Highlight the contribution of Caldwell for the cause of South Indian

1.	Highlight the contribution of Caldwell for the cause of South Indian languages.
Answer» 1. In 1816, F. W. Ellis who founded the College of Fort St. George, formulated the theory that the south Indian languages belonged to a separate family which was unrelated to the Indo – Aryan family of languages. 2. Robert Caldwell (1814-1891) expanded this argument in a book titled. A comparative grammar of the Dravidian (or) South Indian family of languages in 1856. 3. He established the close affinity between the Dravidian languages in contrast with Sanskrit and also established the antiquity of Tamil.

Highlight the contribution of Caldwell for the cause of South Indian languages.

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1. In 1816, F. W. Ellis who founded the College of Fort St. George, formulated the theory that the south Indian languages belonged to a separate family which was unrelated to the Indo – Aryan family of languages.

2. Robert Caldwell (1814-1891) expanded this argument in a book titled. A comparative grammar of the Dravidian (or) South Indian family of languages in 1856.

3. He established the close affinity between the Dravidian languages in contrast with Sanskrit and also established the antiquity of Tamil.

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