Saturday 5 November 2011

திராவிடம் - தெரிந்துகொள்வோம்



Dravidians The natives of India

The Dravidians are a people, most living in sou...thern India and Sri Lanka. The sub-groups are South-Dravidians, Central-Dravidians and North-Dravidians.
The word "Dravidians" also means "Tamilic peoples" in Sanskrit.
The Dravidians speak a rich and very old language. There are 27 different Dravidian languages. The four major Dravidian languages are Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. The Dravidian culture was very developed. The color of the Dravidian nation is black and red. The most important animal in Dravidian culture is the bull. Bull embodied masculinity and strength. Bull is also the mount of Lord Shiva. The Dravidians are very religious and built great temples. Most of the Dravidian Hindus are followers of Shaivam. The warrior culture was an important part of the Dravidian culture. The Dravidian martial arts are one of the oldest in the world and foundations for some Asian martial arts. The Dravidian warriors were described as fierce and brave in the history.

The Dravidians are the natives of the Indian continent. There were Dravidian tribes in northern and central India, and great kingdoms in the south. The Dravidians and Vedic Civilization of Indus Valley shared their knowledge with each other. The Vedic gods and Dravidian gods were by both accepted and that was the beginning of the common religion Hinduism. But there are also things or gods that only exist in Vedic or Dravidian culture. Tamil and Sanskrit are the religious language of Hinduism. The researchers believed that Tamil is the oldest Dravidian language and mother of all Dravidian languages. Through the mix of Tamil and Sanskrit have a lot of new languages emerged. Tamil has survived and Sanskrit is extinct. Because of the new languages, have new dynasties and nations formed.

Origin of the Dravidians and the Kumari Kandam Legend

Ancient Tamil scriptures tell of a continent names Kumari Kandam. In this continent should Dravidians and other peoples like the Nagas and the ancestors of people the eastern India, Sri Lanka, Indochina or Indonesia have lived. In the middle of the land was a mighty Dravidian kingdom. The emblem of this kingdom was bull. The Dravidians led successful campaigns against the Nagas and other peoples and had the predominance in Kumari Kandam. The Dravidian population was developed differently. There were highly cultured Dravidian kingdoms or cities and aboriginal tribes. Here in Kumari Kandam should worship the Lord Shiva originated. Kumari Kandam was very wooded and Lord Shiva would have meditated in the sacred forests. Later was this continent submerged. It was mentioned that the land go down, because a fateful tidal wave. The Dravidians and other peoples fled to India and other countries. After the fall of the Kumari Kandam, began a new era for the Dravidians.

Origin of Dravidia (South India)

South India became the new national focus of Dravidians. South India is also called Dravidia, home of the Dravidians. Over the years, have the Dravidians built in South India a mighty empire. They expanded their empire to Central India and settled there. The place in southern tip of India is called Kanyakumari. This place will remind the Dravidians of the lost homeland Kumari Kandam. A goddess of this region has the same name. The first Dravidian kingdom in southern India was the Pandya kingdom. The Pandya dynasty could be the descendants of the royal family of Kumari Kandam. "Pandi" was an ancient Tamil word for bull. The holy bull of Shiva is called Nandi. (N) andi = (P)andi. The emblem of the early Pandya was probably bull. Existence of a continent in the Indian Ocean has been confirmed by scientists. They also found objects under water. But there are still a lot to research in ancient history and Kumari Kandam.

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