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(a) How far the Sangam literature acts as a window into the social and cultural traditions of ancient South India? (20 marks)

(b) Analyze the contours of imperial ideology as exhibited during the Mauryan period. (15 marks)

(c) Evaluate the status of women in the Gupta period as compared to the pre-Gupta era. (15 marks)