Definitions

1. The Tamil people are an ethnic group from South Asia with a recorded history going back more than two millennia. (Web site)
2. Tamil people are considered to be highly civilised.
3. The Tamil people are an ethnic group from South Asia. (Web site)
4. The Tamil people are at present divided into two broad categories. (Web site)
5. Tamil people are a Dravidian people from the Indian subcontinent with a recorded history going back more than two millennia.
6. The Tamil people are under no illusion that the road to freedom, justice and dignity is paved with roses.

Tamil People

1. By 1980s many Tamil people of Sri Lanka were facing ethnic conflicts. (Web site)
2. The 2004 tsunami was particularly devastating for the Tamil people of Sri Lanka.
3. Failure of old left movement against Sinhala Buddhist chauvinism opened the stage for violence against Tamil people.
4. LSSP leader Colvin R. de Silva spearheaded the drafting of the 1972 constitution that wiped out the few protections the Tamil people still enjoyed.
5. The Tamil people of the island of Ceylon (now called Sri Lanka) constitute a distinct nation. (Web site)

Sri Lanka

1. During 1970s, this led to a demand for independence of Tamil people from Sri Lanka. (Web site)
2. These developments brought the two groups of the Tamil people of Sri Lanka closer. (Web site)
3. In 1949, some political developments in Sri Lanka were adverse for Tamil people of Sri Lanka. (Web site)

Tamils

1. All this led to the liberation struggle of the Tamil people.
2. The so-called struggle of the LTTE for a separate homeland for the Tamil people is a myth and a deception.
3. Periyar Ramasami, a social leader of Tamil people started a movement named Self-respect Movement. (Web site)
4. This satisfied most of the Tamil people, and presently there is no demand for a separate country for Tamil people outside the federal system of India. (Web site)
5. Tanjore painting is the most important form of painting of Tamil people. (Web site)

Language

1. The agreement made some minor concessions to the Tamil people, including some devolution of power and official status for the Tamil language.
2. Tamil people identify themselves with their language, Tamil. (Web site)
3. Other peoples are related to the Tamil people by language, culture, and ancestry. (Web site)

Many

1. The Tamil people have many performing arts. (Web site)
2. Tamil people also have many types of folk dances performed in villages. (Web site)
3. During this period, the Tamil people perfected many martial arts. (Web site)
4. There are many temples in the lands of Tamil people. (Web site)
5. For last one hundred years or so, Tamil people went to many other parts of India for jobs or business. (Web site)

Art

1. The art and architecture of the Tamil people encompass some of the greatest contributions of India to the art world.
2. The Tamil people have many performing arts. (Web site)

Peoples

1. There are a number of regional dialects in use by the Tamil people.
2. The music, the temple architecture and the stylised sculptures favoured by the Tamil people are still being learnt and practiced.
3. During a BBC interview he was asked if he thought he was a traitor to the Tamil people since he was a minister in a majority Sinhalese government.
4. No one is sure about the exact origins of the Tamil people.
5. In recent times, they have broadened the definition of Tamil people. (Web site)

Temples

1. There are many temples in the lands of Tamil people. (Web site)
2. Chidambaram and Srirangam are very big and fine examples of temples of Tamil people. (Web site)

People Were

1. For this, recognition of the right of self determination of Tamil people is a precondition.
2. Tamil people in Tamil Nadu are also passionate about films.
3. Before 1833, the Tamil people were under different administration.
4. The Tamil people and the Sinhala people were brought within the confines of one state for the first time by the British in 1833.
5. The music, the temple architecture and the stylised sculptures favoured by the Tamil people are still being learnt and practiced.

Parts

1. For last one hundred years or so, Tamil people went to many other parts of India for jobs or business. (Web site)
2. In some parts of Tamilnadu, notably Alanganallur (near Madurai), some Tamil people hold annual event around Pongal festival: an unarmed bullfighting.

Th Century

1. Beginning from the 18th century, many poor Tamil people went as laborers to many countries of the British Empire. (Web site)
2. Historians of Sri Lanka say that Tamil people reached Sri Lanka only after 7th century during the invasions of the Chola dynasty. (Web site)

Political Parties

1. It is within the framework of the above positions that the Tamil people and political parties, and the LTTE, would be expected to resolve the Tamil question. (Web site)
2. Broadly speaking these are the two alternatives under consideration by the Tamil people, with the political parties falling into position on either side. (Web site)

Movement

1. The failure of the old left movement against Sinhala Buddhist chauvinism opened the stage for violence against the Tamil people. (Web site)
2. Periyar Ramasami, a social leader of Tamil people started a movement named Self-respect Movement. (Web site)

Worship

1. Many Tamil people also worship Kannagi, a folk heroine. (Web site)
2. The Tamil people also worship mother goddess Amman or Mariamman. (Web site)

People Living

1. Tamil people live in many geographical regions. (Web site)
2. Tamil people living in many other places have also produced literary works. (Web site)

Group

1. These developments brought the two groups of the Tamil people of Sri Lanka closer. (Web site)
2. The Chitty are a distinctive group of Tamil people found mainly in Malacca and Singapore , who are also known as the Indian Peranakans.

Tigers

1. The Liberation Tigers, as its name implies is a liberation organisation concerned with the struggle for the national self determination of the Tamil people.
2. The Tigers' leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran, recently dismissed Karuna from the organisation, describing him as a traitor of the Tamil people.

Separate

1. The so-called struggle of the LTTE for a separate homeland for the Tamil people is a myth and a deception.
2. During the 1977 election 70% of the Tamil people were in support for a separate state - "Tamil Eelam". (Web site)
3. This satisfied most of the Tamil people, and presently there is no demand for a separate country for Tamil people outside the federal system of India. (Web site)
4. Above all it demolishes to smithereens Minister Kadirgamar-s oft repeated lies that -They (Tamil people) do not want a separate state.

Literary Works

1. Tamil people living in many other places have also produced literary works. (Web site)
2. Thus, even modern Tamil people are able to read and enjoy these classical literary works. (Web site)

Developments

1. Focuses on issues concerning the Tamil people and developments in the war-torn northeast.
2. In 1949, some political developments in Sri Lanka were adverse for Tamil people of Sri Lanka. (Web site)

Tamilnadu

1. In Tamilnadu, the earliest presence of Tamil people dates back to around 1000 BC on wards.
2. In some parts of Tamilnadu, notably Alanganallur (near Madurai), some Tamil people hold annual event around Pongal festival: an unarmed bullfighting.

Live

1. Tamil people live in many geographical regions. (Web site)
2. Tamil people have settled down throughout the length and breadth of the island and have made their homes wherever they live or work.

Categories

1. Geography > Regions > South India > Tamil
2. Regions > South India > Tamil > Tamil Nadu
3. Society > Population > Ethnicity > Ethnic Groups
4. Age > People > Age > People
5. Liquids > Water > Islands > Sri Lanka
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