Post #827270 368 Oct 13, 2026, 09:52 UTC How Shiva worship became intertwined with Tamil and Dravidian identity: A historian explains via The Indian Express https://ift.tt/3nUW5Qx The Indian Express How Shiva worship became intertwined with Tamil and Dravidian identity: A historian explains The association of Shaivism with Tamil and Dravidian identity is a relatively modern political construction, argues historian V Ravi Vaithees. He traces how 19th-century Neo-Shaivite revivalists recast religious history, challenging Sanskritic traditions…