History of the Tamil language
The Tamil language developed independently and has no connections with the Sanskrit language, which is the originator of all the other Indian languages. Tamil is the most ancient Dravidian language and is a rich storehouse of language. In the ancient times majority of the Dravidian literature were composed in the Tamil language and the earliest works dates back to about 200 B.C. The Tamil scholars have made the following classification of the Tamil language and literature:
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