Development of Tamil Scripts Development of Tamil scripts can be traced to the period just after the reign of Asoka. The Tamil script is believed to have developed from the Brahmi script.
Tamil Scripts Tamil ScriptS is used to write the Tamil language and other Dravidians languages. The Tamil script varies from other Brahmi-derived scripts in numerous ways.
Maturaikkanci Maturaikkanci is a Tamil poetic work which is included in the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Sangam literature dating between 100 BCE – 100 CE. It has 782 lines of poetry in the Achiriyappa meter.
Pure Tamil Movement Pure Tamil Movement or Thanittamil Iyakkam is a movement of linguistic purism which insisted on avoiding Sanskrit, English and Persian loan-words and attempting to imitate the original Tamil language.
Ancient Tamil Grammatical Works Ancient Tamil grammatical works includes Tolkappiyam, the earliest available literary work which was written around 3rd century B.C. There are other grammatical works as well, which precede the Tolkappiyam.