Vaishnavism was developed and popularized by the saintly poets known as ‘Alwars'. There were twelve Alwars and the total number of poems composed by them was 3892.
"A Brief History of Vaishnava Saint Poets :The Alwars" presents an introduction to Naalaayira Divya Prabandham, 12 Alwar saints, their lives, works and philosophy. Dr. P. Jayaraman, founder of bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, New York has compiled these verses and translated them from Tamil to Hindi and English.
डॉ. पी. जयरामन (Dr. P. Jayaraman)
PANCHAPAKESA JAYARAMAN (Dr. P. Jayaraman), (June 20, 1932) a teacher, scholar, poet & administrator, is very much dedicated to enrichment and promotion of Indian culture, values, philosophy, languages and literature.At the request of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai, India, he came to the USA in November 1980 to establish a Bhavan's branch in New York.Books:✦Three Text Books in Hindi✦ Edited books on Jai Prakash Narayan & Vande Mataram (In English) ✦Hindi Grammar in Tamil, Tamil-Hindi Self-T
