Kalaimakaḷ Kalvi Nilayam Collection
Endangered Archives Programme
This collection contains 21 palm-leaf bundles (488 palm-leaves) which address land details and taxation, first rights (honor), work rights, sale deeds of land and trees, further details of village management as well as details of the history of pazaiyakoTTai pattakkaarar ("holder of title") and the history of veetanalluur veLLaaLar. Most of the documents are either undated or contain incomplete dates from the Tamil calendar. One document is dated from the period 1828-1842. Physical characteristics/Extent and format of original material: The collection consists of 21 handwritten palm-leaf bundles (488 palm-leaves). Creation dates of original material (Gregorian and/or Tamil calendar): 1828-1842 and undated documents.
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Endangered Archives Programme · 1828 Tamil
This palm-leaf document contains a list of land tax collected by the East India Company and also provides details about the land tax payment of three land owners (pazanhimalai, muttukomaaranh, …
Endangered Archives Programme Malayalam
This palm-leaf document describes the sale of trees by manappaLi wife of kaaciyaa piLLai of kunnaattuur village, paalakkaaTu to the son of ayyaaNTiyaana piLLai of maNNanjceeri village. Some words in …
Endangered Archives Programme Tamil
This palm-leaf document describes the first rights (honour) given to nallaNa kavuNTanh, amaraapati kavuNTanh and attappa kavuNTanh in the villages of kanhnhipaaTi, kuzanalli, kaakam, kiLampaTTi, kaRRaangkanhnhi and aalantuur. A few …
Endangered Archives Programme Tamil
This palm-leaf document describes details of the properties and the rights of mukunta nalluur aatiinham. Physical characteristics/Extent and format of original material: Palmyra leaf (borassus flabellifer); height 4cm, width 33cm; …
Endangered Archives Programme Tamil
This palm-leaf document contains land details and taxation for properties of muttukkumaara kavuNTanh, mutaliya kavuNTanh belonging to accuraama paaLaiyam, veLLooTu, paRaiyanh kal kuTTai. Physical characteristics/Extent and format of original material: …
Endangered Archives Programme Tamil
This series consists of 1 handwritten palm-leaf document (6 palm-leaves). It is a request made by villagers from kangkaya naaTu to immuTi kumaara kaangkaya manhRaaTiyaar, paLaiya kooTTai cakkarai manhRaaTiyaar and …
Endangered Archives Programme Tamil
This palm-leaf bundle contains a request made by the veLLaalar caste to appoint a tamil poet in their villages such as vicayanakara paTTiNam, toNTai maNTalam, cooLa maNTalam and kanjcipuram. Physical …
Endangered Archives Programme Tamil
This palm-leaf document contains land details and taxation for the properties of vaala naayakkanh, caravaNa perumaaL, pericci muuppanh, karuppa kavuNTanh of vengkameeTu, cinhnha ariyaangkaaTu, periya ariyaangkaaTu, koTumaNal. Physical characteristics/Extent and …
Endangered Archives Programme Tamil
This palm-leaf document gives the history of veetanalluur veLLaaLar. Physical characteristics/Extent and format of original material: Palmyra leaf (borassus flabellifer); height 4cm, width 20cm; sideline perforation. 1 handwritten palm-leaf document …
Endangered Archives Programme Tamil
This palm-leaf document details the first right (honour) to the aatiinham (religious head) by the kulam (clan) of caattantai and aanthai from the villages of kantamaapuri, eLumaattuur, muttuur, veLLooTu. A …