Author: Hiremath, R.C. [ Hirematha, Ar. Si. ]
Title: The Genesis and Growth of Dravidian
Description: Trivandrum, Dravidian Linguistics Assoc. 1984. orig. boards. 23x15cm, vii,225 pp. In a torn & chipped dustwrapper.. Rubbed. Corners bumped. Flyleaves discolored. Just Good. ¶ Series: Dravidian Linguistics Association, Publication no. 39. Published in an edition of 500 copies. Contents: The Dravidian: problems & a new approach; Derivation & usage of the word 'Dravida'; Identification & study of the Dravidian languages; Dravidian languages so far traced and their internal grouping; Disintegration of the Dravidian languages; The Dravidian race and languages: about their genetic relations; The Indus Valley civilisation; The Indus Valley civilization and the Dravidians; Decline & destruction of the Indus Valley civilization; Dasa and Dasvu; The Mesopotamian civilization; The Indus Valley and the ancient world contacts; Cultural parallels; Results of the Comparison; Dravidian connections: east and west (linguistic); The Dravidian and Sumerian languages: Similarities; The Dravidian home-land; The Dravidians and the Aryans in early India; The Dravidians and Aryan bilingualism; Composite Indian culture.

Keywords: Dravidian Linguistics, Historical Language, Languages, Linguistic History, Ancient India, Dravidians, Ethnogenesis, Ethnohistory, Ethnic History, South Asia