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The Deccan literally means the southern and peninsular part of the great landmass of India. Muhammad QasimFerishta mapped the region in term of its vernacular languages, using for this purpose the metaphor of kinship.one for sons of India (hind),he wrote was “Dakan” who in turn had three sons: “Marath ,kanhar and Tiling” –that is,area native to speakers of Marathi , Kannada and Telagu. Presently, these three communities (qaum) reside in the deccan”.