Mid-18th century South India. Puli Thevar and Yusuf Khan, the two foremost warriors of their time, found themselves on opposite…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Ancient South Indian Military
The king prepared the ground and orchestrated the call to arms. It was customary of the king to lead in…
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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…
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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…
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64 Arts of Life
The learned people of ancient South India strove to master the 64 arts of life, what we might refer to…
