European Network of Dravidian Studies
In a period when Indological Studies are rather dwindling than growing it is not easy to academically establish a new domain of research. Still, it is obvious, from projects funded (such as NETamil, DHARMA, TST) that the number of people interested in the study of the long-neglected Dravidian languages ‒ besides Tamil, that has a longer tradition, now also Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu, not to forget the stepchild Manipravalam ‒ is considerable. More importantly, projects and institutional efforts involve a generation of young scholars who have just defended or are pursuing their PhDs. The time has come to join forces, financially, intellectually and morally, in order to ensure the best possible education that can be had in an age when pandits are no longer available. Institutional support is meagre, and that is why it is necessary to create an infrastructure for the exchange of information, collective study and discussion.
ENDS is an informal association of people and institutions interested in Dravidian studies, and here we want to bring together all the information available on teaching, projects and scholars, as well as upcoming events, even though the vast majority of them currently can only be held online – let us turn this to our advantage: it means everybody can take part in anything, all over the world.
