Tamil vs. Sanskrit: The Much Needed Awareness

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The right wing organizations are trying to establish a mindset where Sanskrit is expected to be the oldest and or the most superior language and that its knowledge is required to understand the Indian culture. 

Firstly, there is no such thing as 'Indian Culture.' India, for those who might not be aware, is a mix of multiple cultures!

Secondly, every culture within India has its own origins, history and impact and no one culture is superior to others in any respect. 

In terms of history, Tamil, is a language by itself and it has literature dating back in the thousands of years. For example, Thirukural, is a Tamil literature which was composed even before religions were created. The literature does not even use the word god or religion!

Coming to the point, it is imperative that we understand the real history of Tamil to realize that whatever the right wing is trying to do using Sanskrit does not have honest intentions in the background. Tamil is the older language and is not dependent on Sanskrit or any other language for that matter.

Here is a discussion between two experts in Tamil linguistics who specialize in etymological research in Tamil. They hold PhD in Tamil literature research and have extensive work experience covering the evolution of Tamil language.

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