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Pradeep Kumar

04/10/21 11:05 AM IST

Chola inscriptions on civic officials eligibility

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Chola-era inscriptions bear testimony to the qualifications required for members of the village administrative council.

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  • The inscriptions at Thenneri village in Kancheepuram district also shed light on farm produce was taxed.
  • The inscriptions of Uthiramerur in Kancheepuram district that dwells upon ‘Kudavolai’ — a system to elect members to annual committee (‘variyam’), garden committee, tank committee and other committees for 30 wards — are well-known.
  • But very little is known about the Thenneri inscriptions laying down qualifications for candidates to village administrative committees (‘perumkuri sabai’).
  • According to the inscriptions, candidates should own land and should not have any case pending against them.
  • He should be highly educated and should have maintained his accounts in a transparent manner.
  • The lake bears testimony to Thenneri’s ancientness. Perumpanattrupadai, a Sangam-era literary work, refers to the king who created the lake as ‘Thondaiman Ilanthiraiyan’.
  • The copper plates of the Pallava period found at Kaasakudi refer to the lake as ‘Thiraiyan Eri’. Over centuries, it has become Thenneri.
About the temple
  • The Kanthaleeswarar temple and the Abathsaheswarar temple are on the banks of the 3.80-km-long Thenneri.
  • They were constructed by Sembian Mahadevi, the grandmother of Chola King Rajaraja, in memory of her son Uthama Chola.
  • The temple which offers picturesque scenes are under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
Source: The Hindu

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