தமிழகம் - Thamizh; Semmozhi

Vilayanur Subramanian "Rama" Ramachandran (born 1951) is a neuroscientist best known for his work in the fields of behavioral neurology and psychophysics. Ramachandran is best known for his experiments in behavioral neurology which, despite their apparent simplicity, have generated many new ideas about the workings of the brain. He has been called “The Marco Polo of neuroscience” by Richard Dawkins[6] and "the modern Paul Broca" by Eric Kandel.[6] In 1997 Newsweek magazine named him a member of "The Century Club", one of the "hundred most prominent people to watch" in the 21st century[7] and in 2011 Time listed him as one of "the most influential people in the world" on the "Time 100" list.[8][9] An interest in paleontology led him to purchase a fossil dinosaur skull from the Gobi desert, which was named after him as Minotaurasaurus ramachandrani in 2009. Ramachandran was elected to a visiting fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford (1998–1999). In addition he was a Hilgard visiting professor atStanford University in 2005. He has received honorary doctorates from Connecticut College (2001) and the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (2004).[40] Ramachandran received the annual Ramon y Cajal award (2004) from the International Neuropsychiatry Society, and the Ariens-Kappers medal from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences for his contributions to Neuroscience (1999). He shared the 2005 Henry Dale Prize with Michael Brady of Oxford. In 2007, the President of India conferred on him the third highest civilian award and honorific title in India, the Padma Bhushan.[41] In 2008, he was listed as number 50 in the Top 100 Public Intellectuals Poll.[42]

Shyam Selvadurai, Tamil/Sinhalese Canadian novelist

Sonya Jeyaseelan, professional Canadian Tennis player

As per an example in Colloquial Tamil by R.E. Asher & E. Annamalai, "corresponding to English 'Tom saw her', (in) Tamil, one might say, 'Tom her saw'."

Who am I? Is there a God? What are the natures of God, Soul and the cosmos? What is my relationship with God and the worldly things? What is the reason for happenings in life over which one has no control? Such questions often arise in any philosophical system. Saiva Siddhanta gives plausible answers and explanations to them.

N. Parameswaran,  Early Tamils of Lanka-Ilankai 

There are two things born from mountains, shining so brilliantly that the great bow down, driving the darkness from the earth circled by roaring waters. One is the burning sun, a single wheel glowing like lightning, and the other is Tamil that has no like.

Music: A R Rahman’s Bombay Theme