Thursday, December 14, 2006

Date of Tamil Saints

Currently, I am involved in dating the period of Andal and Manickavacagar. Sri M. Raghava Iyengar has dated Andal's period as the early 8th century AD(to be more specific, her composition of Tiruppavai in 731 AD). He claims to have done so, based on the astronomical sightings reported in Tiruppavai. But there are some anomalies in his findings.

Similarly, the date of Manickavacagar is also controversial though he is generally believed to have lived in 9th century AD.

I think i will post my views on this subject within a week.

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

Truth must be Propagated

The Mundaka Upa. says 'satyameva jayate' ("Truth alone triumphs"). But in India, there are various sections of people who spread false theories, stories and their own imaginations as History. The main object of this blog is to demolish their false theories and uphold the truth.