Volume 8, Issue 1

தமிழக வரலாறும் பேச்சில்லாக் கிராமங்களும் | TamilNadu history and the Uninhabited villages

Author

முனைவர் மு.முனீஸ்மூர்த்தி, உதவிப் பேராசிரியர், தமிழ் துறை, பிஷப் ஹெபர் கல்லூரி, திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி - 620 017, தமிழ்நாடு. Orcid: 0000-0002-7878-0946 Dr. M.Munees Moorthy, Assistant Professor In Tamil, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli - 620 017, Tamil Nadu | Orcid: 0000-0002-7878-0946

Abstract

Information regarding the "Uninhabited Village" (abandoned or ghost villages) of TamilNadu exists only as archaic data. In reality, new speechless villages are emerging in TamilNadu at regular intervals. There has been no systematic documentation concerning the history of these villages or the underlying factors leading to their formation. The usage of this technical term is a historical continuation of the concepts mentioned in Sangam literature, such as 'a village deserted by its inhabitants' (kudi-neengiya oor), 'a desolate village' (paazhoor), 'a front yard where squirrels play because people have left' (makkal pogiya anilaadu mundril), 'a vast ruined assembly ground where wealthy families have departed' (kozhuangudi pogiya perumpaazh mandram), and 'a village where dwellers have moved away' (alkunar pogiya oor). The primary objective of this research paper is to put forward a critical discourse regarding this phenomenon.

Keywords: Uninhabited Village, abandoned, inhabitants, desolate village.

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