Coromandel: A Personal History of South India by Charles AllenMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Hooter: The author's walk down history lane of aspects of Southern Indian that intrigued him
Wanted to put that out up front that this isn't a comprehensive history of Southern India but aspects that intrigued the author. That said, he has done reasonable research in those areas and provides a picture from his outsider's perspective of the setup.
From the detailed overview of the Nairs and Cholamandalam to the heavy Buddhist and Jain influences all over before hinduism replaced them makes for fascinating shift in culture and also the origins of varying concepts in today's era. Along with those, there are so many aspects missing that you couldn't call this a lesson in history and overpowering subjective narration that he continues to add often revelling in things that could stir up a storm.
Take this as a fact book on some of the unexplored and ignore the rest.
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