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Term for natives of Southern India
Adi Dravida (or Adi Dravidar) is a term that has been used since 1914 in South India to denote Paraiyars, a caste group. At the time of the 2011 Census
Adi_Dravida
(Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 lists 1,109 castes across 28 states. Adi Andhra Adi Dravida Anamuk Aray Mala Arundhatiya Arwa Mala Bariki Bavuri Beda (Budga)
List_of_Scheduled_Castes
touchable artisan castes) Though three communities, namely Adi Andhra, Adi Dravida and Adi Karnataka were listed in both Group A and B. "District wise
Scheduled_castes_in_Karnataka
8th-century Indian Vedic scholar
Adi Shankara (8th c. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya (Sanskrit: आदि शङ्कर, आदि शङ्कराचार्य, romanized: Ādi Śaṅkara, Ādi Śaṅkarācārya, lit. 'First
Adi_Shankara
Indian politician
1937, Meenambal Sivaraj presided over the Tinnelveli District Third Adi Dravida Conference. [better source needed] Kshirasagara, Ramacandra (1994). Dalit
Annai_Meenambal_Shivaraj
Topics referred to by the same term
Adi movement may refer to the following Dalit movements: Adi Dravida, active in Tamil Nadu Adi Andhra, active in Andhra Pradesh Adi Karnataka, active
Adi_movement
Anti-caste social movement
attempts to change the system outright. One such incident involved bringing Adi Dravidas into the inner sanctum sanctorum of temples and threatening Brahmin priests
Dravidar_Kazhagam
Ethnic group
Chelvadi, Chelavadi) is a Dravida community, mainly belonging to Karnataka, "who are generally called formerly as Adi Dravida (Balagai), Channaiah or Channayya"(Bidar
Chalavadi
School in Dharavi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Bombay South Indian Adi-Dravida Sangh School is an English medium low-cost ("budget") private school located in Dharavi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. A
Bombay South Indian Adi-Dravida Sangh School
Bombay_South_Indian_Adi-Dravida_Sangh_School
Indian scheduled caste activist and politician (1860-1945)
the pioneers of the Scheduled caste movement in India. He founded the Adi dravida mahajana sabha in 1893. Rettamalai Srinivasan was born on 7 July 1860
Rettamalai_Srinivasan
Dominant Scheduled Caste found in South India and Sri Lanka
recommended Adi Dravidar as an alternative. In the 1920s and 1930s, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy ensured the wider dissemination of the term Adi Dravida. Paraiyars
Paraiya
Political party in India
representative of Scheduled Castes in the Council agreed with Davidson. An Adi Dravida reader of the Madras Mail condemned Justice in the same way that T. M
Justice_Party_(India)
Topics referred to by the same term
primarily in South India. Homo Dravida, a historically defined race, propagated also by Devaneya Pavanar Adi Dravida, natives of Southern India Dravidian
Dravidian
Castes among Telugu people of southern India
in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are: (arranged alphabetically) Adi Andhra Adi dravida Anamuk Aray Mala Arudhatiya Arwa Mala Bariki Bavuri Beda (Budaga)
List_of_Telugu_castes
Kottappa at Perambur, Tamil Nadu. He was one of the founding members of 'Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha' and later founded ‘Arunthathiyar Mahasabha’ in 1920 with
L._C._Gurusamy
Anti-caste literary movement
Adi Dravida politics and identity. Adi Dravida leaders appreciated the zeal and social commitment of the Self-respect movement and urged Adi Dravidas
Dalit_literature
Village in Tamil Nadu, India
Caste (SC) community, particularly the Parayar/Adi Dravida people. Unlike common stereotypes, the Adi Dravida population in Kovilangulam is highly educated
Kovilangulam
Indian politician, educationist and social and political activist
Panchama be dropped from official usage and instead be substituted with Adi-Dravida and Adi-Andhra. In 1921, the Justice Party government of the Raja of Panagal
M._C._Rajah
Notes Andhra Pradesh Telangana Adi Andhra 204,235 2,289 mostly concentrated in districts of Godavari and Chittoor Adi Dravida 265,438 651 mostly concentrated
List of Scheduled Castes in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
List_of_Scheduled_Castes_in_Andhra_Pradesh_and_Telangana
Social classes in Brahminical books
in their Gurdwaras with the texts of Ravidas. Dalit ('untouchables') Adi Dravida Classical Hindu law Four occupations – fourfold Confucian division Hindu
Varna_(Hinduism)
India (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh), Vankars of Gujarat, Adi Dravida (Paraiyan, Pulaiyar, Valluvar, Koliyar, Pallan) of Tamil Nadu and Pulayas
Caste system among South Asian Christians
Caste_system_among_South_Asian_Christians
Indian politician
was selected as a BJP candidate. Murulya belongs to the Tulu-speaking Adi Dravida community, and she was the poorest candidate to win a seat in the assembly
Bhageerathi_Murulya
SC Code Scheduled Caste Population 001 Adi Andhra 1,252 002 Adi Dravida 4,272 003 Adi Karnataka 1,629 004 Ajila 54 005 Arunthathiyar 2,731 006 Ayyanavar
List of Scheduled Castes in Kerala
List_of_Scheduled_Castes_in_Kerala
Ancient Hindu text
Nobody is in possession of the original text. — Mahatma Gandhi, An Adi-Dravida's Difficulties There are numerous classical commentaries on the Manusmṛti
Manusmriti
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
this Assembly constituency and Senguntha Mudaliar, Vettuva Gounder and Adi Dravida communities are also populated in this constituency. ^ upcoming by-election
Perundurai Assembly constituency
Perundurai_Assembly_constituency
Neighborhood of Chennai, India
committee has closed the temple. Government Adi Dravida Welfare Higher Secondary School Government Adi Dravida Welfare Primary School Kendriya Vidyalaya
Meenambakkam
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
Data Created 2016 Sengundhar Kaikola Mudaliyar 27.40% Vanniyar 23.75% Adi Dravida 16.45% Kamma Naidu, Kapu 12.42% Others 22% Total Electorate 2,73,660
Tiruttani Assembly constituency
Tiruttani_Assembly_constituency
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
Category Data Created 2016 Vanniyar 40% Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliyar 05% Adi Dravida 30% Nathama Udayar 05% Konar, Nayudu, Pillaimar 08% Others 12% Total
Tirukkoyilur Assembly constituency
Tirukkoyilur_Assembly_constituency
Worker strike
certainly lost their lives. The very fact that no Adi Dravida was shot clearly indicates that the Adi Dravidas were not creating the mischief ... but my friend
1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills strike
1921_Buckingham_and_Carnatic_Mills_strike
Nayanar saint
orthodoxy. Nandanar became "the hero of tales of caste protest". The "Adi Dravida" (Dalit) leaders of the Self-Respect Movement used Nandanar as an exemplar
Nandanar
Indian politician and activist (1875–1937)
Koodal publishers. p. 134. Basu, Raj Sekhar (2011). "The Making of Adi Dravida Politics in Early Twentieth Century Tamil Nadu". Social Scientist. 39
C._Natesa_Mudaliar
were landless peasants including many from shudra castes as well as Adi Dravidas or '(untouchables)'. They were transient unskilled workers who performed
History of Indian Singaporeans
History_of_Indian_Singaporeans
Indian politician (1855–1921)
Raja who became Chief Minister". The Hindu. 1 July 2016. "The Making of Adi Dravida Politics in Early Twentieth Century Tamil Nadu". Social Scientist. July
A._Subbarayalu_Reddiar
One of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India
Tamil Nadu, in India. Kongu Vellalar Gounder, Senguntha Mudaliar and Adi Dravida communities are populous in this constituency. "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation
Tiruppur North Assembly constituency
Tiruppur_North_Assembly_constituency
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
Vanniyar 24% Kongu Vellalar Gounder 20% Nadar 17% Senguntha kaikola Mudaliyar 11% Adi Dravida 7% Arunthathiyar 05% Others 16% Total Electorate 2,39,268
Veerapandi Assembly constituency
Veerapandi_Assembly_constituency
Caste related violence against Dalits in Tamil Nadu
were upwardly mobile a lesson. As many as 268 homes of Dalits (of the Adi Dravida community) near Naikkankottai in Dharmapuri district were torched by
2012_Dharmapuri_violence
Marginalized castes in India and South Asia
themselves. In Southern India, Dalits are sometimes known as Adi Dravida, Adi Karnataka, and Adi Andhra, which literally mean First Dravidians, Kannadigas
Dalit
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
Demographics (2016) Category Data Created 2016 Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliyar 30% Vanniyar 30% Adi Dravida 20% Others 20% Total Electorate 2,96,893
Kancheepuram Assembly constituency
Kancheepuram_Assembly_constituency
Indian activist
He thought that the Cheramar, Pulayar, Parayar and Kuravar are the Adi Dravida races of India. Joseph initiated the Sadhujan Dootan magazine in 1919
Pampady_Joseph
Indian politician and academician (born 1941)
that Parivendar occupied land worth Rs.371 crores designated for the Adi Dravidas in Kanchipuram district's Kattangolathur for his SRM university. The
T._R._Paarivendhar
Village in Tamil Nadu, India
Kallapatti, Erakkottaipatti. There are many communities such as Nadar, Adi Dravida, Arundhathiyar, Chettiyar, Asari and caste less people also. Pachaiyappa
Kamatchipuram
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
Vanniyar, Kongu Vellalar Gounder, and Senguntha Mudaliar, Reddiyar and Adi Dravida communities. Madras State "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency
Bhavani_Assembly_constituency
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
gounder, Vanniyar, Senguntha Mudaliar, Sozhiya Vellalar, Muslim, and Adi Dravida communities. "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation
Sangagiri Assembly constituency
Sangagiri_Assembly_constituency
Indian politician (1901–1975)
Shivashanmugam died on 17 February 1975 at the age of 73. History of the Adi Dravidas. Rajah, M. C.; J. Shivashunmugham (1930). The Life, Select Writings and
J._Shivashanmugam_Pillai
Ethnic group
Perhimpunan Kuil Shri Mariamman (Shri Mariamman Temple Association). Adi-Dravida Sabah. Muda-mudi Buddha Tamil (Tamil Buddhist Youths). South Indian Moslem
Tamil_Indonesians
huts, tiled-roof and one or two-room concrete houses — of Dalits of the Adi Dravida community near Naikkankottai in Dharmapuri district of western Tamil
Caste-related violence in India
Caste-related_violence_in_India
Prime Neighbourhood in Chennai
industry once thrived. The Tamil Nadu government school, the oldest Adi-Dravida Higher Secondary School, is located in Nagalkeni. The groundwater was
Pammal
Raja who became Chief Minister". The Hindu. 1 July 2016. "The Making of Adi Dravida Politics in Early Twentieth Century Tamil Nadu". Social Scientist. July
1920 Madras Presidency Legislative Council election
1920_Madras_Presidency_Legislative_Council_election
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
Chetty/Devanga Chettiar 32% Sozhiya Velalar / Pillaimar 30% Sengunthar Mudliyar 20% Vanniyar 10% Adi Dravida 5.5% Others 2.5% Total Electorate 2,63,233
Salem South Assembly constituency
Salem_South_Assembly_constituency
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
Arunththathiyar, Senguntha Mudaliar, Devanga Chettiyar, Muslims and Adi Dravida communities are populated in this constituency. Madras State Note:
Anthiyur Assembly constituency
Anthiyur_Assembly_constituency
Indian politician
constituency. He was Minister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare in the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2013. He represents Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.
N._Subramanian
Ethnic group
tended to be landless Tamil peasants from the Shudra caste as well as Adi Dravidas or 'Untouchables'. These were often indentured labourers who were brought
Indian_Singaporeans
Village in India
Government High School, Pudupatti Saruga International CBSE School, Pudupatti Adi dravida colony Ramnagar Kasi nathapuram Kamarajar Nagar Sivan Nagar Surya Nagar
Pudupatti,_Tirunelveli
Indian politician
constituency in 2006 election as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate. She served as the former Minister for Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare in Tamil
A._Tamilarasi
Neighbourhood in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India
complex near the burial ground of Moolakothalam, for the welfare of Adi-dravida people living there. Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance board makes necessary
Moolakothalam
Country in South Asia
Yakkha Santal Shakya Dalit Nationalism 2006 Dalit protests in Maharashtra Adi Dravida Bahujan Samaj Party Bahujan Samaj Party (Nepal) Balmiki Bhangi Chamar
Outline_of_Nepal
Village in Tamil Nadu, India
communities, Veerakodi Vellalar and Nadar, Devar, Ambalakarar, Yadava, Adi Dravida, Muslims and Christians are live in this village. It is located very
Aladikkumulai
Village in India
living in this village are Kongu Vellalar, Navithar, Nadar, Kuyavar and Adi Dravida. Majority of the population are engaged in agriculture, real-estate and
Attayampalayam
Indian politician
legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Anthiyur constituency in 1996 election and served as Adi Dravidar Welfare Minister
P._Selvarasu
Village in Tamil Nadu, India
postal code is 606908. Kadaladi is a predominantly Tamil-speaking village. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), AIADMK, Indian National Congress, and Pattali
Kadaladi_(Tiruvannamalai)
Indian election
India Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam allied with the Indian National Congress (Indira) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam allied
1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
1980_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election
Community of Brahmins in India
historical presence in the south of India, they are categorized as Pancha Dravida Brahmins. Their tradition is rooted in the pre-Buddhist Apastamba sutras
Babburkamme_Brahmin
Executive branch of Indian state government
ministry M. Karunanidhi 9th (1989) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 14 Jayalalithaa I J. Jayalalithaa 10th (1991) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 15 Karunanidhi
Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers
Tamil_Nadu_Council_of_Ministers
Violence against the Dalit community in Tamil Nadu
Party of India (Marxist) and Communist Party of India and founder of the Adi Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam and members of various parties took part in the road
2018_Ambalapattu_violence
Architectural idiom in Hindu temple architecture
Hoysala architecture style is described as Karnata Dravida as distinguished from the traditional Dravida, and is considered an independent architectural
Dravidian_architecture
Kannada-speaking Brahmin communities
Vaishnavism, and are followers of Adi Shankara, Madhvacharya, and Ramanuja, respectively. Kannada Brahmins fall under the Pancha Dravida Brahmin classification of
Kannada_Brahmin
Community of Telugu speaking Brahmins
Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. They fall under the Pancha Dravida Brahmin classification of the Brahmin community in India. Telugu Brahmins
Telugu_Brahmins
Subcaste of Smarta Brahmin
near Nalgonda. They are classified as Pancha-Dravida Brahmins. They are predominantly followers of Adi Shankaracharya and are located in Andhra Pradesh
Vaidiki_Velanadu
Ethnic group
Karnataka and the Kasaragod district of Kerala. Havyakas fall under the Pancha-Dravida Brahmin category. They are primarily followers of the Yajurveda, but some
Havyaka_Brahmins
Sub-sect of the Iyer community of Tamil Brahmins of India
Many Brahacharanam follow the Advaita Vedanta philosophy propounded by Adi Shankara. Some Brahacharanam adhere to Shivadvaita. The Brahacharanams, along
Brahacharanam
Current Manu of Hinduism
Satyavrata and Shraddhadeva. Shraddhadeva is stated to be the king of the Dravida kingdom during the epoch of the Matsya Purana. According to the Matsya
Vaivasvata_Manu
City in Tamil Nadu, India
assembly seat has been won by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) three times: in 2009, 2019, and 2024. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
Thoothukudi
Politics related to the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
largely been dominated by the Dravidian parties of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The DMK has first
Politics_of_Tamil_Nadu
Ethnic community
their families in south India. This group of migrants comprised the ‘Adi Dravidas,’ a group of impoverished labourers originating in the hinterlands of
Malaysians of Indian descent in Penang
Malaysians_of_Indian_descent_in_Penang
Early medieval Indian dynasty (753–982)
Deccan during this time which Adam Hardy calls Karnata dravida style as opposed to traditional Dravida style. With the ending of the Gupta dynasty in northern
Rashtrakuta_Empire
Indian politicians
candidate of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). J. Jayalalithaa appointed V. M. Rajalakshmi as Minister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare
V._M._Rajalakshmi
Legislature of Tamil Nadu, 2006–2011
election Government Government of Tamil Nadu Opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Website Official website Members 235 Speaker R. Avudaiyappan
13th_Tamil_Nadu_Assembly
Language family
word Draviḍa in the work Tantravārttika by Kumārila Bhaṭṭa: The word I have chosen is 'Dravidian', from Drāviḍa, the adjectival form of Draviḍa. This
Dravidian_languages
Varna in Hinduism, one of four castes
Brahmins – Nepali Bahuns The Pancha Dravida Brahmins reside to the south of the Vindhya mountain range. The term "Dravida" too has territorial, linguistic
Brahmin
Hindu goddess
lit. 'auspicious Kali') is a fierce form of the Hindu supreme goddess Adi Shakti. She is worshipped predominantly in the South Indian state of Kerala
Bhadrakali
Indian composer (1839–1906)
raga, mrudanga jathi (1-2-3-2-1); shankaracharyam in shankarabharana raga, adi tala; ragamalika in 9 ragas; chauka varnas in raga anandabhairavi & surati
Subbarama_Dikshitar
Hindu monastery in Tamil Nadu, India
(disputed) of the Advaita Vedanta teacher Adi Shankara. The matha-tradition attributes its founding to Adi Shankara, but this and the reliability of the
Kanchi_Kamakoti_Peetham
Indian election
legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 21 January 1989. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the election and its leader M. Karunanidhi
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
1989_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election
Indian politician
(died 25 November 2012) was an Indian politician and a minister in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Government of Tamil Nadu between 1996 and 2001. Selvaraj
S._Selvaraj
Indian election
to elect members from 234 constituencies for the state legislature. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led front won the election securing 221 seats in
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
1996_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election
Indian politician
constituency in 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 as a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIDMK) party. Karuppasamy was born on 22 March 1955
C._Karuppasamy
Indian politician (1908-1997)
and Poovalur Ponnambalanar. In the 1930s Subbaiah successfully conducted "Adi Dravidar Welfare Conference". He also gained the friendship of communist
Rama_Subbaiah
Indian actor and film producer (1928–2001)
joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam after it was founded by C. N. Annadurai in 1949. Until 1956, Ganesan was a staunch supporter of the Dravida Munnetra
Sivaji_Ganesan
Indian social activist and politician (1879–1973)
forming the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in 1949. While continuing the Self-Respect Movement, he advocated for an independent Dravida Nadu (land of
Periyar
Indian politician
Nadu Legislative Assembly representing Dharapuram. She belongs to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. Kayalvizhi is the Minister for Human Resources
N._Kayalvizhi
premier publishing house owning a press. Ramaswamy Sastrulu was born in a Dravida Brahmin family at Vavilla, a village near Allur, Nellore District.[citation
Vavilla_Ramaswamy_Sastrulu
Indian politician
Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He was elected from Tamil Nadu representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party. He had also served as a cabinet minister to Chief
S._Thangavelu
Tamil Brahmin caste
Brahmins. Most Iyers are followers of the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankara and adhere to the Smarta tradition. This is in contrast to the Iyengar
Iyer
Hindu temple in Kathmandu
Mahabharata. The main temple priests are, as a long-standing tradition, Vedic Dravida Brahmins from Karnataka trained at the Sringeri Sharada Peetham in Southern
Pashupatinath_Temple
Indian politician
was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Sankagiri constituency in the 1977, 1980
P._Dhanapal
Brahmin sub-caste from Maharashtra, India
the Vedanta they follow, the first of which follows the Advaita Vedanta of Adi Shankara and the second of which follows the Dvaita Vedanta of Madhvacharya
Karhade_Brahmin
Sankaracharjya blame for murder case
PTI, 30 November 2004 J Jayalalithaa, the leader of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was an
Sankararaman_murder_case
Government of Tamil Nadu, India from 2011 to 2014
were released on 13 May 2011. Two major parties Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) faced the election
Fourth_Jayalalithaa_ministry
Sixty ninth head of the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam
became the only Shankaracharya to do so after the Adi Shankara. There he installed the idol of Adi Shankara. One of his important contributions is founding
Jayendra_Saraswathi
Ancient and medieval monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India
Hampi continues as a religious centre, with the Virupaksha Temple, an active Adi Shankara-linked monastery and various monuments belonging to the old city
Hampi
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