DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY K.M.C.P.G. STUDIES (Autonomous), PUDUCHERRY M. A. SYLLABUS(CBCS) EC.

1 HIGHLIGHTS OF HISTORY OF PONDICHERRY- I (Elective Course) Unit I Sources of Pondicherry History- Ancient Period- Medieval Period- Modern Period Unit- II Nomenclature of Pondicherry- Geographical features of Pondicherry- The Era of IndoRoman trade and Arikamedu- Megalithic burials in and around Pondicherry Unit III Architectural wealth of Pondicherry- Mulanathar temple of Bahur- Varadaraja Perumal temple of Thirubhuvanai- Thiru Kameswara temple of Villianur Unit IV Medieval Educational Institutions of Pondicherry- Vedic College at BahurThirubhuvanai 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, 1992 Daniel, Richard, Rome and India: The Ancient Sea Trade, London, 1991 Epigraphia Indica, Vol. XVIII Jouveau- Dubreuil. G., The Pallavas, Pondicherry, 1917. Kuppusamy. S., Kalvettugal Puduvai Pakuthigal, Puducherry Nilakanta 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, 2006 Ramasamy, A., History of Pondicherry, Delhi, 1987. Reveu Historique De Pondicherry, Vol. 15, 1987. South Indian Inscriptions Relevant Volumes Thillaivanam.S., Puducherry Manilam Varalarum Panpadum, Puducherry, 2007 Vegatesan, Pulavar Na., Varalatril Thirubhuvanai, Puducherry, 2002 Vijayavenugopal. G., Inscriptions of Pondicherry, Part-I, Pondicherry, 2005.