TAMILS

TAMILS

Origins

The majority of Tamils are from south Asia, specifically the states of India and Sri Lanka (called Ceylon until 1972). Close to 60 million Tamils live in India (1991), primarily in the far southeastern state of Tamil Nadu (130,000 square kilometres) and in the small coastal Indian union territory of Pondicherry, both formerly part of the British colonial-administration entity called the Madras Presidency. The above figure also includes Tamils who live in major urban centres throughout India, including Delhi, Bombay, and Calcutta. link to article