Ancient Fortifications of the Tamil Country as Recorded in Eighteenth-Century French Plans

Jean Deloche, a senior member of the Ecole francaise d’Extreme-Orient and the French Institute of Pondicherry, has devoted all his academic career to the study of Indian History.  Among the several books and articles written by him, two have been recently published in English: Origins of the Urban Development of Pondicherry according to Seventeenth Century Dutch Plans, 2004, and Senji (Gingee) A Fortified city in the Tamil Country, 2005.