Here is an Extraordinary Portrait of Village Administration in Ukkal
The 14 inscriptions discovered in 1893 at Ukkal village, now in Tiruvannamalai district, open the portals to a splendid universe of how village administration had been perfected in south India.
AFTER ABOUT A HALF HOUR OF TRAVELLING southwards from Kanchipuram towards Vandavasi, we reach Koolamandal, one of those typical nondescript villages. Once a flourishing hub of piety and prosperity sustained by a vibrant Sanatana society. Now unknown, uncared for…remembered only during elections.
Koolamandal (its earlier name: Kulambandal) was one of the…