Dravidian
Encyclopedia
Language and culture
- Dravidian languagesDravidian languagesThe Dravidian language family includes approximately 85 genetically related languages, spoken by about 217 million people. They are mainly spoken in southern India and parts of eastern and central India as well as in northeastern Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iran, and...
, a family of languages spoken mainly in South India and North-Eastern Sri Lanka - Proto-DravidianProto-DravidianProto-Dravidian is the proto-language of the Dravidian languages. It is thought to have differentiated into Proto-North Dravidian, Proto-Central Dravidian and Proto-South Dravidian around 500 BC, although some linguists have argued that the degree of differentiation between the sub-families points...
, a model of the common ancestor of the above languages - Elamo-Dravidian languages, a proposed language family
- Dravidian UniversityDravidian UniversityThe Dravidian University, Kuppam, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India was founded on October 20, 1997 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, with the initial support extended by the governments of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala for an integrated development of Dravidian...
, a university situated in Andhra Pradesh - Dravidian Linguistics AssociationDravidian Linguistics AssociationThe Dravidian Linguistics Association is an association of scholars of Dravidian languages, based in Thiruvananthapuram. It publishes the International Journal Of Dravidian Linguistics and helds the annual Conference of Dravidian Linguists. The current president is P.T. Murugaretnam of the Madurai...
, based in Kerala - Ancient Dravidian cultureAncient Dravidian cultureThe culture of the Dravidian peoples has historically influenced the less cultured invading Aryans.The Dravidians arrived from ancient Mesopotamia more than nine thousand years ago.Before the Dravidians arrived there were indigenous people in India.The Dravidians established The Mergargh...
- South Indian cultureSouth Indian cultureSouth Indian culture refers to the culture of the South Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. South Indian culture though with its visible differences forms an important part of the Indian culture. The South Indian Culture is essentially the celebration of the eternal...
, modern Dravidian culture - Dravidian architectureDravidian architectureDravidian architecture was a style of architecture that emerged thousands of years ago in Southern part of the Indian subcontinent or South India. They consist primarily of pyramid shaped temples called Koils which are dependent on intricate carved stone in order to create a step design consisting...
, a style of Temple construction - Dravidian martial arts, a style of martial arts
Geography
- Dravida Nadu, a proposed country for the southern Dravidian languages
- South IndiaSouth IndiaSouth India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
, the region which is called Dravida in the Indian anthem
Ethnicity
- Dravidian people, Ethnic groups in North and South India.
- Homo Dravida, a historically defined race, propagated also by Devaneya Pavanar
- Adi DravidaAdi DravidaAdi Dravidar is term used by the state of Tamil Nadu in India to denote Dalits. It means Original natives or indigenous people of Dravida land . The term was coined by Tamil social activist Periyar Ramasami who worked against casteism and division among the people based on castes...
, the "first Dravidians", a Dalit caste - Dravidology, a field of study
- Pancha Dravida Brahmins, a division of Indian BrahminBrahminBrahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
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Politics
- Dravidian partiesDravidian partiesDravidian parties include an array of regional political parties in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, which trace their origins and ideologies either directly or indirectly to the Dravidian movement of Periyar E. V...
, a collective term used for political parties, that trace their ideologies and origin from Dravidar Kazhagam - Dravidar KazhagamDravidar KazhagamDravidar Kazhagam or Dravida Kazhagam was the first fully Dravidian party in India. It was a radical party formed by E. V. Ramaswamy, also called Thanthai Periyar of erstwhile Madras Presidency...
, a former political party in Tamil Nadu - Dravida Munnetra KazhagamDravida Munnetra KazhagamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...
, a political party in Tamil Nadu - All India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. The party was founded by M. G. Ramachandran and is now headed by J. Jayalalithaa. The party headquarters is in Royapettah, Chennai, and was gifted to the party in 1986 by its...
, a political party in Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu - Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra KazhagamMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra KazhagamMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu formed in 1994 by Mr. V. Gopalswamy , a member of Rajyasabha and a party activitist of DMK. Mr. V. Gopalsamy grew in the party from his student days. He actively participated in the party agitations and...
, a political party in Tamil Nadu - Desiya Murpokku Dravida KazhagamDesiya Murpokku Dravida KazhagamDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam is a regional political party formed by Tamil film actor Vijayakanth in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu along the lines of the regional Dravidian political parties. He formally announced party formation on September 14, 2005 at Madurai...
, a political party in Tamil Nadu - All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra KazhagamAll India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra KazhagamAll India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu launched by Tamil film maker T. Rajendar in April 2004. The party was formed as a result of T. Rajendar's expulsion from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.This party haven't take part in the 2011 polls....
, a political party in Tamil Nadu - Self-respect movementSelf-Respect MovementThe Self-Respect Movement was founded in 1925 by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy in Tamil Nadu, India. The movement has the aim of achieving a society where backward castes have equal human rights, and encouraging backward castes to have self-respect in the context of a caste based society that...
, sometimes called the Dravidian movement or the Periyar movement