Wikipedia:WikiProject Dravidian civilizations/Information/Intro

Dravidian is a family of related ethnic and linguistic groups in South Asia. These ethno/linguistic areas of the Dravidians comprise of Southern and Central India, Northeastern Sri Lanka and parts of Pakistan & Bangladesh. In Southern India, the Dravidian areas are composed of four states namely Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Within the four major Dravidian states are the Tuluvas and Kodavas, while in Central India are the Kolamis, Gonds, Gadaba, Kuis, Parjis, and Kurukhs. In Sri Lanka there are Tamils of Northeastern Sri Lanka, while in the Central part of the island are Tamils of Indian origins. more..