Abithana Chintamani

Abithana Chintamani is an encyclopedia on Tamil literature written by A.Singaravelu Mudaliar (1855 - 1931). This is the first encyclopedia on Tamil literature. The first edition, which contains a recommendation dated 1899 by V. Kanakasabai Pillai, appeared in 1910 and contained 1050 pages. The second edition, containing 1634 pages, appeared posthumously in 1934, with a preface by the author's son, and is available as reprints.

Abithana Chintamani

Abithana Chintamani is an encyclopedia on Tamil literature written by A.Singaravelu Mudaliar (1855 - 1931). This is the first encyclopedia on Tamil literature. The first edition, which contains a recommendation dated 1899 by V. Kanakasabai Pillai, appeared in 1910 and contained 1050 pages. The second edition, containing 1634 pages, appeared posthumously in 1934, with a preface by the author's son, and is available as reprints.