DEPARTMENT OF HISTORYK.M.C.P.G. STUDIES (Autonomous), PUDUCHERRY

M. A. SYLLABUS(CBCS)EC.1 HIGHLIGHTS OF HISTORY OF PONDICHERRY- I (Elective Course)

Unit ISources of Pondicherry History- Ancient Period- Medieval Period- Modern Period

Unit- IINomenclature of Pondicherry- Geographical features of Pondicherry- The Era of Indo- Roman trade and Arikamedu- Megalithic burials in and around Pondicherry

Unit IIIArchitectural wealth of Pondicherry- Mulanathar temple of Bahur- Varadaraja Perumal temple of Thirubhuvanai- Thiru Kameswara temple of Villianur

Unit IVMedieval Educational Institutions of Pondicherry- Vedic College at Bahur- Thirubhuvanai as a centre of traditional Education- European commercial enterprise in Pondicherry

Suggested Readings

Antony, Francis Cyrol., ed., Gazetteer of India: Union Territory of Pondicherry, Vol.2, Pondicherry, 1982.

Balasubrahmanyam. S. R., Early Chola Temple, Bombay, 1971.Barnett, Douglas., Early Chola Architecture and Sculpture- 866- 1014 A.D., London,

1974.Beglay, Vimala., The Ancient Port of Arikimedu, Pondicherry, 1992Daniel, Richard, Rome and India: The Ancient Sea Trade, London, 1991Epigraphia Indica, Vol. XVIIIJouveau- Dubreuil. G., The Pallavas, Pondicherry, 1917.Kuppusamy. S., Kalvettugal Puduvai Pakuthigal, PuducherryNilakanta Sastry, K.A. A History of South India., New Delhi,1966.Nilakanta Sastry, K.A. The Colas, Madras,1955.Raja.A., Concise History of Puducherry, Pondicherry, 2006Ramasamy, A., History of Pondicherry, Delhi, 1987.Reveu Historique De Pondicherry, Vol. 15, 1987.South Indian Inscriptions Relevant VolumesThillaivanam.S., Puducherry Manilam Varalarum Panpadum, Puducherry, 2007Vegatesan, Pulavar Na., Varalatril Thirubhuvanai, Puducherry, 2002Vijayavenugopal. G., Inscriptions of Pondicherry, Part-I, Pondicherry, 2005.