Land and Society in Medieval South India: Perspectives on Socio-economic and Cultural Traditions

ABOUT THE BOOK:- The present edited volume 'Land and Society in Medieval South India' consists of seventeen research papers, afford a welcome enlargement of the scope of the social, economic and cultural discourse, which dealt with the some of the facets such as geo-political settings, Nayakas of Srikakulam-Vishakhapatnam regions, 'Colonial diarchy' in the Pudukkottai princely state, Tamil-Tulu linkages, agrarian patterns and practices of early and medieval south India, water resource management systems, the medieval Tamil society and class transformation, the ritual functionaries of the Hindu temples, hero stone traditions of medieval Karnataka, Bhakti movement, Buddhist monastic orders, the rock-cut architecture of the Pallavas and other aspects of early and early medieval South India. The strength of this edited volume spotlight the wide range of aspects on the subject as well as projections of the learned scholars on the theme of this book. It is hoped that the readers would be immensely benefitted from the learned exposition of the social, economic, and cultural milieu of the early and medieval south Indian history. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- Dr. K. Mavali Rajan (b. 1973) is presently Assistant Professor in the Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Visva-Bharati (A Central University), Santiniketan, West Bengal. He obtained his M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. degree with specialization of early and medieval south Indian history from the School of Historical Studies, Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu and also got his Master of Tourism Management degree further from the same university. He has also completed a course on Epigraphy from the Archeological Department of Tamil Nadu in 2000. He started his academic career as a Guest Lecturer and served five years in various Government Arts colleges of Tamil Nadu. He is the author of three books “Medieval Tamil Society and Agrarian Slavery” (Kolkata, 2014), “Temple and Society in South India” (New Delhi, 2016) and “Facets of Temple Culture: Perspectives on Religious and Social Traditions in Early Medieval India” (New Delhi, 2018). He is associated with many historical associations- Indian History Congress, South Indian History Congress, Tamil Nadu Archaeological Society, Tamil Nadu History Congress, and Institute of Historical Studies. He specializes in various aspects of the socio-economic history of early India and the history of ancient and medieval South India. His various research works have been published in several reputed journals of national and international. Dr. V. Palanichamy (b. 1978) is presently Assistant Professor of History in Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Musiri, Tamilnadu (India). He obtained his M.A. degree (2002) in History with first class from H.K.R.H. College, Uthamapalayam, Tamil Nadu and M.Phil. degree (2003) with first class from Pondicherry University, Puducherry. He completed his Ph.D. (2009) under the guidance of Dr. Venkata Raghotham from Pondicherry University. He has started his teaching carrier as Guest Lecturer at the Department of History in Thiru A. Govindasamy Government Arts College, Tindivanam then he was appointed as Assistant Professor of History in Government Arts College at Ariyalur by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2011, where he served two years. His various research works have been published in different journals in the national and international level. He is very active in participating in various academic bodies as a life member of Epigraphical Society of India, Place Name of Society, Archaeological Society of Ancient Science and Archaeology, Andhra Pradesh History Congress, South Indian History Congress, Tamil Nadu History Congress and as an annual member of the Indian History Congress The Title 'Land and Society in Medieval South India: Perspectives on Socio-economic and Cultural Traditions written/authored/edited by Edited By K. Mavali Rajan, V. Palanichamy', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9789353243173 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 429 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Literature. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-