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The author was visiting professor at the University of Chicago during spring and summer of 1959. He delivered course of three lectures on South Indian history and the present work is based upon one of them bearing on the Development of Religion in South India.
In the first chapter, the author details the fascinating developments within the Hindu society with special reference to South India and their contribution to the common fund. The author argues that the ...
K.A. Nilakanta Sastri's A History of South India has the distinction of being the basic political narrative on pre-colonial South India for over five decades. This special illustrated edition of the classic work showcases Sastri's unmatched grasp over a wide variety of primary sources (Sanskrit and Tamil), his interpretative acumen, and his interdisciplinary approach to the study of history.A Champakalakshmi's Introduction emphasizes Sastri's ...
The present work deals with the period c. 400-185 BC which saw great changes in the political, economic and artistic life of India. Alexander : Chandragupta, Chanakya and Asoka dominate the period. We get vivid pictures of the outstanding events of the period-as of Alexander's conquests and their influence on the cultural life of India, of the fusion of Brahma-Ksatra in the early Mauryan rule after the overthrow of the Nandas and of the rule of Asoka and his ...
This work presents, in a compact form, a comprehensive account of the history of the whole of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. With a new introduction, this edition incorporates the results of author's own researches, and brings together material previously scattered in many separate studies and presents it as a coherent narrative. Political history naturally occupies a predominant place, but full account is taken of social life, ...