Ancient ruins in and around Valparai, Tamil Nadu in India are more than just beautiful landmarks for their historical interests. When you visit a place like this one, you see different aspects ...

For stories of secularism, one only needs to turn to inscriptions, palm leaf manuscripts, and other ancient artefacts ... connections in southern India, particularly Tamil Nadu.

“If a country like India – that sees itself as an ancient and strong country, and as a model of democracy – puts Nepali territories in its map and hangs the map in parliament, it cannot be ...

A Tamil Nadu archaeology department study found over 90% of ancient graffiti marks at 140 ... "The exact shapes and their variants found in south India and Indus scripts indicate that they were ...

Archaeologists believe the territory covered by the map may have once been an ancient kingdom. The entire area will have to be surveyed and cross-referenced before more exploration can be done—a ...

The top duty of his government, the chief minister triumphantly declared, was to establish that the history of India “begins ... rich and sophisticated ancient Tamil poetry known as Sangam ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to historian William Dalrymple about his latest book, "The Golden Road: How Ancient India ... And on the east coast of India, you've had Tamil and other east coast ...

and fresh digging at four new sites as part of its efforts to “scientifically prove” that India’s history should be rewritten from the Tamil landscape. One of the significant findings last ...