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Who is the father of the language Tamil?
Who is known as the Father of Tamil literature? Notes: As per Tamil sources, the father of Tamil literature is ‘Agastaya’.
Who found the Tamil words?
Setting the stage for an academic debate on the antiquity of Tamil language at the World Classical Tamil conference in Coimbatore, the CM said more than 20 Tamil words had been found in Vedas by linguist Robert Caldwell, who coined the term Dravidian languages and first declared Tamil as a classical language.
Where did Tamilians come from?
The Tamil people are an ethnic group from South Asia with a recorded history going back more than two millennia. The oldest Tamil communities are those of southern India and northeastern Sri Lanka.
Where do Tamilians come from?
Tamil, people originally of southern India who speak Tamil, one of the principal languages of the Dravidian family.
Who is known as the father of pure tamilnation?
Perunchithiranar, Father of Tamilnation The modern revival of the Tamil Purist Movement (also known as the Pure Tamil Movement) is attributed to Maraimalai Adigal, who publicly pledged to defend pure Tamil in 1916.
Who is the creator of the Tamil language?
Creator of Tamil Language is LORD SHIVA (The First Pandiya King of Kumari Kandam/Lemuriya Continent). Father of Tamil language is Lord Agasthya. (First written Tamil literature AGATHTHIYAM dating back to 10000 years having Medicinal Hints)
Which is the first Tamil dictionary in India?
The Tamil Lexicon, published by the University of Madras, was one of the earliest dictionaries published in Indian languages. According to a 2001 survey, there were 1,863 newspapers published in Tamil, of which 353 were dailies.
Which was the first Indian language to be printed and published?
In 1578, Portuguese Christian missionaries published a Tamil prayer book in old Tamil script named Thambiran Vanakkam, thus making Tamil the first Indian language to be printed and published. The Tamil Lexicon, published by the University of Madras, was one of the earliest dictionaries published in Indian languages.