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Container Reference (shelfmark) EAP314/1 Subject Customary law

1. EAP314/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/1/1
Title:
Panchayat documents [1837-1940]
Scope & Content:
Hand written petitions sent to Ananji Thevar and his son Pinna Thevar (respectively grand-father and father of the current document holder). These Petitions deal with: application for divorces, agreement for divorce by the village headman, notice of the divorce given to the subcaste headman, pro...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1837-1940
Extent:
640 TIFF images

2. EAP314/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/1/2
Title:
Petition Notebooks [1915-1938]
Scope & Content:
This series consists of hand written petitions send to Ananji Thevar and his son Pinna Thevar respectively grand father and father of the Current Document Holder Thavamani Thevar. These are contained in school notebooks (varying between 40 to 80 pages) from villages under the jurisdiction of the...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1915-1938
Extent:
465 TIFF images

3. EAP314/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP314/1/3
Title:
Copper plates issued by King Thirumalai Nayakar [Mid 17th century]
Scope & Content:
This series contains three copper plates were issued by the Nayak King Thirumalai Nayakar who rule Madurai in the middle of the 17th century to Pinna Tevar who was the first Pramalai Kallar headman bearing a royal title bestowed on him by the king. The current document holder, Tavamani Tevar is ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
Mid 17th century
Extent:
6 TIFF images

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