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The Balmiki sect of Hinduism reveres Valmiki, where he is also known as Lal Beg or Bala Shah, as a patron saint, with a plethora of mandirs (temples) dedicated to him. [3] [25] In the Siddhar tradition of Tamil Nadu, Valmiki is known as Vanmeegar and is revered as one of the 18 esteemed Siddhars of yore. [26]
Ragunathan was a friend and associate of the Tamil writer Pudhumaipithan. After Pudhumaipithan's death in 1948, Ragunathan collected and published many of his works. In 1951, he published a biography of his friend. In 1999 he published Pudumaippithan kathaigal: sila vimarsanangalum vishamangalum (lit. Pudumaippithan's stories – some ...
The major sub-stories include the tales of Sridatta, Devasmita and Lohajangha. The third book (Lavanaka) describes his marriage to the second wife, Padmavati, princess of Magadha and his subsequent conquests. This book is especially rich in mythological sub-stories like Durvasa and Kunti, Urvashi and Pururavas, Indra and Ahalya, Sunda and ...
Valmiki caste, a large cluster of castes and local groups in the Indian subcontinent; Valmiki, an Indian Tamil-language film; Valmiki (1963 Kannada film), an Indian Kannada-language film; Valmiki (1963 Telugu film), an Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film by C. S. Rao; Valmiki, an Indian Kannada-language drama film
One of the best known Tamil works of this period is the Ramavatharam by Kamban who flourished during the reign of Kulottunga III. Ramavatharam is the greatest epic in Tamil Literature, and although the author states that he followed Valmiki, his work is not a mere translation or even an adaptation of the Sanskrit epic. Kamban imports into his ...
Ramayana is one of the ancient Indian epics. According to Robert P. Goldman, the oldest parts of the Ramayana date to the mid-8th century BCE. [1] The story is narrated by the saint poet Valmiki and tells the tale of Prince Rama of the city of Ayodhya, who is banished into the forest, accompanied by his wife Sita and half-brother Lakshmana.
Vela Ramamoorthy is an Indian writer and actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. Before coming to the film industry, he worked as a district coordinator for Arivoli Iyakkam, a government special program for giving education and knowledge to the Tamil community for several years.
S. M. Natesa Sastri (1859–1906) was a polyglot, scholar in eighteen languages and authored many books in Tamil, Sanskrit and English. His scholarliness over Tamil and Sanskrit languages got him the title "Pandit'.