The carvings and paintings of Tiruppudaimarudur bring “flesh and blood” to the “dry bones” of the published histories of the Madurai Nayakas. In an extraordinarily lively manner, they show us the culture and socio-economic life of almost every part of society, from the king to the common man. They are, as it were, the photographs of the era! The methodology followed in this book is almost entirely based on a careful and systematic analysis ...
Palynology and Certain Aspects of Histology of the Vernonieae (Asteraceae) in South India (With CD)
An updated and reorganized electronic version of the author’s doctoral thesis, this work deals primarily with the palynology and palynotaxonomy of 5 genera: Adenoon Dalz. Elephantopus Linn., Lamprachaenium Benth. (1 species of each genus), 9 species of Centratherum Cass. and 29 species of Vernonia Schreb. The majority of these taxa are from the Western Ghats, one of the richest and most diverse ecosystems in peninsular India. In addition, certain ...
