--- In cybalist@..., "Mark DeFillo" <ategnatos@...> wrote:
>I also find it relevant that both literatures (as distinguished by
>language family) apply the name "Aryan" to both Sanskritic and
>Dravidic speaking peoples. While there are variations between the
>cultures of North and South India, there are also copious parallels.
The copious parallels between North and South India is
because of the large Dravidian substratum in the North
who switched their languages to Ino-Aryan. Linguists for long
suggest that Retroflexion is one of the elements retained
in Indo-Aryan from Dravidian. Also, in the history of
Sanskrit, as time passes by, Syntax of Sanskrit becomes
more and more like Dravidian.
The earliest Tamil literature is called Sangam literature popularly.
They correspond to inscriptions in Tamil Brahmi dated to
2200 years. The Sangam literature identifies Aryans
as different from Tamils.
Regards,
N. Ganesan