Mar 17, 2007

the great tamil continent- the sunken- the extinct

(Below is an old article. For a more interesting and detailed information, please read the latest article here:
The Lost World of Kumari Kandam)

Hi folks!
'Known is a drop; Unknown is an ocean'. I'm an out-right archaeology-buff.
What's there in the wreck of the Titanic ship and exploring the remnants?! Are you aware that a whole continent of ancient Tamils submerged??
Out of the 7 collossal temples of Mahapalipuram, 6 submerged?
A wealthy commercial port city, the capital of Chola Kingdom- Poompuhar is totally sunken?
Are U Interested in Archaelogy and Ancient History?....
Aware of 'The Great ancient Tamil Continent- Kumari Kandam' ?......No?
This is for you.
Happy (Sad, really) Reading!

Kumari Kandam- The Great Tamil Continent (the submerged, the extinct)
"To the ancient Tamil world natural calamities like the tsunami that hit the east coast on 26 December 2004 is not unknown," says professor A.Shanmugathas, head of the department of Tamil, Jaffna University. The continent of Lemuria is referred as "Kumari Kandam" in ancient Tamil literature. Tamil is one of the world's classical languages. Tamil has continuous historical records for more than 4000 years and Tamil language was recognized as a classical language in India (beside the other being Sanscrit). Tamil does not belong to the Indo-European language family.
"One can imagine the strength and magnitude of the Tidal wave required devouring a mountainous area that had existed in the ancient coastal belt of the Tamil world," says professor Shanmugathas.

He also refers to records in Mahavansa, the Buddhist chronicle of Sri Lanka.




  1. Cool....i never knew abt dis...thanks for informing abt the kumari kandam....i want to kno more abt Indian history nd especially Tamil history....could u help me out sir...

  2. Sorry to throw a damper on this subject. Here is a link that states there never existed a kumari kandam aka lemuria.

    in which one Francesco Brighenti (his email is says:

    "Anyway, what do you trust more: modern science or outdated nationalistic myths?

    Modern science explicitly *excludes* there ever was an emerged land mass south
    or soutwest of the Deccan during the last 200,000 years, i.e. in the geological
    era that saw the emergence and development of Homo sapiens. What can be accepted
    is that, during the last ice age, sea levels were lower, exposing the ocean
    shelf around the Deccan and Sri Lanka to some greater or lesser measure than
    today. Yet an exposed ocean shelf does not a 'submerged continent' make.


  3. Mr. Ajay,

    Please follow my blog for more. Also let me know if you blog as well.

  4. Mr. Janameyan,
    That's an interesting argument. But I based this article on a much more formidable evidence. Since this is an old article, I have to dig my old materials for it. Anyways, history is interesting, perhaps just because there are several unknowns and debates rendering it more intriguing!

  5. many things considered myth by western science such as the sunken city of Dwarka and the Lanka
    bridge have been discovered to be indeed real. I would not write this off so easily, try having an open mind

  6. No one knows better about universe,than ancient indians.In present style of living, understanding what might be history is foolishness.We are degrading.No proper thoughts.


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