INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Tolkāppiyam, also romanised as Tholkaappiyam (Tamil: , lit. “ancient poem"), is the most ancient extant Tamil grammar text and the oldest extant long work of Tamil literature .

Detailed explanation-2: -The earliest express references to the academies are found in the songs of Appar and Sampandar, Shaivite poets who lived in the 7th century. The first full account of the legend is found in a commentary to the Iraiyanar Akapporul by Nakkīrar (c. 7th/8th century CE).

Detailed explanation-3: -…work in the Tamil language, Tolkappiyam (1st–4th century ce; “Ancient Literature”), is a treatise on grammar and poetics. Its existence presupposes a large body of literature that was probably available in the form of anthologies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Notes: Tolkāppiyam is a work on the grammar of the Tamil language. It deals with orthography, phonology, morphology, semantics, prosody and the subject matter of literature. It belongs to second tamil Sangam.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tholkappiyam is the oldest Tamil literature. It was composed 2000 years ago. As per Tamil language experts Tholkappiyam dates to before 350BC.