As a boy growing up in southern India, Bala Swaminathan was sent off to school whispering verses from the Thirukkural, a classic book of virtues written in the ancient language of Tamil. Among the ...

BERKELEY — Learning a new language can sometimes be a hobby or requirement, but for Brian Linebaugh, it became a lifelong pursuit that led him across the world and ultimately inspired a documentary ...

Where stone towers rise in resilience and poetry outlasts empires, Tamil Nadu emerges as the living heart of the Dravidian world. Its legacy is etched not only in temples and song, but also in the ...

Amidst Tamil remaining a strong marker of regional identity, the linguistic profile of Tamil Nadu reveals a vibrant variety of languages, including Telugu, Kannada, Urdu, Malayalam, and English, ...