Tamil is my mother tongue. It is the language spoken by tamilians, the inhabitants of Tamil Nadu. Tamil is one of the four oldest living languages in the world - Tamil, Latin, Greek and Sanscrit. Tamil belongs to the Dravidian family of languages; written records in Tamil date from the 3rd century BC. Legend has it that Sage Agasthiya came down to Earth to spread this beautiful language, on being told to do so by Lord Shiva. The sage can thus be called the founder of the language. He was supposed to have written the first grammar book for Tamil, named Agathiyam. In fact, it was the first grammar book written for any language in the world. Unfortunately, no copy of this book is known to exist now. However, the version written by Agasthiya's disciple, Tholkaapiyar, nearly 5000 years ago, still exists, and is accepted as the oldest grammar book in any language. This book is called Tholkaapiyam, after its author. Thirukkural, a tamil book on philosophy and life in general, was written by Thiruvalluvar, a sage and philosopher, about 2000 years ago. It is one of the greatest and most succinct books ever written, by popular and critical opinion. Tamil is the 18th mostly spoken language in the World. After the Bible, the Thirukkural is the book which has been translated into the most number of languages. Tamil is spoken in Tamil Nadu (India), Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Peninsular, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Reunion and some other parts of the World.

The richness of Tamil's parentage is perhaps one reason why Tamil is more economical and easier to read than most other Indian scripts is it has only twenty letters.

Language Information's
World Tamil Web
Web Assisted Learning and Teaching of Tamil
Tamil Page
Thirukkural Browser (In Tamil)
Thirukkural Browser (In Tamil & English)
 

Downloadable Tamil Fonts / Software

 

Thevan Online Tamil S/w
Murasu Word Processor/Mailer
Nalinam Word Processor
Kalvi Tamil Teaching Software

Newspapers
Dinamani A Daily from Indian Express Group
Dinakaran (needs Amutham Tamil Font)
Tamil Murasu Literature
Thina Boomi Daily
Dinamalar Daily
Net Paper Daily Online Paper (needs TamilNet Font)

Magazines
Ananda Vikatan Weekly General Magazine (needs Anjal Tamil Font)
Kumudam Weekly General Magazine
Kalki Weekly General Magazine
Nakkheeran Weekly Political & Investigation Magazine (needs Mylai Tamil Font)
Kuyil Monthly Magazine from Malaysia (needs Anjal Tamil Font)
Kanaiyazhi Monthly Magazine (needs Mylai Tamil Font)
Tamil Cholai Literature Magazine (needs Anjal Tamil Font)
Tamil Murasu Literature Magazine
Malaysia Nanban From Malaysia
Tamil World Online Monthly (needs LangscapeTmlValluvan Tamil Font)
Kanian Tamil News Weekly Tamil News from Chennai (needs TamilNet Font)
Tamil Thinnai General Magazine (needs Anjal Tamil Font)
Tamil Tribune
Thozhilulagam Tamil Business Magazine
Vanavil

Television Channels
Sun TV
Sun World TV
Raj TV
Vijay TV
 

Entertainment
Tamil Cinema (needs Amudham Tamil Font)
Tamil Movie online
Canadian Tamil Broadcasting Corporation
Thamizh Juke Box
Tamil Film Music Page
Tamil Film Song Archive
 
Misc
Tamil Proverbs
Tamil Kavithai
The Naalaayira Divya Prabandham
The Tamil WWW in Singapore
Tamil Electronic Library
Tamil Theni Search
Tamil Sangam Literature Page
Tamil Newsgroup
Tamil cybercommunity
Computer related words in Tamil
Tamil Internet White page
International Tamil's Power Base