Worldwide Dravidian Tamils and Distinguished Scholars, Greetings & Vanakkam from
Dravida Pozhil!
“By the grove resides the spring, by beauty resides the life (poḻil vati vēnil, pēr
eḻil vāḻkkai)” – so
sings Sanga Tamil. The Journal of Dravidian Studies (JODS) – Dravida Pozhil also
starts its beautiful
journey with this issue. This is a journey of education, a journey towards the
people, a journey joining
the scholars and the people and a journey of social justice, wherein the doors of
education were made
wide open to all by the Dravidian Movement.
The Tamil word ‘Pozhil or poḻil’ not only means a grove, garden or oasis. It
means
where the water
fluxes continuously and self-sustains in a grove of flora & fauna. Similarly, in
this Dravidian Oasis –
Dravida Pozhil, the concept and cohesion of Dravidian culture will flux and
self-sustain with continuous
improvement.
Rationality, Culture, Civilization, Art, History, Language and Humanities are
the
facets of
the humankind.This Research Journal aims to dwell on those domains and enable a
deep
academic research
in those faculties and deliver the benefits of research to all.
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Fine Academic Research in the domains of Dravidian Culture, Dravidian
Civilization, Dravidian
Social
Justice, Dravidian & Tamil Studies.
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Deliver the fruits of this research to benefit both the Dravidian Tamil
general populace and the
scholars alike.
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Integrate Dravidian thoughts and philosophies with the auspices of Global
Scholars, maintaining
high
Educational Standards and Global Academic Standards.
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Showcase the research capabilities of the Dravidian Intelligentsia globally,
and maintain a
Dravidian database of research papers and thesis.
In view of the above goals, we will collaborate with global scholars and also
provide opportunities
for
other scholars, budding women scholars and blossoming scholars from the
underprivileged communities.
This Journal on Dravidian Studies is quarterly, bi-lingual, deemed-university
based and will also
partner with global indexes.
This first issue contains 6 splendid research papers. In addition to papers
from Tamilnadu, we also have papers from Canada and Europe. “Every town is my
town, Every human is
my
kin” is a great humanist thought, offered to the whole world by Tamilnadu. If
anywhere, there exists
a
threat to the Tamil philosophy of “All lives are Born Equal”, then that threat
exists to Tamilnadu
as
well. (Injustice anywhere, is a threat to justice everywhere). The papers
include:
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Black Lives Matter agitations in America & the Dravidian Movement – An
Analogy
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Dravidian Philosophies in the Classical Sanga Tamil Age
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British/European Sankritist Scholars and the Foundations of Indian Culture &
Society
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The Onomastics of the word ‘Tamilnadu’ and the role of Periyar
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Dravidian/Aryan dichotomy in the 19th CE Saiva Sabhas
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Caste Eradication via knowledge propagation of DNA Testing and Genetics
Papers on the above subjects were duly reviewed by domain experts. Please read
and spread the word.
If
you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Editors or
the Authors themselves
directly.
Academic Excellence in Dravidian Studies is the need of the hour and we thank
Aasiriyar Dr. K.
Veeramani
for recognizing this need and spearheading this research effort. At this hour,
we also reminisce and
pay
our thanks and respects to Dravidian Intellectual Stalwarts like Pt. Iyothee
Thass, Periyar EVR, Dr.
Ambedkar, Arignar Anna, Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi and thousands of other stars in
the Dravidian Galaxy, as we start this
academic
journey.
See you every three months on this Dravidian Pathway of Academics. We wish on
this great Tamizh festive day, ‘Happy Pongal’ and ‘Merry Tamil New Year’ to all
our readers.