Tamil Nadu

[Fact 1]: During this final day, Kaanum Pongal — the word "kaanum", means 'to view' in Tamil.The first month in the Tamil calendar is Chitterai and the first day of this month in mid-April is celebrated as Tamil New Year.

[Fact 2]: Hindus are the dominant community and has a significantly higher percentage in Tamil Nadu.

[Fact 3]: Software exports from Tamil Nadu grew from 76 billion |Southern Railway]].

[Fact 4]: Tamil Nadu is also the home of the double Oscar Winner A.R.

[Fact 5]: Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan, Chinnaponnu, Paravai muniammal etc.Carnatic music is the classical music form of Southern India.

[Fact 6]: It is home to numerous textile, automotive spare sparts and motor pump manufacturing units.

[Fact 7]: Thomas, one of the disciples of Jesus Christ, was believed to have been martyred,St.

[Fact 8]: The total installed capacity for electricity in the State is 8,249 MW.

[Fact 9]: Cities of Tirupur and Erode are the country's largest exporters of knit wears. by Meenu Tewari for the Government of Tamil Nadu, India and the Center for International Development, Harvard University, Cambridge MA. They are well known for textile manufacturing industries and exports to such extent that the districts of Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode are referred to as Textile Valley of India'.[http://ia.rediff.com/cms/print.jsp?docpath=//money/2005/feb/15bspec.htm Erode & Tirupur: India's Textile Valley!] by George Iype for rediff.com.Tamil Nadu is one of the highly industrialised states in India.

[Fact 10]: Other problems include class, gender, inter-district and urban-rural disparities.

[Fact 11]: The Tamil people regard their language a very important part of their cultural identity.Most early Tamil literary works are in verse form, with prose not becoming more common until later periods.