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    The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Tamil pronunciation: [t̪iɾaːʋiɖɐ munːeːtrɐk kɐɻɐɡɐm]; transl. Dravidian Progressive Federation; abbr. DMK) is an Indian...
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  • Dravidian (redirect from Dravida)
    dravidian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dravidian, Dravidan, or Dravida may refer to: Dravidian languages, a family of languages spoken mainly...
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  • Dravida is mentioned as one of the kingdoms in the southern part of present-day mainland India during the time of the Mahabharata. Dravida is listed among...
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  • Dravida Brahmins, or simply Dravidulu, are Hindu brahmins and a sub-caste of the Telugu Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh in South India, who migrated from Tamil-speaking...
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  • Adi Dravida (or Adi Dravidar) is a term that has been used since 1914 in South India to denote Paraiyars. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, they...
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    The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (transl. All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation; abbr. AIADMK) is an Indian regional political party...
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  • Pancha Dravida is one of the two major groupings of Brahmins in Hinduism, of which the other is Pancha-Gauda. Kalhana, in his Rajatarangini (c. 12th century...
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    The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (transl. Renaissance Dravidian Progressive Federation; abbr. MDMK) is a political party active in the Indian...
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  • Dravida Nadu is the name of a proposed sovereign state demanded by the Justice Party led by the founder of the self-respect movement, E.V. Ramasamy Periyar...
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    The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (transl. National Progressive Dravidian Federation; abbr. DMDK) is an Indian regional political party in the state...
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  • Dravida Sangha was established in 470 CE by a Jain monk named Vajranandi in the city of Madurai in present-day Tamil Nadu. Madurai at that time was under...
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  • K. Annamalai (category All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians)
    Legislative Assembly from 2001 until 2006. A member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, he represented the Tenkasi constituency. K. Annamalai...
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    seats in the 16th Lok Sabha were held on 24 April 2014. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam led by its general secretary J. Jayalalithaa won a spectacular...
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  • Dravida Peravai (Dravidian Front), is a political party in Puducherry, India. The DP was formed in 1996 by a break-away faction of the Dravida Munnetra...
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    Vesara (redirect from Karnata dravida)
    temple architecture found in historic texts, the others being Nagara, Dravida, Bhumija, Kalinga, and Varata. Some scholars like Adam Hardy avoid using...
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  • All Kerala M.G.R. Dravida Munnetra Party is a political party working amongst the Tamil minority in the Indian state of Kerala. It was formed as a split...
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  • Progressive Alliance is an alliance of Indian political parties formed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). The alliance was known as the Democratic Progressive...
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    caste system including untouchability and on a grander scale to obtain a "Dravida Nadu" (Dravidian nation) from the Madras Presidency. Dravidar Kazhagam...
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  • similarities of their ideals and goals. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its political rival All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) have been...
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    held on 10 June 1977. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the election defeating its rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). M. G. Ramachandran...
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    Brahmins - Nepali Bahuns The Pancha Dravida Brahmins reside to the south of the Vindhya mountain range. The term "Dravida" too has territorial, linguistic...
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    Tirunelveli, whwere the winning margin between All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was only 26,494 votes. The party polled...
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    C. N. Annadurai (category Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians)
    Tamil weekly paper, Kudi Arasu. He started his own journal Dravida Nadu (named after the Dravida Nadu – an independent state that the party called for)....
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    acted in the role. The longest-serving chief minister, M. Karunanidhi from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the office for over eighteen years in multiple tenures...
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  • Air Dravida was an airline project based in Chennai, India, promoted by Premier Tours & Travels and Zircon International, a construction company with...
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    Dhiravida Telungar Munnetra Kazhagam (DTMK) (Dravidian Telugu Progressive Federation) is a political party in Tamil Nadu, India. The party general secretary...
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    on 11 May 2006 and all the results were out by the end of the day. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led (DMK) front won the elections, with the DMK emerging...
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    Dravidian peoples (redirect from Dravidas)
    based on the usage of the Sanskrit word drāviḍa in the work Tantravārttika by Kumārila Bhaṭṭa, the word drāviḍa in Sanskrit has been historically used...
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    M. G. Ramachandran (category Chief ministers from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
    He was the founder and first general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. On 19 March 1988, Ramachandran was posthumously awarded...
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    The Naalayira Divya Prabandham (Tamil: நாலாயிரத் திவ்வியப் பிரபந்தம், romanized: Nālāyira Divya Prabandham, lit. 'Four Thousand Divine Hymns') is a collection...
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