Madhurakavi Alvar
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A Tamil saint/composer of the 6th to 8th century. He composed 11 couplets in praise of his guru, nammalvar in the 4000 divya Prabhandham.One of the alvars He is venerated as the dawn Ushas before the sun rise of nammalvar as he was born before nammalvar. There is no historical record of his life but legends say that he was a well read and well travelled brahmin with a gift for music. He set nammalvar's compostions to music.