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Are Malayalam and Tamil same?
Malayalam is a language of the Dravidian family. It is very similar to Tamil and is one of the main languages of the same family. Malayalam is a language spoken in the state of Kerala of the Republic of India. Malayalam, another example of an agglutinating language, is said to have more affinity to Sanskrit than Tamil.
What language Kerala Peoples speak?
Malayalam is spoken mainly in India, where it is the official language of the state of Kerala and the union territory of Lakshadweep. It is also spoken by bilingual communities in contiguous parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
What language is spoken in Kasaragod?
There are as many as seven languages used actively by a considerable number of people in Kasaragod. Though the administrative language is Malayalam, Tulu, Beary bashe, Kannada, Marathi and Konkani are also spoken.
Who are some famous people from the Nadar community in Tamil Nadu?
Nadar community provided a lot of well known personalities to the world. Some of them are listed below. Shri. V.V.Dhanushkodi Nadar – Founder of V V D Group of companies, Tuticorin Shee. Nesamani Nadar, Nagercoil Dr. A Besant C. Raj, DBA (Harvard), CEO and Managing Director, Besant Raj International Ltd
What are the rules of the Nadars in Kerala?
Nadars were supposed to stand 36 ft away from a Namboodri and should stay 12 ft away from Nairs while talking to them. In the Kerala region they were not allowed to carry umbrellas, use footwear and gold jewelry, they were not permitted to milk cows.
What is the significance of the Nadar community in India?
Nadars at that point of time were isolated socially, economically and geographically. Missionaries furthered the divide and successfully targeted a good chunk of nadar community. The degradation of the living standard of women in nadar community became another key claim in legitimizing missionary activity.
How did the fall of the Tamil Nadars begin?
The fall of the Nadars began. There were multi-Lingual Revolutions all over the Bharat Bhoomi by which Tamil was corrupted and Sanskrit took strong hold. Thus Tanjore, one of the strong holds of the Tamil Nadars, was defamed. Valamkaimaalai, one of the Palm-Leaf records with the Nadars, speaks about their history.
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