• Dr. T. RAVICHANDRAN
• Dr. T. RAVICHANDRAN

Dr. K.K. Pillay also interpreted the important political activities of various rulers in his book "The Early History of Nanchilnad" in a detailed manner. The political history of Nanchilnad may be traced from the glorious Sangam epoch. However, the Sangam classics provide only scanty and scrappy evidences on political matters. Poets like Agasthiyar and grammarian like Tholkappiyar are said to have hailed from Nanchilnad.1 Similarly, Atankottasan a reputed grammarian also had his birth at Atankodu, a village on the western part of Nanchilnad. The name Atankottasan is found in the prefatory verse of Tholkappiyam. Thiruvalluvar, author of Thirukkural is said to be belonged to Thirunayanarkuruchi, a place situated in the Kalkulam taluk which has been proved by S.Padmanabhan, General Secretary, Kanyakumari Historical and cultural research centre on the basis of archaeological, epigraphic, literary and oral evidences.2

"K.K.PILLAY'S INTERPRETATION ON THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF NANCHILNAD - A STUDY ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.682-690, July-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906Q94.pdf

"K.K.PILLAY'S INTERPRETATION ON THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF NANCHILNAD - A STUDY ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp682-690, July-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906Q94.pdf