Thursday, September 25, 2008

Books on Cheramar Civilization of Kerala, Chermar, Kuravar


Southern India: Its History, People, Commerce, and Industrial Resources
By Playne Wright Somerset Staff, Somerset Playne, J. W. Bond, Arnold Wright
Published by Asian Educational Services, 2004 (Reprint 1914 edn)
ISBN 8120613449, 9788120613447
766 pages

Refers to Chermar tribe from whom Kerala got its name. Refers to Chera dynasty. Kingdom of Chera is believe to have been in existence sicne 300 BC. It was ahighly developed civilization. The reference to Chera King Athan who fought against the Cholas p. 364  

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Affirmative Action and Social Change: Social Mobility of Dalits
By J. Prabhash
Published by Anmol Publications PVT. LTD., 2001
ISBN 8126107294, 9788126107292
242 pages


The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial Industrial, and Scientific: Commercial, Industrial, and Scientific; Products of the Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal Kingdoms, Useful Arts and Manufactures
By Edward Balfour
Published by Bernard Quaritch, 1885

Cheramars are descendents of  rulers of Kerala conquered by Cholas





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