Vettam Mani | |
Birth Date: | 1921 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Puthuppally, Kottayam, Kerala, India |
Occupation: | Scholar, Writer, Teacher |
Nationality: | Indian |
Genre: | Encyclopedia, Purana |
Spouse: | Annamma Mani |
Vettam Mani or Vettom Mani (27 August 1921 - 29 May 1987) was an eminent Indian scholar and writer. His most famous work is the Purāņic Encyclopedia, which is a monumental and exhaustive study of the Indian Puranas, epics and the allied literature of Hinduism. It constituted the results of the author's devoted study and research extending over fourteen years.