After retirement, his interest in spirituality grew, particularly in Saiva Sidhantha and literature. He has authored or co-authored a few books on bridges and railways. He has worked on the Indian Railways in different parts of the India and retired. Ponnuswamy is an engineer and transport planner. Rendered in simple readable English prose form by an engineer turned scholar, this work is sure to introduce the epic to and enthuse the readers of the present day generation to learn more about it. The trials and tribulations they willingly undergo and the supreme sacrifices they make us wonder-struck It is noteworthy that they belong to various castes and professions known to the Tamil society of those days and,except one, all of them were householders.This makes the Puranam's appeal universal. It deals with the lives and times of 63 Nayanmars who served Lord Siva and the mankind in their own distinct ways. Original is in form of 4286 Tamil verses. A Minister turned poet turned saint Sekkizhar (1113-1173 CE) created the literary masterpiece cum devotonal epic cum Hindu religious history, aptly called Peria Puranam (great epic").
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