Download or read book They Came They Conquered written by Madhan and published by . This book was released on 2019-12 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with Timur, Sultan Ghazni who invaded India seventeen times at the head of a large army, plundering the country of its great wealth, to the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah, banished from the country by the British - details and descriptions of every incident and each king astonish and exhilarate us. The approach is direct, simple and unambiguous. From Timur to Bahadur Shah it is one engaging account. The book should find a place in every household, as an authentic account of ourselves. A flawless portrait. -THE HINDU Madhan while explaining historical events uses modern similes... In spite of being a cartoonist in his previous avatar Madhan did not caricature the Moghul Emperors and their subjects. I am so pleased he did not sit on judgement as a south Indian non-Muslim writer. -KAMAL HAASAN

Download or read book Alai Osai written by Kalki and published by Sixthsense Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Kalki s Ponniyin Selvan written by Kalki and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical novel on the life and reign of Rajaraja I, active 985-1014, King of Chola dynasty.

Download or read book Colonizing the Realm of Words written by Sascha Ebeling and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true tour de force, this book documents the transformation of one Indian literature, Tamil, under the impact of colonialism and Western modernity. While Tamil is a living language, it is also India's second oldest classical language next to Sanskrit, and has a literary history that goes back over two thousand years. On the basis of extensive archival research, Sascha Ebeling tackles a host of issues pertinent to Tamil elite literary production and consumption during the nineteenth century. These include the functioning and decline of traditional systems in which poet-scholars were patronized by religious institutions, landowners, and local kings; the anatomy of changes in textual practices, genres, styles, poetics, themes, tastes, and audiences; and the role of literature in the politics of social reform, gender, and incipient nationalism. The work concludes with a discussion of the most striking literary development of the time—the emergence of the Tamil novel.

Download or read book Funny Boy written by Shyam Selvadurai and published by Emblem Editions. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this remarkable debut novel, a boy’s bittersweet passage to maturity and sexual awakening is set against escalating political tensions in Sri Lanka, during the seven years leading up to the 1983 riots. Arjie Chelvaratnam is a Tamil boy growing up in an extended family in Colombo. It is through his eyes that the story unfolds and we meet a delightful, sometimes eccentric cast of characters. Arjie’s journey from the luminous simplicity of childhood days into the more intricately shaded world of adults – with its secrets, its injustices, and its capacity for violence – is a memorable one, as time and time again the true longings of the human heart are held against the way things are.

Download or read book Ponniyin Selvan Whirlwinds Part 2 written by Kalki and published by . This book was released on 2019-12 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whirlwinds, the exciting second part of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's historic magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, our hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan's adventures continue as he rides into marshy quagmires, befriends a mysterious girl, becomes the object of intense suspicion by the wily Pazhuvettarayars - and meets the hero of his dreams. Meanwhile, Kundhavai Piratti, princess of the Chozha empire is thrown into confusion and outrage, while the beautiful but poisonous Nandhini Devi weaves more deceitful webs to ensnare her enemies. She will stop at nothing to bring about the downfall of the Chozhas ... but will the scions of that royal clan escape in time? Read on to find out as the epic continues.

Download or read book EARLY INDIANS written by TONY. JOSEPH and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coded Triangles written by Shreedher Priyan and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 13th Century AD The once mighty Chola Empire is on the decline. Rajendhra Chola III shoulders the grave responsibility of finding a way to ensure that the secret is safe guarded from the wrong hands. 1996 AD Vikraman, the lawyer, loses a sensational case in Tanjore and his clients want pay back. They want everyone related to him dead. They start by kidnapping his son. 2012 AD The Mayan calendar has prophesized the end of the world. Ryland, the archeologist makes an amazing discovery in Cambodia in the Angkor Wat complex— a Star shaped block. Greedy, ruthless men are after it. Vatican City Ten men armed with weapons and explosives are promptly arrested by the Vatican Police for trying to enter the Secret Archives. With forces plotting to bring about global annihilation, our heroes have set out to unravel the ancient secrets protected by clues hidden within the triangles. In this epic quest to save mankind, will our heroes win?

Download or read book This Divided Island written by Samanth Subramanian and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samanth Subramanian has written about politics, culture, and history for the New York Times and the New Yorker. Now, Subramanian takes on a complex topic that touched millions of lives in This Divided Island. In the summer of 2009, the leader of the dreaded Tamil Tiger guerrillas was killed, bringing to an end the civil war in Sri Lanka. For nearly thirty years, the war's fingers had reached everywhere, leaving few places, and fewer people, untouched. What happens to the texture of life in a country that endures such bitter conflict? What happens to the country's soul? Subramanian gives us an extraordinary account of the Sri Lankan war and the lives it changed. Taking us to the ghosts of summers past, he tells the story of Sri Lanka today. Through travels and conversations, he examines how people reconcile themselves to violence, how the powerful become cruel, and how victory can be put to the task of reshaping memory and burying histories.

Download or read book Kalki s Parthiban Kanavu written by Kalki and published by MacMillan India. This book was released on 2003 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first of the trilogy, which covers the reign of Narasimha Pallavan. It is about the struggle of the Pallava Emperor in order to enhance the prestige of the Tamil flag. Historic facts are woven around a remarkable narrative, filled with thrill, suspense and romance. The Tamil Nadu Government has made the writings national property.

Download or read book TAMIL TIGRESS written by NIROMI DE SOYZA and published by MEHTA PUBLISHING HOUSE. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of a child soldier in Sri Lanka's bloody civil war. Two days before Christmas in 1987, at the age of 17, Niromi de Soyza found herself in an ambush as part of a small platoon of militant Tamil Tigers fighting government forces in the bloody civil war that was to engulf Sri Lanka for decades. With her was her lifelong friend, Ajanthi, also aged 17. Leaving behind them their shocked middle-class families, the teenagers had become part of the Tamil Tigers' first female contingent. Equipped with little more than a rifle and a cyanide capsule, Niromi's group managed to survive on their wits in the jungle, facing not only the perils of war but starvation, illness and growing internal tensions among the militant Tigers. And then events erupted in ways that she could no longer bear. How was it that this well-educated, mixed-race, middle-class girl from a respectable family came to be fighting with the Tamil Tigers?

Download or read book Pyre written by Perumal Murugan and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the author of One Part Woman: “A haunting story of forbidden love set in Southern India that illustrates the cruel consequences of societal intolerance.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Saroja and Kumaresan are young and in love. After meeting in a small southern Indian town where Kumaresan works at a soda bottling shop, they quickly marry before returning to Kumaresan’s family village, where they hope to build a happy life together. But they are harboring a terrible secret: Saroja is from a different caste than Kumaresan, and if the villagers find out, they will both be in grave danger. Faced with venom from her mother-in-law and questions from her new neighbors, Saroja tries to adjust to a new lonely and uncomfortable life, while Kumaresan struggles to scrape together enough money for them to start over somewhere new. But in a world filled with thorns, their love may not be enough to keep them safe.

Download or read book Vijaya Nandhini written by Gauthama Neelambaran and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-13 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historical background-This story is about the most cherished South Indian Pandya King who reigned during 8th century AD - 'Sri Maran Sri Vallabhan'( 815 AD to 862 AD) and he had accomplished many great victories which are cherished by history.The story line of this book narrates about the adventures performed by 'Sri Maran Sri Vallabhan' in Podhigai territory, before he became the ruler of Pandya Empire in Tamil Nadu,India.Readers who are aware about the historical fiction story 'Neel Vizhi' by eminent Tamil Novelist 'Sandilyan' would know about the great adventures performed by the South Indian Pandya King 'Jadila Parantaka Nedunchadaiya Pandiyan' during 775 AD. The valiant battles fought by this great king in 'Pennadagam' and his adventures are depicted gloriously in the story 'Neel Vizhi' by the author - Sandilyan. The story "Vijaya Nadhini" is about the South Indian Pandya king 'Sri Maran Sri Vallabhan' - who is the son of 'Jadila Parantaka Nedunchadaiya Pandiyan.'The characters 'Jadila Parantaka Nedunchadaiya Pandiyan' and his brave chief minister 'Maran Kari' are depicted in the story 'Neel Vizhi' by Sandilyan. The same characters will come in this story as key characters along with the lead character 'Sri Maran Sri Vallabhan'.The Pandya king 'Sri Maran Sri Vallabhan' is associated with the construction and renovation of Artha mandapa(' intermediary space between the temple exterior and the sanctum sanctorum') of the Sittanavasal cave temple - a place not known to many, but very few. The Sittanavasal cave paintings are the most delicate and beautiful evidence available to date for the unique fresco painting techniques used in ancient days. Sittanavasal is a small settlement in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu in India. Similar to the famous Ajanta cave paintings, the paintings found in Sittanavasal cave are one of the very few remnants that exist today with the unique fresco paintings intact. The fresco paintings depicted in the ceiling of the Jain temple located inside this cave was painted by saint Illangauthaman along with the support of the Pandiya King 'Sri Maran Sri Vallabhan'. He had done enormous amount of restructuring to the cave temple and created new paintings during the reign of Sri Maran Sri Vallabhan. Along with several other beautifull paintings, Saint Igangauthaman had also painted the king Sri Maran Sri Vallabhan along with his queen in one of the pillar in the cave temple.

Download or read book One Part Woman written by Perumal Murugan and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “intimate and affecting” novel of an Indian couple’s quest for a child that sparked national conversations about caste and female empowerment (Laila Lalami, New York Times Book Review). Set in South India during the British colonial period, One Part Woman tells the story of Kali and Ponna, a married couple unable to conceive. The predicament is of major concern for their families—and the crowing amusement of Kali’s male friends. From making offerings at different temples to circumambulating a mountain supposed to cure barren women, Kali and Ponna try everything to solve the problem. But a more radical plan is required. The annual chariot festival, a celebration of the god Maadhorubaagan, who is part male and part female, may provide the answer. On the eighteenth night of the festival, the rules of marriage are relaxed, and consensual sex between unmarried men and women is overlooked, for all men are considered gods. The festival may be the solution to Kali and Ponna’s problem, but it soon threatens to drive the couple apart as much as to bring them together. Wryly amusing and deeply poignant, One Part Woman is a powerful exploration of a loving marriage strained by the expectations of others, and an attack on the rigid rules of caste and tradition that continue to constrict opportunity and happiness. Longlisted for the National Book Award

Download or read book Poems of Love and War written by A. K. Ramanujan and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 10/13/201010/13/2010

Download or read book A Concise History of South India written by Noboru Karashima and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The course of south Indian history from pre-historic times to the contemporary era is a complex narrative with many interpretations. Reflecting recent advances in the study of the region, this volume provides an assessment of the events and socio-cultural development of south India through a comprehensive analysis of its historical trajectory. Investigating the region's states and configurations, this book covers a wide range of topics that include the origins of the early inhabitants, formation of the ancient kingdoms, advancement of agriculture, new religious movements based on bhakti, and consolidation of centralized states in the medieval period. It further explores the growth of industries in relation to the development of East-West maritime trade in the Indian Ocean as well as the wave of Islamicization and the course of commercial relations with various European countries. The book then goes on to discuss the advent of early-modern state rule, impact of the raiyatwari system introduced by the British, debates about whether the region's economy developed or deteriorated during the eighteenth century, decline of matriliny in Kerala, emergence of the Dravidian Movement, and the intertwining of politics with contemporary popular culture. Well illustrated with maps and images, and incorporating new archaeological evidence and historiography, this volume presents new perspectives on a gamut of issues relating to communities, languages, and cultures of a macro-region that continues to fascinate scholars and readers alike.

Download or read book Linguistic Archaeology of South Asia written by Franklin Southworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linguistics Archaeology of South Asia brings together linguistics and archaeological evidence of South Asian prehistory.