Turvashas

The Turvashas (Sanskrit: तुर्वश, Turvaśa) were one of the five major peoples [1] (panchajana, panchakrishtya or panchamanusha) mentioned in the Rig Veda[2] and later texts. They lived southeast of the Sarasvati river region. They are one of the five Rigvedic tribes, the other four being Yadu, Druhyu, Anu and Puru. The origin of the tribes are the five sons of Yayati, of whom Yadu and Turvasu were born to Devayani, and the other three were born to Sharmishtha.

According to the Puranas, the Pandyas and Cheras of south India are said to be descended from the Turvashas.[3]

References

http://www.tamilnavarasam.in/books/others/the_dravidian_languages.pdf
Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Delhi: Pearson Education. p. 187. ISBN 978-81-317-1120-0.
Asiatic Society of Bombay, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Bombay Branch. Journal, Volume 24. Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. p. 49.

Frawley David: The Rig Veda and the History of India, 2001.(Aditya Prakashan), ISBN 81-7742-039-9

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[1] ttp://www.tamilnavarasam.in/books/others/the_dravidian_languages.pdf

[singh-2] Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Delhi: Pearson Education. p. 187. ISBN 978-81-317-1120-0.

[3] Asiatic Society of Bombay, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Bombay Branch. Journal, Volume 24. Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. p. 49.