TABLE OF CONTENTS -- -- PAGE. PREFACE ... vii INTRODUCTION ... Xi ESSAY I.-THE TAMIL PEOPLE. Introduction the name Dravida' explainedits ethnological meaning—its social significance-Dravida and Gauda contrasted-Dr. Caldwell's use of the term Dravidian-linguistic sense-etymology of the word Dravida'-the word Tamil explained the Tamil country-its ancient limits -the Tamils a mixture of three races according to Tamil literature-Risley's theory examined data for determining racial varieties (1) language-(2) anthropometry—(3) archæology -and (4) literary traditions ... ... ... ESSAY II.--THE TAMIL PEOPLE (continued).-The place of the Dravidians in the human familydifferent views of ethnologists-Risley, Hæckel, Topinard and Keane-Caldwell's abori. gines-theories concerning the Dravidian migration (1) the early Aryans (2) the Lemurian theory—(a) evidence from ethnology-(b) from philology-(c) from geography- Dr. Hunter's theory--(4) the Mongolian or NorthEastern theory-Kanakasabhai's arguments examined—the Nagas-(3) conclusion... ... Essay III.-THE TAMIL PEOPLE (continued).—(5) The North-Western origin—(a) evidence from philology-Mr. Bray's views about the Brahcis— the Brahuis, the Todas and the Vellalas-(b) archæological evidence-the Dravidians and Assyrians-the word Vellala explained-(c) literary evidence- probable date of migration-sea route improbable commercial relation with the Wes--no early Tamil words for the ship-the Aryan conquest 17
