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प्रश्न
Highlight the contribution of Caldwell for the cause of South Indian languages.
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उत्तर
- In 1816, F. W. Ellis who founded the College of Fort St. George, formulated the theory that the south Indian languages belonged to a separate family which was unrelated to the Indo-Aryan family of languages.
- Robert Caldwell (1814-1891) expanded this argument in a book titled. A comparative grammar of the Dravidian or South Indian family of languages in 1856.
- He established the close affinity between the Dravidian languages in contrast with Sanskrit and also established the antiquity of Tamil.
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______ is considered the father of Tamil linguistic purism.
- Thirukkural was one of the earliest Tamil literary texts to be published in 1812.
- Maraimalai Adigal collected and edited different palm leaf manuscripts of the Tamil grammars and literature.
- Robert Caldwell established the close affinity between the Dravidian languages in contrast with Sanskrit and also established the antiquity of Tamil.
- Thiru. Vi. Kalyanasundaram was an early pioneer in Trade union movement.
______ popularly known as M. C. Rajah.
Write a short note on Tani Tamil Iyakkam.
The basic inspiration of renaissance is ______.
Who was collected and edited different palm-leaf manuscripts of the Tamil grammar and literature?
Tamil renaissance questioned the cultural hegemony of ______.
Match the Column I with Column II.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A | Bharatidasan | (i) | P. Sundarnar |
| B | Thambiran Vanakkam | (ii) | Dictionary (Tamil) |
| C | Manonmaniam | (iii) | Separate electorates for scheduled castes |
| D | Neelambikai | (iv) | Tamil poet |
| E | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | (v) | Tamil book |
Explain about the basic inspiration of renaissance.
List out a few manuscripts of the Tamil grammar edited by C. W. Damotharanar and U. V. Swaminathar.
