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Srinivas Reddy

Mother Tamil, father Sanskrit: The influence of Dravidian culture on Sanskrit

In 1816, FW Ellis put forth the ‘Dravidian Proof’, which showed that the South Indian languages of Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam were related.

Srinivas Reddy
· Oct 19, 2024 · 05:30 pm
A new book of classical Indian literature shows the connections between various literary traditions

An excerpt from ‘Illuminating Worlds: An Anthology of Classical Indian Literature’, by Srinivas Reddy.

Srinivas Reddy
· Jul 01, 2024 · 01:30 pm
Leadership lessons from South India’s ‘greatest king’, Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara

The king’s life and wisdom are timely reminders of how one charismatic leader can shape a dynamic world, writes his biographer Srinivas Reddy.

Srinivas Reddy
· Apr 20, 2020 · 07:30 am

Was Krishnadevaraya of Vijaynagara the greatest ever king of South India? This biography says so

An excerpt from ‘Raya’, by Srinivas Reddy.

Srinivas Reddy
· Mar 23, 2020 · 07:30 am