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What emblem did the Pandyas use, and what did it symbolise?
Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow:
"Tolkappiyam, a treatise on Tamil grammar and poetics, composed probably during the second Sangam, is the oldest extant literary work in Tamil."
(Source: https://www.du.ac.in/up/oads/new-web/04012023_Appendix-108.pdf)
(a) What is the significance of the grammatical treatise Tolkappiyam?
(b) Why is Tolkappiyam important for understanding Tamil society?
'The chief occupation of people was agriculture.' Discuss.
Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow:
"The Sangam literature apart from giving information on the important rulers who ruled over Tamil region namely the Pandyas (the oldest ruling dynasty in Tamil country ruling the southern part of Tamil Nadu)."
(Source: https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/84174/3/Unit-7.pdf)
(a) Name two Pandya rulers mentioned in Sangam literature.
(b) Which Pandya ruler defeated a Chera-Chola coalition?