The Tamils, also known by their demonym Tamilar, are a Dravidian ethnic group who natively speak the Tamil language and trace their ancestry mainly to the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. Tam
Tamils celebrating Pongal festival
Tamilakam during Sangam period
Rock cut monuments in Mahabalipuram built by the Pallavas in 7th-8th century CE
Painting of Madras with Fort St. George by Jan Van Ryne (1754)
The Tamil diaspora refers to descendants of the Tamil speaking immigrants who emigrated from their native lands in the southern Indian subcontinent to other parts of the world. They are found primaril
Sri Kandaswamy Temple, Brickfields, Malaysia.
A Malbar temple in Réunion.
Expatriate Sri Lankan Tamil children in traditional clothes in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
One of the most popular overseas branches of Chennai-based Saravanaa Bhavan, the world's largest Indian vegetarian restaurant chain, is located in Edison, New Jersey, U.S.