Sanatana Dharma - Aka Hinduism (1st Bin)

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This does not exactly fit here, but not sure where else to collect.

Siddhas and Sufis : A Critical Study of Siddhas and Sufis in Historical Perspective by K. V. Ramakrishna Rao.

This awesome article completely tears apart all the pinko-dravidist propoganda about the notions like 'muslim tamil sufis' and 'non-/anti-Hindu Tamil siddhars' and their interplay.

synopsis:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->About Siddhas and Sufis, so far Mohammed Abdur Rahman (1924), M. Shams (1976), A. M. Parimanam (1976), R. Manickavacagam (1983), C. Nayinar Mohammed (1993), P. Kamalakkannan (1993), M. M. Ajmal Khan & P. M. Uvwais (1997), M. S. Bhasir (1999), Mohammed Ibrahim (1999), have conducted their studies directly and indirectly1. Here, the comparative studies made about Hindu-Islam religions also are considered, as they contain references about Siddhas and Sufis2. Originating in the middle-eastern countries, developing in Iran, coming to India and mixing with the factors of local tradition, culture and heritage, Sufism has evolved into a syncretic system in India. The origin of Siddhas has much more antiquity than that of Sufis. Though, Siddhas and their traditions have been spread throughout India, and even in the entire world, as for as the Siddha literature is concerned, the study has to be restricted to Tamizhagam. The literature of Sufis is also available in many other languages, but it is studied within the limits of Tamil literature, and many interesting details are revealed about them. As here, the Siddhas and Sufis are studied in historical perspective, their original texts are taken as source material. The secondary sources are used for interpretations in the relevant contexts.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->