Journey of a civilization : Indus to Vaigai
- Author/Creator:
- Pālakiruṣṇan̲, Ār. (Civil servant), author
- Publication/Creation:
- Chennai : Roja Muthiah Research Library, 2019
- Resource Type:
- Book
- Edition:
- First edition.
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- Journey of a civilization : Indus to Vaigai / R. Balakrishnan
Related Names
- Additional Author/Creators:
- Roja Muthiah Research Library (Chennai, India), publisher
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Indus civilization
Civilization, Dravidian
Tamil (Indic people)--Civilization
India--Antiquities
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- Coming to be: origins of the human journey -- Bronze age civilizations: ancient civilizations of the world -- The lingering riddles: the undated prehistory of India -- Dravidian theories for the IVC: origins of Dravidian speakers and the Dravidian hypothesis -- Place-names do travel: onomastic footprints -- Ancient Tamilnadu and Old Tamil texts: glimpses of a lost Indus stream in the Deep South -- IVC place-names as proof for Dravidian authorship: the Korkai-Vanji-Tondi complex -- The 'High--West: Low--East' dichotomy of Indus cities: a Dravidian paradigm -- The Dravidian red: colour code of the Indus mind -- Dravidian Gujarat: The Velir corridor -- Dravidian Maharashtra: The golden land of Nannan -- vestiges of the IVC in Kongu and Nagarathar: case studies of two communities -- Anklets from Indus to Vaigai: mother goddesses in the Dravidian scape -- Roots of Vanni: tree of life -- The game is on: sports as a way of life -- Dice on roll: pastime of the past -- Adichanallur and Keeladi: the umbilical cord -- Epilogue and the way forward.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- xxvi, 524 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937698148402486
- ISBN:
- 9788193924303
8193924304 - OCLC Number:
- 1201696235
- Barcode:
- 010003554311
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