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Dravidian Languages

  • Kannad, Keral, Karnatak: Why do Hindi speakers ‘mispronounce’ South Indian names?

    Kannad, Keral, Karnatak: Why do Hindi speakers ‘mispronounce’ South Indian names?

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Mar 26, 2023 · 06:30 am
  • How the Mesopotamian word for ‘elephant’ indicates Dravidian language existed in Indus Civilisation

    How the Mesopotamian word for ‘elephant’ indicates Dravidian language existed in Indus Civilisation

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Aug 12, 2021 · 09:00 am
  • How researchers combined linguistics and archaeology to determine the age of Dravidian languages

    How researchers combined linguistics and archaeology to determine the age of Dravidian languages

    Michael Dunn, The Conversation Annemarie Verkerk, The Conversation
    · Apr 02, 2018 · 01:30 pm
  • The family of Dravidian languages is 4,500 years old, finds new study

    The family of Dravidian languages is 4,500 years old, finds new study

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 22, 2018 · 01:21 pm
  • Is jallikattu 'Hindu' or 'Dravidian'? An Indus Valley seal might have the answer

    Is jallikattu 'Hindu' or 'Dravidian'? An Indus Valley seal might have the answer

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Jan 25, 2017 · 08:00 am