Answer briefly

V. Answer briefly

1. Write a note on Tamil Renaissance.

• The cultural hegemony of colonialism and the rise of humanism brought several changes in the socio-cultural life of Indian sub-continent.

• The introduction of printing press, linguistic research on Dravidian languages, etc. underpinned the process of Tamil renaissance..

• The publication of ancient literary texts created an awareness among the Tamil people about their historical tradition, language, literature and religion.

2. Highlight the contribution of Caldwell for the cause of South Indian languages.

• Caldwell expanded the theory that the South Indian languages belonged to a separate family which was unrelated to the Indo. Aryan family of languages in a book titled. 'A comparative grammar of the Dravidian or South Indian family of languages'.

• He established a close affinity between the Dravidian languages in contrast with Sanskrit and also established the antiquity of Tamil.

3. List out the personalities who contributed to the revival of Tamil literature through their writings.

• Damotharanar

• U.V. Swaminathar

• Thiru. Vi. Kalyana Sundaram

• Maraimalai Adigal

• Subramania Bharathi

• S. Vaiyapuri

• Bharathidasan

• Parithimar Kalaignar

4. Discuss the importance of Hindu Religious Endowment Act passed by the Justicite ministry ?

• The huge resources of the temples of Tamil Nadu were monopolised and exploited by the dominant caste in the society and led to mismanagement of public resources.

• It introduced the Hindu Religious Endowment Act in 1926. This Act enabled any individual, irrespective of their caste affiliation, to become member of the temple committee and govern the resources of the religious institutions.

5. Name the newspapers published by the South Indian Liberal Foundation.

• Dravidian in Tamil

• Justice in English

• Andhra Prakasika in Telugu

6. Estimate Periyar as a feminist

• Periyar was critical of patriarchy.

• He condemned child marriage and devadasi system.

• He raised his voice over the plight of women.

• He emphasised women's right to divorce and property.

• He believed that property rights for women would provide them social status and protection.