A Journey into the history, culture, heritage and greatness of this wonderful language and people who speak, breathe and love it!
Tamil is known as “The Language of Gods” because of its rich literary and cultural heritage. Tamil has been spoken for thousands of years in the southern region of India and is one of the oldest living languages in the world. It has been used as a medium for the expression of the deepest philosophical thoughts and ideas and has
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When you visit the ancient Lord Shiva temple at Chidambaram, you are completely awed by the mammoth size of the temple premises, the wonderful, astounding architecture and the amazing ambience this city provides. Well connected by bus and train, the town of Chidambaram is one place to swear by! The story behind this temple is even more exciting. The Lord
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Whether one is a Tamilian or not, the epic tale of Mahabharata is familiar to one and all. Especially the popular thoughts and quotes from Bhagwad Gita are relevant the world over. The famous saying “yadaa yadaa hi dharmasya, glaanirbhavati bharata, Abhyutthanam adharmasya, tadaatmaanam srijaamyaham…” were words reverberating at every nook and corner of India as you go back 30
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ஆத்திசூடியை உலகறியச் செய்வோம்…!!! 1. அறம் செய விரும்பு / 1. Learn to love virtue. 2. ஆறுவது சினம் / 2. Control anger. 3. இயல்வது கரவேல் / 3. Don’t forget Charity. 4. ஈவது விலக்கேல் / 4. Don’t prevent philanthropy. 5. உடையது விளம்பேல் / 5. Don’t betray confidence. 6. ஊக்கமது கைவிடேல் / 6. Don’t forsake motivation. 7. எண் எழுத்து இகழேல் / 7. Don’t despise
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Built by the Pallava King Nandivarma, the Nathan koil in Nandipura Vinnagaram is in the Shenbakaaranya Kshetram, which runs from here up to Mannargudi. It is one of the 108 divyadesams. It is located near Kumbakonam. The perumal in this temple: Jagannatha Perumal. It is also called Dakshina Puri, i.e equivalent to Jagannath Puri situated in Orissa. Nandi, escort of Lord
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The founder of Advaita Vedanta, Sri Adi Sankara is one of the most revered gurus all over the world. The concept of Nirguna Brahman, i.e.Brahman without attributes, someone who dedicated his life to the service of others and lays his aspirations and ambitions at the Lord’s lotus feet, was conceived by him with the grace of the almighty. Born in
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M.G. Ramachandran or MGR as he was known affectionately is one actor and politician who remains the favorite of old and young Tamils alike. His movies depict the greatness of Tamil culture, value systems and especially his ‘tattva paadal’ are highly meaningful and are truly priceless. It is quite amazing how the team of these artists, M.S Viswanathan, T.M Sounderarajan,
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Tamil is a language only next to Sanskrit when it comes to divinity. Although it is said to follow the Dravidian script and not Devanagiri, which Sanskrit does, it is the next most ancient language of the world and one of the best, as its people would acknowledge. Tamil Literature and Tamil language experts would know very well how many
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Known as the first Siddhar of the world, his abode was Mount Podhigai, the home of the great Lord Muruga. Here, the Lord is said to have blessed him with powers to heal others and also to be known as a great Siddhar who has attained “ashta siddhis”. He is said to have existed around 500 BCE and also to
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Thiru Aadi pooram is a very important festival celebrated by Tamil Iyengars and along with them, all communities to celebrate the birthday of Goddess Poetess Andal, who has written the very famous 30 sonnets of ‘Thiruppavai’. It is celebrated in various parts of Tamil Nadu in cities such as Srirangam and Srivilliputtur amongst others. This year’s Thiru aadi poora festival
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