T. V. Mahalingam
| Therazhundur Venkataraman Mahalingam | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1907 Therazhundur, Tanjore district, British India |
| Died |
6 March 1983 Madras, India |
| Influences | K. A. Nilakanta Sastri, Colin MacKenzie, Robert Sewell |
Therazhundur Venkataraman Mahalingam (c. 1907 - 6 March 1983) was an Indian historian who is known for publishing the most authoritative descriptive catalogues on the MacKenzie manuscripts.[1]
Early life
Mahalingam was born in Therazhundur in Tanjore district in 1907. Following his graduation, Mahalingam worked as a lecturer in the Madurai College and later at the H. H. The Rajah's College in Pudukkottai. In 1947, Mahalingam joined the faculty of the University of Madras.[2]
As University of Madras faculty
Mahalingam worked as a history professor under the leadership of K. K. Pillay till 1959. When the Department of Indian history and archaeology was split into two new departments - Department of Indian History and Department of Ancient History and Archaeology in 1959, Pillay remained head of the Indian history department while Mahalingam was promoted to head the newly-created Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, a post which he held to retirement in 1971.[3]
Death
Mahalingam died on 6 March 1983 at the age of 75.[4]
Honours
Mahalingam was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1969.[5]
Works
- Mahalingam, T. V. (1940). Administration and social life under Vijayanagar. University of Madras.
- Mahalingam, T. V. (1951). The Banas in South Indian history. University of Madras.
- Mahalingam, T. V. (1952). Economic life under the Vijayanagar empire. University of Madras.
- Mahalingam, T. V. (1965). The Nagas in Indian history and culture. G. S. Press.
- Mahalingam, T. V. (1967). Early South Indian palaeography. University of Madras.
- Mahalingam, T. V. (1967). South Indian polity. University of Madras.
- Mahalingam, T. V. (1969). Kanchipuram in early South Indian history. Asian Publishing House.
- Mahalingam, T. V. (1970). Studies in the South Indian temple complex. Karnatak University.
- Mahalingam, T. V. (1972). Mackenzie Manuscripts: Summaries of the Historical Manuscripts in the Mackenzie Collection. University of Madras.
- Mahalingam, T. V. (1976). Readings in South Indian history. B. R. Publishing Corporation.
Notes
- ↑ Rama Sundari Mantena (2012). The Origins of Modern Historiography in India: Antiquarianism and Philology, 1780-1880. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 145.
- ↑ Presidential Addresses and Praśastis. Epigraphical Society of India. 1985. p. 34.
- ↑ Palani Shanmugam, Srinivasan Srinivasan (2006). Recent advances in Vijayanagara studies. New Era Publications. p. 5.
- ↑ Tamil Studies, Volume 3. International Institute of Tamil Historical Studies. 1983. p. 71.
- ↑ Padma Shri Award recipients list