
Early iconography of Murugan and Sivan and their association with native flora and fauna goes back to Indus Valley Civilization. Ancient Tamil grammatical works Tolkappiyam, the ten anthologies Pattuppāṭṭu, the eight anthologies Eṭṭuttokai sheds light on early religion of ancient Dravidian people. Muruganwas glorified as, the god of war, who is ever young and resplendent , as the favored god of the Tamils.Tamil literature is of considerable antiquity, and is recognised as a classical language by the government of India. Classical Tamil literature, which ranges from lyric poetry to works on poetics and ethical philosophy, is remarkably different from contemporary and later literature in other Indian languages, and represents the oldest body of secular literature in South-east Asi.Like the other languages of South India, it is a Dravidian language, unrelated to the Indo-European languages of northern India. It has historically been, and to large extent still is, central to the Tamil identity. Tamils have strong attachment to the Tamil language, which is often venerated in literature as “Tamil̲an̲n̲ai”, “the Tamil mother”.Tamil culture is rooted in the arts and ways of life of Tamils in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and across the globe.


Tamil culture is the culture of the Tamil people. Culture and Heritage of Tamil People – Study Material
