This book presents the earliest South Indian inscriptions (ca. second century B.C.E. to sixth century A.D.), written in Tamil in local derivations of the Ashoka

The Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT), Chennai, was established in 2007 to implement the Central plan schemes for promoting research in Classical Tami

In the present work, Professor D.C. Sircar deals with various problem relating to India epigraphy and it is expected to be useful to people interested in ancien

This volume deals with different aspects of state-society interactions in medieval south India, especially under the Cholas. It discusses the nature of the stat

How did the Tamil merchant become India's first link to the outside world? The tale of the Tamil merchant is a fascinating story of the adventure of commerce in