Idaiyangudi
2 events, 1856 to 1877; 1 marked as turning points.
1856
Caldwell's Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian languages
With his Comparative Grammar, Robert Caldwell showed that the Dravidian languages make up a separate language family.

1877
Robert Caldwell consecrated Bishop of Tirunelveli
Missionary and Dravidian scholar Robert Caldwell, based at Idaiyangudi, was consecrated as a bishop for the Tirunelveli mission.
