A Translation of the Oldest Tamil Heroic Poems

FAIN: RL-20549-84

American Oriental Society (New Haven, CT 06520)
George L. Hart (Project Director: July 1983 to May 1988)

To support the translation and editing of two anthologies, comprising 480 poems of Tamil Sangam literature (100-300 A.D.). These poems, considered among the finest literature written in South Asia, form the earliest and most complete description of South India before northern influence became strong.