Foreword Tamil is one of the oldest living language of the World. It is the most accomplished member of the over known Dravidian Languages. now and fact that the word Dravida intion of earlier Pali and Prakrit form of Tamil va dorilo, dandle and device. It has been noted In the latest edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica that there is actually a very notable and active purifying movement in Tamil and an exaggeration to say that the late lamented Savants Maraisal Adigeland Drvore Parasar are the Twentieth century captain of this essential and editing campaign RC Tranch in his elegant lectures on the study of words observed Language is fossil poetry and fossil history as well. Language is the amber in which a thousand precious and subtle thoughts have been safely embedded and preserved. For beyond a records in a language the language itsell the back and offers its for our investigation Languages over false, never deceives vs. in the study of the origin and Singulatie changes of a particular word, great care is required. It is a field of contradictions such that Dr. Johnson himself was hipped by any previous studies for racing the past history of words and the red on and signally." No matter in Prot Paar, we have indeed bowery lucky. As erudite scholar and bymologist of great out and who was unflappable discover of roots of words, Pavaner has done signal writo philologists and especially etymologists of the world. His monumental work has proved to the world that Tamil has an antiquity lost in the prehistoric past and is of purity and constancy that makes it understood by the laity. as easily how it was two thousand years Dr. Caldwell commented the spooch of the very lowest of the Tamil in retired country districts accords to a considerable extent with the classical dialect indispensing with Samkrit derive. How important his work will prove our own Tamil Speaking World, I shall let potity decide The presentation is methodical and comprehensive way. this is indeed a model for others to emulate. I am certain that the dream of Pavear will come true. Tamil Scholars and the Workers with us today will I hope continue this labour of love. The Government of Tamil Nadu take pride in presenting this great work to the World on the basis of the 75th Birth Anniversary of our Mentor Perigeer Matar miss | Gevent of Tamil Nadu MADRAS- ranganayagam
