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edit Tamil Nadu pronunciation (help·info) (Tamil: தமிழ் நாடு, "Land of the Tamils"; IPA: [t̪əmɪl naːɖʊ]) is a state at the southern tip of India. The bordering states/territories are Pondicherry along the Eastern border, Kerala along West, Karnataka along North West and Andhra Pradesh in the north. The island nation of Sri Lanka, which has a significant Tamil minority, lies off the southeast coast. With a population of around 6.21 crore (62.1 million), the state has the largest urban agglomeration nationwide and is the second most industrialized state in India and Tamil Nadu ranks second nationwide of all State governments in tax revenues. Read more about this state here...

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The Tamil people are an ethnic group from South Asia with a recorded history going back almost two millennia. The oldest Tamil communities are those of southern India and north-eastern Sri Lanka. Unlike many ethnic groups, the Tamils have at no time been governed by a single political entity; Tamil̲akam, the traditional name for the Tamil lands, has always been under the rule of more than one kingdom or state. Despite this, the Tamil cultural identity has always been strong. Historically, this identity has been primarily linguistic, with Tamils being those whose first language was Tamil. In recent times, however, the definition has been broadened to also include emigrants of Tamil descent who maintain Tamil traditions, even when they no longer speak the language. Tamils are ethnically, linguistically and culturally related to the other Dravidian peoples of South Asia. There are an estimated 74 million Tamils around the world.

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The 133 ft high statue of Thiruvalluvar located inside sea in Kanyakumari

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• ...that Gingee Fort in Tamil Nadu, India was called the "Troy of the East" by the British for its inaccessibility and is one of the few forts still surviving in the state?
• ...that in 1969, a world record number of 15 million people attended the funeral of C.N.Annadurai, the first non Congress Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India?
  
• ...Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram was the first novel in Tamil?
• ...that Kolachal, India was the location of a battle in 1741 where an Indian kingdom defeated a European naval force for possibly the first time in Indian history?
• ...that legendary Tamil stage and film artiste, the singer K. B. Sundarambal, was also a political activist who became the first film personality to enter an Indian state legislature?

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• February 26: India's biggest vehicle unit to come up near Chennai. (Hindu)
• February 26: 5 new trains, sanction for two new broad gauge lines and surveys for four new lines are the highlights of the Indian Railway Budget pertinent to Tamil Nadu.(Hindu)
• February 20: Counting of votes for the local body elections is being held today.
• February 19: Helmets are compulsory for two-wheeler riders of Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchi, Tirunelveli and Salem from June 1, while for other areas of Tamil Nadu, it is compulsory from July 1. (Hindu)
• February 18: Local body elections are being held for 67 of Chennai's 155 wards. (Hindu)
• February 16: A court in Salem awards death sentences to 3 men in the Dharmapuri bus burning case. (Hindu)
• February 12: The Tamil Nadu Government makes wearing of helmets compulsory for both drivers and pillion riders.

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