[QUhttps://defence.pk/threads/world-10-oldest-language-tamil-is-no-1-sanskrit-hindi.390092/OTE="manlion, post: 7477065, member: 145520"]Unless Tamil is given it's rightful recognition by GOI, which will never happen. The reality - Aryan / Indians will do everything to destroy /suppress Tamil. To safeguard Tamil from this destructive force, TN has to break away from India
Did Tamil-Brahmi Originate Before Asoka-Brahmi? | Ramkumar- You and I[/QUOTE]
tamil is recognised as a official language of tamil nadu by indian constitution check your facts
Tamil /ˈtæmɪl/ (தமிழ்,
tamiḻ,
[t̪ɐmɨɻ] ?) also spelt
Thamizh is a
Dravidian language spoken predominantly by
Tamil people of
Tamil Nadu and
Sri Lanka. It has
official status in the
Indian state of
Tamil Nadu and the Indian
Union Territory of
Puducherry. Tamil is also an official and national language of Sri Lanka and one of the official languages of
Singapore. It is legalised as one of the languages of medium of education in
Malaysia along with English, Malay and Mandarin. It is also chiefly spoken in the states of
Kerala,
Puducherry and
Andaman and Nicobar Islands as a secondary language and by minorities in
Karnataka and
Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 22
scheduled languages of India and was the first Indian language declared as a
classical language by the
Government of India in 2004. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in
Malaysia,
England,
Mauritius,
Canada,
South Africa,
Fiji,
Germany,
Philippines,
United States,
Netherlands,
Indonesia,
Réunion and
France as well as emigrant communities around the world.
Tamil is one of the longest surviving
classical languages in the world. 500BC Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions have been found on
Adichanallur and 2,200-year-old Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions have been found on
Samanamalai. It has been described as "the only language of contemporary India which is recognizably continuous with a classical past. The variety and quality of classical Tamil literature has led to it being described as "one of the great classical traditions and literatures of the world".
Tamil literature has existed for over 2000 years. The earliest period of Tamil literature,
Sangam literature, is dated from ca. 300 BC – AD 300. It has the oldest extant
literature amongst other
Dravidian languages. The earliest
epigraphic records found on rock edicts and
hero stones date from around the 3rd century BC. More than 55% of the epigraphical inscriptions (about 55,000) found by the
Archaeological Survey of India are in the Tamil language.
Tamil language inscriptions written in Brahmi script have been discovered in Sri Lanka, and on trade goods in Thailand and Egypt The two earliest manuscripts from India, acknowledged and registered by
UNESCO Memory of the World register in 1997 and 2005, were in Tamil.
Tamil language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Classical language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia