Kannappa

by Anant Pai

Kannappa Nayanar was originally known as Thinnan. Thinnan's methods of worship were unique — he would hold some water in his mouth, using which he would anoint the Linga.

This book is the biography of Kannappa Nayanar

Genres: Comics, Mythology, Hinduism

34 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 1, 1971

About the author

Anant Pai popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and creator of Indian comics, in particular the Amar Chitra Katha series in 1967, along with the India Book House publishers, and which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters. In 1980, he launched Tinkle, a children's anthology, which was started under Rang Rekha Features, India's first comic and cartoon syndicate, that lasted till 1998, with him as the Managing Director.

Today, Amar Chitra Katha sells about three million comic books a year, in English and more than 20 Indian languages, and has sold about 100 million copies since it inception in 1967 by Anant Pai, and in 2007 was taken over by ACK Media.

Reviews

[Anantha Narayanan · Rating 5 out of 5]

ACK is always full of knowledge. Be it Puranas/about personalities. I hadnt known earlier about Kannappas birth name or his family story.

[Namratha · Rating 4 out of 5]

How did a seemingly uncouth hunter, who had no idea of the sanctity and rituals of prayer go on to become one of Lord Shiva's most loved devotees?

[Krishnan Nair · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had vaguely heard this story earlier. I remember seeing the story in a TV serial as well many years back. This is the first time I 've read the complete story. It did feel a bit incomplete from the perspective of the other characters but maybe the original story has the same issue.

[Nidhi Chopra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Offering organs, not a good thing.

[Anurag Banerjee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Agenda driven

There's a limit to everything, time has come to say enough of this nonsense.
If the same type of " true devotion" would have been depicted on the great lord Jesus and great prophet Mohammad , the reaction would be a sight to behold , isn't it ? But as because we are sanatanis we will have to accept the propaganda otherwise we are fascist.
Tomorrow if someone tries to offer excreta as oblations devotionally , are we supposed to accept that also as bhakti or the mental health should be diagnosed according to science and psychology?
There's a difference between bhakti and eccentric extremism.

[Anagha S Jahgirdar · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have cried just looking at this and it was adopted as a movie in kannada, I like the act and was so moving. ಬೇಡರ ಕಣ್ಣಪ್ಪ movie. Sehgal like singing, all the songs in the movie especially"ಶಿವಪ್ಪ ಕಾಯೋ ತಂದೆ...."

[Ahmed Atif Abrar · Rating 1 out of 5]

Thought written about ancient Buddhist poet Kanhapa!

[Ravi Kumar Dandapani]

good

[Surya]

Popular Tamil folklore, I knew the climax but was interesting to know the beginning as ewll.