TamilexHistorical dictionary
of Classical Tamil

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming 23rd Classical Tamil Winter School (CTWS) from 9th of February 2026 to 27th of February 2026, at Pondicherry Centre of the École Française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO). The first part of seven days  (9th to 17th, weekend holiday) will be a beginner’s intensive course on classical Tamil...

For the first Tamilex seminar of the year, Eva Wilden & Jean-Luc Chevillard will present a reprise of a talk given last year in Paris.

Although the roots of Tamil lexicography lie inside the Tolkāppiyam, the...

The numerous fantastical elements of the Maṇimēkalai—magical flights through the air, fantastical isles, shape-shifting, a talking statue and an auto-refilling begging bowl, to name a few—as well as other elements that are atypical of Tamil...