Who was founder of Tamil?

Who was founder of Tamil?

According to Hindu legend, Tamil or in personification form Tamil Thāi (Mother Tamil) was created by Lord Shiva.

What are the sources to study the history of Tamil Nadu?

There are literary, archaeological, epigraphic and numismatic sources of ancient Tamil history. The foremost among these sources is the Sangam literature, generally dated to 5th century BCE to 3rd century CE.

Who ruled Kumari Kandam?

Paratan, the ruler of one such kingdom, had eight sons and one daughter. He further divided his kingdom into nine parts, and the part ruled by his daughter Kumari came to be known as Kumari Kandam after her.

Where can I study history of Tamil society?

Mangulam, Muttupatti, Pugalur, Arachalur and Kongarpuliyankulam and Jambai are some of the major sites of such caves with Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions. Around Madurai many such caves with Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions can still be seen. Many of them are located along ancient trade routes.

How does Sangam literature help us in understanding the early Tamil society?

Sangam literature is one of the main sources used for documenting the early history of the ancient Tamil country. The ancient Sangam poems mention numerous kings, princes and poets, the existence of some of whom have been confirmed through archaeological evidence.

What are the major source to understand the history of ancient Tamilakam?

The megalithic monuments, ancient Tamil songs, coins, travelogues, and a few Tamil inscriptions are the major sources of information on the history of ancient Tamilakam.

Are Tamilians Dravidians?

The largest Dravidian ethnic groups are the Telugus from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the Tamils from Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore, the Kannadigas from Karnataka, the Malayalis from Kerala, and the Tulu people from Karnataka.

What is the true history of Tamil?

Tamil kingdom was always on some sea shore and not in deep inlands. However, history of India has been distorted by invaders and victorious of wars to such an extent that crawling on ground has become a religious ritual even when it isn’t mentioned in any ancient religious epics.

Is Tamil the oldest living language in the world?

Sanskrit was not written for 1000+years,restricted only to memorize and recite hymns

Sanskrit did not find its own written fonts even during Samrat Ashoka’s reign

Sanskrit was never used by common men

Pali was the language of religion during the Magadha empire,so we Hindus commenced our transition from Sanskrit to Pali to counter Buddhism

What are the greatest lies in Tamil history?

Valluvar was an illegitimate child of a brahmin named pakavan and a pulaichi named aathi.

Tholkappiar copied stuff from Agaththiyam written by Agaththiyar.

Thirumoolar’s body is Tamil but Soul is that of a Kashmiri Brahmin.

Tamil was formed after stones were formed but before the soil was formed.

Why is Tamil the oldest language in India?

– Written Sumerian dates back to 3500 BCE. – Egyptian Hieroglyphics date back to 3300 BCE. – We have written accounts of Akkadian, Hittite, Mycenaean Greek, Chinese, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Persian, and even Latin that date back to a time before Tamil’s first written accounts.