State and Government in Ancient India c18.s1.103

c18.s1.103

We should not, however, suppose that the village councils were interested in promoting only the material comforts and well-being of their residents. We often find them taking steps to promote cultural and intellectual progress as well. The *sabhā* of Uttaramerur gave three endowments on different occasions to promote the study of grammar, the *Bhavishyapurāṇa* and the Yajurveda.⁶ *Vedavṛittis* or grants for Vedic studies were given or procured by numerous village councils of south India.¹