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Alvars

5 articles in the archive discuss Alvars, from The Indian Historical Quarterly, Journal of Indian History and Culture (1931–2020). Open any article for its summary, citation and original PDF.

5 articles

Articles discussing Alvars

  1. Domicile of the Author of the Bhagavata Purana

    Amar Nath Roy · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1932

  2. Select Contents of Oriental Journals

    The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1958

    “Kulasekhara Alvar was one of the twelve Alvars of Tamil and was born to Dritavratha, the King of Calicut in the first half of the gth century A, D.”
  3. Srimad Bhagavata—Place of its Origin

    Jitendra Nath Banerjee · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1951

    “The type or types of bbakti that have been delineated there seem to have ૩ southern character, the emotional phase of which has so beautifully been illustrated not only 10 the songs (the prabandhas) of . the Alvars but also 10 those of the Siva-bhaktas— the Devaram hymns of the Nayanars or Nayanmars.”
  4. Kulasekhara Alvar and His Date

    K. G. Sesha Aiyar · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1931

  5. Divine Sounds from the Heart: Women Bhaktas in the Bhakti Movement

    Rekha Pande · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2020