The World of the Tamil Merchant: Pioneers of International Trade (Story of Indian Business)

How did the Tamil merchant become India's first link to the outside
world? The tale of the Tamil merchant is a fascinating story of the adventure of
commerce in the ancient and early medieval periods in India. The early
medieval period saw an economic structure dominated by the rise of
powerful Tamil empires under the Pallava and Chola dynasties. This book
marks the many significant ways in which the Tamil merchants impacted
the political and economic development of south India.