Poetry of India 32/100: Bhakti and the Voice of Andal in Tamil Poetry
Part 32 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through Indian poetry. Andal, the Tamil poet-saint associated with the Vaishnava bhakti tradition, is remembered for devotional poems in which the desire for the divine becomes vivid, personal and embodied. Her works, especially the Tiruppavai and Nachiyar Tirumoli, unite ritual, song, longing and communal practice. This essay explores key ideas and …
