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[1] [7] [8] He grew up in the Muhavur village in Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu. [9] [10] At the age of seven, he left with his family to live in the United States. [11] In 1978, as a 14-year-old high school student, Ayyadurai attended a summer program at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University (NYU) to study computer ...
Bharathi's poetry expressed progressive and reformist ideals. His poetry was a forerunner to modern Tamil poetry in different aspects and combined classical and contemporary elements. He penned thousands of verses on diverse topics like Indian Nationalism, love, children, nature, glory of the Tamil language, and odes to prominent freedom fighters.
Puthandu ( Tamil: புத்தாண்டு, romanized: Puttāṇṭu, lit. 'new year'), also known as Tamil New Year, is the first day of year on the Tamil calendar that is traditionally celebrated as a festival by Tamils. The festival date is set with the solar cycle of the solar Hindu calendar, as the first day of the month of Chittirai.
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (Tamil: தமிழக வெற்றிக் கழகம், lit. 'Tamil Nadu Victory Federation'; abbr. TVK) is an Indian regional political party in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It was founded by actor-turned-politician Vijay on 2 February 2024. The party is led by its ...
18 July 2025. ( 2025-07-18) Frequency. Annual. Tamil Nadu Day, also referred to as Tamil Nadu Dhinam, is a holiday celebrated in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu to commemorate the formation of the state. Tamil Nadu was created on 1 November 1956 with the name Madras State. On 18 July 1967, Madras State was officially renamed to Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu (/ ˌ t æ m ɪ l ˈ n ɑː d uː /; Tamil: [ˈtamiɻ ˈnaːɽɯ] ⓘ, abbr. TN) is the southernmost state of India.The tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, who speak the Tamil language, one of the longest surviving classical languages and which serves as its official language.
In 2011, a requirement for a new launch facility at Satish Dhawan Space Centre was expressed to meet future demands and as redundancy to existing facilities. [11] Following this, in 2013 Kulasekarapattinam was proposed as a potential site for this launch facility by parliamentarians from state of Tamil Nadu citing advantages due to location, weather and proximity to ISRO facilities like LPSC.
The event is commonly classified into three categories based on duration: sāttvika (nine days), rājasa (seven days), and tāmasa (five days). [5]In Tamil Nadu, an annual brahmotsava festival occurs for a period of ten days.