Oral history

நளாயினி இந்திரன்│Nalayini Indran

ஆவண விவரிப்பு│Archive description Nalayini Indran (நளாயினி இந்திரன்) was born in Puloly, Point Pedro, Sri Lanka. Before marriage, Nalayini Kanapathippillai (நளாயினி கணபதிப்பிள்ளை) worked at the National Archives of Sri Lanka from 1991-1995. She got married in 1995 and migrated to London, England. She worked as an assistant archivist at the National Archives of Sri Lanka. SheContinue reading “நளாயினி இந்திரன்│Nalayini Indran”

மீரா திருச்செல்வம்│Mira Thiruchelvam

ஆவண விவரிப்பு│Archive description Mira Thiruchelvam (மீரா திருச்செல்வம்) is a Tamil woman born and grown up in Norway. She along with her sister and two Norwegian friends started a music band, called 9 grader nord. The flute is her main instrument, but also guitar and Cajon. She writes songs in Tamil and wears a saree atContinue reading “மீரா திருச்செல்வம்│Mira Thiruchelvam”

The archaeological artefacts from the Keezhadi excavation show evidence of a well-developed Tamil script and civilisation already in the 6th century BCE. The existing printed Tamil literature is from the three periods of the Sangam era, which is calculated to be between the 3rd century BC to 3rd century AD. It is important to notifyContinue reading “Oral history”