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What is the status of Tamil as a language in India?
It is an official language in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
What did A. K. Ramanujan say about Tamil?
The only language of contemporary India which is recognizably continuous with a classical past
Where is Tamil also spoken as an official language?
Sri Lanka and Singapore
When is the earliest period of Tamil literature, Sangam literature, dated from?
From c. 300 BC until AD 300
How long has recorded Tamil literature been documented for?
Over 2000 years
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