H. A. Krishna Pillai, a Tamil poet steeped in classical Hindu literature, was baptised in 1858 after years of hesitation. He poured his gifts into a great Tamil devotional epic, the Rakshanya Yatrikam — a retelling of the Christian pilgrimage in the music and metre of his own language.
His Rakshanya Yatrikam (older Tamil editions) — public domain; D. D. Hudson's study is copyrighted and cited only.
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