SYED GROUP 1 MAINS SYLLABUS DECODING PAPER 3 UNIT III- TAMIL SOCIETY - ITS

CULTURE AND HERITAGE

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1.Tamil Society: Origin and expansion. Socio - economic history of Tamil Nadu from Sangam
age to till date.

Poompuhar -Madurai -KANCHI

Source for study of early tamil society-

Epigraphy -Tamil brahmi inscription-Hero stone-
Inscription
Archeological material
Material culture
Non Tamil source -Foreign accounts -Arthasastra Mahavamsa-Periplus of Erythean sea
Ptolemy's Geography -natural History-Puetingerian TableVienna papyrus

Chera, chola, pandya- Symbol- Minor cheiftan - Sangam polity - Kinship- Court -Army - படை
Justice -Local administration-Important town- status of women -Religious belief & social
division
Thinnai based societ-Dress and ornament -Art-Occupation -Festival-Trade -Muziri
Pottery -Iron smelting industry -Stone ornaments -Gold jewelry -Glass bead -Pearl
fishery-Textile -Trade -Mean of transport Barter and coin -
Faith and belief and culture

Archeology
Recent excavation site in tamilnadu
Pattanam- -Kodumal- Keezhadi -porunai- adichannallurfinding
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Paleolithic culture in Tamilnadu -Mesolithic culture in Tamilnadu -Neolithic culture
Iron Age / megalithic period -
Megalithic /Iron Age archeological sites-Adichanallur -Keezhad-Porunthal-Kodumanal
-Paiyampalli-Megalithic monument in Tamilnadu -Dolmen- Menhir - Hero stone

-Kalabhras
Pallava -Source-Genealogy -Society and culture-Education & literature-Pallava art
Administration -Land -Village life -Tank irrigation Revenue, Taxation -
Pallava army-Trade-Society -Maritime trade -Brahmanism influence sanskrit -

Later Chola-Empire building -Chola administration -Chola economy

Local election uttaramerur inscription -Society and structure-Revenue -Irrigation management
Religion -Economy-Patron of learning -naval supremacy

Pandya pandiya revival-Sundarpandiyan-Maravarman kulasekran -State and society-Chalukya

-Source -Chalukya of vatapi -Western chalukya of kalyani -

Rastrakutas -Rashtrakuda king -Contribution of Rastrakutas to literature

Kailasanatha temple - Ellora -Elephanta island -Pattadaka
Palayakkara
Palayakkarar revolt
Pulithevar
Velunachiyar
Veerapandi kandabomban
Maruthu brothers
1801 proclamation
Dheeran chinnamali
Vellor revolt 1806

2.Art and Culture: Literature, Music, Film, Drama, Architecture, Sculpture,

Paintings and Folk Arts.

Architecture-
pallava- ock cut temple -Ellora- Ajanta and mamallapuram
Chola- Thanjavur big temple Gangaikonda cholapuram Dhrasuram
pandiya, vijayanagara,chalukya,rastrakuda
Sculpture,- pallava, chola, natraj sculpture
Painting- chittanavasal, pallava, chola
Literature, -Classical tamil literature -Tholkappiam ettuthogai -Patthupaattu Panithen kilkanaku
-Five epics
NOVEL AND SHORT STORIES-
Music - contribution, instrument, inscription
Film,CINEMA
Drama, - Sankara das swamigal,baskaradas, bambal sambandanar,balamani
ammaiyar,manohar
Folk Arts.- types -
Jallikattu
Traditional tamil games
bHARATHIYAR , BHARTHITHASAN CONTRIBUTION
ANNA CONTRIBUTION
PERIYAR CONTRIBUTION -
TAMIL GRAMMAR- THOLKAPPIYAM,
VEERAMAMUNIVAR CONTRIBUTION
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TRANSLATION
MAGAZINE, NEWS PAPER IN SOCIAL REFORM & INDIA INDEPENDENCE

3. Growth of Rationalist, Dravidian movements in Tamil Nadu - Their

role in the socio – economic development of Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Renaissance -Advent of Printing technology –Parithimar kalaignar-Maraimalai adigal

Tani Tamil Iyakkam -Rise of Dravidian movement -South Indian liberal federation ( Justice
Party)
Self respect movement -Periyar -Rettaimalai Srinivasan-MC rajah -Labour movement in
Tamilnadu-Singaravaelar-Language agitation -Women movement

Social reformer of Tamilnadu-Ramalinga swamigal -Vaikunda swamigal -Iyothee thasar

4.Social and cultural life of contemporary Tamils: Caste, Religion, Women,

Politics, Education, Economy, Trade and relationship with other countries.
Tamil and other Disciplines: Mass Media, Computer etc.

Social and cultural life of contemporary Tamils

Caste,
Religion- Buddhism and Jainism in Tamilnadu- Tamil devotionalism -Azhvar and Nayanmar-Adi
sankara -Ramanujar
Jain literature -Jains in Tamilnadu -Sittanavasal cave temple -Jain in kanchipuram -
Kazhugumalai Jain rock cut temple -Jain temple in other part of Tamilnadu -contribution of
education
Buddhism-Buddhist literature -Buddhism in tamilagam
Ajivika philosophy
Women - women status from sangam age to present
Politics- dravidian model
Education,
Economy,
Trade and relationship with other countries. -Tamilagam oversease interaction
Tamilnadu to red coast , International Trade-Trade between Tamizhagam and Rome
Foreign merchant( Yavana)-

Tamil: Mass Media, Computer- TAMIL COMPUTING, WIKIPEDIA, TAMIL VIRUTUAL

ACADEMY,MADURAI PROJECT,WEBSITES TYPES
SOCIAL MEDIA
TAMIL TYPING
World tamil sangam, central institute of classical tamil, tamil semmozhi conference
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