ISBN: 9780143424734    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Year of publishing: 2015     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 240        Language: English

How did the Tamil merchant become India's first link to the outside world? The tale of the Tamil merchant is a fascinating story of the adventure of commerce in the ancient and early medieval periods in India. The early medieval period saw an economic structure dominated by the rise of powerful Tamil empires under the Pallava and Chola dynasties. This book marks the many significant ways in which the Tamil merchants impacted the political. Key Features: The Story of Indian Business Series introduced by Gurcharan Das A refreshing perspective [on] the interplay between the merchant/business community and the state, temples and society In-depth research supported by archaeological finds and ancient Tamil literature
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Kanakalatha Mukund has a PhD in economics and was on the faculty of the University of Bombay, Bhopal University and the Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad. An economist with a keen interest in history and a passion in textiles, she is the author of The Trading World of the Tamil Merchant, The View from Below and Traditional Industry in the New Market Economy.
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