Question

What was the division of the Dravidian languages and name some important works written in one of these languages.

Answer 1

Instruction:

• Mention the four divisions.
• Also use names of literature written by Thiruvalluvar in Tamil language.

Solution : The Dravidian language is divided into four branches:

1. Tamil language
2. Telugu language
3. Kannada language
4. Malayalam language

Some of the most important works were written by Thiruvalluvar in the Tamil language. One of them was Kurai, the book dealt with life and religion.
Shippadikaram and Manimekhalai other important Tamil literary works.​
Kings of Vijayanagar also pioneered Telugu literature for e.g. Raja Krishnadevarai wrote the famous book,Amukta Malayd​.