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'use client'
import Layout from "@/components/layout/Layout"
import { recipesList } from "@/utility/constant.utils";
import PageLoader from "@/components/common-component/PageLoader";
import Link from "next/link"
import { useSearchParams } from 'next/navigation';
import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
import { Suspense } from "react";
const Page = () => {
// const { slug } = params;
const searchParams = useSearchParams();
const slug = searchParams.get('slug');
console.log("slug", slug)
const post = recipesList.find((post) => post.slug === slug);
const [mounted, setMounted] = useState(false);
useEffect(() => {
setMounted(true);
}, []);
if (!post) {
return <p>post not found!</p>;
}
return (
<>
<div>
<div className="inner-page-header" style={{ backgroundImage: 'url(../../assets/img/bg/header-bg13.png)' }}>
<div className="container">
<div className="row">
<div className="col-lg-6 m-auto">
<div className="heading1 text-center">
<h1>{post?.title}</h1>
<div className="space20" />
<Link href="/">Home <i className="fa-solid fa-angle-right" /> <span>{post?.title}</span></Link>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
{/*===== BLOG AREA STARTS =======*/}
<div className="blog-details-section sp1">
<div className="container">
<div className="row">
<div className="col-lg-12">
<div className="blog-deatils-content heading2">
<div className="img1">
<img src={post?.image} alt="Food" />
</div>
<div className="space32" />
{mounted && <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: post?.description || "" }} />}
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
{/*===== BLOG AREA ENDS =======*/}
</div>
</>
)
}
const Food = (() => {
return (
<Layout headerStyle={1} footerStyle={1}>
<Suspense fallback={<PageLoader />}>
<Page />
</Suspense>
</Layout>
)
})
export default Food;

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'use client'
import Layout from "@/components/layout/Layout"
import { heritageLanguage } from "@/utility/constant.utils";
import PageLoader from "@/components/common-component/PageLoader";
import Link from "next/link"
import { useSearchParams } from 'next/navigation';
import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
import { Suspense } from "react";
const Page = () => {
// const { slug } = params;
const searchParams = useSearchParams();
const slug = searchParams.get('slug');
console.log("slug", slug)
const post = heritageLanguage.find((post) => post.slug === slug);
const [mounted, setMounted] = useState(false);
useEffect(() => {
setMounted(true);
}, []);
if (!post) {
return <p>post not found!</p>;
}
return (
<>
<div>
<div className="inner-page-header" style={{ backgroundImage: 'url(../../assets/img/bg/header-bg13.png)' }}>
<div className="container">
<div className="row">
<div className="col-lg-6 m-auto">
<div className="heading1 text-center">
<h1>{post?.title}</h1>
<div className="space20" />
<Link href="/">Home <i className="fa-solid fa-angle-right" /> <span>{post?.title}</span></Link>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
{/*===== BLOG AREA STARTS =======*/}
<div className="blog-details-section sp1">
<div className="container">
<div className="row">
<div className="col-lg-12">
<div className="blog-deatils-content heading2">
<div className="img1">
<img src={post?.image} alt="Heritage and Language" />
</div>
<div className="space32" />
{mounted && <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: post?.description || "" }} />}
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
{/*===== BLOG AREA ENDS =======*/}
</div>
</>
)
}
const HeritageLanguage = (() => {
return (
<Layout headerStyle={1} footerStyle={1}>
<Suspense fallback={<PageLoader />}>
<Page />
</Suspense>
</Layout>
)
})
export default HeritageLanguage;

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@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import HomeUpcomingEvent from "@/components/home/HomeUpcomingEvent"
import HomeWhyChooseUs from "@/components/home/HomeWhyChooseus"
import HomePhotoGallerySection from "@/components/home/HomePhotoGallerySection"
import AdSectionFive from "@/components/home/AdSectionFive"
import HeritageLanguage from "@/components/heritage-language/heritage-language"
import Food from "@/components/community/food/food"
export default function Home() {
@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ export default function Home() {
<AboutSection />
<AdSectionOne />
<ArtAndCultureSection />
{/* <HeritageLanguage /> */}
{/* <Food /> */}
<HomeSlogan />
<HomeCommunitySection />

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'use client'
import Link from 'next/link'
import { useRef, useEffect } from 'react'
import { Autoplay, Navigation } from 'swiper/modules'
import { Swiper, SwiperSlide } from 'swiper/react'
import 'swiper/css'
import 'swiper/css/navigation'
const cultureSlides = [
{ image: "/assets/img/home/tamil-culture/tamil-culture-1.webp", icon: "/assets/img/home/icons/music.webp", title: "South Indian Food", description: "The Tamils are an ancient people. Their history had its beginnings...", slug: "south-indian-food"},
{ image: "/assets/img/home/tamil-culture/tamil-culture-2.webp", icon: "/assets/img/home/icons/bharatham.webp", title: "Sri Lankan", description: "The Tamil script, like the other Brahmic scripts, is thought to…",slug: "sri-lankan"},
{ image: "/assets/img/home/tamil-culture/tamil-culture-4.webp", icon: "/assets/img/home/icons/jallikattu.webp", title: "Traditional Tamil", description: "The Tamils are an ancient people. Their history had its beginnings…", slug: "traditional-tamil"},
{ image: "/assets/img/home/tamil-culture/tamil-culture-2.webp", icon: "/assets/img/home/icons/bharatham.webp", title: "Sri Lankan Curry", description: "The Tamil script, like the other Brahmic scripts, is thought to…",slug: "sri-lankan-curry"},
{ image: "/assets/img/home/tamil-culture/tamil-culture-4.webp", icon: "/assets/img/home/icons/jallikattu.webp", title: "Canadian", description: "The Tamils are an ancient people. Their history had its beginnings…", slug: "canadian"},
]
export default function Food() {
const prevRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null)
const nextRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null)
const swiperRef = useRef<any>(null)
useEffect(() => {
if (swiperRef.current && swiperRef.current.params) {
swiperRef.current.params.navigation.prevEl = prevRef.current
swiperRef.current.params.navigation.nextEl = nextRef.current
swiperRef.current.navigation.destroy()
swiperRef.current.navigation.init()
swiperRef.current.navigation.update()
}
}, [])
return (
<div className="memory1-section-area sp1">
<div className="container">
<div className="row">
<div className="col-lg-12 m-auto">
<div className="memory-header heading2 space-margin60">
<h2 className="text-anime-style-3">Food</h2>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div className="row gx-5">
<div className='col-lg-10'>
<div className="col-lg-12 memory-slider-area">
<Swiper
modules={[Autoplay, Navigation]}
slidesPerView={3}
spaceBetween={30}
autoplay={{ delay: 2500, disableOnInteraction: false }}
loop={true}
navigation={{ prevEl: prevRef.current, nextEl: nextRef.current }}
onSwiper={(swiper) => {
swiperRef.current = swiper
}}
breakpoints={{
320: { slidesPerView: 1, spaceBetween: 30 },
575: { slidesPerView: 2, spaceBetween: 30 },
767: { slidesPerView: 2, spaceBetween: 30 },
991: { slidesPerView: 2, spaceBetween: 30 },
1199: { slidesPerView: 3, spaceBetween: 30 },
1350: { slidesPerView: 3, spaceBetween: 30 },
}}
className="owl-carousel"
>
{cultureSlides.map((slide, idx) => (
<SwiperSlide className="memory-boxarea" key={idx}>
<div className="img1 image-anime">
<img src={slide.image} alt={slide.title} />
</div>
<div className="content-area">
<img src={slide.icon} alt={`${slide.title} Icon`} className="logo1 keyframe5" />
<div className="arrow">
<Link href={slide.slug}><i className="fa-solid fa-arrow-right" /></Link>
</div>
<div className="space18" />
<p>{slide.title}</p>
<div className="space12" />
<Link href={`/food?slug=${slide.slug}`}>{slide.description}</Link>
</div>
</SwiperSlide>
))}
</Swiper>
<div className="owl-nav" style={{ position: "absolute", top: "-80px", right: "90px" }}>
<button ref={prevRef} type="button" role="presentation" className="owl-prev h1p" aria-label="Previous Slide">
<i className="fa-solid fa-angle-left" />
</button>
<button ref={nextRef} type="button" role="presentation" className="owl-next h1n" aria-label="Next Slide">
<i className="fa-solid fa-angle-right" />
</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div className='col-lg-2'>
<div className="memory-boxarea pl-3">
<div className="img1" data-aos="zoom-in" data-aos-duration={1000}>
<img src="https://tamilculturewaterloo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025KWFestposter-1-202x300.jpg" alt="Festival Poster" style={{ height: "500px", width: "100%" }} />
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
)
}

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'use client'
import Link from 'next/link'
import { useRef, useEffect } from 'react'
import { Autoplay, Navigation } from 'swiper/modules'
import { Swiper, SwiperSlide } from 'swiper/react'
import 'swiper/css'
import 'swiper/css/navigation'
const cultureSlides = [
{ image: "/assets/img/home/tamil-culture/tamil-culture-1.webp", icon: "/assets/img/home/icons/music.webp", title: "History of Tamil", description: "The Tamils are an ancient people. Their history had its beginnings...", slug: "history-of-tamil"},
{ image: "/assets/img/home/tamil-culture/tamil-culture-2.webp", icon: "/assets/img/home/icons/bharatham.webp", title: "Tamil Writing", description: "The Tamil script, like the other Brahmic scripts, is thought to…",slug: "tamil-writing"},
{ image: "/assets/img/home/tamil-culture/tamil-culture-4.webp", icon: "/assets/img/home/icons/jallikattu.webp", title: "Ancient Tamil", description: "The Tamils are an ancient people. Their history had its beginnings…", slug: "ancient-tamil"},
]
export default function HeritageLanguage() {
const prevRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null)
const nextRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null)
const swiperRef = useRef<any>(null)
useEffect(() => {
if (swiperRef.current && swiperRef.current.params) {
swiperRef.current.params.navigation.prevEl = prevRef.current
swiperRef.current.params.navigation.nextEl = nextRef.current
swiperRef.current.navigation.destroy()
swiperRef.current.navigation.init()
swiperRef.current.navigation.update()
}
}, [])
return (
<div className="memory1-section-area sp1">
<div className="container">
<div className="row">
<div className="col-lg-12 m-auto">
<div className="memory-header heading2 space-margin60">
<h2 className="text-anime-style-3">Heritage and Language</h2>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div className="row gx-5">
<div className='col-lg-10'>
<div className="col-lg-12 memory-slider-area">
<Swiper
modules={[Autoplay, Navigation]}
slidesPerView={3}
spaceBetween={30}
autoplay={{ delay: 2500, disableOnInteraction: false }}
loop={true}
navigation={{ prevEl: prevRef.current, nextEl: nextRef.current }}
onSwiper={(swiper) => {
swiperRef.current = swiper
}}
breakpoints={{
320: { slidesPerView: 1, spaceBetween: 30 },
575: { slidesPerView: 2, spaceBetween: 30 },
767: { slidesPerView: 2, spaceBetween: 30 },
991: { slidesPerView: 2, spaceBetween: 30 },
1199: { slidesPerView: 3, spaceBetween: 30 },
1350: { slidesPerView: 3, spaceBetween: 30 },
}}
className="owl-carousel"
>
{cultureSlides.map((slide, idx) => (
<SwiperSlide className="memory-boxarea" key={idx}>
<div className="img1 image-anime">
<img src={slide.image} alt={slide.title} />
</div>
<div className="content-area">
<img src={slide.icon} alt={`${slide.title} Icon`} className="logo1 keyframe5" />
<div className="arrow">
<Link href={slide.slug}><i className="fa-solid fa-arrow-right" /></Link>
</div>
<div className="space18" />
<p>{slide.title}</p>
<div className="space12" />
<Link href={`/heritage-language?slug=${slide.slug}`}>{slide.description}</Link>
</div>
</SwiperSlide>
))}
</Swiper>
<div className="owl-nav" style={{ position: "absolute", top: "-80px", right: "90px" }}>
<button ref={prevRef} type="button" role="presentation" className="owl-prev h1p" aria-label="Previous Slide">
<i className="fa-solid fa-angle-left" />
</button>
<button ref={nextRef} type="button" role="presentation" className="owl-next h1n" aria-label="Next Slide">
<i className="fa-solid fa-angle-right" />
</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div className='col-lg-2'>
<div className="memory-boxarea pl-3">
<div className="img1" data-aos="zoom-in" data-aos-duration={1000}>
<img src="https://tamilculturewaterloo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025KWFestposter-1-202x300.jpg" alt="Festival Poster" style={{ height: "500px", width: "100%" }} />
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
)
}

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},
{
id: 5,
slug: "Canadian",
slug: "canadian",
image: "/assets/img/all-images/blog/blog-img8.png",
title: "Canadian",
user: "Admin",
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],
"LAWYER ": [
"LAWYER ": [
{
services: "Realestate Will,Power-of-Attorney Criminal-Law Notary",
name: "Varun R. Sharma",
@ -2356,7 +2356,7 @@ export const directoryData = {
"POOJA ": [
"POOJA ": [
{
services: "Pooja items/Flowers",
name: "Aishwarya",
@ -2610,113 +2610,113 @@ export const directoryData = {
phone: "519-998-1860",
serviceArea: "-",
location: "-"
},
{
},
{
services: "Gutter Repair",
name: "Nikki",
phone: "519-546-1843",
serviceArea: "-",
location: "-"
},
{
},
{
services: "Gutter Repair",
name: "Victor",
phone: "647-608-9135",
serviceArea: "-",
location: "-"
},
{
},
{
services: "Handyman",
name: "Handyman Connection",
phone: "519-579-9523",
serviceArea: "-",
location: "-"
},
{
},
{
services: "Handyman",
name: "Joseph",
phone: "647-400-9872",
serviceArea: "-",
location: "-"
},
{
},
{
services: "Handyman",
name: "Matt",
phone: "705-308-5348",
serviceArea: "-",
location: "-"
},
{
},
{
services: "Handyman",
name: "Gurpreet",
phone: "519-591-6427",
serviceArea: "-",
location: "-"
},
{
},
{
services: "Home Renovations",
name: "D J Contractor",
phone: "519-616-9383",
serviceArea: "-",
location: "-"
},
{
},
{
services: "Home Renovations",
name: "Shawn",
phone: "226-880-0792",
serviceArea: "-",
location: "-"
},
{
},
{
services: "Home Renovations",
name: "Jason",
phone: "519-222-0460",
serviceArea: "-",
location: "-"
},
{
},
{
services: "Home Renovations",
name: "Jay",
phone: "226-338-3537",
serviceArea: "-",
location: "-"
},
{
},
{
services: "Home Renovations",
name: "Kumar",
phone: "647-292-2401",
serviceArea: "-",
location: "-"
},
{
},
{
services: "Motor Repair, Furnace Motor, Airconditioner Motor Alternator, Startermotor",
name: "Reconit-Electric",
phone: "519-748-6488",
serviceArea: "Waterloo Region",
location: "63 McIntyre Place, Unit-08, Kitchener, ON, N2R 1J5",
website: "https://www.reconit.ca"
},
{
},
{
services: "Cleaning",
name: "Helen",
phone: "-",
serviceArea: "-",
location: "-"
},
{
},
{
services: "Landscaping",
name: "Kevin",
phone: "519-465-2277",
serviceArea: "-",
location: "-"
},
{
},
{
services: "Lawnmowing/Snow removal",
name: "Colin",
phone: "519-594-1970",
serviceArea: "-",
location: "-"
}
}
],
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</ul>
</div>
`
},
{
id: 2,
slug: "instrumental-music",
image: "/assets/img/all-images/blog/blog-img8.png",
title: "Instrumental Music",
description: `
<div class="space32"></div>
<h3>Instrumental Music</h3>
<div class="space16"></div>
<p>In South Indian or Carnatic music, the vina, a long- necked and fretted plucked lute with seven strings is most commonly heard. The vina takes the place of the bansuri, and the nagaswaram, an oboe-like, double-reed instrument with finger holes, takes the place of the shehnai. The principal secondary instrument has been the violin, though now the violin has been raised to new heights at the hands of some practitioners. Several percussion instruments are used to provide rhythmic accompaniment, most notably the mridangam, a double-conical, two-headed drum.</p>
<div class="space16"></div>
<h3>Share this entry</h3>
<div class="space32"></div>
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<h3>Bharatha Natyam Dance</h3>
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<p>An ancient traditional art form with its origins steeped in divinity, Bharatha Natyam reflects the culture of India at its best.</p>
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<p>The performer (male or female) is usually a soloist accompanied by a minimum of two musicians and usually four for a full-scale concert. The dancer uses the space as her own sacred temple and brings the audience into her magical circle as she performs and acts out stories with Gods and Goddesses from Indian mythology, folk tales and stories with emotional content. Being a living art form it has continued to enrichen itself changing with the times yet keeping its pristine beauty and nature intact. Linear geometrical patterns, a perfect balance of the body, eloquents of expression, and precision of footwork to intricate mathematical rhythms are the hallmarks of this dance.</p>
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<p>The dance originated 5000 years ago and comprises of several arts like sculpture, painting, theatre, literature, music, dramaturgy, and poetry. Young girls were dedicated to the temples at the early age of eight years where they underwent a strict discipline in the above related arts to fully understand, comprehend and evoke the sentiments required of them as dancers. Their tutelage was conducted under eminent performers of the arts who were either the established temple dancers known as Devadasis (Servants of the Gods) or Rajadasis those who were the courtesans of the state and kingdom. The art form originated in the southern part of India in the state of Tamil Nadu and flourished greatly under the patronage of several kings some of whom were composers of the poetry and musical compositions that the dancers performed to and have handed down this rich tradition by word of mouth.</p>
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<p>Carnatic music is considered one of the oldest systems of music in the world. Carnatic music is a very complex system of music that requires much thought, both artistically and technically. The basis of Carnatic music is the system of ragas (melodic scales) and talas (rhythmic cycles). There are seven rhythmic cycles and 72 fundamental ragas. All other ragas are considered to have originated from these. An elaborate pattern exists for identifying these scales, known as the 72 Melakarta Raagas. Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Shastri, the three saint composers of the 19th century, have composed thousands of krithis that remain fresh among musicians and rasikas. The most important specialty of Karnatic music is its highly devotional element. The concept of the compositions are set entirely against a devotional outline. The notes of Carnatic music is sa-ri-gaa-ma-pa-da-ni. These are abbreviations of the real names of swaras which are Shadjam, Rishabham, Gandharam, Madhyamam, Panchamam, Dhaivatam and Nishaadam.</p>
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<p>Silambam or Silambattam (Tamil: ிலமபம அலலத ிலமடம) is a weapon-based Indian martial art from Tamil Nadu, but also traditionally practised by the Tamil community of Sri Lanka and Malaysia. It is closely related to Keralan kalaripayat and Sri Lankan angampora. It derives from the Tamil word silam meaning hill and the word perambu from which the English bamboo originates. Silambam referred to the sound derive from swinging of the perambu a particular type of bamboo from the Kurinji hills in southern Indian sub continent. Thus silambam was named after its primary weapon, the perambu(stick). The related term silambattam often refers specifically to stick-fighting.</p>
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<p>We are committed to preserving and celebrating the richness of the Tamil language and culture through engaging entertainment and meaningful activities.
By coming together, we strengthen our bonds, honour our heritage, and keep our traditions alive for future generations.
Our entertainment programs create joyful spaces where people of all ages can connect and share happy moments.
Through music, dance, games, and cultural performances, we bring our community closer in fun and memorable ways.
Each event reminds us of our roots and fills us with pride for our vibrant Tamil identity.</p>
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By participating, you help keep our culture lively and inspire others to celebrate it too.
We believe that entertainment is a bridge that unites people and builds lasting friendships.
With fresh ideas and community support, every show and gathering becomes special and meaningful.
Join us, enjoy the fun, and help us spread the beauty of Tamil culture far and wide.</p>
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They give everyone a chance to relax, take a break from daily routines, and build strong friendships.
Such games encourage teamwork, healthy competition, and a positive spirit among all participants.
Playing indoors helps people stay active and energetic, even when the weather keeps us inside.
Through indoor games, we celebrate unity, sportsmanship, and the happiness of being together.</p>
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These games offer a chance to showcase skills, learn from one another, and enjoy every moment.
Whether you win or lose, the fun and excitement of playing together is what matters most here.
We believe indoor games bring people closer and help build a supportive, lively community.
Come, participate, and be a part of our joyful journey filled with laughter and friendly matches.</p>
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<h3>History of Tamil</h3>
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<p>The Tamils are an ancient people. Their history had its beginnings in the rich alluvial plains near the southern extremity of peninsular India which included the land mass known as the island of Sri Lanka today. The islands plant and animal life (including the presence of elephants) evidence the earlier land connection with the Indian sub continent. So too do satellite photographs which show the submerged land bridge between Dhanuskodi on the south east of the Indian sub-continent and Mannar in the north west of Sri Lanka.</p>
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<p>Some researchers have concluded that it was during the period 6000 B.C. to 3000 B.C. that the island separated from the Indian sub continent and the narrow strip of shallow water known today as the Palk Straits came into existence. Many Tamils trace their origins to the people of Mohenjodaro in the Indus Valley around 6000 years before the birth of Christ. There is, however, a need for further systematic study of the history of the early Tamils and proto Tamils.</p>
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<p>The Tamils were a sea faring people. They traded with Rome in the days of Emperor Augustus. They sent ships to many lands bordering the Indian Ocean and with the ships went traders, scholars, and a way of life. Tamil inscriptions in Indonesia go back some two thousand years. The oldest Sanskrit inscriptions belonging to the third century in Indo China bear testimony to Tamil influence and until recent times Tamil texts were used by priests in Thailand and Cambodia. The scattered elements of ruined temples of the time of Marco Polos visit to China in the 13th century give evidence of purely Tamil structure and include Tamil inscriptions.</p>
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<p>Tamil Nadu, the home land of the Tamils, occupies the southern most region of India. Traditionally, Thiruvenkatam the abode of Sri Venkatewara and a range of hills of the Eastern Ghats formed the northern boundary of the country and the Arabian sea line the western boundary. However as a result of infiltrations, made by peoples from other territories, Tamil lost its ground in the west as well as in the north. In medieval times, the country west of the mountains, became Kerala and that in the north turned part of Andhra Desa. Bounded by the states of Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Desa, the Tamil Nadu of the present day extends from Kanyakumari in the south to Tiruttani in the North.</p>
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<p>In early times the Pandyas, the Cheras and the Cholas held their pioneering sway over the country and extended their authority beyond the traditional frontiers. As a result the Tamil Country served as the homeland of extensive empires. It was during this period that the Tamil bards composed the masterpieces in Tamil literature..</p>
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<p>The Tamil script, like the other Brahmic scripts, is thought to have evolved from the original Brahmi script. The earliest inscriptions which are accepted examples of Tamil writing date to a time just after the Ashokan period. The script used by these inscriptions is commonly known as the Tamil-Brahmi or Tamili script, and differs in many ways from standard Ashokan Brahmi. For example, early Tamil-Brahmi, unlike Ashokan Brahmi, had a system to distinguish between pure consonants (m in this example) and consonants with an inherent vowel (ma in this example). In addition, according to Iravatham Mahadevan, early Tamil Brahmi used slightly different vowel markers, had extra characters to represent letters not found in Sanskrit, and omitted letters for sounds not present in Tamil, such as voiced consonants and aspirates. Inscriptions from the second century use a later form of Tamil-Brahmi, which is substantially similar to the writing system described in the Tolkāppiyam, an ancient Tamil grammar. Most notably, they use the puḷḷi to suppress the inherent vowel. The Tamil letters thereafter evolved towards a more rounded form, and by the fifth or sixth century had reached a form called the early vaṭṭeḻuttu.</p>
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<p> Tampiran Vanakkam (Doctrina Christum) was the first book in Tamil, printed on 20 October 1578</p>
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<p>A Tamil book printed in 1781</p>
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<p>The forms of some of the letters were simplified in the nineteenth century to make the script easier to typeset. In the twentieth century, the script was simplified even further in a series of reforms, which regularised the vowel markers used with consonants by eliminating special markers and most irregular forms.</p>
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title: "Ancient Tamil",
description: `
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<h3>Ancient Tamil</h3>
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<p>The Tamils are an ancient people. Their history had its beginnings in the rich alluvial plains near the southern extremity of peninsular India which included the land mass known as the island of Sri Lanka today. The islands plant and animal life (including the presence of elephants) evidence the earlier land connection with the Indian sub continent. So too do satellite photographs which show the submerged land bridge between Dhanuskodi on the south east of the Indian sub-continent and Mannar in the north west of Sri Lanka.</p>
<div class="space16"></div>
<p>Some researchers have concluded that it was during the period 6000 B.C. to 3000 B.C. that the island separated from the Indian sub continent and the narrow strip of shallow water known today as the Palk Straits came into existence. Many Tamils trace their origins to the people of Mohenjodaro in the Indus Valley around 6000 years before the birth of Christ. There is, however, a need for further systematic study of the history of the early Tamils and proto Tamils.</p>
<div class="space16"></div>
<p>The Tamils were a sea faring people. They traded with Rome in the days of Emperor Augustus. They sent ships to many lands bordering the Indian Ocean and with the ships went traders, scholars, and a way of life. Tamil inscriptions in Indonesia go back some two thousand years. The oldest Sanskrit inscriptions belonging to the third century in Indo China bear testimony to Tamil influence and until recent times Tamil texts were used by priests in Thailand and Cambodia. The scattered elements of ruined temples of the time of Marco Polos visit to China in the 13th century give evidence of purely Tamil structure and include Tamil inscriptions.</p>
<div class="space16"></div>
<p>Tamil Nadu, the home land of the Tamils, occupies the southern most region of India. Traditionally, Thiruvenkatam the abode of Sri Venkatewara and a range of hills of the Eastern Ghats formed the northern boundary of the country and the Arabian sea line the western boundary. However as a result of infiltrations, made by peoples from other territories, Tamil lost its ground in the west as well as in the north. In medieval times, the country west of the mountains, became Kerala and that in the north turned part of Andhra Desa. Bounded by the states of Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Desa, the Tamil Nadu of the present day extends from Kanyakumari in the south to Tiruttani in the North.</p>
<div class="space16"></div>
<p>In early times the Pandyas, the Cheras and the Cholas held their pioneering sway over the country and extended their authority beyond the traditional frontiers. As a result the Tamil Country served as the homeland of extensive empires. It was during this period that the Tamil bards composed the masterpieces in Tamil literature..</p>
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