SIMPLE ADVICE FOR A COMPLEX WORLD Avvaiyar lived more than a thousand years ago, but her advice on day-to-day life continues to guide people till today. She is remembered most of all for 109 adages that people in Tamil Nadu learn as children, but can use all through life. She is revered as a saint. Geeta Gopalakrishnan brings Avvaiyar to life for a wider new audience, with examples portraying each of her 109 adages. Livened up with illustrations, My Grandmother s Tweets is a book that will comfort and entertain, just as the original one-liners have done over the centuries.