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A brief History of Tamil People (by Prof. A. Velupillai) __ "Brief" is a matter of opinion.  This is actually a fairly detailed article. - From tamilelibrary.org - http://tamilelibrary.org/teli/tamil.html

Category:Sri Lankan Tamil people __ Index of a couple of articles along with a gallery of click-to-enlarge photos of Tamil people. - illustrated - From wikimedia.org - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people

Category:Tamil people __ Index of Wikipedia articles related to the Tamil People. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Tamil_people

Encyclopedia: Tamil People __ A brief overview with many text links to related materials. You will also find a list of fanous Tamilians - From nationmaster.com - http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Tamil-people 

The Hindu : Tamil culture showcased __ Brief news article about an exhibit of Tamil culture. - From The Hindu - http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/10/05/stories/09050466.htm 

 
TamilCanadian - Human Rights Violations Against Tamils in Sri Lanka __ "Since 1983 the Sri Lankan government and its armed forces have declared war on the Tamil people and unleashed military terror in order to subjugate them by force. In order to maintain their oppressive rule over the Tamil people the Sinhala occupation army has committed, and continue to commit, horrendous human rights violations in the form of murder/extra-judicial killings/disappearances/ rape /torture etc with impunity." You will find this site jam-packed with related materials. - From Tamil Canadian Services - http://www.tamilcanadian.com/eelam/hrights/ 

Tamil Eelam __ "The Tamil people of the island of Ceylon (now called Sri Lanka) constitute a distinct nation. They form a social entity, with their own history, traditions, culture, language and traditional homeland. The Tamil people call their nation 'Tamil Eelam'." You will find several articles and a good opening page statement. - from eelam.com - http://www.eelam.com/tamil_eelam.html

Tamil Electronic Library - a comprehensive site on Tamil Language, Tamil Culture, Tamil Literature,... __ "Tamil Electronic Library - a comprehensive site on Tamil Language, Tamil Culture, Tamil Literature, Carnatic Music, Hindu Temples, Tamil Books, Tamil Radio and Television, ,.." - From tamilelibrary.org - http://tamilelibrary.org/ 
 

Tamil History __ "The Tamils are an ancient people. Their history had its beginnings in the rich alluvial plains near the southern extremity of peninsular India which included the land mass known as the island of Sri Lanka today."  You will find a detailed look at Tamil history. - illustrated - From tamilnation.org - http://www.tamilnation.org/heritage/index.htm

Tamil people __ Encyclopedic overview of the Tamil People and index of famous Tamilians. - From indopedia.org - http://www.indopedia.org/Tamil_people.html 

Tamil people __ "...an ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, a state in India, and the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka."  An encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_people  

Tamils - A brief introduction by Prof. Velupillai __ When I say "brief" I mean "brief." But luckily it does not mean the same to everybody. Here is a fairly in-depth introduction to the Tamil - From K. Kalyanasundaram - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/5180/tamil.html 

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