Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, "Land of the Tamils") is a state at the southern tip of India. The bordering states/territories are Pondicherry, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The island nation of Sri Lanka, which has a significant Tamil minority, lies off the southeast coast.

Famous Tamilians

• Sir C.V Raman - Nobel Laureate, in Physics, for his contributions to the Raman Effect.
• Subramaniam Chandrasekar- Nobel Laureate, in Physics, for his contributions to astronomy (chandrasekar Limit)
• Dr APJ Abdul Kalam - President of India
• M.S.Swaminathan (Agricultural Scientist)
• M.S.Subulakshmi - Noted Carnatic singer, who had uniqueness of singing in UNESCO dias.
• Ilaiyaraja
• Sivaji Ganesan
• Viswanathan Anand (Chess Grandmaster)
• Mahesh Bhupathi (Tennis Star)
• Srinivasa Ramanujam (Mathematics Wizard)
• P. Chidambaram (Present Finance Minister of India)
• S R Nathan (The President of Singapore)
• Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
• Subramanya Bharathy ( Great freedom fighter and poet)
• Shiv Nadar ( Founder Chairman of HCL group)
• Narain Karthikeyan (Only Indian to enter Formula 1 car racing)
• Manoj Night Shyamalan (Hollywood Director)