தெள்ளுத்தமிழ்

The 19th most spoken language in the world - 78 million

Declared as a classical language by the Government of India

Existed over 2000 years.

Sangam literature dated 300 BCE - 300 CE

Inscriptions found in Egypt and Thailand

More than 55% of the epigraphical inscriptions – about 55,000 – found by the ASI in India are in the Tamil.

Potsherds with Tamil writing have also been found in excavations on the Red sea.