Mid-18th century South India. Puli Thevar and Yusuf Khan, the two foremost warriors of their time, found themselves on opposite…
Puli Thevar Book Launch
Order now from Amazon @ US$ 0.99 only. 1st October 2021, eBook price revised to US$ 2.99 Paperback available for…
Lotus in the Muck
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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…
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…