Tamil is that the 1st legally recognized Classical Language of India, as formally announced by the then President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam, in a very joint sitting of each homes of Parliament in 2004.

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-- Tamil is that the 1st legally recognized Classical Language of India, as formally announced by the then President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam, in a very joint sitting of each homes of Parliament in 2004. The name ‘Tamil’ is an Anglicized version of the native name, the ultimate letter typically transcribed because the lower ‘l’ or ‘zh’.Origins:A few students have linked the origins of Tamil to that of Sanskrit; but, in contrast to most of the opposite established literary languages of India, the origins of Tamil are freelance of Sanskrit. Tamil has the longest unbroken literary tradition amongst the four major Dravidian languages (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam).Tamil tradition dates the oldest works to many millennia ago; the earliest samples of Tamil writing we've nowadays are in inscriptions from the third century BC, that are written in an custom-made sort of the Brahmi script (Mahadevan, 2003). Archaeological proof obtained from inscriptions excavated in 2005 dates the language to around one thousand BC.Tamil has had its share of borrowing words from different languages, notably that of Sanskrit words throughout the medieval amount. This was, however, removed by several twentieth century purists, notably Parithimaar Kalaignar and Maraimalai Adigal. This movement was known as ‘thanith thamizh iyakkam’ (meaning, pure Tamil movement). Tamil, thus, in formal documents, public speeches and scientific discourses is basically freed from Sanskrit loan words.While different pre-Aryan languages were happily courting Sanskrit and Prakrit (600 BC-600AD), previous Tamil stood firm in its corner refusing to yield.Where Tamil is spoken:Tamil is that the official language of the state of ‘Tamil Nadu’ in India. it's conjointly widely spoken in different southern Indian states, the Union Territory of Pudhucherry, North east Sri Lanka and Malaysia.Dialects of the Language and where they're Spoken:Twenty-two current dialects of ‘Tamil’ are listed in ‘The Ethnologue’ that embrace Adi Dravida, Aiyar, Aiyangar, Arava, Burgandi, Kasuva, Kongar, Korava, Korchi, Madrasi, Parikala, Pattapu Bhasha, Sri Lanka Tamil, Malaya Tamil, Burma Tamil, South Africa Tamil, Tigalu, Harijan, Sankethi, Hebbar, Tirunelveli and Madurai. different known dialects are Kongu and Kumari. though not a dialect, the Tamil spoken in Chennai (capital of Tamil Nadu) infuses English words and is termed ‘Madras Bashai’.Thirukkural:One of the foremost notable literary and moral treatises within the Indian languages, Thirukkural, is written by Thiruvalluvar. there's a general consensus among the historians and literary authorities that Thirukkural was written around 2000 years ago.Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Nobel Laureate, notes that, “There hardly exists within the literature of the globe a set of maxims within which we discover such lofty knowledge as in Thirukkural”Dr. G. U. Pope, a Christian Missionary and Translator of Thirukkural in English writes, “The Kural is an integral painting of a civilization that is harmonious in itself and that possesses a clearly recognizable unity."India’s father of the state, Mahatma Gandhi, notes, “I wished to find out Tamil, solely to enable me to check Valluvar’s Thirukkural through his mother tongue itself…. it's a treasure of wisdom…”Interesting Facts regarding the Language:Classical Hebrew terms like Turkic and aha lat are near the Tamil words Tokay and a kil respectively. though English words like 'sandalwood' and 'rice' are borrowed from the Greek language, their origin, some claim, is if truth be told Tamil.Even the minutest of fractions have an area in ‘Tamil’ language. Some attention-grabbing examples embrace the term immi brought up the fraction of 1/320 x 1/7, one-seventh of this fraction termed as anu, one-eleventh of an anu as mummi and one ninth of a mummi as kuNam.Tamil’s Love for the Language:The Tamil speaking individuals within the state of ‘Tamil Nadu’ in India are terribly obsessed on their language, and feel that if Hindi, the national language of India, enters their land, their classical language and ancient culture/tradition would be no a lot of, citing cities like Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad where the native language is rendered nearly auxiliary.In an address in 1962, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, C N Annadurai, created the subsequent statements opposing imposition of Hindi: "It is claimed that Hindi ought to be common language (in India) as a result of it's spoken by the bulk. Why ought to we tend to then claim the tiger as our national animal rather than the rat that is such a lot a lot of numerous? Or the peacock as our national bird when the crow is ubiquitous?”Annadurai kept up the rhetoric in Parliament, saying, "Since each college in India teaches English, why cannot or not it's our link language? Why do Tamils have to be compelled to study English for communication with the globe and Hindi for communication at intervals India? will we want an enormous door for the large dog and a little door for the tiny dog? I say, let the tiny dog use the large door too!"The language issue still evokes sturdy passions among Tamils and also the words of Annadurai are fondly remembered.On Why Tamil could be a Classical Language:University of California, Berkeley, holds a ‘Tamil’ Conference annually. Its Chair in Tamil Studies, Prof. George L. Hart, writes, “To qualify as a classical tradition, a language should match many criteria: it ought to be ancient, it ought to be an freelance tradition that arose totally on its own and not as an offshoot of another tradition, and it should have an outsized and intensely wealthy body of ancient literature. in contrast to the opposite fashionable languages of India, Tamil meets every of those necessities. it's extraordinarily previous (as previous as Latin and older than Arabic); it arose as a wholly freelance tradition, with virtually no influence from Sanskrit or different languages; and its ancient literature is indescribably vast and wealthy.”Download Visit: http://itunes.apple.com/ us/app/tamilalphabets2/ id43162849... # # #SentientIT America, LLC offers Programming and Application Development, Mobile Apps for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android andBlackberry,Mobile Website Design for iPhone, Android and Blackberry, Web Design & development and SEO