Chapter 4

Question 1

What is this Chapter about?

Answer 1

-Vaiyakath Tamilar.

-Tamils live around the world in different countries via paiyanum (travel).

Question 2

When were Tamilars firstly known to travel around the world?

Answer 2

-Firstly started to migrate to India, in the 11th century, firstly started to migrate to India.

Question 3

Who wrote about the creations and impacts that the world had because of the intellectual Tamilars?

Answer 3

-Mannavai Mustafa, wrote in a book, Tamilars have created a dam in the river Nile.

Question 4

What happened in the 11th Century?

Answer 4

-Solaarachi had a navy, the biggest navy (Kadarpadai).

-Sri Lanka was famous for its navy and it expanded to many countries in the Caribbean and even went to Malaysia.

-However, as Britain expands its empire, they capture Tamilars, slavery happens.

Question 5

How many Tamilars live around the world now?

Answer 5

-82 million live around the world.

Question 6

What do Tamilars still do and maintain when living around the world?

Answer 6

-They still paathukaapa (continue to maintain) the Tamil panpaadu.

-The panpaadu is maintained so that the culture is brought forwards for many generations.