Comprehensive book on Tamils, covering history, culture, and society with precision and sensitivity, a must-read for enthusiasts.

The book gives a comprehensive account of Tamils' financial administration ... Rule and after Independence provided insights into history of fiscal management.

Be it the history books which give expansive space ... raging — the imposition of Hindi and the antiquity of Tamil — Lakshman’s book nudges you to read. With good old journalistic tools ...