A young Brahmin man, with or without any political background, winning a seat in Tamil Nadu and subsequently becoming a minister, does not fit the established template of Dravidian politics.

“I claim Sir, to come from a country, a part in India now, but which I think is of a different stock, not necessarily antagonistic. I belong to the Dravidian stock. I am proud to call myself a ...

"When I see thousands of girl students in one place, I feel proud of being a Dravidian stock. There is a stock that divides us on the basis of caste and religion," he said without directly naming ...

It was in the 19th century that new theories about Indian languages took shape. Grammar and literary treatises of Indian languages were printed. The Dravidian movement can take credit for using ...

Dravidian iconography has a dissident beginning and has gradually evolved. Rajarajan’s monument, named after the king himself, stood as a symbol of both resistance. Kannaki represents a powerful ...

Naam Tamilar Katchi co-ordinator, Seeman is contesting in his second Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, and it will also be the party’s third election alone in all 234 Assembly constituencies. While the ...

There has always been a long-lasting conjugal relationship between the Tamil celluloid industry and Dravidian politics. Cinema has been the umbilical cord of Dravidian parties for mobilisation and ...

Vijay’s rise has reignited debate over whether he is the ideological heir to the Dravidian movement or the harbinger of a ...