FACTS ABOUT TAMIL NADU- TNPSC
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Tamil Nadu is often referred to as 'a land of
temples' and Tamils are proud of the religious traditions and follow them
strictly. The Tamils have been the greatest of temple builders and its rulers
have always been the patrons of art and architecture including the Pallavas,
Cholas and the Pandyas.
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The World's First Granite Temple is the
Brihadeswara temple at Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu. The shikhara is made from a
single ' 80-tonne ' piece of granite. Also, this magnificient temple was built
in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD) during the reign of Rajaraja
Chola.
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Tamil tradition dates the oldest works to
several millennia ago; the earliest examples of Tamil writing we have today are
in inscriptions from the 3rd century BC, which are written in an adapted form
of the Brahmi script (Mahadevan, 2003). Archaeological evidence obtained from
inscriptions excavated in 2005 dates the language to around 1000 BC.
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Tirukkural, which was written nearly two
millennia ago portrays a universal outlook. This is evident as the author,
Tiruvalluvar, does not mention his religion, land, or the audience for his
work. He is often portrayed as a holy saint of Tamil Nadu today.
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Carnatic music is the classical music form of
Southern India. This is one of the world's oldest & richest musical
traditions.The Trinity of Carnatic music Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and
Syama Sastri were from Tamil Nadu.
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Bharatanatyam is a classical dance form
originating from Tamil Nadu. Bharatanatyam is thought to have been created by
Bharata Muni, a Hindu sage, who wrote the Natya Shastra, the most important
ancient treatise on classical Indian dance. In ancient times it was performed
in Hindu temples by Devadasis. In this form, it as also been called sadir or chinna
melam.
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Marina Beach(which is in tamilnadu) is the
second longest beach in the world, after Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
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Tamil is the first Indian Language to attain
Classical Language Status.
