while later hero stones featured Tamil in the Vattezhuthu or Vatteluttu script—reflecting the common people’s voice, distinct from the Prakrit and Grantha scripts preferred by the ruling ...

The inscription, according to Dr. Sivanagireddy, was written in Tamil and Grantha script, and dates back to Saka 1230 (1st August, 1308 C.E), Kilaka, Vaisaka, Su. 10, Wednesday, pertaining to the ...

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin announced a $1 million prize for deciphering the Indus valley script, which he said remains an unsolved riddle for over a century. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK ...

The script is a weak point in this film due to its poor character development. The relationship between Vijay Sethupathi and Manju Warrier is inadequately explored, failing to establish a ...

Archaeological excavations in Anuradhapura have shed new light on writing in ancient Sri Lanka. Valuable findings have emerged from the excavations in the Anuradhapura citadel site. Thirty two pieces ...

The history of modern Bengaluru is said to begin with Kempe Gowda, but the region had been inhabited for centuries before him, with villages and small towns sprawling across the countryside. They are ...

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It belongs to the Dravidian language family, which also includes Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada, among others. Malayalam uses its own script, which evolved from the ancient Grantha script, known for its ...

Various Tamil texts from the 1890s onwards and 12 manuscripts written in the Tamil Grantha script in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are being displayed. These include first copies of ...