What is Tamil? For some it's a language, for some it's a religion, for the uninitiated, wikipedia to the rescue. There is of course also the the Wikipedia in Tamil. For those who don't like reading ...

Writing the biography of a living entity, human or otherwise, comes with a certain risk. When the entity in question is a language that effortlessly stakes its claim to both antiquity and continuity, ...

The antiquity of Tamil cannot be spoken about without a sense of wonder. Mother Tamil, in one of Subramania Bharati's poems, proudly declares that she is the daughter of Lord Shiva. In other words ...

It isn’t often that you come across a Tamil teacher in China. But for Niraimathi Kiki Zhang, who teaches the language at Yunnan Minzu University in China, Tamil is a passion, and has been for several ...

In this op-ed, Sibani Ram explains how the Tamil language connects her to her grandmother, her culture, and a place half a world away. When school lets out, I spend every spare minute jamming to Tamil ...

Wherever you go in Sri Lanka, you will find Tamil. Its status as one of the official languages means it is on the currency, official signage and government notifications. Almost one in four Sri ...

The Sri Lankan government’s recent announcement that it would establish a much-delayed post-civil war reconciliation process in the country has been met with skepticism from many Sri Lankans. Even as ...