Sacred Songs of India (Volume VI)

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The Sacred Songs of India Volume Six, like its five predecessor volumes, encompasses selections from the lifework of ten mystic poet-saints of India. The mystic poet-sages included in this volume lived between 13 century B.C. and 19 century A.D. and came from diverse regions of India. They are : Veda Vyasa, the epic poet of India who authored the epics Mahabharata and Bhagavata, Appar (also known as Tirunavukkarasar, one of the quartet of great Saivite saints, Tirumangai Azhawar, of the more important Vaishnavite saints, Sankaracharya, the great philosopher saint who propounded Advaita or non-dualism, Allama Prabhu, the undisputed leader of the Veerasaivite movement, Guru Amar Das, the third Sikh Guru, Ras Khan, the Muslim mystic who reveled in the exploits of Lord Krishna, Shaji Maharaja, the short-lived ruler of Thanjavur who composed melodious devotional songs in mellifluous Sanskrit, Oottukkadu Venkata Subba Iyer, the celibate devotee of Lord Krishna and Iriyamman Tampi, a member of the royal family of Travancore, one of the whose songs is sung in almost every household in Kerala. They sang in different languages: Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada, Punjabi, Hindi and Malayalam. But all of them sang of the glory of God, out of their intense personal spiritual experience. Sacred Songs of India Volume Six, like its predecessor volumes, will be a limitless repertoire for all artists in music, drama and ballet.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR V.K. Subramanian

Vadakaymadom Krishna Iyer Subramanian (b. 1930, Kerala, India) is an eminent scholar, whose life mission is to present to the world the treasures of ancient India, in the fields of art, literature, philosophy and religion. He has already translated several ancient texts into English. These include: Saundaryalahaari, Sivanandalahari, Sacred Songs off India, Maxims of Chanakya and Sri Rudraprasna. As a consultant for holistic health and spiritual development, he has spelt out the Hindu regimens in this regard in his popular book: The Holistic Way to Health, Happiness and Harmony. Subramanian's prolific literary output covers a variety of subjects ranging from astrology to art. He has been an astropalmic counselor for over 35 years. A retired officer of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service (which he joined in 1953), Subramanian is also a reputed painter, who has held 22 one-man shows and whose paintings (some of them in the Chandigarh Museum) have won wide acclaim from leading art critics of India. Subramanian who has traveled extensively in India, now lives in the United States of America.

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Title
Sacred Songs of India (Volume VI)
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8170174198
Length
359p., Figures; 22cm.
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