This book has presented a cross section of the communities, the king and commoner, aristocrat and agricultirist, highlighting their life, customs etc. It shows that the temple was the hub of society and the festivals were a unifying factor among the people.
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About the Book :The pan-Indian nature of Tamil culture is manifest in their literature, art impulses, aesthetic sense, socioeconomic and religious conditions. This book has presented a cross section of the communities ³ the king and commoner, aristocrat and agriculturist ³ highlighting their life, customs, obligathetions, etc. It shows that the temple was the hub of the society and the festivals were a unifying factor among the people. The book is well illustrated too. About the Author : R. Nagaswami (b. 1930) took his Master`s Degree in Sanskrit Language and Literature from the Madras University. In 1975 he was awarded Doctrate degree by the Poona University for his thesis Tantric cult in Tamilnadu. Joining the Tamil Nadu Government as a Curator in the Madras Museum (1959) he was soon elevated as the first Director (1966) to head the newly formed Deptt. of Archaeology, which post he holds presently. Dr. Nagaswami has been trained in Field Archaeology by the Archaeological Survey of India. Widely travelled throughout the world (he has visited U.K., European countries, Malaysia, Singapore, USSR, etc.) Nagaswami is a prolific writer having a dozen books and more than hundred articles to his credit. He is a member of the ICO MOS and International Association of Tamil Research. He is also the Director of the Institute of Epigraphy, Madras and President of the Society for Archaeological, Historical and Epigraphical Research, Madras. Nagaswami has specialized in art, archaeology, Tamil Epigraphy, Numismatics, Ancient Law and Tamil Literature. His forthcoming books are Tamil Coinage and Tamil Palaeography. Contents : Preface List of Illustrations 1. Social and Cultural Life in Medieval Tamil Land 2. Fresh Light on Dravidian People 3. The Festival of the Cosmic Dancer 4. The Origin and Development of Kaumaram 5. Temples of Village Gods 6. Early Sati Stones from Tamil Nadu 7. The Varaha Temple at Srimushnam 8. Kapalisvara Temple at Mylapore 9. Tirupperunturai- A Yoga Pithasthala 10. The Narrunaippan Temple at Nanipalli 11. The Monolithic Art of Kalugumalai 12. Temple at Tiruvarur 13. The Shore Temple at Mamallapuram 14. The Temple of Kshetrapala at Tiruvalanjuli 15. The Temple of Arappalisvara 16. Melapperumpallam Bronzes 17. Some Bronzes from Thanjavur Temple 18. Gold Images and Temple Jewelery from Madurai 19. Panamalai Paintings 20. Khaberies Emporion-Port City of the Cholas 21. Antiquity of Madras and its Neighbourhood 22. A Pallava Grantha Inscription in Siam and its Significance 23. The Date of Divyasuricharitam-A Historical Work on Vaishnava Saints 24. Ananda Coomaraswamy -An Appreciation and Tribute 25. Astronomy as an Aid to History Appendices Index Plates
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