Mr. True Indian, many like you feel that those who dont acknowledge the sanskritised culture can no longer be indians. To make it clear, Tamil is a well documented language with Tolkappiyam being the oldest available literature (sangam) in the world (1500-700 B.C). Sanskrit doesn't have its own grammer. Asthyaayi was written by Panini for Prakrit and not for sanskrit though it well suited it. It has now been established most of the sanskrit words have roots in Tamil. For example, "Shiva" is obtained from "Sivan" which again is a modified form of "Sivandavan"(one who is red in colour). Indeed, Shaivism has its roots in dravidian culture which was later absorbed in the north. No archeological inscriptions in sanskrit exists before 150 AD whereas the Adichanallur inscriptions in Tamil date back to 500 BC.
