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The Dravidian languages, primarily spoken in southern India, comprise a rich family with Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada as the most prominent.
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The Indian government recently granted classical language status to five more languages, bringing the total to eleven. These languages, with their ancient roots and rich literary traditions, represent the diverse cultural heritage of India.
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Sanskrit is over 3,000 years old and serves as the foundational language for ancient Indian texts such as the Vedas. Tamil is a member of the Dravidian language family, which is distinct from the Indo-European languages like Sanskrit.
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Days after a Dravidian outfit demanded Rajinikanth to apologise for his comments on a rally led by Dravidian icon Periyar decades ago, the Tamil superstar today said he will neither express regret nor apologise for his speech made at Thuglak magazine’s 50th-anniversary event on January 14. The Dravidian outfit had claimed that the actor had defamed Periyar when he reminded people that the latter had disrespected Lord Ram and Sita. Here’s all you need to know about this controversy.
ViewsApr 16, 2019, 10:27 AM IST
Theni is essentially witnessing a three-cornered fight. The main contenders are: AIADMK's OP Raveendranath, son of deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam. TTV Dhinakaran's AMMK has fielded Thanga Tamilselvan. And the third candidate is Congress's EVKS Elangovan, the former president of the Tamil Nadu Congress, and also the grandnephew of Dravidian pitamah EVR Periyar.
IndiaApr 8, 2019, 3:33 PM IST
A statue of EV Ramasamy (Periyar), who is known as the father of the Dravidian movement, was found beheaded on Monday morning
ViewsMar 28, 2019, 6:56 PM IST
Though it is claimed by the proponents of the Dravidian movement that it has worked for the betterment of the Dalits, critics of the movement say the Dravidian parties like the DMK and the AIADMK are only paying lip-service, relegating the Dalits as usual
ViewsFeb 11, 2019, 5:25 PM IST
The adherents to Dravidian politics are supposed to be non-believers. However, successive leaders, from Annadurai to K Palaniswami have diluted the atheistic Dravidian core.
IndiaDec 29, 2018, 2:06 PM IST
The Gaja cyclone that barrelled through the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu leaving in its wake a trail of destruction of monumental proportions, the death of Dravidian legend M Karunanidhi, and political churnings made 2018 an extraordinary year for the state.
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Vaiko wants to be an ally of DMK, but perhaps the Dravidian party wants to distance itself from MDMK for it did not help Stalin's party win RK Nagar bypolls in 2017
ViewsNov 20, 2018, 5:35 PM IST
Continuous caste killings in Tamil Nadu raise disturbing questions about the political power wielded by aggressive communities
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