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Tamil script

Tamizhi

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Tamizhi

தமிழ் "Tamizhi" is a web series of 8 episodes and a music video. This is a documentary production looking at the history behind Tamil script Tamil-Brahmi (Thamizi), nowadays Tamil, Indus Valley Civilisation and Sangam era. This web series is an example for historical video documentary based on the archival materials and archeological artefacts. These are [...]

Tamil script

First printed work in Tamil

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தமிழ் It is known that the first printed work in Tamil was published in 1578 in South India. «Thambiraan Vanakkam» was a Tamil translation of "Doctrina Christian" from Portuguese by Henrique Henriques «This was the first book to be published in an Indian language”. However, this article talkes about the earlier printed work in Tamil [...]