Hindu village life

Essays

Visiting the Extraordinary Village Administrative Universe of Ukkal

Visiting the Extraordinary Village Administrative Universe of Ukkal

The fourteen inscriptions discovered in 1893 at Ukkal village, now in Tiruvannamalai district, open the doors to a splendid universe of how village administration had been perfected in south India.

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The Self-Contained Republic of Kelambakam and its Women

The Self-Contained Republic of Kelambakam and its Women

The fourth part of the series on Kelambakam describes the constitution of the village and gives a glimpse into the lives of its women.

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