A History of South India

Sastri's work on South Indian history is a paragon concise of polity, war, culture, numismatics, anthropology, and whatnot. Initially, it takes time to get the intrinsic grip towards the timeline unless you are a student of history. The proportional volume of data for a particular time can resort in a very short period while reading through the book. An individual acquired taste for history also plays a role to comprehend what Sastri has written, for my innate interest in religion, art, and architecture with philosophy it was more intriguing from the midsection. Accounts of Sankara(ADI) have been elucidated with lucid details and bi/trifurcation of Indian philosophy and it traces in history have been summarised with a precise timeline. The Indian schools of thoughts like Advaita Vedanta, Mimamsa, Vishista Advaita their transformation and values give more light to understand the complexities of Indian religious consciousness, which can be comprehended effortlessly through the lens of K.A.N. of course rise and fall of every South Indian kingdom and their patronage for the language and culture made India richer, which every Indian should know about.