Journal of Indian History and Culture JOURNAL OF INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE September 2007 Fourteenth Issue C.P. RAMASWAMI AIYAR INSTITUTE OF INDOLOGICAL RESEARCH (affiliated to the University of Madras) The C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation 1 Eldams Road, Chennai 600 018, INDIA September 2007, Fourteenth Issue 1 Journal of Indian History and Culture Editor : Dr.G.J. Sudhakar Board of Editors Dr. K.V.Raman Dr. Nanditha Krishna Referees Dr. T.K. Venkatasubramaniam Prof. Vijaya Ramaswamy Dr. A. Satyanarayana Published by Dr. Nanditha Krishna C.P.Ramaswami Aiyar Institute of Indological Research The C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation 1 Eldams Road Chennai 600 018 Tel : 2434 1778 / 2435 9366 Fax : 91-44-24351022 E-Mail:
[email protected] Website: www.cprfoundation.org Subscription Rs. 150/- (for 2 issues) Rs. 290/- (for 4 issues) 2 September 2007, Fourteenth Issue Journal of Indian History and Culture CONTENTS Jain - Buddhist Conflict in Early Tamilnadu as seen from Manimekalai by Dr. M. Valliammal ................................................ .7 Dholavira’s Geometry: A Preliminary Study by Michel Danino ................................................... ...20 The Myth of the Vakataka Coins by Dr. Shankar Goyal ........................................... .....36 Historical Background of Kosi Region – Literary Sources, by Dr. Anjana Pathak ........................................ ......56 Temples and Tree Cult in Gajapati District, by Dr. N.P. Panigrahi .................................................68 Tank Irrigation in South India: A Case Study of Kolavoy Tank by M. Amirthalingam, Dr. C.J. Sudhakar and Dr. Sumabala.....................................................75 Caste Associations with Special Reference to Tamil Nadu: A Study, by Dr. A. Chandrasekaran and Dr. P. Govinda Reddy.......................................85 September 2007, Fourteenth Issue 3 Journal of Indian History and Culture Rise of Social Fiction in Colonial India: Focussing on Mulk Raj Anand by Dr.