S. Ponnuswamy is an engineer and transport planner. He has worked on the Indian Railways in different parts of the India and retired. He has authored or co-authored a few books on bridges and railw...view moreS. Ponnuswamy is an engineer and transport planner. He has worked on the Indian Railways in different parts of the India and retired. He has authored or co-authored a few books on bridges and railways. After retirement, his interest in spirituality grew, particularly in Saiva Sidhantha and literature. On reading Periya Puranam, he became an ardent admirer of Sekkizhar and strongly felt a need to propagate his work among the younger generation. To catch their interest, he felt that a rendering of his biographies of the Saints in free flowing English is a desirable step and this book is an outcome of the same.view less