Dravida
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The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party is hoping to retain its influence.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024
The resistance was strongest in Tamil Nadu, where the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party led huge protests, burning Hindi books and blackening signs written in Hindi.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2022
Some sprang up to assert a distinct regional identity, like the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu and the Sikh-centric Akali Dal in Punjab.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2012
Raja’s party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, lost elections in April in a backlash over graft, with its presence in the 234- member assembly reduced to 23 members.
From BusinessWeek • May 30, 2011
Karnata, Karnataka.—One of the five orders of Pānch Dravida or southern Brāhmans, inhabiting the Canarese country.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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