Kundrakkudi Adigal- Makers of Indian Literature

Kundrakkudi Adigal, the 45th pontiff of Tiruvannamalai Mutt at Kundrakkudi, was a sage committed to the cause of social development through spiritualism. Attracted by his powerful writings and articulate speeches, many a men lined up to him. Adigal's literary works include all genres like poetry, short story, play, essay, autobiography, epistle, all reflecting his progressive ideas and thoughts. To meet the end of his cherished objective of social. transformation by upholding the dignified values of humanity, Adigal extensively used electronic and print media, besides articulating his views at literary forums.

Kirungai Sethupathi, is a poet, researcher, columnist and public speaker. Author of over 30 books, he did his Doctoral research on the spiritual life of Kundrakkudi Adigal. He has been conferred with 'Bal Sahitya Puraskar' of Sahitya Akademi.

Kannaiyan Daksnamurthy is a senior officer of Indian Broadcasting Service, presently serving as the Head of Programmes at All India Radio, Puducherry. He has more than a dozen translated works to his credit, published by Sahitya Akademi, National Book Trust and AMTI.

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