Venmurasu, the Glossary

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1. 71 relations: Advaita Vedanta, Appadurai Muttulingam, Ashokamitran, Ashokasundari, Ashvamedha, Asokavanam, Astra (weapon), Author, Āstika and nāstika, B. Jeyamohan, Banasura, Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavata Purana, Bhurishravas, Charvaka, Devayani, Devi Bhagavata Purana, Duryodhana, Dvārakā, Hanuman, Hardcover, Ilaiyaraaja, India, Indian philosophy, Indira Parthasarathy, Indra, Jainism, Kamal Haasan, Karna, Kathakali, Kaurava, Kirātārjunīya, Krishna, Kubera, Kurukshetra War, Literature, Magic realism, Mahabharata, Mani Ratnam, Mīmāṃsā, Mysskin, Nala, Nanjil Nadan, Nitya Chaitanya Yati, Novel, P. A. Krishnan, Paperback, Pashupatastra, Prapanchan, Rajan Somasundaram, ... Expand index (21 more) »

2. 2014 Indian novels
3. 2015 Indian novels
4. 2016 Indian novels
5. 2017 Indian novels
6. 2018 Indian novels
7. Novels based on the Mahabharata
8. Novels in Tamil

Advaita Vedanta

Advaita Vedanta (अद्वैत वेदान्त) is a Hindu tradition of textual exegesis and philosophy and a Hindu sādhanā, a path of spiritual discipline and experience.

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Appadurai Muttulingam

Appadurai Muttulingam (Tamil அ. முத்துலிங்கம்) (born 19 January 1937) is a Sri Lankan Tamil author and essayist.

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Ashokamitran

Ashokamitran (22 September 1931 – 23 March 2017) was the pen name of Jagadisa Thyagarajan, an Indian writer regarded as one of the most influential figures in post-independent Tamil literature.

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Ashokasundari

Ashokasundari (Sanskrit: अशोकसुन्दरी) is a Hindu goddess and daughter of deities Shiva and Parvati.

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Ashvamedha

The Ashvamedha (translit-std) was a horse sacrifice ritual followed by the Śrauta tradition of Vedic religion.

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Asokavanam

Asokavanam is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by Thakkali Srinivasan.

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Astra (weapon)

An is a supernatural weapon in Hindu mythology.

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In legal discourse, an author is the creator of an original work, whether that work is in written, graphic, or recorded medium.

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Āstika and nāstika

Āstika (Sanskrit: आस्तिक; IAST: Āstika) and Nāstika (Sanskrit: नास्तिक; IAST: Nāstika) are concepts that have been used to classify the schools of Indian philosophy by modern scholars, as well as some Hindu, Buddhist and Jain texts.

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B. Jeyamohan

Bahuleyan Jeyamohan (born 22 April 1962) is an Indian Tamil and Malayalam language writer and literary critic from Nagercoil in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Banasura

Bana, also referred to as Banasura, is an asura king in Hindu mythology, ruling from the city of Śoṇitapura.

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Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita (translit-std), often referred to as the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture, which is part of the epic Mahabharata.

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Bhagavata Purana

The Bhagavata Purana (भागवतपुराण), also known as the Srimad Bhagavatam (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam), Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana or simply Bhagavata (Bhāgavata), is one of Hinduism's eighteen great Puranas (Mahapuranas).

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Bhurishravas

Bhoorishravas (/) was a prince of a minor kingdomEssential Hinduism by Steven J. Rosen and Graham M. Schweig.

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Charvaka

Charvaka (चार्वाक; IAST: Cārvāka), also known as Lokāyata, is an ancient school of Indian materialism.

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Devayani

Devayani (translit) is a character in Hindu literature.

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Devi Bhagavata Purana

The Devi Bhagavata Purana (देवी भागवतपुराणम्), also known as the Srimad Devi Bhagavatam or simply Devi Bhagavatam, is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas of Hinduism.

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Duryodhana

Duryodhana (दुर्योधन), also known as Suyodhana, is the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the eldest of the Kauravas, the hundred sons of the king Dhritarashtra and his queen Gandhari.

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Dvārakā

Dvārakā, also known as Dvāravatī (Sanskrit द्वारका "the gated ", possibly meaning having many gates, or alternatively having one or several very grand gates), is a sacred historic city in the sacred literature of Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism.

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Hanuman

Hanuman (हनुमान्), also known as Maruti, Bajrangabali, and Anjaneya, is a deity in Hinduism, revered as a divine vanara, and a devoted companion of the deity Rama.

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Hardcover

A hardcover, hard cover, or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as casebound (At p. 247.)) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather).

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Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesigan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil and Telugu films.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian philosophy

Indian philosophy consists of philosophical traditions of the Indian subcontinent.

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Indira Parthasarathy

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Indra

Indra (इन्द्र) is the king of the devas and Svarga in Hinduism.

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Jainism

Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion.

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Kamal Haasan

Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, choreographer, playback singer, lyricist, television presenter, social activist and politician who works in Tamil cinema.

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Karna

Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: Karṇa), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the main protagonists of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata.

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Kathakali

Kathakali (IAST: Kathakaḷi കഥകളി) is a traditional form of classical Indian dance, and one of the most complex forms of Indian theatre.

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Kaurava

Kaurava is a Sanskrit term which refers to descendants of Kuru, a legendary king of India who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the epic Mahabharata.

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Kirātārjunīya

Kirātārjunīya (किरातार्जुनीय, Of Arjuna and the kirata) is an epic poem by Bhāravi, written in Sanskrit.

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Krishna

Krishna (Sanskrit: कृष्ण) is a major deity in Hinduism.

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Kubera

Kubera (कुबेर) also known as Kuvera, Kuber and Kuberan, is the god of wealth, and the god-king of the semi-divine yakshas in Hinduism.

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Kurukshetra War

The Kurukshetra War (कुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध), also called the Mahabharata War, is a war described in the Hindu epic poem Mahabharata, arising from a dynastic struggle between two groups of cousins, the Kauravas and the Pandavas, for the throne of Hastinapura.

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Literature

Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, plays, and poems.

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Magic realism

Magic realism, magical realism or marvelous realism is a style or genre of fiction and art that presents a realistic view of the world while incorporating magical elements, often blurring the lines between fantasy and reality.

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Mahabharata

The Mahābhārata (महाभारतम्) is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.

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Mani Ratnam

Gopalaratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films.

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Mīmāṃsā

Mīmāṁsā (Sanskrit: मीमांसा; IAST: Mīmāṃsā) is a Sanskrit word that means "reflection" or "critical investigation" and thus refers to a tradition of contemplation which reflected on the meanings of certain Vedic texts.

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Mysskin

Shanmugha Raja, known professionally as Mysskin, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer, actor, film producer and composer.

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Nala

Nala is a character in the Vana Parva book of the Mahabharata.

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Nanjil Nadan

Nanjil Nadan is the pseudonym of G. Subramaniam (born 31 December 1947), a Sahitya academy winning Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India.

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Nitya Chaitanya Yati

Nitya Chaitanya Yati (2 November 1924 – 14 May 1999) was an Indian philosopher, psychologist, author and poet, best known for his commentaries on Advaita Vedanta as well as his literary criticisms.

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Novel

A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book.

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P. A. Krishnan

P.

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Paperback

A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.

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Pashupatastra

The Pashupatastra (IAST: Pāśupatāstra, Sanskrit: पाशुपतास्त्र; the weapon of Pashupati, an epithet of Shiva) is an astra, a celestial missile, affiliated to the Hindu deity Shiva, as well as Kali and Adi Parashakti, which can be discharged by the mind, the eyes, words, or a bow.

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Prapanchan

Prapanchan, is the pseudonym of S. Vaidyalingam (சாரங்கபாணி வைத்தியலிங்கம்; 27 April 1945 – 21 December 2018) a Tamil, writer and critic from Puducherry, India.

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Rajan Somasundaram

Rajan Somasundaram, best known as Raleigh Rajan, is a composer, drummer, violinist and music producer based in Raleigh.

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Saindhavi

Saindhavi is a Carnatic music vocalist and an Indian film playback singer.

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Satyaki

Yuyudhana (युयुधान), better known as Satyaki (सात्यकि), was a powerful Yadava chieftain of Narayani Sena, belonging to the Vrishni clan to which Krishna also belonged.

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Sūta

Sūta (Sanskrit: सूत) refers both to the bards of Hindu Puranic stories and to a mixed caste.

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Seenu Ramasamy

Seenu Ramasamy is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and poet who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.

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Shri Naimishnath Vishnu Temple

Shri Naimishnath Vishnu Temple, also known as the Naimishnath Devaraja temple or Naimishnarayan Temple or ramanujar kot Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu and lakshmi located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in naimisharanya town in sitapur district.

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Singing

Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice.

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Sriram Parthasarathy

Sriram Parthasarathy is a Carnatic vocalist and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films.

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Story within a story

A story within a story, also referred to as an embedded narrative, is a literary device in which a character within a story becomes the narrator of a second story (within the first one).

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Tamil language

Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia.

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Tirthankara

In Jainism, a Tirthankara is a saviour and supreme spiritual teacher of the dharma (righteous path).

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Usha Parinayam

Usha Parinayam (ఉషా పరిణయము; English: Marriage of Usha) is one of the famous Indian drama.

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Varuna

Varuna (वरुण) is a Hindu god, associated with the sky, oceans, and water.

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Vasanthabalan

Vasanthabalan (sometimes credited as Vasantha Balan) is an Indian Tamil film director and screenwriter.

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Vedanta

Vedanta (वेदान्त), also known as Uttara Mīmāṃsā, is one of the six orthodox (''āstika'') traditions of textual exegesis and Hindu philosophy.

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Vichitravirya

Vichitravirya (lit) is a figure in the Mahabharata, where he is featured as a Kuru king.

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Virata Kingdom

Matsya Kingdom was a kingdom ruled by Virata.

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Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam

Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam (விஷ்ணுபுரம் இலக்கிய வட்டம்) is a literary organization created by Tamil writer Jeyamohan and his readers and fans.

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Vyasa

Krishna Dvaipayana (कृष्णद्वैपायन), better known as Vyasadeva(lit) or Veda Vyasa (lit), is a revered ''rishi'' (sage) portrayed in most Hindu traditions.

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Website

A website (also written as a web site) is a collection of web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server.

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Yadava

The Yadava were an ancient Indian people who believed to be descended from Yadu, a legendary king of Chandravamsha lineage.

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Yama

Yama (lit), also known as Kāla and Dharmarāja, is the Hindu god of death and justice, responsible for the dispensation of law and punishment of sinners in his abode, Naraka.

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See also

2014 Indian novels

• Dancing with Demons
• Half Girlfriend
• Inga (novel)
• Jasmine Days
• Kalyug (novel)
• Karma (novel)
• Losing My Religion (novel)
• Odysseus Abroad
• Shilakula valase
• The Bad Boys of Bokaro Jail
• The Emperor's Riddles
• The Lives of Others (novel)
• The Mahabharata Quest: The Alexander Secret
• The Mysterious Ailment of Rupi Baskey
• Venmurasu
• Yaana (novel)

2015 Indian novels

• Ajaya: Rise of Kali
• Everyone Has a Story
• Finders, Keepers (Saxena novel)
• Flood of Fire
• Ghachar Ghochar
• Hind-Pak Bordernama
• I Will Go with You (novel)
• Nunni
• Pransakha Vivekananda
• Scion of Ikshvaku
• Sleeping on Jupiter
• The Bard of Blood
• The Debt Collector's Due
• The Devourers
• Venmurasu

2016 Indian novels

• Gone Are the Days (novel)
• Kaljayi Kambakht
• One Indian Girl
• Selection Day
• The Liberation of Sita
• Things to Leave Behind
• Venmurasu

2017 Indian novels

• Leila (novel)
• Sita: Warrior of Mithila
• The Aryabhata Clan
• The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
• UNNS-The Captivation
• Uttarakaanda (novel)
• Venmurasu
• When Dimple Met Rishi
• Wolf's Lair (book)

2018 Indian novels

• All the Lives We Never Lived
• Girls Burn Brighter
• God of the Sullied
• Half the Night is Gone
• Latitudes of Longing
• Pyjamas Are Forgiving
• Small Acts of Freedom
• The Girl in Room 105
• The Last Avatar – Age of Kalki
• The Rule Breakers
• Tomb of Sand
• Venmurasu

Novels based on the Mahabharata

• Ajaya: Rise of Kali
• Ajaya: Roll of the Dice
• Cheerharan
• Ini Njan Urangatte
• Krishnavatara
• Madhabi
• Modiaain
• Parva (novel)
• Randamoozham
• The Great Indian Novel
• The Legend of Bagger Vance (novel)
• The Mahabharata Quest: The Alexander Secret
• The Mahabharata Secret
• The Palace of Illusions
• The Pregnant King
• Venmurasu
• Yajnaseni (novel)
• Yayati (novel)
• Yojana Gandha

Novels in Tamil

• Agnaadi
• Amma Vandhaal
• Appusami
• En Iniya Iyanthira
• Gopalla Grammam
• Kadal Pura
• Kalvanin Kadhali (novel)
• Kolaiyuthir Kaalam (novel)
• Kuruthipunal (novel)
• M. Aranganathan
• Mannan Magal
• Meendum Jeano
• Mohana Silai
• Niramatra Vanavil
• Oru Manithanin Kathai
• Pani Manidhan
• Parthiban Kanavu
• Ponniyin Selvan
• Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram
• Rubber (novel)
• Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (novel)
• Sivagamiyin Sapatham
• Sorga Theevu
• Tamil historical novels
• The Fatal Rumour
• Thuppariyum Sambu
• Venmurasu
• Yavana Rani
• Zero Degree

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venmurasu

Also known as Mudharkanal (Tamil novel).

, Saindhavi, Satyaki, Sūta, Seenu Ramasamy, Shri Naimishnath Vishnu Temple, Singing, Sriram Parthasarathy, Story within a story, Tamil language, Tirthankara, Usha Parinayam, Varuna, Vasanthabalan, Vedanta, Vichitravirya, Virata Kingdom, Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam, Vyasa, Website, Yadava, Yama.