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Tamil people have historically been connoisseurs of fine golden jewellery, which has a history predating the Sangam period in the Indian subcontinent. Ancient Tamil literature lists out the different types of jewellery worn by women historically from head to toe. Apart from gold, jewellery was also fashioned out of silver, copper and brass.
Toda embroidery, also locally known as "pukhoor", [1] is an art work among the Toda pastoral people of Nilgiris, in Tamil Nadu, made exclusively by their women. [1] The embroidery, which has a fine finish, appears like a woven cloth [2] but is made with use of red and black threads with a white cotton cloth background. Both sides of the ...
The term terukkuttu is derived from the Tamil words Teru ("street") and Kuttu ("theatre"). [5] The word "Kattaikkuttu" is derived from the name of special ornaments known as kattai (or kattai camankal). The writer M. Shanmugam Pillai has compared terukkuttu to the Tamil epic Silappatikaram, calling Silappatikaram a proto-form of terukkuttu. The ...
The culture of Chennai, popularly called the "Gateway to the South India", [1] is distinct from that of any other Indian city. Chennai continues to be traditional and conventional in certain ways. Traditional music, dance and all other art forms of Tamil Nadu are very popular in the city. One can find a peculiar cultural blend in city, from ...
The city's population is predominantly Hindu, along with a small group of Muslim [12] population. Christians, Sikhs and Jains are also present in small numbers. [13] [14] [15] Coimbatore also has a large number of Telugus, [16] Kannadigas, Malayalis, [17] [18] [19] mainly from Palakkad and North Indians, [20] mainly Gujaratis, [21] who are engaged in trade and commerce.
DD Chennai reaches 94 percent of the population of Tamil Nadu. The channel originates its programmes in Chennai. DD Chennai was launched on 15 August 1975 and the network features some original programming, such as dramas, comedy-series, talk shows, documentaries, and some times re-runs of popular TV shows from other Tamil television channels.
The region of Chettinad in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu is the home of the Nattukottai Chettiar community, a prosperous merchant community known for trading precious stones in Southeast Asia. As traders, Chettiars shipped spices, rice, and gems to countries like Malaysia, Burma, and Vietnam and also served as bankers to kings and the ...
Toda people are a Dravidian ethnic group who live in the State of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Before the 18th century and British colonisation, the Toda coexisted locally with other ethnic communities, including the Kota, Badaga and Kurumba. During the 20th century, the Toda population has hovered in the range 700 to 900.