Nadars today They are financially strong and are politically influential in the Southern districts of Tamil Nadu.

Today, while Arabic is spoken by few in South India, versions of the Arabic script are still used to write local languages by a number of Muslim communities, some of whom trace their ancestry to Arabs who came to the subcontinent for trade.

Pathans in Tamil Nadu are generally called Pattan or Pattani and form a part of the larger Urdu-speaking community of Tamil Muslims.

Growth in south India In sharp contrast, Urdu has been gaining in south India. A large number of Urdu speakers were recorded not just in Andhra and Telangana states, but also in Maharashtra and Karnataka. There are 75.4 lakh Urdu speakers in Maharashtra. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana recorded 75 lakh speakers together.

Tamil Muslims are Tamils who practise Islam and Muslims who consider themselves as “Tamils”. The Tamil-speaking Muslims are descendants of marriages between early West Asian Muslims and Tamil women as well as local converts. The community is predominantly urban.

4,229,479

Demographics

Hinduism in Tamil Nadu finds its earliest literary mention in the Sangam literature dated to the 5th century BCE.

Gods

• Kartikeya.
• Ayyappan.
• Thirumal.
• Natrajar of Chidambaram.
• Meenakshi.
• Kannagi.
• Some Siddhars.
• Powers of siddhars.

Tamils are ethnically, linguistically and culturally related to the other Dravidian peoples of South Asia. There are an estimated 74 million Tamils around the world.

India

Sanskrit

Seven oldest surviving languages in the world.

• Tamil: Origin (according to first appearance as script) – 300 BC.
• Sanskrit: Origin (according to first appearance as script) – 2000 BC.
• Greek: Origin (according to first appearance as script) – 1500 BC.
• Chinese: Origin (according to first appearance as script) – 1250 BC.

English

Italy

Women of These Countries are the Most Beautiful in the World

• Turkey. Meryem Uzerli, Actress.
• Brazil. Alinne Moraes, Actress.
• France. Louise Bourgoin, TV Actor Model.
• Russia. Maria Sharapova, Tennis Player.
• Italy. Monica Bellucci, Model.
• India. Priyanka Chopra, Actor & Model.
• Ukraine.
• Venezuela.

Safety and Security improved due to many countries recording a lower homicide rate and lower levels of political terror….Global Peace Index rankings (2008–2019)

The 10 Happiest Countries in the World

1. Finland. For the fourth year in a row, Finland is number one when it comes to happiness.
2. Denmark. Denmark remained in the number two spot this year.
3. Switzerland.
4. Iceland.
5. Netherlands.
6. Norway.
7. Sweden.
8. Luxembourg.

1. Iceland. According to the Global Peace Index, Iceland is the safest country globally for the 13th year in a row.
2. New Zealand. New Zealand is the second-safest country in the world.
3. Portugal. Portugal comes in third in the most peaceful countries rankings.
4. Austria.
5. Denmark.
6. Canada.
7. Singapore.
8. Czech Republic.

Matthieu Ricard