He is of the opinion that Badaga can be traced back to 2300 years. He goes on to quote a few verses where ‘vadaga’ is mentioned. One of the most interesting information Sivaji Raman conveys in his book is that Badaga language finds extensive mention in old – purana – Tamil literature like ” Tholkaappiam” where it is clearly mentioned that Badaga was a separate language spoken in a northern nation to Tamil nadu called ‘VADAGAM ‘, the other ‘countries’ being Karnadagam, Konganam, Kudagam, Thuluvam, Telingam and Kalingam. The book is in Tamil and titled ‘படுக சமுதாயம் – Badaga Community. I came across another book on Badaga by Jakkanaarai SIVAJI RAMAN.
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