AGRICULTURE IN THE SANGAMAGE
Dr. (Mrs.) V. Balambal

     Agriculture was the main occupation of the Sangam people. The interesting land divisions Kurinji (Hilly tracks), Mullai (Pastoral lands), Marudam (Agricultural lands), Neidal (Coastal lands) and Palai (dry lands) and the respective occupations of the people of these areas had something to do with agriculture.

     In this paper an attempt has been made to trace the nature of agriculture in the Sangam age, crops cultivated, irrigational facilities, the relation between the cultivator and the owner, problems and prospects of the agriculturists, their status in the society, the role of women in agriculture, and contribution of the rulers to agriculture.
 

          About the Author :-

Dr. (Mrs.) V. BALAMBAL

Reader in History, University of Madras. M.A., B.T., Ph.D.
Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, London.

Field of Specialisation : History of South India with special reference Tamil Nadu.

Teaching experience : 17 years . Research experience 22 years.

Publications : Two books and thirty articles in National and International research journals.
Recognised post-graduate teacher by research, Madras University. About 55 students have received M.Phil. and Ph.D. Degrees.
Teaching History at Madras University. Attended VI Asian Language Analysis Conference at Texas University, Austin, USA (May 1984); XI Annual Conference of the International Association of History of Historians of Asia at Colombo.
Atttended about 30 national and regional conferences of UGC, ICHR etc. Attended the 33rd International Conference of the Asian & African Studies at Toronto, Canada (August 1991)

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