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Dravidian race

The Dravidian race is the name sometimes given to the peoples of southern and central India and northern Sri Lanka who speak Dravidian languages. They are so called for purely linguistic reasons; the peoples are of varying racial types. Some believe that Dravidian-speaking peoples may have been spread throughout the Indian subcontinent before the invasions of the Aryans.

The British exaggerated differences between northern and southern Indians, beyond anything scientific evidence supports, to help sustain their control of India, and all discussion of Aryan or Dravidian "races" remains highly controversial.

See also: Badagas



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