How old is tamil

Tamils have long felt pride in their linguistic heritage, and have always opposed the imposition of Hindi in the state. This led to an eruption of anti-Hindi protests across the state, with a spate of self-immolations by college students. History repeated itself in when Bharatiya Janata Party's new education Policy NEP again introduced a three-language formula that Tamil leaders saw as an imposition of Hindi.

Tamil Nadu will never allow it. With social media emerging as a new battleground in the upcoming elections, there has been a revival of language as a political tool in Tamil Nadu yet again. Just weeks before the elections, it is unlikely such linguistic arguments around Tamil culture will fall silent any time soon. Kristina Gildejeva. An investigation by Logically has found that the Russian language diaspora in the US has become a target for disinformation ahead of the upcoming Presidential election in November.

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Fact Check with Logically. Image: Wikipedia According to a survey of Indian epigraphy, the number of inscriptions written in Tamil amounted to the highest volume with 20, inscriptions, followed by Kannada 10, , and Sanskrit 7, Share with friends Copied!

Related Articles Kristina Gildejeva 2 September, 20 5 mins read. Logically 13 November, 20 12 mins read. Sign up to receive updates from Logically. While recent excavations at Keezhadi throw light on the ancient civilization of Tamils, earthen burial urns Mudumakkal Thazhi have been found in Adhichanallur and Kodumudi that go back 2, to 2, years. A stone inscription in Modi script used to write Marathi language , that was unearthed in Thanjavur reveals that the age of Tamil language could date back to more than 10, years.

Such archaeological evidence provide ample proof to establish the antiquity of Tamil as an ancient language. Ancient Tamil words are still in use. After elaborate research on western languages, late professor and author Devaneya Pavanar has established that Tamil is the mother of all languages. As a conclusion of his research in Greek, Latin and English, he says words from Tamil have gone on to influence Latin and English languages.

Linguistic experts have often highlighted that the first couplet in Thirukkural has Sanskrit words. Thiruvalluvar, has in fact, never used Sanskrit words in Thirukkural. As far as the usage of Sanskrit words in ancient Tamil scriptures is concerned, it is minimal. Can Mamata go national? Successful coalitions at the Centre have been usually headed by leaders with weak power bases. He further urged Modi to declare Thirukkural , a masterpiece of saint poet Thiruvalluvar, as a national book.

The debate had taken on fresh dimensions after Keeladi archaeological excavations in Tamil Nadu. Literacy or learned the art of writing as early as 6th century BCE; in short, the Sangam era, which marked the largest social and cultural developments in Tamil Nadu, could be much earlier than BCE when it was assumed to have commenced.

The findings by the Tamil Nadu archaeological department buttressed that long-held belief of the Dravidian parties that the Indus Valley Civilisation script was proto-Dravidian, related to Tamil, as opposed to Sanskrit Prakrit as some studies put it.

To put it simplistically, this is the very essence of the Dravidian-Aryan debate in India. There was also a study possibly the one quoted by A. Raja in Parliament yesterday , which claimed the Dravidian language family originated about 4, years ago. Home News India. Linguistic debate in Constituent Assembly This was a debate as early as in , in the Constituent Assembly.

The debate spills over into anti-Hindi imposition Starting with the anti-Hindi imposition agitations in the late s, against decision to introduce 'compulsory Hindi' in Madras presidency, to the most recent protests against National Education Policy draft, which required students in non-Hindi-speaking states to study Hindi and English along with their regional language , Tamil Nadu has been at the forefront of the linguistic debate. Read more. Editor's Pick.

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