Tamils
Tamils தமிழர் Total population c. 76 million [1] Regions with significant populations India 69,026,881 (2011) [2] Sri Lanka 3,135,770 (2012) [3] Malaysia 1,800,000 [1] Singapore 188,591 (2010) [4] other see Tamil diaspora Languages Tamil Religion Predominantly: Hinduism Minorities: Islam Christianity Jainism Buddhism and others Related ethnic groups Other Dravidian people Sinhalese [5] Part of a series on Tamils Tamil history History of Tamil Nadu History of Sri Lanka Sources of ancient Tamil history Sangam period Tamilakam Agriculture Economy Education Industry Eelam Tamil Kingdoms Tamilization Tamil culture Language Literature Philosophy Script Numeral system Medicine Music Architecture Cuisine Calendar Cinema Tamil people Indian Tamils Sri Lankan Tamils Malaysian Tamils Singapore Tamils Tamil diaspora Indian Tamil diaspora Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora Malaysian Tamil diaspora Tamil Australians , French Tamils , British Tamils , Tamil Italians , Tamil Indonesians , Tamil ...