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Write a note on Tamil Renaissance.
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Solution
- The cultural hegemony of colonialism and the rise of humanism brought several changes in the socio-cultural life of the Indian subcontinent.
- Modem Tamil Nadu too experienced such a historical transition.
- Tamil language and culture played a significant role in their identity construction.
- The introduction of printing press, linguistic research on Dravidian languages, etc underpinned the process of Tamil renaissance.
- Religious literature was taken up for publication after the advent of printing technology.
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