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Art & Culture
Ancient History
Modern History
Medieval History
Polity
Social Issues
Governance
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Science and Technology
Ethics
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Socio-Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Religion
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Ancient History18 Art & Culture27 Economics15 Ethics13 Geography20 Governance8 Indian Philosophy10 Medieval history10 Ministeries & Schemes51 Misc1

Modern History28 Philosophy of Religion11 Polity58 Science and Technology4 Social Issues13 Society6 Socio-Political Philosophy10

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Sangam and Tamil Nadu (Three Iron Age Kingdoms):

1. Three Iron Age Kingdom Name Region Capital Emblem Greatest King Cholas Northen Tamil Kaveripatnam Tiger Karikala Chola Pandya Southern Tamil Madhurai Carp (2 fishes) Negjunjeliyan Chera Kerala Vanji Bow and Arrow Senguttavan 2. Sangam Age - according to Tamil legends, 3 sangams (Academy of Tamil poets) existed in Ancient TN called Muchchangam, flourished under royal patronage of the Pandyas. First Sangam (Madurai) attended by gods and legendary sages - no literary work available. Agastya Mahamuni, introduced caste system , rituals, Brahmin society. Second sangam - Kapadapuram - only Tolkappiyam (authored by Tolkappiyar, earliest of Tamil literature) remains. Third sangam - Madurai - founded by Mudathirumaran, few works survived. All these useful to reconstruct history of Sangam Age. 3. Corpus of Sangam lite

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