Abithana Chintamani
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Abithana Chitamani is an encyclopedia on Tamil Literature written by A. Singaravelu Mudaliar (1855-1931). It is said that this is the first encyclopedia on Tamil Literature. The first edition, which contains a recommendation dated 1899 by V. Kanakasabai Pillai, appeared in 1910 and contained 1050 pages. The second edition, containing 1634 pages, appeared posthumously in 1934, with a preface by the author's son, and is available as reprints.
