The Tamil Wikipedia is the edition of the free online encyclopaedia written in the Tamil language, spoken by tens of millions of people in Tamil Nadu in India, in Sri Lanka, in Singapore and in diaspora communities around the world. It started in September 2003, among the first Wikipedias in Indian languages, and was developed by volunteers who had to solve problems of typing and displaying the Tamil script on computers. The community has organised editing workshops and contests, as well as partnerships with universities and cultural institutions. It is one of the largest Wikipedias in an Indian language, and it has helped to bring digital resources to Tamil speakers.
Before and after
- 25 August 2003Launch of Spitzer Space Telescope
- 29 August 2003Discovery of Margaret
- 29 August 2003Discovery of Psamathe
- 29 August 2003Release of Skype
- September 2003Release of Tamil Wikipedia
- 12 September 2003Death of Johnny Cash
- 15 September 2003Release of The Pirate Bay
- 15 September 2003Release of Tatar Wikipedia
- from 22 September 2003 to 19 February 2015Premiere of Two and a Half Men
More in Science & technology
- 1949Discovery of berkelium
- 1955Discovery of mendelevium
- 14 February 1961Discovery of lawrencium
- c. 1980sInvention of laptop
- 9 November 1994Discovery of darmstadtium
- 8 December 1994Discovery of roentgenium
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 21st century.