Devarattam – A Beautiful Folk Dance of Tamil Nadu Surviving Through Generations Traditional Dance of india Photo – Rekha Vijayashankar India is a vastly diverse country in terms of culture, ethnicity, language, and geography. Though the nation is divided into states based on the predominant language spoken in that area, there are still zones within a state where there is a strong foothold of people from different ethnic backgrounds, who speak different languages. In Tamil Nadu alone, there are villages and towns occupied by people speaking languages such as Saurashtra, Marathi, Telegu, and many more. History of Devarattam Folk Dance According to Historian Thurston. E, many communities migrated from the Vijayanagara empire (parts of Karnataka , Andhra Pradesh, and Telengana) to Madurai and surrounding areas after the fall of the empire in 16th century fearing Muslim invaders. The Nayaks, governors of the mighty Telugu empire Vijayanagara were ruling the Tamil...