Village life in ancient Tamilakam
Ancient Tamilakam was a country of villages, and each village was a self-contained unit with farms, orchards, water sources, cottage …
Tag Archives: Cholan
Homes of the Wealthy
Kaveri-Poom-Pattinam, also known as Poom-Puhar, was the capital of the Cholas in ancient Tamilakam. Now, the city lies below the …
Town Planning in Ancient Tamilakam
Vanchi was the ancient capital of the Chera Kingdom in southwest India and that famed city’s layout provides insights to …
Ancient South Indian Military
The king prepared the ground and orchestrated the call to arms. It was customary of the king to lead in …
Stirrings of War in Ancient Tamilakam
From what little we know, ancient Tamilakam did not produce treatises on the art and science of war. This is …
Village Administration in Ancient Tamilakam
Just as the family was the basic building block of society, the village was the basic administrative unit in ancient …
64 Arts of Life
The learned people of ancient South India strove to master the 64 arts of life, what we might refer to …
The Council
The (royal, governing, advisory) Council included five people who represented five groups plus one important individual: Chief Minister: civil administration …
Demands on the King
The early kings of ancient South India were not autocrats. They faced a system of checks and balances from the …
The State
The notion of state rested in kingdoms and according to the norms of Tamilakam, these had seven constituents: Land Suitable …
