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Kongu Nadu, also known as Kongu Mandalam, is the geographical region comprising the western and north-western part of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in some instances, parts of southeastern Karnataka and eastern Kerala.
12 lip 2021 · A peep into the life and times of people in Kongu Nadu, the region that the BJP govt seemingly wants to carve out of Tamil Nadu
Most of the Kongu Vellalar kootams have Sangam period names, named after a famous Sangam cheiftain, king or a dynasty. Chera country, wrongly thought at first to be Kerala is ascertained to be Kongu with their capital at Karur Vanji.
In the following section, the paper traces the historical evidence in the formation and transformation of Kongu nadu. The paper then focuses on the creation of power structures, the pattakkararand the palaiyakkarar, the chieftains of this historical territory.
10 sie 2017 · Kongu Nadu is all that. Completely off the tourist trail, the area is rich in history; we have Palaeolithic burial sites along the Bhavani and Noyyal and evidence of a flourishing international...
14 lip 2021 · Will Tamil Nadu lose its preeminent position as the state with the highest number of Lok Sabha seats (39) among its southern counterparts? The question has cropped up following a social media debate about carving out the ‘Konga Nadu’ region in western Tamil Nadu as a separate territory.
4 lis 2024 · Kongu Nadu is neither a specific administrative or political unit within Tamil Nadu but a notional area lying in the western part of the state. The name ‘Kongu’ is derived from the Kongu Vellala Gounders, who are an OBC community that is concentrated in these districts.
