Tamil is older than sanskrit?

Question

The Indus valley civilization dates back to 3,000 BC.Researchers like Father Heras, Asko Parpola of Finland, Iravatham Mahadevan and Madhivaanan have determined that the inscriptions found in the Indus valley definitely belong to the Tamil people. Referring to this,
Sanskrit professor Bandarkar states: "It is indeed strange how the Aryans failed to supplant the Dravidian speech in the Southern part of India, though it most successfully did in North India, where we have no doubt the Dravidian language prevailed.
before the advent of Aryans.
This will be seen from the fact that Brahui, the language of the mountaineers in the khanship of kelat in Baluchistam (in present day Pakistan), contains not only some Dravidian words, but a considerable infusion of distinctively Dravidian forms and ideas.
It is also a well-known fact accepted by all scholars that there are many Sanskrit words which are all Dravidian and this will confirm the conclusion that the Dravidian tongue was prevaled

Answer 1

Ok. Not really a question is it though? You're making an assertion, and you're simplifying a complex question.

It is really NOT known whether Tamil is older than Sanskrit. The two languages have many words in common, despite not sharing an origin. However, contrary to your statement it is FAR from agreed amongst scholars which language loaned words from the other.

Bringing the Indus Valley civilisation in is not helpful, as we do not know what happened to them after the collapse of their civilisation. NO-ONE has deciphered the Indus Valley script. It is one of the great mysteries in linguistics. It is certainly NOT Tamil as you will see if you look at any of their tablets. However, Indus Valley tablets have been discovered in Southern India.

Brahui, as you say, is indisputably a Dravidian language, and the fact that it is isolated up in Baluchistan when the rest of the Dravidian family is down in Southern India. This has led many to speculate Dravidian languages are descended from the language of the language of the Indus Valley, and I personally, like you, find this quite persuasive. However, it is not proof. Also, even if it truly was Dravidian, it certainly was NOT Tamil as we presently know it, even though Tamil is clearly the oldest extant Dravidian language.

Complex question. The answer is not known. But I thought I ought to just clarify some of your assertions.

Answer 2

YES but the Dravidians in turn supplanted the Rishikishi "Demons" who were red skinned and spoke a completely different language

Answer 3

Another lost Dravidian Activist!!!

Answer 4

Sanskrit

Answer 5

Tamil is spoken in cameroon villages. Every language is evolved from old tamil. period. Africa will tell you true story. if you check most african language , you will find it may be original tamil like 50000 years ago. Ageless if you ask me because it is impossible , the words are not nouns...to be coincidence..its impossible to be coincidence with some sentences

Answer 6

the date of indus valley and is not fixed because somany sites dating older were excavated later.and also the Theory of aryan invasion is disputed

Answer 7

Is it. But I heard that Sanskrit is the oldest one. Anyhow thank you for the information.

Answer 8

interesting!

using your text as reference, i can conclude that tamil is indeed older than sanskrit, but i have to revalidate, lolz

Answer 9

I have learnt a new thing, but whats the question?