DHARMAPURI: In the twilight of the 18th century, as the British Empire tightened its grip on India, a shadow fell upon the ancient martial art of silambam. Fearing the prowess of skilled Tamil ...

A Tamil Nadu archaeology department study found over 90% of ancient graffiti marks at 140 sites, including Keeladi, resemble Indus Valley civilisation symbols. Researchers analyzed 15,184 graffiti ...

Nearly 90 percent of the graffiti marks found during excavations at ancient archaeological sites in Tamil Nadu have parallels to those found in the Indus Valley Civilisation signs, claims a recent ...

G Kumaresan and team are working on reconstructing the face of an ancient Tamil using a Sangam-age skull. Research indicates four major migrations influencing South India's genetic makeup ...

Ancient Tamil literature has rich references to bull-taming sport and one of the IVC seals have impressions of a man trying to tame a bull,” he added. Marshall’s discovery was a turning point ...

“Bulls have spread from Indus Valley to Alanganallur [where jallikattu is held] in Tamil Nadu. Ancient Tamil literature talks about taming bulls and it is called Kolleru Thazhuvuthal. In the ...

Stalin referenced the scientific evaluation of archaeological sites in Sivakalai, Adichanallur, Mayiladumparai, Mangadu, Thelunganur, and Keezhadi, establishing that ancient Tamil civilisation was ...

The "Classical and Glory-Ancient Greek and Roman Sculpture Art Exhibition" kicked off its first stop in China at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, Jan 1, 2025. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn ...

What it tells us about the past: This marble statuette depicts a dwarf-dancer, which was a common motif in ancient Mediterranean art. But while examples from Greece were usually exaggerated or ...

CHENNAI: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday announced a prize of one million US dollars (Rs 8.57 crore) to any individual or any organisation which aids in deciphering the Indus Valley Script ...

Online Tamil panchangam in Tamil and English for any place and any date between 1900 and 2050. This panchangam gives accurate information about the 5 attributes of the day, viz., nakshatram, tithi, ...