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Southern South Asia
Dravidian

Southern South Asia is a geographical area in

the subcontinent. Depending on definition, it includes the countries of India (particularly South India), the Maldives, and Sri Lanka.[1][2] It is predominantly Dravidian.[3][4]

Southern South Asia is noted for being the most culturally distinct region of South Asia from Northern South Asia,[5] with greater gender equality.[6][7] There is significant competition between India and China for influence over the island nations of the region.[2]

History

Southern South Asia was a hub of global trade in ancient times because of its position in the important Indian Ocean corridor.[8] For example, a significant number of Roman products have been discovered in the region.[9][10]

Governments throughout Southern South Asia adopted Sanskrit for public political expression beginning around 300 CE and ending around 1300, resulting in greater integration into the broader South Asian cultural sphere.[11] This significantly influenced the languages of the region, making all of the major Dravidian languages except for Tamil highly Sanskritised.[12][13]

Artisanal production of handicraft articles, metal-working (see Wootz steel) and cloth production were historically important features of the economy in Southern South Asia.[14]

Tamil influence in the region is quite significant, with prominent empires such as the

ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka which lasted for decades.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cardoso, Hugo. "The synchrony and diachrony of an Asian-Portuguese causal morpheme". Academia.
  2. ^ a b Balances and benefits in Southern South Asia: The Maldives and Sri Lanka in 2021 https://www.orfonline.org/ Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy
  3. ^ Future potential and the invisible diaspora: New Zealand and South Asia diasporas https://www.asianz.org.nz/ Robert Didham
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  5. ^ Pillalamarri, Akhilesh. "The Geopolitics of South Asian Political Stability". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  6. ^ Encyclopedia of Modern Asia http://www.sabrizain.org/ David Levinson and Karen Christensen
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  8. ^ "Patrick Roberts Made National Geographic 'Explorer'". www.shh.mpg.de. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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  11. ^ Comparing East Asian and Southeast Asian Buddhism: Looking at Traditional China from the Margins http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/ John R. McRae
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  15. ^ "The Sri Lankan Civil War and Its History, Revisited in 2020". Harvard International Review. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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  17. ^ Kamalakaran, Ajay (23 March 2022). "How a unique Tamil dialect survived among a fishing community in Sri Lanka". Scroll.in. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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