Dravidian Linguistics Association
Encyclopedia
The Dravidian Linguistics Association is an association of scholars of Dravidian languages
, based in Thiruvananthapuram
. It publishes the International Journal Of Dravidian Linguistics and helds the annual Conference of Dravidian Linguists. The current president is P.T. Murugaretnam of the Madurai Kamaraj University
.
). To attract an international scholarship the International School of Dravidian Linguistics (ISDL) was formed on February 25th, 1977 with R. C. Hiremath as first internal and Franklin C. Southworth as the first external Director. A Council of Direction was also constituted. The first annual Conference of Dravidian Linguists was held in 1971.
Dravidian languages
The Dravidian language family includes approximately 85 genetically related languages, spoken by about 217 million people. They are mainly spoken in southern India and parts of eastern and central India as well as in northeastern Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iran, and...
, based in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
. It publishes the International Journal Of Dravidian Linguistics and helds the annual Conference of Dravidian Linguists. The current president is P.T. Murugaretnam of the Madurai Kamaraj University
Madurai Kamaraj University
Madurai Kamaraj University also abbreviated MKU is a public university in India.-Overview:Madurai Kamaraj University, located in Madurai city established in 1966, has 18 schools comprising 72 departments. The Directorate of Distance Education of the University has a student strength of about 1.3...
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History
It was jointly established on March 15th, 1972 by V. I. Subramonium (University of Kerala), R. C. Hiremath (Karnataka University) and Mahadeva Sastry (Sri Venkateswara UniversitySri Venkateswara University
Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, is a state university, which was established in 1954, in the famous temple city of Tirupati, South India, under the auspices of Late Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, and with support of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams...
). To attract an international scholarship the International School of Dravidian Linguistics (ISDL) was formed on February 25th, 1977 with R. C. Hiremath as first internal and Franklin C. Southworth as the first external Director. A Council of Direction was also constituted. The first annual Conference of Dravidian Linguists was held in 1971.