Tamil through Epigraphical Lenses.

The collection of papers by Indian and western scholars, senior and junior, published in the book New Dimensions in Tamil Epigraphy edited by Appasamy Murugaiyan is doubly welcome as it concerns epigraphical sources with a focus on Tamil Nadu. In this contribution are offered a summary of each essay in the volume along with comments and suggestions for deepening the arguments presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]