The soul inspiring and life giving teachings of the celebrated Tamil philosopher-saint Tiruvalluvar are now slowly becoming popular across the country. However, much is not known about the mystic, poet-saint and social reformer par excellence, Sri Ramalinga Swamigal, popularly known as ‘Vallalar’ and acclaimed as the Messiah of Mercy by the masses in Tamil Nadu and parts of South India.
While in the north, a radiant constellation of spiritually illuminated souls like Swami Vivekananda and Dayananda Saraswathi inaugurated a momentous upheaval, both in the social and spiritual domains, in the south it was Ramalinga Swamigal, the messenger of ageless spiritual heritage of India, who foreshadowed the dawn of spiritual revival and social ferment. His inspiring gospel of humanism and universal brotherhood based on the mellow Vedic teachings flooded the whole of South with an aura of hope and delight urging the people to give up....
