Vettam Mani

Vettam Mani
Born(1921-08-27)27 August 1921
Puthuppally, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Died29 May 1987(1987-05-29) (aged 65)
OccupationScholar, Writer, Teacher
NationalityIndian
GenreEncyclopedia, Purana
SpouseAnnamma 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.