The Adivasi people of the Eastern Ghats have shaped the history of South India—as well as the history of Hinduism itself. Anirudh Kanisetti explores the medieval temples of Ahobilam and Draksharamam to understand how. Sources: Durga, PS Kanaka, and YA Sudhakar Reddy. "Kings, Temples and Legitimation of Autochthonous Communities. A Case Study of a South Indian Temple." Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient/Journal de l'histoire economique et sociale de l'Orient (1992): 145-166.