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  2. Toranam - Wikipedia

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    Toranams (Tamil: தோரணம் IAST Tōraṇam) are hanging decorations in Tamil Nadu. [1] These decorations are rooted in Tamil culture. [2] The history of this decoration extends back to the Sangam period. In those days there were no printed invitations, so the decorations served to indicate to people visiting that place whether it is a ...

  3. List of countries and territories where Tamil is an official ...

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    The Tamil language is native to Tamil Nadu , Puducherry (India) and Sri Lanka, where most of the native Tamil speaking population is highly concentrated. Tamil is also recognized as a classical language by the Government of India in 2004 and was the first language to achieve such status. [1] Tamil is one of the 22 official languages of India. [2]

  4. Tamil honorifics - Wikipedia

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    Tiru (Tamil: திரு), [9] also rendered Thiru, is a Tamil honorific prefix used while addressing adult males and is the equivalent of the English "Mr" or the French "Monsieur". The female equivalent of the term is tirumati .

  5. Kural - Wikipedia

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    The work is highly cherished in the Tamil culture, as reflected by its twelve traditional titles: Tirukkuṟaḷ (the sacred kural), Uttaravedam (the ultimate Veda), Tiruvalluvar (eponymous with the author), Poyyamoli (the falseless word), Vayurai valttu (truthful praise), Teyvanul (the divine book), Potumarai (the common Veda), Valluva Maalai ...

  6. Slum clearance in India - Wikipedia

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    The Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance Act) of 1956 provided "for the improvement and clearance of slum areas in certain Union territories and for the protection of tenants in such areas from eviction". [1] The first Slum Clearance Board was established by Tamil Nadu, the most urbanised state in India. Under a new Slum Clearance Act, the ...

  7. Slums in Chennai - Wikipedia

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    Chennai is the capital city of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is the fourth largest metropolitan city in the country. A total of 30% of Chennai's population resided in slums as of 2011. The state government of Tamil Nadu has established a slum clearance Board, with a minister heading it. Out of the major cities with the highest ...

  8. Tamil - Wikipedia

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    Tamil language, the native language of the Tamils; Tamiloid languages, Dravidian languages related to Tamil, spoken in India; Tamil script, the writing system of the Tamil language Tamil (Unicode block), a block of Tamil characters in Unicode; Tamil dialects, referencing geographical variations in speech; Tamil culture, culture of the Tamil people

  9. List of English words of Dravidian origin - Wikipedia

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    Candy, crystallized sugar or confection made from sugar; via Persian qand, which is probably from a Dravidian language, ultimately stemming from the Sanskrit root word 'Khanda' meaning 'pieces of something'. [4] Coir, cord/rope, fibre from husk of coconut; from Malayalam kayar (കയർ) [5] or Tamil kayiru (கயிறு). [6]