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The List of Tamil Proverbs consists of some of the commonly used by Tamil people and their diaspora all over the world. [1] There were thousands and thousands of proverbs were used by Tamil people, it is harder to list all in one single article, the list shows a few proverbs.
[96] [97] [98] Tirukkuṟaḷ is one of the most revered works in the Tamil language. Tirukkuṟaḷ is generally recognized as the only work by Valluvar. However, in the Tamil literary tradition, Valluvar is attributed to be the author of many other later-dated texts including two Tamil texts on medicine, Gnana Vettiyan (1500 verses) and ...
The purity of its Tamil, the richness of its diction, the lofty tone of its morality, the theistic and unsectarian nature of its theology, the endless variety of topics discussed in its one hundred and thirty-three chapters and the profound esteem in which it is held by all classes of Tamil-speaking Hindus are too well-known to need praise or ...
Buddhist scriptures teach that wise people conduct themselves well. [139] A wise person does actions that are unpleasant to do but give good results, and does not do actions that are pleasant to do but give bad results. [140] Wisdom is the antidote to the self-chosen poison of ignorance. The Buddha has much to say on the subject of wisdom ...
Madras Bashai evolved largely during the past three centuries. With the eponymous city's emergence into importance in British India (when the British recovered it from the French), and as the capital of Madras Presidency, the region's exposure to the western world increased, and a number of English words crept into the vocabulary: many such words were introduced by educated, middle-class Tamil ...
In 1578, Portuguese Christian missionaries published a Tamil prayer book in old Tamil script named Thambiran Vanakkam, thus making Tamil the first Indian language to be printed and published. [57] The Tamil Lexicon , published by the University of Madras , was one of the earliest dictionaries published in Indian languages.
The modern Tamil literary movement started with Subramania Bharathi, the multifaceted Indian nationalist poet and author, and was quickly followed up by many who began to utilize the power of literature in influencing the masses. With growth of literacy, Tamil prose began to blossom and mature. Short stories and novels began to appear.
Sri Lankan Tamil dialects are classified into three major subgroups: the Jaffna Tamil, the Batticaloa Tamil, and the Negombo Tamil dialects. These dialects are also used by ethnic groups other than Tamils such as the Sinhalese, Moors and Veddhas. Tamil loan words in Sinhala also follow the characteristics of Sri Lankan Tamil dialects. [154]