Tamilakam was the name of the ancient Tamil country that included

[amp_mcq option1=”present-day Tamil Nadu as well as parts of Sri Lanka” option2=”land between present day Tirupati hills and the southernmost tip of peninsula” option3=”present-day Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra” option4=”present day Kerala, Telangana and Karnataka” correct=”option2″]

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Tamilakam, in ancient literature, was typically defined as the land between the Tirupati hills (Venkateswara Hills) in the north and the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula (Kanyakumari) in the south, encompassing the territories primarily inhabited by Tamil-speaking people. This aligns best with option B.

Tamilakam refers to the historical Tamil country, traditionally defined by specific geographical boundaries in the southern part of the Indian subcontinent.

Ancient Tamil texts like Tolkappiyam describe the boundaries of Tamilakam. This region historically included present-day Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, and southern parts of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Parts of Sri Lanka inhabited by Tamils were also sometimes considered part of a broader cultural Tamil sphere, but the core geographical definition within the mainland is typically between Tirupati and Kanyakumari.

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