After independence, Tamilians felt they and their dravidian race were ignored by the North Indians. Their major complaints were: Freedom fighters from what is now Tamilnadu were not sufficiently recognized by the ruling Indian government, Hindi was widely promoted at the expense of the regional languages, Tamilians were given less importance by the Indian government
These and other incidents prompted many Tamilians to seek a separate Dravidian identity. They fought for separate dravidian land and Dravidian independence under the leadership of Annadurai. However, Annadurai and others later felt the impracticality of secession and decided to take the political route by starting the DMK, with an objective to bring about a more federal constitutional structure for India. Many of those who fought for a separate Dravidian land still feel proud for their participation.
Tamilians complain of hostility in other places of India with a large Tamil expatriate population.
Some conspiracy theories say the legends such as Sivaji Ganesan, Ilayaraaja were not recognised because of their Tamilian identity.
Ethnic slurs against Tamilians
Kali Madharasee - (Hindi) Black Tamilians
Pandikaran - (Malayalam) Man belongs to Pandi land (the land name is used in disgracing tone).
The late MG Ramachandran, the Tamil film star, former Chief Minister of TamilNadu and founder of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, was an Indian born to Malayalee parents from Sri Lanka.
Tamil literature is of considerable antiquity, and the language was recently recognised as a classical language by the government of India.
Tamil sculpture is usually worked with bronze (using the lost wax technique) or stone (usually associated with temples), and surviving pieces date from the 7th century onwards.
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