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Early Women Writers

Karaikkal Ammaiyar

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Author

Karaikkal Ammaiyar

Location

Karaikkal, Puducherry

Dates

6th c

Works

Siva's Demon

Languages

Tamil

Genres

Poetry (Devotional)

Editions and Translations

Siva's Demon Devotee. Edited by Elaine Craddock. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016.

Bibliography

V. K. Subramanian. 101 Mystics of India. Abhinav Publications, 2006 - Hindus - 219 pages. p. 33; Rajarajan, R.K.K. (2018) Recollection of Memories: Hymns of Kāraikkālammaiyār - South Indian Śaiva Iconography; In Sudipa Ray Bandyopadhyay and Swati Mondal Adhikari, eds. Śaiva Iconography: A Facet of Indian Art and Culture. Kolkata: Sagnik Books, pp. 73-92 & 141-147 (Pl.VII.1-13); https://www.academia.edu/37515115/Recollection_of_Memories_Hymns_of_K%C4%81raikk%C4%81lammaiy%C4%81r_-_South_Indian_%C5%9Aaiva_Iconography McGlashan, Alastair The History of The Holy Servants of the Lord Siva, page 161 Trafford (2006), ISBN 978-1-4120-7914-3; Das, Sisir Kumar (2005). A History of Indian Literature, 500-1399: From Courtly to the Popular. 6. Sahitya Akademi. p. 31

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