JOURNAL OF INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE September 2005 Twelfth Issue C.P. RAMASWAMI AIYAR INSTITUTE OF INDOLOGICAL RESEARCH The C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation 1, Eldams Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 600 018, INDIA EDITOR Dr. G.J. Sudhakar EDITORIAL BOARD Dr. K.V.Raman Dr. T.K.Venkatasubramaniam Dr. R.Nagaswami Dr. Nanditha Krishna Published by C.P.Ramaswami Aiyar Institute of Indological Research The C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation 1, Eldams Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 600 018 Tel: 2434 1778 Fax: 91-44-24351022 E-Mail:
[email protected] Website: www.cprfoundation.org Subscription Rs.95/- (for 2 issues) Rs.180/- (for 4 issues) CONTENTS Mahisha, The Buffalo Demon .................................................................... 7 Dr. Nanditha Krishna A Study of the Ramayana and Mahabharata .......................................... 11 Dr. S. Kuppusamy Secular and Religious Contribution of Performing Arts............................ 16 Dr. Prof. Mrs. V. Balambal Historiography of Professor K.A. Nilakanta Sastri ................................... 36 Dr. Shankar Goyal Female Functionaries of Medieval South Indian Temples........................ 51 Dr. S. Chandni Bi Society and Land Relation in the Kaveri Delta During the Chola Period A.d. 850–1300 ................................................................... 70 Mr. V. Palanichamy Note on Dutch Documents on Coastal Karnataka 1583–1763 .................. 81 Dr. K.G. Vasantha Madhava India Under the East India Company and the Transition to British Rule ... 85 Dr. Rukmini Nagarajan Kudikaval System in Madurai District ....................................................101 Dr. K.V. Jeyaraj and Mr. P. Jeganathan Articles of Trade, The System of Weights and Measures in Parlakhemundi Under the British Raj (A.d. 1858–1936): A Case Study of the Gajapati District.....................................................108 Dr. N.P. Panigrahi Indian Nationalism: Role of Cuddapah District in the Constructive Activities (1922–30) – A Micro Study ................................116 Dr.