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South Indian culture refers to the cultural region typically covering the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.The idea of South India is closely linked to the Dravidian ethnic and linguistic identity and therefore it can also refer to groups in central India such as the Gondi and the Kui.
The process of post-Harappan/Dravidian influences on southern India has tentatively been called "Dravidianization", [72] and is reflected in the post-Harappan mixture of IVC and Ancient Ancestral South Indian people. [73] Yet, according to Krishnamurti, Dravidian languages may have reached south India before Indo-Aryan migrations. [51]
South Indian communities (4 C, 139 P) T. Tribal communities of Gujarat (2 C, 21 P) ... Indian ethnic group stubs (383 P) Pages in category "Ethnic groups in India"
The varna designation of Reddys is a contested and complex topic. Even after the introduction of the varna concept to south India, caste boundaries in south India were not as marked as in north India, where the four-tier varna system placed the priestly Brahmins on top followed by the Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras.
Older forms of the name include Teluṅgu and Tenuṅgu. [45] Tenugu is derived from the Proto-Dravidian word *ten ("south") [46] to mean "the people who lived in the south/southern direction". The name Telugu, then, is a result of an "n" to "l" alternation established in Telugu. [47] [48]
The traditions of different ethnic groups in South Asia have diverged, influenced by external cultures, especially in the northwestern parts of South Asia and also in the border regions and busy ports, where there are greater levels of contact with external cultures. There is also a lot of genetic diversity within the region.
"South India" is also known as "Peninsular India" indicating its location in a peninsula surrounded by water on three sides. [4] The term "Deccan", referring to the area covered by the Deccan Plateau that covers most of peninsular India excluding the coastal areas, is an anglicised form of the Prakrit word dakkhiṇa derived from the Sanskrit word dakshiṇa meaning south. [5]
In many Indian Hindu communities, the naming is most often done by consulting the child's horoscope, which suggests various names depending on the child's lunar sign (called rashi). However, in Marathi Hindu families, the name that the child inevitably uses in secular functions is the one decided by their parents.