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T.M.P. Mahadevan

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Telliyavaram Mahadevan Ponnambalam Mahadevan (1911[1] - 5 November 1983[2]) was an Indian writer and philosopher. He was an Advaita scholar.[3] He worked as a Professor of philosophy in University of Madras and was awarded a doctorate degree for his thesis on "The Philosophy of Advaita".[4] He translated the book Vicharsangraham(self-enquiry) from Tamil to English in 1965.

A three-day seminar on "The Philosophy of Prof T M P Mahadevan" was organised by the Department of Philosophy, University of Madras in 2013.[5] He was an ardent devotee of the Paramacharya of Kanchi.

References

  1. ^ "Visnu Sahasra-Nama — The Author". www.hindubooks.org. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Prof T. M. P. Mahadevan" (PDF). Indian Philosophical Quarterly. 11 (1–10): 136. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ^ Naravane, Vaiju. "A Spanish prince in Madras". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ^ Mahadevan, T. M. P. (1957). Philosophy of Vedanta (PDF). Ganesh & Co. Private Ltd. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  5. ^ "National seminar on Philosophy at Madras University". The New Indian Express. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2015.