ERC Consolidator Grant · 2025
Manipravalam: Insight, Research, and Analysis
Manipravalam (“pearl and coral”), a blend of Sanskrit and local languages, emerged as a predominant language in the Tamil region during the 2nd millennium. Its unique linguistic character facilitated its role as a bridge-language that transmitted religious knowledge and united multiple religious traditions, inter alia. This language played a crucial role in shaping South India’s linguistic, religious, and cultural landscape during the medieval period. Although primarily associated with medieval Srivaisnavas (Visnu-worshippers adhering to the school of Ramanuja, a 12th-c. Hindu philosopher) in the Tamil land, Manipravalam was also employed by people belonging to other belief systems, such as…
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