It was believed that the two sides of Lord Shiva's legendary drum were the source of tamil and Sanskrit. He had probably hit the tamil side first in that scenario. I have argued in my numerous works over the past thirty years that tamil is a parent language of sanskrit and many other indian languages, rather than a language that is parallel to it.
 
The saying "Tamil predates sand and stone" is ingrained in the minds of Tamils everywhere. This isn't simply some jingoistic jargon; the emphasis is on Tamil's ancient roots, and the reference to stone and sand is a poetic license that serves as a metaphor to emphasize the argument. However, it was a topic of ridicule, with many critics requesting evidence. After all, the availability of physical artifacts is what turns myth into truth. However, when fresh discoveries made possible by advanced science and inquisitive people validate "beliefs," the fiction's façade comes off to be solidified with finality.
 
A civilization's struggles throughout history are carried in the womb of a language. However, the collective tamil mind, which has been based on convictions that have endured for eons, never needed justification. However, the archaeological data that has surfaced in the past ten years as a result of excavations at several tamil Nadu sites has served as a welcome wake-up call. Pride, which already overflowing, is a tiny side effect of the bigger picture: this sacred country of temples conceals a dark past that has the power to change the course of human history. With each shovel stroke, layers of incredible stories are revealed rather than just muck.
 
In fact, the dull task of digging up dust and grime has never been considered such a heavenly obligation. Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin's declaration on january 23 that the state has been using iron since 3335 BCE served as the prelude's provocation. That is almost 5,500 years old.
 
Tamil Nadu is credited with being a pioneer in the iron Age, predating similar advances in many regions of the world, according to discoveries from Sivagalai in Thoothukudi district.
 
Stalin said, "The iron Age began in tamil Nadu," citing carbon dating data from internationally recognized institutes and the study "Antiquity of Iron: Recent Radiometric Dates from tamil Nadu," written by K Rajan and R Sivanantham.
 
Despite his political motivations, his exultation is a welcome diversion from the current controversy surrounding Periyar, a completely unfit figure to whom anything tamil was repugnant and anathema. Additionally, it deftly conceals the widespread sand mining in rivers like as Vaigai, Paalar, and Thamirabharani, among others, whose ancient riches have been permanently destroyed due to the avaricious Dravidian invaders.
 
The findings have attracted interest from all across the world.
 

 
 
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26/01/2025 01:12 PM