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Tamils have migrated world-wide since the 19th century CE and a significant population exists in South Africa, Mauritius, Fiji, as well as other regions such as the Southeast Asia, Middle East, Caribbean and parts of the Western World. Archaeological evidence from Tamil Nadu indicates a continuous history of human occupation for more than 3,800 ...
Tamilakam was the region inhabited by the ancient Tamil people. [1] While archelogical evidence points to hominids inhabiting the region nearly 400 millennia ago, it has been inhabited by modern humans continuously for more than 3,800 years.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 February 2025. Dravidian ethnolinguistic group Ethnic group Tamils Tamilar Total population c. 77 million Regions with significant populations India 69,026,881 (2011) Sri Lanka 3,108,770 (2012) Malaysia 1,800,000 (2016) United States 238,699+ (2017) Canada 237,890 (2021) [note 2] Singapore 174,708 ...
The Tamils are one of the oldest civilizations in the world with a unbroken history of more than 2000 years. There are also a large Tamil Diaspora communities scattered around the world, especially in Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Mauritius, Australia, Canada, the United States, and Europe. The estimated population of Tamils in the world ...
Now there are more than 250,000 Tamils spread over in many cities, the concentration being in Natal and Durban. [22] In South Africa the Tamil Language can be taken in many schools as a Second Additional Language, It is recognised as a level 4 subject and carries points for entrance into university.
When the Tamil writers were introduced to the concept of Lemuria in the 1890s, they came up with the Tamilized versions of the continent's name (e.g. "Ilemuria"). By the early 1900s, they started using Tamil names for the continent, to support their depiction of Lemuria as an ancient Tamil civilization.
Tamil South Africans are Indian South Africans of Tamil descent. Tamil people form the majority of Indian immigrants who came from India to Natal, South Africa, from 1860 onwards. [1] After the expiry of their indentures most of these Indians moved to the cities, becoming established as a thoroughly urban population. [2] [3]
The region of Tamil Nadu in the southeast of modern India, shows evidence of having had continuous human habitation from 15,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE. [1] [2] Throughout its history, spanning the early Upper Paleolithic age to modern times, this region has coexisted with various external cultures.