How Tamil, Sanskrit and Prakrit names ended up on the walls of Egyptian Pharaohs’ tombs

For historians, the implications are immediate. They reveal how ancient traders from the subcontinent interacted with the world, with links to previous discoveries in India and elsewhere.

PM Modi highlighted Tamil’s presence in Malaysia: the centuries-old story of how the language crossed the seas

The connection, visible in the country’s everyday life, did not begin with governments but with maritime trade even before ...

Epigraphy plays a vital role in tracing socio-political, cultural history: Thangam Thennarasu

Epigraphy reveals vital insights into Tamil Nadu's socio-political and cultural history, highlighting its significance in historical reconstruction.

A conversation with Jeyamohan on Tamil literature, translation, and what changes when a language leaves home

As Tamil literature prepares to enter a global conversation at the Living Tamil LitFest in New York, writer and thinker Jeyamohan reflects on language, tradition, translation, and what it means for a ...

Ancient Tamil footprints discovered in Egypt’s royal tombs

CHENNAI: In a discovery that reinforces the footprint of ancient Tamil civilisation across the globe, around 30 inscriptions, the majority of them in Tamil Brahmi, the early Tamil script, have been ...