Highlight the contribution of Caldwell for the cause of South Indian languages. - Social Science

Highlight the contribution of Caldwell for the cause of South Indian languages.

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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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Chapter 1.1 Social Transformation in Tamil Nadu
Exercises | Q V 2. | Page 124

______ was the first non-European language that went into print.

______ is considered the father of Tamil linguistic purism.

Attempt an essay on the foundation and development of Tamil Renaissance in the 19th Century.

______ and ______ spent their lifetime in the discovery of the Tamil classics.

In 1816 ______ founded the college of Fort St. George.

______ popularly known as M. C. Rajah.

Tamil Renaissance questioned the cultural ceremony of ______.

Who was the first to argue that Tamil is a classical language?

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C. W. Damotharanar collected and edited different palm-leaf manuscripts of the Tamil grammar.
Ramalinga Adigal gave prominence to Tamil music.
Maraimalai Adigal promoted the use of pure Tamil words and removal of the Sanskirt influence from the Tamil language.
Muvalur Ramamirtham to became the first women legislator in India in 1926.

List out a few manuscripts of the Tamil grammar edited by C. W. Damotharanar and U. V. Swaminathar.