Ramanujar

Author: Indira Parthasarathy, pseudonym of Padma Shri (Dr) Ranganathan Parthasarathy (b.1930), is widely acknowledged as one of those who have revolutionized modern Tamil drama. He has authored several novels, novellas, and short stories. The only Tamil writer to have won both the Sahitya Akademi and the Sangeet Natak Akademi awards, Indira Parthasarathy was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 at The Hindu Literature for Life event.Translator: T. Sriraman, previously associated with the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, has also translated Indira Parthasarathy's 'Aurangzeb' (Seagull).Introduction and Commentary: C.T. Indra, previously associated with the University of Madras, has translated Indira Parthasarathy's 'Nandan Kathai' as 'The Legend of Nandan' (Oxford University Press).

• Foreword Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Hagiography Revisited 1: Author's Preface 2: 'RAMANUJAR' Act I Act II Act III Act IV Epilogue: Swami, Who Is Tanjamma? 3: Afterword Notes and Glossary Commentary on the Play Appendices Select Bibliography

''Indira Parthasarathy's 'Ramanujar' is a wonderful achievement and is now a part of Yatiraja's tradition.'' --- Francis X. Clooney, Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theology, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University.