Page:An introduction to Dravidian philology.djvu/9



I must thank the Madras University for having given me an opportunity to collect my thoughts on the Dravidian linguistic problem in the shape of the following lectures. Ever since I became acquainted with Caldwell’s Comparative Grammar, I have been feeling that the opinion of the native Dravidian scholars has not received the attention that it deserved. In these lectures, therefore, I have endeavoured to present the other sides the native side, of the picture. How far I have succeeded in my attempts, it is for scholars to judge. Bat I rest satisfied with the thought that I have not allowed the question of the affiliation of the Dravidian languages to be set at rest once for all, and hope that a keener interest will be revived in solving this intricate problem.

These lectures were originally delivered in Telugu, but I have