In modern-day India, for example, there is an ongoing debate about whether the Aryans or the Dravidians were the true ancestors of the Indian population. This debate directly challenges long ...

As the outgoing state president had a strained relationship with the AIADMK leadership, it is expected that under Nainar — a seasoned Dravidian-style politician — relations will improve.

If that is so, why is the BJP going ahead with an alliance for which it has had to sacrifice its Tamil Nadu President K Annamalai? And why is the AIADMK allying with a party that the DMK, its ...

But the question remains: will these developments be enough to challenge the deeply rooted Dravidian political dominance in the state? In tonight's Primetime Debate, Arnab Goswami asks the big ...

Shah is likely to meet AIADMK General Secretary and former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS), along with senior leaders of the Dravidian major. These discussions are expected to play a ...

It is no secret that Annamalai stepped down only to facilitate smooth sailing of the AIADMK-BJP alliance for the assembly polls as the former IPS officer and leaders of the Dravidian party don’t ...

In a country as linguistically diverse as ours, English often acts as a neutral third language—bridging Hindi-speaking North India with the Dravidian South, for instance. So where do we go from ...

Hindi comes from the Indo-Aryan language family while Tamil comes from a distinct and separate Dravidian family. Tamil Nadu’s neighbouring states also speak chief Dravidian languages like Telugu ...

Calling RM Veerappan a “firm believer of the Dravidian ideology”, Stalin says, “It’s rare to see such trustworthy people in politics. RMV sir was one such gem. His subtleties during story ...

“This order is not only for Tamil Nadu, but a huge victory for all states in India,” he said, calling it a vindication of federalism, state autonomy and Dravidian politics. The Supreme Court, in a ...

The year before that, he refused to read parts of the speech that had the names of BR Ambedkar, Periyar, CN Annadurai, the phrase 'Dravidian Model' and some references to law and order in Tamil Nadu.

CM Stalin said, “This ruling strengthens Tamil Nadu’s fight for autonomy and reinforces the Dravidian model, which upholds the principles of federalism and state self-governance.” ...