The oldest works now available in Dravidian were written lo… - K. A. Nilakanta Sastri

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The oldest works now available in Dravidian were written long after their contact with Aryan culture and can afford no clear guidance to the pre- Aryan state of Dravidian culture.

K. A. Nilakanta Sastri

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Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta Sastri (12 August 1892 – 15 June 1975) was an Indian historian who wrote on South Indian history. Many of his books form the standard reference works on the subject. Sastri was acclaimed for his scholarship and mastery of sources and was a recipient of the third highest Indian civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan.

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Native Name: க. அ. நீலகண்ட சாத்திரி

Alternative Names: Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta Sastri

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