Ancient India Collected Essays On The Literary And Political History Of Southern India - PB

About the Book: - Though called Ancient India, this book deals with the history of the various dynasties and Kings that have ruled the various regions that constitute southern India, from ancient times. The chapters deal with a variety of subjects, which are based on a series of lectures gives on different occasions, Among the lectures are included a historical survey upto 700 A.D.; the history of south India; India at the dawn of the Christian era; the Mysore state; The Chola Empire; Vishnu Vardhana; Bijjala; The 3rd Tamil Sangam; Tamil Literature; Self immolation; Agnikula. This book has 19 chapters and 2 Maps, and is a reprint of the 1911 edition. About the Author: - Diwan Bahadur Sakkottai Krishnaswamy Aiyangar was an Indian historian, academician and Dravidologist. He chaired the Department of Indian History and Archaeology at the University of Madras from 1914 to 1929. He was made Head of the Department of Indian History and Archaeology at the University of Madras and held this post from 1914 to 1929. Aiyangar was elected a member of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1908 and was conferred a ‘Diwan Bahadur’ title in 1928. He is known for the new methods he introduced in interpreting the history of Vijayanagar. His historical methodology is considered to be Indian nationalistic. He assisted Robert Sewell in his analyses of the epigraphy and archaeology of South India. These publications inspired Aiyangar to make a detailed enquiry into the history of Vijayanagar and by the 1920s, he had published a set of masterpieces on the history of Vijayanagar. The Title 'Ancient India Collected Essays On The Literary And Political History Of Southern India written/authored/edited by S. Aiyangar Krishnaswami', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121231251 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 478 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 1