Religion of Sangam Period

Religion of Sangam Period

· The religion of the Sangam age was not uniform.

· Their rituals were related to animism and other forms of anthropomorphic diety worship.

· The whole philosophy of reincarnation, hero worship, ancestor worship, sati worship etc. were related to death.

BATTLE OF WATERLOO

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

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KLUGE PRIZE TO ROMILA THAPAR

ROMILA THAPAR

WORKS OF R S SHARMA.WIKIPEDIA

WORKS OF R S SHARMA.WIKIPEDIA

1.   Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India, (Motilal Banarsidass, Fifth Revised Edition, Delhi, 2005), ISBN 8120808983. Translated into Hindi and Tamil.

2.   Sudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order Down to Circa A D 600(Motilal Banarsidass, Third Revised Edition, Delhi, 1990; Reprint, Delhi, 2002). Translated into Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Urdu and Marathi (two volumes).

Ram Sharan Sharma

Ram Sharan Sharma

Eminent Marxist historian and Indologist Ram Sharan Sharma, known for his trenchant observations on institutions in ancient Indian society and his report on the Bihar-Bengal boundary dispute, passed away

Fort Geldria

Fort Geldria

Fort Geldria , located in Pulicat, Tamil Nadu, was the seat of the Dutch Republic's first settlement in India, and the capital of Dutch Coromandel.

Sangam Society

Sangam Society

· The stratification in Tamil Sangam society was primarily confined to the binary between the Vyarntor (the high born) and Ilipirappalar (the low born).

· Tolkappiyam list of four categories (castes): Andanar (brahmanas), arasar (kings), vaisiyar (traders) and velalar (farmers).

Sangam Polity

Sangam Polity

The Cheras

· The Cheras ruled over an area comprising north Travancore, Cochin and South Malabar.

· The site of Vanji, the Chera capital has been located by some scholars near Musiri (Cranganore) while many others identify it with the inland city of Karur on the Amaravati river in the Coimbatore district.

Sangam Works

Sangam Works

Sangam works may be generally classified into three parts like Ettuttogai (the eight anthologies) and Pattupattu (the ten idylls) and pathinenkilu kanakku.
The group of Ettuttogai consists of: