Tamil is one of the oldest languages of the World and its History dates back to 2200 years before. The orgin of the Language is yet to be known but it flourishes as a an independent language with a Rich Literature. It is one of the Oldest Dravidian Languages and the early literary works in Tamil were preserved in Palm Leaf Manuscripts. The earliest existing Literary test is 'Tholkappiyam'. Tamil Literature has been categorised into 5 periods) namely Sangam(100BC-300AD), Post Sangam(300AD-600AD), Bhakti(600AD-1200AD), Medieval(1200AD-1800AD) and Modern(1800AD-Present).
Tamil is the official language of the TamilNadu state in India and Union Territories of Pondicherry. Currently there are sizeable Tamil speaking populations in SriLanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Fiji, Mauritius, Australia, USA, Canada, UK and in other European countries. Tamil is the First Legally recognised CLASSICAL LANGUAGE of India.
No comments:
Post a Comment