the name Tirumurais are considered sacred and are looked upon as the fifth Veda.
• The age of Kamban ( great poet of that era) is regarded as a golden age in Tamil literature. He wrote Ramavataram and Ramayana. Kambana, Kuttana and Pugalendi are considered as Three gems of Tamil Poetry. Apart from Tamil, Kannada also became a literary language of this age. Pampa, Ponna and Ranna are regarded as Three gems of Kannada Poetry.