Ragasudha Vinjamuri, a British Indian writer, academic, journalist and classical dancer has transcribed 12th century palm leaf folios in Telugu held in the British Library since 1942 after a three-year effort. It provides a new insight into the life and work of the ancient theologian and philosopher, Acharya Ramanuja.
The work is scheduled to be released in the print form at an event in the British parliament in May to mark the beginning of Ramanuja Sahasrabdi (1000th birthday) celebrations.
Born in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, Acharya Ramanuja was the leading expounder of Vishishtadvaita, one of the sub-schools of the Vendanta school of philosphy. The sub-school has a large number of followers in parts of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Karnataka.
