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... inscriptions , written on stone and copper plate and carefully dated , these texts could not be used to construct chronology , measure dynastic change , or learn about land systems or revenue assessments . But there were deeper ...
... inscriptions , written on stone and copper plate and carefully dated , these texts could not be used to construct chronology , measure dynastic change , or learn about land systems or revenue assessments . But there were deeper ...
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... inscriptions of culture , I tried not to collapse my analysis into a self - assured political narrative . If culture could be seen as a colonial project , it might also subvert that project , unsettling the reality effects of analytic ...
... inscriptions of culture , I tried not to collapse my analysis into a self - assured political narrative . If culture could be seen as a colonial project , it might also subvert that project , unsettling the reality effects of analytic ...
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... inscriptions . Akampaṭiyār : caste group , third member along with Kallars and Maravars of the group of three families , or mukkulattar . alankaram : adornment of deity . āļ jīvitam : tax - free land given of sufficient amount to ...
... inscriptions . Akampaṭiyār : caste group , third member along with Kallars and Maravars of the group of three families , or mukkulattar . alankaram : adornment of deity . āļ jīvitam : tax - free land given of sufficient amount to ...
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... inscriptions . brahmadeya ( brahmadēyam ) : royally instituted Brahman land grants . Brihatampā !: tutelary goddess of the Tondaiman family . cakti : the goddess , female power . camaram : fly whisk , royal emblem . camastānam : royal ...
... inscriptions . brahmadeya ( brahmadēyam ) : royally instituted Brahman land grants . Brihatampā !: tutelary goddess of the Tondaiman family . cakti : the goddess , female power . camaram : fly whisk , royal emblem . camastānam : royal ...
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... inscription . Kampalattār : a Telegu - speaking caste , settled mostly in eastern Tirunel- veli district . Kanāṭu : the land of forest , referring to an area of land in Pudukkottai for the most part south of the river Vellar . kāņi ...
... inscription . Kampalattār : a Telegu - speaking caste , settled mostly in eastern Tirunel- veli district . Kanāṭu : the land of forest , referring to an area of land in Pudukkottai for the most part south of the river Vellar . kāņi ...
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Aiyanar amarakarars ampalam areas authority became Brahmans British bureaucratic central Cervai Cervaikarars Cettiyars Cetupati chiefs Cola colonial context cultural Dasara deity disputes Diwan dominant caste Dumont eighteenth century emblems festival fieldwork forms gifts given goddess granted headman hierarchy important Inam Settlement inscriptions jagir Jagirdar jivitams Kallars kaniyatci karais Kattapomman kingship Konatu kuppam land lineage little kingdom little kings Madras Madurai maniyam Maravars mariyatai marriage means military miracidars Nawab Nayakas nineteenth century old regime overlord palace palaiyakkarars Pallava Pallavaraiyar Pantiyan Paraiyars particular patikkaval performed Poligar political relations position privileges protection Pudukkottai puja Raja Raja's Ramanatapuram Rayar region relationship revenue ritual royal family royal subcaste rule settled settlement officers share social society south India sovereignty status structure Tamil country Tamil Nadu Tanjavur temple honors territorial Tirunelveli Tondaiman traditions uriyakarars Uttumalai Valaiyars vamcavalis Vellalars Vijayanagara village Visvanatha VN Kallars worship zamindars
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Page 3 - For within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king, Keeps death his court ; and there the antic sits, Scoffing his state, and grinning at his pomp...
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Page 3 - If one tries to erect a theory of power one will always be obliged to view it as emerging at a given place and time and hence to deduce it, to reconstruct its genesis. But if power is in reality an open, more-or-less coordinated (in the event, no doubt, ill-coordinated) cluster of relations, then the only problem is to provide oneself with a grid of analysis, which makes possible an analytic of relations of power.