In Telugu, they refer TAMILNADU as "ARAVA NADU" ARAVAM means Pambu / Snake / பாம்பு It doesn't mean Tamilnadu is best known for snakes, Snakes are found everywhere in India There was a ethnic race called "Nagargal" lived mostly in Tamilnadu & Srilanka Srilanka historical book Mahavamsam clearly states before vijayan landed in then srilanka, there were people living already in srilanka and named them as "Nagar" Nagargal which is Nagam or pambu or aravam and hence called Aravanadu we can see lot of tamil places still named Arava kuruchi, Naga pattinam, Naga land, Nagar koil, which probably means these ethnic people would have lived in large number in these places read the article in the given link - https://www.indiadivine.org This particular word is the main etmology source for many other words such as Nagar + Agam = Nagarigam/civilization/நாகரிகம் Nagar + Am (where they live) = Nagaram (நகரம்) Many examples of Nagas appear on the walls and alon...
In the early days, Aseevagam was primarily a way of life (culture) for Tamils. It has no idols or deities, and it was founded mostly on philosophy and concepts. In Aseevagam, the number 7 has been used extensively. It begins at Kumari Kandam, which is thought to be Assevagam's birthplace. Assevagam is linked with Nagar community and it was the tradition followed by Nagas. Kumari Kandam itself was divided into 7 different regions, and each region classified into 7 different categories making it total of 49 territories ( நாடு ). We can see a clear description about this in Silapathigaram ( சிலப்பதிகாரம் ). Translating in English Ezhu Thenga Nadu (Seven coconut Lands) Ezhu Madurai Nadu (7 places that filled with lot of trees called Marutha maram ( மருத மரம் ) Ezhu Gunakarai Nadu (Seven coastal lands) Ezhu Pin paalai Nadu (Seven Back sandy lands) Ezhu Mun Paalai Nadu (Seven Front sandy Lands) Ezhu Kundra Nadu (Seven Hilly lands) Ezhu Kurum Panai Nadu (Seven Dwarf -Pa...
As we have seen in my previous post, that Nagas were ethnic race, who lived in south India, migrated to different parts of the word, which can be seen in their history and literature. In this post we will see the relationship & differences between Nagas. Tamil & dravida and Aryans in India ( https://elamurugans.blogspot.com/2021/07/arava-nadu-etymology.htm l) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar as we know he was a brilliant mind , he was fascinated by every aspect of India's social, economic, political, cultural, and religious life. He also researched India's history and tried an in-depth examination of the various communities that inhabited the country, including their cultures, zones of influence, and languages. In the seventh chapter of his book “ The Untouchables: Who Were They and Why They Became Untouchables ” , he examined the indigenous and foreign sources (archaeological, historical, linguistic, and literary) that could provide insight and information on these aspects of Indi...
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