Tholkappiyam

A child opening an ancient palm-leaf book in old temple ruins

Tholkappiyam – The Oldest Tamil Book!

A fun Tamil lesson for kids about the oldest Tamil book: five landscapes, Tamil letters, words, feelings and poems

A long, long time ago, before people had big buildings or even cars, someone wrote a very special book called Tholkappiyam (தொல்காப்பியம்). This book is SUPER old—more than 2,000 years old! 😲 Back then there was no paper, so people wrote on dried palm leaves!
1. What is Tholkappiyam?
தொல்காப்பியம் என்றால் என்ன?
A boy beside a pyramid saying: Egypt has its pyramids, Tamil has its Tholkappiyam!
தொல்காப்பியம் ஒரு மிகவும் பழமையான தமிழ் இலக்கண நூல்.
2. Who wrote Tholkappiyam?
தொல்காப்பியத்தை எழுதியவர் யார்?
Tholkappiyar, a wise old man, writing on a palm leaf
நீண்ட காலத்திற்கு முன்பு, தொல்காப்பியர் என்ற ஞானி இந்த நூலை எழுதினார்.

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