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Websites of Tamil newspapers from Tamilnadu:
3. Dailythanthi
4. Dinamani
5. Dinamalar
6. Tamil Murasu
7. Maalaimalar
8. Thenseide
9. Maalaisudar
10. Murasoli
Websites of Tamil newspapers from Srilanka:
1. Udhayan
2. Sudar Oli
3. Thinakkural
4. ViraKesari
5. Thinakaran
Do you know websites of any other Tamil newspaper from Tamilnadu, Srilanka and other parts of the world? Please let me know.
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Tamil Literature Magazines Websites :
Besides hosting the printed உயிர்மை magazine, Uyirmmai has a column / blog page by its publisher Manushyaputhiran. The site also offers online shopping to buy Tamil books published by Uyirmai.
காலச்சுவடு provides a very valuable archive of all it’s monthly publications. It is one of the very well designed Tamil magazine portals.
3. Vadakku Vaasal ( வடக்கு வாசல் )
4. Noolaham.net – நூலகம் is a non-profit collaborative volunteer initiative from SriLanka to digitize Tamil literary works from Eelam. Besides archiving many old magazines, it presents contemporary magazines like மல்லிகை, ஞானம், பயில் நிலம்.
5. Collection of many small Tamil magazines.
Keetru is one of the extensive, comprehensive and informative contemporary Tamil literature source online. The magazines hosted are intentionally selected and voice alternative and forward thinking supporting the oppressed people. The following magazines are archived here.
* Pudhu Visai ( புது விசை )
* Dalit Murasu ( தலித் முரசு )
* Puthagam pesuthu ( புத்தகம் பேசுது )
* Chemmalar ( செம்மலர் )
* Puratchi Periyar Muzhakkam (புரட்சி பெரியார் முழக்கம் )
* Samuga Needhi Tamil Desam (சமூக நீதி தமிழ் தேசம் )
* Vizhippunarvu ( விழிப்புணர்வு )
* Sinthaniayaalan ( சிந்தனையாளன் )
* Kanavu ( கனவு )
* Maatru Karuthu ( மாற்றுக் கருத்து )
* Tamil Desiya Tamilar Kannottam ( தமிழ் தேசிய கண்ணோட்டம் )
* Maatru Veli ( மாற்று வெளி )
* Ilaignar Muzhakkam ( இளைஞர் முழக்கம் )
* Penniyam ( பெண்ணியம் )
* Karunchattai Tamilar (கருஞ்சட்டைத் தமிழர் )
* Manmozhi ( மண்மொழி )
* Kavitha Saran (கவிதா சரண் )
* Tamil Sanror Peravai cheithi Madal ( தமிழ் சான்றோர் பேரவை செய்தி மடல் )
* Ani ( அணி )
* Anangu ( அணங்கு )
* Sanjaaram ( சஞ்சாரம் )
* Thankkai ( தக்கை )
* Vangi Uzhiyar Thingalithaz ( வங்கி ஊழியர் திங்களிதழ் )
* Inmai ( இன்மை )
* Neythal ( நெய்தல் )
* Punnagai ( புன்னகை )
* Unnatham ( உன்னதம் )
* Theemtharikida ( தீம்தரிகிட )
* Uthapuram ( உத்தப்புரம் )
* Anicha ( அநிச்ச )
* Vizhi ( விழி )
* O Podu ( ஓ போடு )
* Vanam ( வனம் )
* Pudhu ezuthu ( புது எழுத்து )
* Thaagam ( தாகம் )
* Maatru Maruthuvam ( மாற்று மருத்துவம் )
* Kadhaisolli ( கதை சொல்லி )
* Kootaanjoru ( கூட்டாஞ்சோறு )
* Ungal Noolagam ( உங்கள் நூலகம் )
* Pudhiya Thendral ( புதிய தென்றல் )
* Kudhiraiveeran Payanam ( குதிரைவீரன் பயணம் ).
Do you know website of any other Tamil literature magazine? Please let me know in the comments.
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Free Online Tamil FM Radio Stations
1. BBC Tamil
List of websites where you can buy Tamil books online:
1. NHM – Kizhakku Padhippagam – Online shop of the leading Tamil publication house Kizhakku Padhippagam (கிழக்குப் பதிப்பகம் ). Offers free shipping within India if you buy for more than INR 250. It’s the only Tamil publication whose books are available in Amazon.com . I have ordered books from theme and found their service good.
2. Flipkart – Tamil books collection from India’s leading online books store. I have bought from them many times and they continue to amaze me. They update and deliver you with a precision of dropping a nuclear bomb !
3. Vadaly.com – An upcoming Eelam based startup selling its own publications.
4. Kaanthalakam
5. Sangapalagai
6. Udumalai – A friend of mine says he got his books after 10 days from ordering with lot of trouble. So, watch out !
7. Nannool
8. Noolulagam
Special mention:
9. Viruba.com – A database for Tamil books.
Download free Tamil ebooks, PDF on Tamil literature, magazines from Tamilnadu and SriLanka. Includes Project Madurai, Project Noolaham and Thamizham web.
Free websites to download Tamil Ebooks :
1. Noolaham Project aims to collect Tamil books and magazines from Eelam. This is a collaborative non-profit effort spearheaded by Tamil loving youth in SriLanka. It has 3000+ Tamil ebooks for download now and is actively growing. Most are scanned versions of the printed books as pdf files. You can also find text and audio versions for some books.
2. Project Madurai is online since 1998 and aims to digitise ancient Tamil literature. It has 400+ works online in PDF, TSCII and Unicode formats.
3. Thamizham.net aims to add one Tamil e-book a day. It has around 1000 E-Books already. This work is done single handedly by Pollachi Nasan !!
Paid sites to download Tamil ebooks:
1. Sangapalagai – Tamil Magazine and Books online store.
2. Vikatan – Ebook store for Vikatan publications.
Do you know any other original repository for Tamil ebooks? Please let me know in the comments.
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* Tamilnadu school textbooks online
* Tamil grammar lessons online
Popular Tamil magazines websites:
1. Vikatan – Pay site. Provides access to all magazines from Vikatan like Ananda Vikatan, Junior Vikatan, Motor Vikatan, Pasuai Vikatan, Nanayam Vikatan, Aval Vikatan, Sakthi Vikatan, Chutti Vikatan and Sakthi Vikatan.
2. Kumudam – Pay site. Provides access to all magazines from Kumudam group like Kumudam, Reporter, Snegidhi, Bakthi, Theeranadhi and Health.
3. Natkeeran – Pay site.
4. Kungumam
5. Mutharam
6. VannaThirai
Do you know any website of a popular Tamil magazine? Please let me know in the comments. Thanks.
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List of websites giving English – Tamil dictionaries for free online.
1. Tamil Wiktionary – Tamil Wiktionary is a Multi lingual – Tamil dictionary. It has more than One lakh words with a focus on technical glassary prepared by Tamil virtual University. This is a free to edit dictionary. So you can improve the pages by adding correct meaning, pronunciation, images etc.,
2. DSAL dictionaries – Digital South Asia Library is a portal for Tamil’s oldest dictionaries. It is a treasure house for Tamil lovers. Gives meanings for Tamil words found in literature.
List of dictionaries in this portal:
abricius, Johann Philipp. J. P. Fabricius’s Tamil and English dictionary. 4th ed., rev.and enl. Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House, 1972.
Kadirvelu Pillai, Na. Tamil Moli Akarathi. N. Kathiraiver Pillai’s Tamil Moli Akarathi: Tamil-Tamil dictionary = Na. Kathiraiver Pillayin Tamil Moliyakarati: Tamil-Tamil akarathi. 6th ed., rev. and enl. Cennai: Pi. Ve. Namacivaya Mutaliyar.
McAlpin, David W. A core vocabulary for Tamil. Rev. ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 1981.
University of Madras. Tamil lexicon. [Madras]: University of Madras, 1936-
Winslow, Miron. A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil. Madras: P.R. Hunt, 1862.
3. Pals e-dictionary – English-Tamil dictionary from Palaniappa brothers.
4. Tamil Virtual University Dictionaries – Has a flashy interface and inbuilt Tamil typing tool.
5. க்ரியாவின் தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி – Tamil – Tamil – English dictionary for contemporary Tamil words by Kriya.
6. Free online Tamil – Tamil – English dictionary from Lifco.
8. Agaraadhi
More English – Tamil dictionaries are out there. Which one do you use often?
English and Tamil medium school text books of Tamilnadu syllabus are now available online for free to be downloaded in PDF formats at http://www.textbooksonline.tn.nic.in/ . These books have the updated Samacheer Kalvi Syllabus for 2011. Some books are also available in Audio format according to the information in the website.
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