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Holy Bible - New Testament - Part IIb Gospel According to Luke
by LukeThe Gospel of Luke, ascribed to Luke begins with parallel stories of the birth and childhood of John the Baptist and Jesus and ends with appearances of the resurrected Jesus and his ascension into heaven. It is the third book of the New Testament and contains twenty four chapters.
Holy Bible - New Testament - Part IIA, The Gospel According to John
by JohnThe Gospel of John, ascribed to the Apostle John. This gospel begins with a philosophical prologue and ends with appearances of the resurrected Jesus. It is the fourth book of the New Testament and contains eleven chapters.
Holy Bible - New Testament - Part I b Gospel According to Mark
by MarkThis gospel begins with the preaching of John the Baptist and the baptism of Jesus. It is the second book of the New Testament which contains sixteen chapters.
Holy Bible - New Testament - Part Ia Gospel According to Mathew
by MathewGospel of Mathew is one of the four Canonical gospels and is the first book of the New Testament. It contains twenty eight chapters and gives an account of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Sambandar Thevaram- Tirumurai 1 Part I (Verses 1-721)
by TirugnanasambandarThe first part of Thevaram comprises 721verses chanted by Tirugnanasambandar in praise of Lord Shiva enshrined in sixty six Shiva temples.
Works of Auvaiyar:Atichuti, Konrai Vendan, Muturai and Nalvazhi
by Auvaiyari) AticuTi: contains 109 morals in one line with few words ii)Konrai Vendhan: 91 one line moral verses the first letter of each starts with alphabetical and consonants order. iii) Muturai: contains 40 verses of four lines each preaching morals and ethics. iv) Nalvazhi: contains 40 verses of advises of good deeds that will lead to a good life.
Tirukkovaiyar (aka Tiruchitrambalakkovaiyar)
by ManikkavachakarAs a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva, Manikkavachakar in 25 chapters containing 400 verses visualize the state of happiness of life in 25 stages and emphasizes that the life attains complete happiness in mixing and mingling with Lord Shiva.
Kandar Anubuthi, Kandar Alangaram,Vel/Mayil/Seval Viruttham and Tiruvakuppu of Arunagiri Nathar
by Arunagiri NatharKandar Anubhuthi: In this composition of 51 verses the poet, in his inimitable style of ‘sandham’(Tune), worships Lord Murugan for protection and salvation. Kandar Alangaram: Arunagirinathar offers his favourite deity God Murugan not a garland of flowers (poomalai), but a garland of songs (paamalai) in 107 verses. It describes the different manifestations of Muruga in each temple and how He showers mercy on the devotees. Vel –Mayil-Seval Virutham: Vel is a sharp Weapon adorning the hand of God Murugan, Mayil (Peacock) is His Vehicle (Vahana) and Seval (Rooster) is His Flag. Virutham is the tempo of the lyrics. Arunagirinathar glorifies the three- Vel, Mayil and Seval, each in six viruthams.Vel is a symbol of intellect, Mayil represents splendor and majesty and Seval wakes up people from darkness to dawn.
Kapilar Akaval
by KapiladevarAkaval ia a poetic form. In this poem Kapilar narrates the mortality of life and emphasizes all are equal by birth and no one is superior by birth alone.
Saraswati Antati & Satakopar Antati of Kambar
by KambarAndhathi is a classical poetic format of verses wherein the last word of a verse will be the first word of the next verse and so on till the end of all verses. Saraswati Andhathi belongs to this format wherein Poet Kambar is profusely glorifying Goddess Saraswati with whose boon Kambar was believed to have been bestowed with poetic skill. In Satagopopar Andhati Kambar pays rich tributes to Saint Nammazhwar, one of the twelve vaishnavite Azhwars. Poet Kambar lauds God Vishnu as the greatest of all Gods and Nammazhwar who composed chanting verses on God Vishnu as the greatest of all Azhwars.
Kumara Kuruparar's Mathurai Kalampakam
by Kumara KurupararVenpa is one of the poetic formats of classical Tamil. Poet Kumara Kuruparar glorifies Lord Murugan of Tiruchendur in sixty one verses. Sakalakalavalli Malai is a nine verses poem praising Goddess Saraswati (God of Wisdom). Neethi Neri Vilakkam is a 101 verses poems preaching morals and ethics everyone should bear in mind.
Yer Ezhupathu and Tirukkai Vazakkam of Kambar
by KambarIn Yer Ezhupathu: (Plough Seventy) Poet Kambar is all praising the profession of agriculture right from ploughing the land till harvesting in seventy verses. In Tirukkai Vazhakkam, he praises the qualities of benovalence of Velalar community in sixty verses.
Tamizhachiyin katthi
by Puratchikavignar BharathidasanIn this tragic story, the villain, attracted by the beauty of a village woman cleverly separated her from her husband. On realizing the assault on her chastity the heroine stabbed the villain with a knife.
Paavendar Bharathidasanin Ethipaaratha Muttham
by BharathidasanComprises 32 chapters in two parts: The first part picturises the deep love of Ponmodi, the hero and Poongothai, the heroine which was opposed by the parents resulting in the hero’s exile to the north.Unable to bear the separation, Poongothai proceeds in search of her lover while he was on his way back home following the rift he had with a saint in the north. While both meeting surprisingly at a jungle she exchanged a kiss with her lover but unfortunately the hero was killed by a villain. She also dies. In the second part the author regrets the unending tears of the parents of the lovers.
Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyarin Vinayakar Naanmanimaalai
by C. Subramaniya BharathiyarThe national poet Bharathi was believed to have composed these poems glorifying the Manakkula Vinayakar of Puducherry in forty verses.
C. Subramaniya Bharathiyar Songs - Part III
by C. Subramaniya BharathiyarKannan pattu comprises 23 chapters each in which the poet considers God Krishna in various roles as mother, father, servant, king, disciple, guru (teacher), child, lover, master, deity and so on. Kuyil pattu (Songs of Cuckoo) praises the glory of cuckoo in 9 chapters.
C. Subramania Bharathiyar Padalkal - Part II
by C. Subramaniya BharathiyarBharathiar’s songs are eye openers and in the nature of awakening the spirit of the readers. This is a collection of Poems of Wisdom (25 Poems), Variety Poems (11 Poems) and Autobiography in poetic format.
C. Subramania Bharathiyar Padalkal - Part I
by C. Subramaniya BharathiyarIt contains 52 patriotic songs under five chapters of Poet Bharathiar.
Bhagavad Gita: Commentary in Tamil
by C. Subramaniya BharathiyarBhagavad Gita is a sacred Hindu scripture and is a part of the epic Mahabharatha. It is believed to be the advice of Lord Krishna to Arjuna on Dharma on the eve of Kurushetra war. Though Bhagvad Gita requires certain intellectual skill to understand the contents and message, the author in his simple style churns out the essence of Gita in an easily understandable style.
Ponniyin Selvan of Kalki Part 5: Thyagachikaram
by Kalki KrishnamurthyA historical novel in five parts, narrating the story of Chola King Arulmozhivarman (popularly known as Rajaraja Cholan who ruled Chola kingdom between 985 and 1014 AD). It was a masterpiece of Kalki. This fifth and final part, Thyagachikaram, contains 46 chapters.
Ponniyin Selvan of Kalki:Part 4-Manimagudam
by Kalki KrishnamoorthyA historical novel in five parts, narrating the story of Chola King Arulmozhivarman (popularly known as Rajaraja Cholan who ruled Cholan kingdom between 985 and 1014 AD). It was the masterpiece of Kalki. This fourth part-Manimagudam contains 46 chapters.
Ponniyin Selvan of Kalki:Part 3 Kolai Vaal
by Kalki KrishnamoorthyA historical novel in five parts, narrating the story of Chola King Arulmozhivarman (popularly known as Rajaraja Cholan who ruled Cholan kingdom between 985 and 1014 AD). It was the masterpiece of Kalki. This third part-Kolai Vaal contains 46 chapters.
Ponniyin Selvan of Kalki:Part 2 Suzhal Katru
by Kalki KrishnamoorthyA historical novel in five parts, narrating the story of Chola King Arulmozhivarman (popularly known as Rajaraja Cholan who ruled Cholan kingdom between 985 and 1014 AD). It was the masterpiece of Kalki. This second part-Suzhal Katru contains 53 chapters.
Ponniyin Selvan of Kalki:Part 1 Pudhu Vellam
by Kalki KrishnamoorthyA historical novel in five parts, narrating the story of Chola King Arulmozhivarman (popularly known as Rajaraja Cholan who ruled Cholan kingdom between 985 and 1014 AD). It was the masterpiece of Kalki.This first part-Pudhu Vellam contains 57 chapters.
Short Story Collections of Jeyakantan - 3
by JeyakantanContains 11 short stories sharply bringing out the paradoxes of society with a philosophical touch written during 60s and 70s of the last century.