Alwars, The Vaishnavite Saints

A group of twelve ancient Vaishnava saints who lived in Tamil Nadu in India in the eighth and ninth centuries are called 'Alwars'. They are famous for their poetry in praise of Lord Vishnu-one of the Hindu Trinity. The collection of their four thousand poems is known as the 'Naalaayira Divya Prabhandam'. These poems are in Tamil Language.
This book contains brief details about these twelve Alwars and their compositions known as 'Paasurams'. The book is for a general study and not for broad details.

About the author

The Author, Venkataraman. M, hails from Tamilnadu state in India. He worked in various Ministries and Departments of the Central Secretariat, New Delhi on a wide range of subjects, which include matters relating to Public Administration, Recruitment procedures, Preparation of reports and Personnel management.

He retired as Deputy Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi in 2004 after putting in more than 35 years of service in the Government of India.

Product details

• Authors: M. Venkataraman
• Publisher: M. Venkataraman
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.10.2020
• EAN: 9798201179922
• ISBN: 979-8-201-17992-2
• No. of pages: 68
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 4 mm
• Weight: 85 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions