The Diwan Bahadur K. Krishnaswami Rao Endowment Lectures 1971-72
BY DR. C. BALASUBRAMANIAN
THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN TAMIL NADU DURING THE SANGAM AGE
Revered President, Ladies representing Motherhood, Learned Colleagues, Scholars and Gentlemen!
The honour of delivering the Diwan Bahadu, Krishnaswami Rao Endowment lectures this year has been graciously extended to me by the University of Madras; and for this I am extremely beholden to the distinguished Vice Chancellor of the University, Padmasri N. D. Sundaravadivelu and the members of the Syndicate of the University. My heartfelt thanks are due to Thiru. C. E. Ramachandran, Head of the Department of History and Dr. N. Sanjeevi, Head of the Department of Tamil, University of Madras, but for whose encouragement and assistance, I could not have accepted this great responsibility.
I deem it a great honour and privilege to deliver this talk under the Presidentship of Padmabhushan Dr. T. M. P. Mahadevan, who is one of the outstanding Philosophers in modern India, nay in the whole world. His vast erudition and comprehension of the Philosophy of Sankara i.e. Advaita have been recognised the world over, and his
