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Encyclopedia: Tamil People __ A brief overview with many text links to related materials. You will also find a list of fanous Tamilians - From nationmaster.com - http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Tamil-people
The Hindu : Tamil culture showcased __ Brief news article about an exhibit of Tamil culture. - From The Hindu - http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/10/05/stories/09050466.htm
Institute of Indology and Tamil Studies - Kolam __ "Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of the Indian subcontinent, is the cradle of the second oldest and second largest Indian literature and culture. Moreover, the Tamil language is the oldest attested member of the Dravidian family of languages, which is particularly predominant in Southern India." You will learn about a literary tradition 2000 years old plus a lot more in this online Tamil journal. While most articles are in Tamil, there are enough in English to make it worthwhile. - illustrated - From "KOLAM", IITS, University of Cologne - http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/indologie/kolam/frame.html
TamilCanadian - Human Rights Violations Against Tamils in Sri Lanka __ "Since
1983 the Sri Lankan government and its armed forces have declared war on the
Tamil people and unleashed military terror in order to subjugate them by force.
In order to maintain their oppressive rule over the Tamil people the Sinhala
occupation army has committed, and continue to commit, horrendous human rights
violations in the form of murder/extra-judicial killings/disappearances/ rape
/torture etc with impunity." You will find this site jam-packed with related
materials. - From Tamil Canadian Services -
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/eelam/hrights/
Tamil Eelam __ "The Tamil people of the island of Ceylon (now called Sri Lanka) constitute a distinct nation. They form a social entity, with their own history, traditions, culture, language and traditional homeland. The Tamil people call their nation 'Tamil Eelam'." You will find several articles and a good opening page statement. - from eelam.com - http://www.eelam.com/tamil_eelam.html
Tamils - A brief introduction by Prof. Velupillai __ When I say "brief" I mean "brief." But luckily it does not mean the same to everybody. Here is a fairly in-depth introduction to the Tamil - From K. Kalyanasundaram - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/5180/tamil.html
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