JSTOR In another Dravidian language Telugu it is Gonda. English historian and broadcaster Michael Wood called the Tamils the last surviving classical civilization on Earth, because the Tamils have preserved substantial elements of their past regarding belief, culture, music, and literature despite the influence of globalization. Sundeep Prakashan. The Edicts of Asoka were written in a number of languages and scripts on various pillars throughout India mainly in the North and there were even Rock Inscriptions.
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