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Tamil literature has existed for over two thousand years. The earliest epigraphic records found date from around the third century BCE. The earliest period of Tamil literature, Sangam literature, is dated from the 300 BCE – 300 CE. Inscriptions in Tamil Language from 1st century BCE and 2nd century CE have been discovered in Egypt and Thailand. The first two ancient manuscripts from India, to be acknowledged and registered by UNESCO Memory of the World register in 1997 & 2005 were in Tamil. More than 55% of the epigraphical inscriptions - about 55,000 - found by the Archaeological Survey of India in India are in the Tamil language. According to a 2001 survey, there were 1,863 newspapers published<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=29919 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr> | Tamil literature has existed for over two thousand years. The earliest epigraphic records found date from around the third century BCE. The earliest period of Tamil literature, Sangam literature, is dated from the 300 BCE – 300 CE. Inscriptions in Tamil Language from 1st century BCE and 2nd century CE have been discovered in Egypt and Thailand. The first two ancient manuscripts from India, to be acknowledged and registered by UNESCO Memory of the World register in 1997 & 2005 were in Tamil. More than 55% of the epigraphical inscriptions - about 55,000 - found by the Archaeological Survey of India in India are in the Tamil language. According to a 2001 survey, there were 1,863 newspapers published<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=29919 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr> | ||
<tr><td><h2>Location of Tamil Language Speakers</h2> | <tr><td><h2>Location of Tamil Language Speakers</h2> | ||
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<tr><td><h2>Rosetta Document Collection</h2> | <tr><td><h2>Rosetta Document Collection</h2> | ||
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