Tamil Language and Culture Quiz

Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian Union territory of Puducherry.

Recorded Tamil literature has been documented for over 2000 years.

A. K. Ramanujan described Tamil as 'the only language of contemporary India which is recognizably continuous with a classical past'.

<p>The earliest period of Tamil literature, Sangam literature, is dated from c. 300 BC until AD 300.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tamil is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Mauritius.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Krishna is a major deity in Hinduism, worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God in his own right.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Krishna's birthday is celebrated every year by Hindus on Krishna Janmashtami according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, which falls in late August or early September of the Gregorian calendar.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Krishna is a central character in the Mahabharata, the Bhagavata Purana, the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, and the Bhagavad Gita, and is mentioned in many Hindu philosophical, theological, and mythological texts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Krishna is associated with protection, compassion, tenderness, and love.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Krishna's iconography reflects various stages of his life, such as an infant eating butter, a young boy playing a flute, a young boy with Radha or surrounded by female devotees, or a friendly charioteer giving counsel to Arjuna.</p> Signup and view all the answers