Receipts of land tax paid to the Zamindar [1932-1940]
Scope & Content:
This file contains 7 land tax receipts for land given to Subburaj Kudumban's family by the Gandamanayakanur Zamindar. 7 printed and handwritten paper documents. Height 20.5 /width 11 cm.
Sundarapandi Goundar' collection of land transaction and conflict settlement documents [1827-1938]
Scope & Content:
This collection belongs to Siruvalai Zamin but is currently kept by his younger brother Sundarapandian. They belong to the Anupa Goundar sub-caste. The paper documents have been handed over to them by their father, Achuthrama Gounder. The oldest documents (1838) go back four generations. A large...
This file contains documents related to court cases involving Siruvalai Zamin's estate (illegal cutting of trees) and the removal of a village headman (nattanmai). 4 printed and handwritten documents. Various formats.
This file contains two family documents: a marriage invitations and a hand drawn family genealogy. 2 printed and handwritten documents. Various formats
This series contains receipts for the land tax collected by the Siruvalai Zamin on behalf of the Ganesha temple for the period 1865-1937 and notices to sell the lands in open auctions. 26 printed and handwritten paper documents. Various formats.
This file contains the complaints sent to the District Collector by Achutharama Goundar, the forefather of the current document holder Sundarapandian Goundar. The main content of the document is their rights to get the Honour (Parivattam) during the festival at Kalazhakar temple against a rival ...
This series contains 3 copperplates which did not originally belong to Sundarapandian's family but were taken from their gurukal (the religious head of their subcaste). The dates of each copperplate are given in the Tamil calendar but their equivalent in the Gregorian calendar have note been ide...