Tamil Murasu Obituary Today. Tamil text used in this article is transliterated into the Latin
Tamil text used in this article is transliterated into the Latin script according to the ISO 15919 standard. Tamil has an important place in understanding South Asia,being simultaneously a modern language spoken chiefly in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Singapore,and a classical language boasting a continuous history of writing of about 2,500 years with inscriptional, literary and commentarial texts. Tamils constitute about 5. It has official status in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Tamil is written in a non-Latin script. 7% of the Indian population and form the majority in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. Tamil is one of the major languages of southern India. Tamil[b] (தமிழ், Tamiḻ, pronounced [t̪amiɻ] ⓘ), is a Dravidian language spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is written in a non-Latin script. ThatsTamil is a live tamil news Portal offering online tamil news, Movie News in tamil , Sports News in Tamil, Business News in Tamil & all Tamil Newspaper updates, kollywood Cinema To preserve and promote the richness of Tamil language, heritage, and culture by creating a vibrant community and cultural center in St.