* 1989 – A massacre is carried out by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 64 ethnic Tamil civilians.

In Tamil Nadu State, it is called ம ு ள ை க ் க ீ ர ை and is regularly consumed as a favourite dish, where the greens are steamed, and mashed, with light seasoning of salt, red chillis and cumin.

The sport is related to ball badminton, which originated in Tamil Nadu, and is similar to Hanetsuki which originated in Japan.

This term, it is true, has sometimes been used, and is still sometimes used, in almost as restricted a sense as that of Tamil itself, so that though on the whole it is the best term I can find, I admit it is not perfectly free from ambiguity.

There is no definite philological and linguistic basis for asserting unilaterally that the name Dravida also forms the origin of the word Tamil ( Dravida -> Dramila -> Tamizha or Tamil ).

In Tamil it is known as sada kuppi ( சதக ு ப ் ப ி).

* Tamil does not have any diacritics in itself, but uses the Hindu numerals 2, 3 and 4 as diacritics to represent aspirated, voiced, and voiced-aspirated consonants when the Tamil script is used to write long passages in Sanskrit.

Even in Modern Tamil, the word for temple is ' க ோ ய ி ல ்', meaning " king's house ".

In India, the spelling Xavier is almost always used, and the name is quite common among Christians, especially in the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and more common in Goa.

Tolkāppiyam is the earliest Tamil grammar ; it has been dated variously between 1st CE and 10th CE.

In 1025 and 1026 Gangga Negara was attacked by Rajendra Chola I, the Tamil emperor who is now thought to have laid Kota Gelanggi to waste.

A South Asian version of a harp known in Tamil as a ' yaal ' (' ய ா ழ ்'), is the symbol of City of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, whose legendary root originates from a harp player.

Likewise, the Tamil word for honeymoon is த ே ன ி லவ ு ( Thaen Nilavu ) meaning Thaen-honey and nilavu-moon, and the Marathi word for honeymoon is मध ु च ं द ् र ( Madhuchandra ) meaning Madhu-honey and chandra-moon, whereas in Bangla ( Bengali ) language, it is referred as মধ ু চন া দর ি ম া ( Modhuchondrima ) meaning Modhu-Honey and chondrima-moon.

Yogi B is now the most critically acclaimed Kollywood ( the Tamil Movie Industry ) rapper because of his work on the 2007 movie Pollathavan.

* 2004 – Tamil is established as a Classical language by the President of India, Dr. A. P. J.

" Without a clear Sinhala connection, they suggest one from the Tamil language instead: anai-kondra ( anaik-konda ), meaning " which killed an elephant .” Per National Geographic, the word anaconda comes from the Tamil word anaikolra, which means elephant killer.

The Saint Thomas Christians (" Nasrani ") of southwestern India may have connections with the Essenes, according to the Manimekalai, one of the great Tamil epic poems, which refers to a people called " Issani ".

* Tamil language, one of the Dravidian languages primarily spoken in India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia

* Tamil Nadu, / ˈtæmɨl ˈnɑːduː / ( Tamiḻ Nāṭu naːɖɯ &# 160 ;( listen )) is one of the 28 states of India

The variety and quality of classical Tamil literature has led to its being described as " one of the great classical traditions and literatures of the world ".

* Karaikkal Ammeiyar, one of the few females amongst the sixty three Nayanmars, is one of the greatest figures of early Tamil literature

( Google Maps offers views of two such synthetic ultramarine manufacturing sites, one near Hull, England ( now defunct ), another in Comines, France and another in Ambattur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India Chennai.

In Tamil Nadu, the mango is considered, along with banana and jackfruit, as one of the three royal fruits ( Mukkani-ம ு க ் கன ி) occupying first place in terms of sweetness and flavor.

There are a total of 12 colleges in India, of which three are in the state of Karnataka, two colleges in Hyderabad, one each in Gujarat, Chattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh and four colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu.

He is one of the primary deity of Veerashaiva Lingayat, Pancha-acharyas mainly from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

A popular one is located in Tiruchengode, while five others are located in Kallakkurichi taluk, all of them in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Gangga Negara, one of the peninsula's oldest kingdoms, was eventually destroyed by Rajendra Chola I of the Tamil Chola empire.

Composers of Carnatic music were often inspired by religious devotion and were usually scholars proficient in one or more of the languages Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil, or Telugu.

The Tiruchirappalli District Cricket Association ( TDCA ) is one of the constituents of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and regulates school, college and club cricket in the district.

English visitors applied the Tamil name catamaran to the swift, stable sail and paddle boats made out of two widely separated logs and used by Polynesian natives to get from one island to another.

A raga ( Sanskrit rāga, Tamil irāgam, Telugu " Raagam ", Kannada " Raaga ", Malayalam rāgam literally " colour, hue " but also " beauty, melody "; also spelled raag, raaga, ragam ) is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.

He was particularly noted for his performance in Mani Ratnam's Godfatheresque Tamil film Nayagan ( 1987 ), which was ranked by Time magazine as one of the best films of all time.

Another noteworthy fact is that this film introduced audiences to Rajnikanth, who played several supporting roles in films starring Kamal Haasan before becoming one of the most successful actors in the Tamil film industry.

The film became a blockbuster, and his portrayals were all critically praised ; one cook role where he spoke in Palakkad Tamil formed the crux for a future venture by his production house.

After the 1977 riots, the J. R. Jayewardene government made one concession to the Tamil population ; it lifted the policy of standardization for university admission that had driven many Tamil youths into militancy.

In the early 1930s, Rajaji emerged as one of the major leaders of the Tamil Nadu Congress.

It was in Kovilpatti constituency till 2006 general Elections and Now it comes under the Vilathikulam constituency of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from 2011 Elections. S. Alagarsamy was the longest serving-5 Terms from 1967 to 1990 Member of Legislative Assembly to The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly representing the Kovilpatti constituency.

The longest NH is NH7, which runs between Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, at the southernmost point of the Indian mainland, covering a distance of, and passes through Hyderabad and Bangalore.

He was the First Governor of Uttarakhand from its creation in 2000 until 2003, and Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 2003 to 2004 during this time he also held additional charge of Orissa as Governor for some time, and was Governor of Tamil Nadu till 31 August 2011 during his Tamil Nadu years he also held additional charge of Puduchery for a few months. He is the second longest serving Governor in Indian History after Dr. A R Kidwai and the only Governor to have served three terms in the history of Madras ( Tamil Nadu ) State of 300 Years

Silver Beach is the second longest beach in Tamil Nadu.

The Bhavani is the second largest river in Tamil Nadu, South India and a major tributary of the Kaveri River, the longest river in Tamil Nadu.