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Rh Telugus of the north call the Tamil Brahmans 'Dravidlu' or 'Dravidas' while the Tamil non-Brahmans are called Sudralu or Dakshanâdi-Sudralu. These clearly show that in practice the ethnological application of the name Dravida was restricted and limited to a particular class, namely, the Tamil-speaking Brahmans.

The significance of the word Dravida in the expression Pancha Dravida has now to be explained, At a very early period in the history of the IndoAryan people, the Tamil-speaking Brahmans had developed a system of social and religious customs and practices which became a marked feature of that community. They had a separate ritualistic system; their social code was different from that of the northern Brahmans ; and their laws also were :