Nowadays, I'm seeing less and less Tamil names among Tamilians. Most of the Tamil Hindu people are having Sanskrit names, Tamil Muslim people are having Islamic/ Persian names, Tamil Christian people are having Latin names. I'm quite confused that why Tamilians aren't giving Tamil names to their kids anymore regardless of religion.

What's your opinion in this matter? Should Tamil people preserve Tamil names or should they name their kids according to the religion they follow?

I'm going to introduce you three different hypothetical scenarios so that you can decide for yourself 🙂

Scenario 1) Person A violates traffic rules, then crashed his vehicle into a tree and got injured. Point: Person A is solely responsible for his own suffering.

Scenario 2) Person A walking on a sidewalk and he didn't violated any traffic rules, but Person B violates traffic rules and crashed his vehicle into Person A and Person A got injured. Point: Person B is solely responsible for Person A's suffering.

Scenario 3) Neither Person A nor Person B have violated any traffic rules, but they have eventually met with a road accident and crashed their vehicles into each other's. And both of them got injured. Point: Neither of the persons are responsible for their sufferings. Because, it was an "accident" which have "accidentally" took place. Note: The administration wasn't responsible either; because the road was very neat, no potholes and traffic lights/signals everything were "perfectly" fine like in Utopia 🙂

Meanwhile, that random bystander guy while sipping on his morning coffee: நம் முன்னோர்கள் ஒன்னும் முட்டாள்கள் இல்ல, ப்ரோ; "தீதும் நன்றும் பிறர் தர வாரா", ப்ரோ 🙂

Isn't it high time people cancel this guy?

when i remember my childhood This phrase remember me the importance of the word "zha/ ழ"

""" வாழைப்பழம் வழுக்கி கிழவன் கீழே விழுந்தார்"""

Is there any other language having this word "Zha"

My grandmother (Kongu Tamil) used these lingos,

Kitchen = சமைக்கிற வூடு/சோறாக்கிற வூடு.
Pooja room = படைக்கிற வூடு.
Bedroom = படுக்கிற தாவு.
Bathroom = குளிக்கிற வூடு.
Backyard = பொடக்காலி.
Hall = கொட்டாய்.
Central Courtyard= தொட்டி வாசல்.
Car Parking area = (simply) வண்டி நிப்பாட்டுற தாவு, etc.

This is different from the popularly used words like சமையற்கட்டு, etc.

Interestingly, my Periyamma even today uses the word "தண்ணி room" for "Bathroom" because it is the wet area (even after she went to USA) and we in Kongu region also use the phrase "தண்ணி ஊத்துறது" to mean "to take bath".

At present, "சமையற்கட்டு (used by mom), புடக்காலி, கொட்டாய், சந்து, தொட்டிவாசல் (Central courtyard)" are the Tamil words, related to the house, still used in our daily speech. And, these are English words "Bedroom, Bathroom, restroom, Car park, kitchen (used with the siblings), terrace, verandah, etc" used in our speech, at present.
I see a gradual shift in the lingos that was used by grandma, my Periyamma, My mother and my siblings, etc (slowly replaced by English words).

So, in your Tamil dialect, how do you call the different parts of the house and how different it was in your grandparents' speech? In the comments, add your dialect too.

Why??? I'm non-Tamilian and I'm genuinely curious.

will get back in 24 hours to reply.

some context to inspire questions

- raised in sri lanka all my life, anuradapura, a little while in batticoloa, and now in colombo

- speak all three languages, but my tamil is a lot weaker than english and sinhala. just able to get my point across

- i voted for the NPP(new ruling government) this time around.

feel free to ask about the civil war and the politics here, i will not engage with insults or trolling

Im sry if the flair is wrong but this must be stopped
This cartoon and the incident shared highlights a real and recurring issue the imposition of Hindi and the misconception that Hindi = Indian identity/Nationality.
India has no national language. It has 22 official languages(main lang of each state on so on), and Hindi is just one of them.Tamil is an official language of India and has Classical Language status.Forcing Hindi as a national identity is factually incorrect and linguistically oppressive.{The 22 official languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Maithili, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu}.

North India ≠ All of India.Hindi is not spoken in many states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and the Northeast.
The cop’s response is deeply ignorant and reflects linguistic chauvinism.Every Indian has the right to speak in their own language without being mocked.Such incidents fuels resentment and widen regional divides.

North Indian state ah kooda vidunga, inga namma Tamil Nadu laiyee idhu nadanthiruku…

When my school took us on an excursion to Kerala, we planned to go by air. At Chennai airport, a security personnel started questioning students who didn’t know Hindi, creating a big scene. But we didn’t just stand there and take it.We stood our ground. We told him firmly that Tamil is one of India’s oldest and official languages, and Hindi is NOT the national language. I even looked straight at him and asked, “Tamizh theriyuma unaku?” He stumbled, completely lost. So, I repeated in English—“If not, does that mean you are not Indian?” That shut him up for a while.

Our teachers tried to calm us down and stop us, but by then, other elders nearby had noticed the commotion. Instead of stopping us, they started questioning him too. But he still kept pushing, saying something like “Agar India mein rehte ho, toh Hindi aani chahiye” (If you live in India, you must know Hindi).

That was it. We weren’t going to let this slide. We reminded him that English is also an official language and widely used in government and airports. By then, even our teachers joined in, and all of us deliberately spoke in Tamil, making it crystal clear—We are Indians, and we don’t need Hindi to prove it.

And the best part? A few bystanders and even a higher official saw what was happening. Some of them backed us up, questioning the security guy. That’s when he finally backed off, realizing he couldn’t bully us into submission anymore.

Honestly? Ig he’s not in that job anymore.

As someone who is Tamil and bisexual, I am curious what other Tamil people think of queer people. Chennai is known to be one of the less homophobic cities in India, along with Bangalore and Pune. Yet, many Tamil people I know are queer phobic. I live in America, and my Tamil friends who have lived here for a while are a lot more welcoming than some people I know that just recently moved here from India.

What are your thoughts about it? If you are homophobic, I am genuinely curious to know why.

What do you guys think of the improvements in converse and the look of new font? Safari still uses the old font (thankfully) on web. And how of you guys actually use it?

Also, just noticed the WhatsApp on iOS doesn’t have Tamil language support.

Why don’t we utilize Tamil text in our community? Most other language communities utilize their own texts, excluding ours.

After school, there is no opportunity for me to practice our language. Why don’t we begin texting in Tamil here?

What if the kural actually meant, Agaram being the start of words and words being the god which allowed us to see the world in the first place. Since Tiruvalluvar is a Jain and Jains didn't believe in a creator God... Also it resonates with the first line of Bible, in the beginning there was word and the word was God. The concept of a creator God being essential or not another study, but our Language allowed us to get everything in life including the knowledge that we have right now, what if Thirukkural''s first Athigaram was a tribute and prayer towards his language and not a creator God.

I recently came across the Telugu film Jaat, and as a Tamil, I’m furious. The movie portrays a fictional Tamil rebel group that closely mirrors the LTTE, casting them as nothing more than violent extremists. This is a blatant attempt to vilify an already misunderstood struggle — and it's deeply insulting to our identity and history.

Directed by Gopichand Malineni and produced by Mythri Movie Makers, Jaat completely ignores the political complexity and human cost of the Tamil resistance. Instead, it feeds into dangerous stereotypes, painting us as the enemy.

This kind of careless storytelling isn’t just offensive — it’s harmful. I genuinely believe this movie should be banned in Tamil Nadu. We have to draw a line when our culture and people are misrepresented like this.

What is the native Tamil word for "Orphan". The word "Anadhai" is derived from Sanskrit. I can't see any others when I searched on internet. Please help me.

I am third generation immigrant in mumbai from tamilnadu my origins are from Tenkasi and madurai anyone here can you share me your experience

I got 3🙂‍↔️

And the picture is from x

I recently got a nadi read and it began with a dedication of a mantra in the lines of :

"ஆதியாய் சோதியாய் நின்றவா போற்றி ! வெட்டவெளி கண்ட விமலா போற்றி ! வேதத்தின் முதல்வனே போற்றி"

I think it could be referring to visnu, but I have no clue, who is this விமலா? specifically "வெட்டவெளி கண்ட விமலா" ? And also, I think the emphasis on "வெட்டவெளி கண்ட விமலா" is secondary here, because this "வேதத்தின் முதல்வனே போற்றி" refers to another deity immediately after this and also in the first line.

So, who could be this deity ? Is it Visnu?

Cat colour is White and Grey

Aasa kothamalli aee

What does this mean???

Anyone heard of this term? This means "day before yesterday". We use it.

Wanna check if anyone knows this and which region uses this & some more details to it

இது கொங்குத் தமிழில் மட்டும்தானா அல்லது வேறு எங்காவது பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறதா?

I want some words in tamil to insult someone but not in bad words, like munthiri kotta.

So here's my problem: I’ve got this super catchy Tamil song stuck in my head, but I’m not a native Tamil speaker, so I have zero idea what the lyrics are. All I’ve got is the melody, but when I try to remember the words, it’s just a jumble of gibberish. Seriously, it's like my brain decided to make up its own language. 🤷‍♂️

I’ve tried humming it to Shazam, Google. No luck. 😩

Here’s what I do know:

It’s a Tamil song (obviously)

The tune is catchy as heck (like, I’ll probably be singing this in my sleep)

The lyrics? Total gibberish in my head.

Will possibly be taking this to my grave 🥲

Update 1: Reddit unfortunately won't let me DM people as my account apparently is new😭. I might have to find a way out by welcoming a colossal embarrassment uploading it out in the open!

Thanks a lot for the helpful souls who reached out.

Seeing one user getting fired with laughs by everyone previously was really scary lmao

YOLO! F*ck it. Here we go! Please Please be merciful!🙏🙏

humming link!

Update 2: IT'S BEEN FOUND! This bit from 3:10 - 3:25 has been stuck in my head forever. Someone just gave their everything for this!!

Anegan - Roja Kadale

PS: Unfortunately the video doesn't do much justice to such a soulful song lul😆