Language and Culture
- Dravidian languages, a family of languages spoken mainly in South India and North-Eastern Sri Lanka
- Proto-Dravidian, a model of the common ancestor of the above languages
- Elamo-Dravidian languages, a proposed language family
- Dravidian University, a university situated in Andhra Pradesh
- Dravidian Linguistics Association, based in Kerala
- Ancient Dravidian culture
- South Indian culture, modern Dravidian culture
- Dravidian architecture, a style of Temple construction
- Dravidian martial arts, a style of martial arts
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