A STUDY OF MADURAI TELUGU NAYAK'S ENDOWNMENT ACTIVITIES

Abstract

Histories of the society of the Madurai kingdom, there have been periods of progress, reform, regeneration, decay, dissolution and degeneration. The period of the Nayaks rule had its exemplary society which was earmarked for stability, prosperity, unity, security and tolerance. Hence the kingdom of the Nayaks was the cradle of Dravidian civilization and their capital Madurai, was the gate way to Dravidian culture, and also their people were Dravidian stock. The majority Hindu population spoke any one of the Dravidian languages like Telugu, Kannerese, Tamil and Malayalam. The Urdu speaking Muslims and European Christians formed the minority in the society.