North and South divide is only in Tamil Nadu. Its not anywhere else in South India. The main reason is their reluctance to share an integrated culture. They just jump up and down when 'Tamil' word comes up. They give less importance to spirit of being an Indian. In the north, we dont leap around calling ourselves a MP wala, a Haryana wala, a marathi etc. Only for a person from TN claims pride in saying "I am a Tamil first". Spirit of National Integration lies in respecting other cultures and try to mingle with them. And above all, take pride in saying... we are all Indians first.
RE:Tamil or an Indian?
by abhijeet manay on Jan 24, 2008 03:18 AM Permalink
Shiv Sainiks are idiots. Period. And yes this is coming from a maharashtrian.
RE:Tamil or an Indian?
by True Indian on Jan 24, 2008 01:54 AM Permalink
you f. idiot. i am from tamil nadu and no one in tamil nadu says, i am a tamil first. everyone one of us are very much indian if not more than the rest of the country. during kargil war tamil nadu provided the highest monetary aid. none of the states could match us. that shows how integrated we are with our country. stop spreading hatred and think of everyone as your countrymen..
fyi.. marathis, gujratis and punjabis have lots of regional pride..
RE:Tamil or an Indian?
by saigeetha jagannathan on Jan 24, 2008 10:41 AM Permalink
Tamil is the oldest surviving language with its vast well documented scriptures available even now. Will you not be feeling proud if your mother tongue being such an ancient language?. Thanks to the great efforts by Dr. U.V.Swaminatha Iyer in collecting these treasures and saving from extinction.
RE:Tamil or an Indian?
by saigeetha jagannathan on Jan 24, 2008 10:25 AM Permalink
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.
