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காவல் கோட்டம்
Kaval Kottam
“The Guard Fort” (title translated by AI)
Su. Venkatesan (சு. வெங்கடேசன், born 1970)
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Set mostly in Thadhanur, a village near Madurai, the novel follows the Kallar community from the time of the Nayak kings into the early 20th century, as they fight and come to terms with the Telugu Nayak rulers. Woven through it is a history of Madurai itself, from 1310 to 1910.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Genres
- Historical (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- India, 1310–1910
- First published
- 2008 by Tamizhini
- Author's age
- 38 when first published
- ISBN
9788187641889 (original)
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