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The east coast of Tamil Nadu was one of the areas affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, during which almost 8000 people died in the disaster. [112] The sixth most populous state in the Indian Union, Tamil Nadu was the seventh-largest economy in 2005 among the states of India. [113]
The following is a chronological overview of the history of the Tamil people, who trace their ancestry to the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the Indian union territory of Puducherry, the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka and the Puttalam District of Sri Lanka. [1] [2]
Tamil Nadu (/ ˌ t æ m ɪ l ˈ n ɑː d uː /; Tamil: [ˈtamiɻ ˈnaːɽɯ] ⓘ, abbr. TN) is the southernmost state of India.The tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, who speak the Tamil language—the state's official language and one of the longest surviving classical languages of the world.
Social history of Tamil Nadu (33 P) T. History of Tiruchirappalli (1 C, 21 P) Tamil architecture (6 C, 15 P) Tamil empires and kingdoms (7 C, 3 P) Tamil history (10 C ...
Dinamani தினமணி (Tamil Branch of The Indian Express) Dinasudar தினச்சுடர்; Theekkathir தீக்கதிர்; Hindu Tamil Thisai இந்து தமிழ் திசை; Viduthalai விடுதலை
The medieval period of the history of Tamil Nadu saw the rise and fall of many kingdoms, some of whom went on to the extent of empires, exerting influences both in India and overseas. The Cholas who were very active during the Sangam age were entirely absent during the first few centuries.
[60] [61] The earliest epigraphic records of the Tamil country in Tamil Nadu were found in Mangulam village near Madurai. The cave inscriptions, deciphered in 1966, have been dated to the 2nd century BC and record the gift of a monastery by Pandyan king Nedunj Cheliyan to a Jain monk.
Evidence for presence of Hominins with Acheulean technology 150,000–100,000 BCE in Tamil Nadu. [12] 74,000 – 30,000 BCE Technology similar to contemporary artifacts found used by Homo sapiens in Africa found in Jwalapuram around 74,000 BCE. Paleolithic industries in South India Tamil Nadu 30,000 BCE. [13]