Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c19.25

c19.25

Sometimes, advantage was taken of these learned settlements or *Sabhās* to judge of literary works of authors, as stated in Inscription No. 198 of 1919. The Sabhā met under a royal order and heard the work of a poet recited. On its verdict, the poet was granted land as reward of his merits. It was a relic of the old and famous *Saṅgams* which judged of the works of Tamil poets and upheld the standard of Tamil Literature.