Will the north Indian onslaught on south Indian society and the south Indian people ever end? This is the primary question that this paper seeks to analyze and answer. History is replete with instances of Aryan infiltration and subsequent efforts at domination of the Dravidian people, three of which stand out as inflection points. By studying these three and other events, an attempt is made to understand the viral nature of the Aryan society growth. What is also noteworthy is certain constancy in the motivation behind these attacks as well as the evolution of the nature of infiltration. An unfortunate change in the reaction of the Dravidian people to these Aryan movements is also observed during the same period. What are the lessons to be learnt for the Dravidian people in general and policy makers in particular forms the essence of this paper.
The first onslaught
We begin our journey with the first Aryan onslaught which occurred during the Vedic period. Certain aspects during this revisit shall be conspicuous by their absence %u2013 aspects such as date, location, ethnography and evidence (either as archaeological discoveries, documented history or legend). In fact, any allusion to these aspects has been deliberately avoided. Why? This shall be clarified subsequently.
Moreover, the word %u2018invasion%u2019[1] in our discussion does not mean or connote an act of aggression. For instance, we use the word in the same manner as we do to describe the %u2018advent or ent
