santhosh blogspot about Tamils - Wikipedia Tamils From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Tamils தமிழர் Total population c. 75.8 million [1] Regions with significant populations India 60,793,814 (2001) [2] Sri Lanka 3,135,770 (2012) [3] Malaysia 1,800,000 [1] Singapore 188,591 (2010) [4] for others see Tamil diaspora Languages Tamil Religion Predominantly: Hinduism Minorities: Christianity Islam Jainism Buddhism and others Related ethnic groups Dravidians Kannadigas Malayalis Tuluvas Giraavarus [5] Sinhalese [6] Telugus Part of a series on Tamils Tamil history History of Tamil Nadu History of Sri Lanka Sources of ancient Tamil history Sangam period Tamilakam Agriculture Economy Education Industry Eelam Tamil Kingdoms Tamilization Tamil culture Language Literature Philosophy Script...
The word “Shiva” means literally, “that which is not.” On another level, when we say “Shiva,” we are referring to a certain yogi, the Adiyogi