Even the great emperor King Asoka has written in his records about TuluNadu. So, now the earliest possible evidence about the existence of TuluNadu can be traced back to atleast to 300 B.C.. It is a well known fact that when emperor Asoka ruled India almost the whole of India was under his control except the South Coast. It has been noted that as per the evidence got from the writing belonging to Asoka period Cozha Nadu, Pandya Nadu, Sattiyaputra Nadu, Keralaputra Nadu( Chera Nadu ) and Tambapaanee( SriLanka ) were the countries that did not fall under the rule of emperor Asoka. Out of these five countries it had been noted by many experts in linguists and history that Sattiyaputra Nadu is none other than the TuluNadu. Claudius Ptolemaeus , known in English as Ptolemy, was an ancient geographer, astronomer and mathematician of Greek Origin who is known for his celebrated works on the above mentioned subjects throughout the world. It is also noted that he lived in Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria in Ancient Egypt had a very huge library which housed many ancient manuscripts of those days. But unfortunately Alexandria like many of our glorious cities was lost to the sea few due to some natural calamity. It has been found out that Ptolemy also mentioned about TuluNadu by stating that it is from TuluNadu the Dravidakam started. Ptolemy’s mention about TuluNadu conveys to us the fact that TuluNadu is at least 1900 years old and TuluNadu had contacts with other countries even on those days. Tuluvam has various meanings. Tulu also means one who is very brave, one who opposes. These are the one that has to do away with the ancient characteristics. Konperungkaanam, Konkana Nadu, and Konkaana Nadu are the other names of TuluNadu during the Sangam age. A record belonging to late Chola period addresses TuluNadu as Kudamalai. It is only in KudakuNadu the Talai Kaveri lies ie., the source of the Kaveri (South Ganga) river begins only from the mountainous regions of the KudakuNadu perhaps known as Kudamalai. Legend does say that Sage Agasthiar visited this place. Perhaps this place is several thousand years old. River Kaveri end its journey in Chola Nadu. It has been found out that during the Sangam age the western border of TuluNadu is Arabian Sea, eastern border of TuluNadu is Western Ghats. The length of TuluNadu is more or less 160 miles and the width of this country is 30-55 miles. Poet Maamulanaar says that there were lots of peacocks in the forests of TuluNadu. Peacock is the national bird of India even today. Yaksha is a mythical character from ancient times in Tulu Nadu. This is celebrated as festival in the present Tulu Nadu as describing various legends from Puranas. Various literatures addresses Yaksha’s as an expert in playing Yaazh, Kuberas, Ghandaruvas, etc., which are mythical characters. Yaksha’s sculptures are present usually present in temples of ancient India, in the Indus valley sites and recently one was excavated from Egypt too. awesome post from alok rai
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 10:25:57 +0000
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