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1st century BCE. Tamili inscription found in Jambai village, Tamil Nadu
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Of the 1,00,000 (100,000) odd inscriptions found by the Archaeological Survey of India (2005 report) , about 60,000 were in Tamil Nadu[1]

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  1. ^ Staff Reporter (November 22, 2005). "Students get glimpse of heritage". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
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