The first to propose Dravidian Language family [ was: [Y-Indology] Book-Burning in India ]

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> (Ellis, btw, was the first to propose Dravidian language family).

 

But Grierson recognizes Brian Hodgson as the first to propose

Dravidian Language family [Ref 1, p.281]:

 

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B.H.Hodgson ivana kAladavaregU dakSiNabhAratada bhASegaLu drAviDa

vargakke sEriddeMdu yArU heLalilla. avugaLa adhikRta bhAsA-zAstrakke Hodgson

ivanE mUlapuruSanAdaneMdu Sir Grierson ivanu heLuttAne:

 

" ... This shows that the Dravidian languages were not yet recognised as

a separate family. They had to await the acute discernment of Hodgson."

 

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Ref.1. Muttanna I M (1987): "bhArata sAhitya saMskRtige pAzcAtya vidvAMsara

sEve", Vol.1, Second Revised Edition, Mysore.

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Regards.

Narayan Prasad

 

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"naga_ganesan" <naga_ganesan

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Tuesday, January 27, 2004 10:32 PM

[Y-Indology] Re: Book-Burning in India

 

 

> I. Mahadevan also takes Valluvar as Jain.

> Iravatham has published papers both in tamil and english

> about beautiful gold coins issued by F. W. Ellis,

> East India company from Madras in the first quarter of the 19th

> century. (Ellis, btw, was the first to propose Dravidian language

> family).He gives reasons why this is not Vishnu as guessed by a

> person from Indian museum, Calcutta. It will be good

> to read Iravatham's papers on the Valluvar coin.

> "A unique gold coin with Tiruvalluvar's portrait / Iravatham

> Mahadevan." Studies in South Indian Coins, Volume V, (ed.)A.V.

> Narasimha Murthy. 1995

>

> N. Ganesan