Thirumuruga Kirubananda Variyar
A commemorative postage stamp on Kirupanandha Variyar Swamigal, a Shaivite spiritual teacher :
Issued by India
Issued on Feb 18, 2006
Type : Stamp, Mint Condition
Colour : Multi Colour
Denomination : 500 Paise
Stamps Printed : 0.4 Million
Printing Process : Photogravure
Printer : India Security Press, Nashik
Name : Thiru Muruga Kirubanandha Variyar
Born on Aug 25, 1906 at Kangeyanallur, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Died on Nov 7, 1993
About :
- A legendary thinker and a scholar, who gave a new orientation to the story telling art and rejuvenated Bhakti Movement, bringing it to new heights, was Thirumuruga Kirubananda Variyar, popularly known as ‘Variyar Swamigal‘. He was born at Kangeyanallur in Tamilnadu on 25th August 1906. At the age of five, he started composing poems in Tamil and started giving discourse at the age of nine. Though he received no formal education, he showed his deep understanding of savaite literature. A disciple of Sri Eesana Sivacharya, he mastered the Tiruppugazh, a collection of poems on Lord Muruga. He also had in depth knowledge of Tirukkural and other classics.
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