Vettam Mani or Vettom Mani (27 August 1921 – 29 May 1987) was an eminent scholar and writer. His most famous work is the ''Purāņic Encyclopedia'', which is a monumental and exhaustive study of Indian Puranas, epics and allied literature of

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. It constituted the results of the author's devoted study and research extending over fourteen years.

Publications

# ''Purāņic Encyclopedia'', Published by DC Books. The English Translation is published by Motilal Banarsidass, . # ''English Gurunathan'', Published by DC Books. # ''Hindi Gurunathan'' , Published by DeAr Books. Contents Hindi Grammar , spoken Hindi, Hindi Malayalam Dictionary # ''Selected Malayalam Poems of 2000 Years'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Mani, Vetom Indian male writers Scholars from Kerala 1987 deaths 1921 births People from Kottayam district Writers from Kerala Indian encyclopedists