There are so many controversies and conclusions that surrounds kumarikandam. Starting from the ancient times many secrets have been buried deeply and it was hidden only because it should not come forth.
If the secrets unravel then it will change the course of human history it was said by famous researcher Alex collier and Graham Hancock who are world renown.Alex Collier also said that tamil is the world’s first language.most of the peoples are keeping this secret and not allowing the famous research personalities to conduct a research on kumarikandam.
In the below post we bring forth some of the main points that we come across, and in upcoming posts you will also see some videos and images which will be posted.
KUMARI KANDAM (குமரிக்கண்டம்) refers to a lost continent with an ancient tamil civilization, located south of present-day India, in the Indian Ocean. Which was also called as Kumarikkantam and Kumari Nadu or lemuria.
ETYMOLOGY
The words "Kumari Kandam" first appear in Kanda Puranam, a 15th-century Tamil version of the Skanda Purana, written by Kachiappa Sivacharyara who lived in the years 1350-1420.The Kanda Puranam actually describes Kumari Kandam as the land where the Brahims also reside, where LORD SHIVA is worshipped and where the VEDAS are recited. The rest of the kingdoms are described as the territory of the MLECHAAS.In 1912, Somasundara Bharati first used the word "Tamilakam" to cover the concept of Lemuria, presenting it as the Cradle of Civilization. in his Tamil Classics and Tamilakam. Another name used was "Pandiya nadu", after the Pandyas, regarded as the oldest of the Tamil dynasties. Some writers used "Navalan Tivu" the Tamil name of Jampudvipa, to describe the submerged land.
LOCATION
It was located to the south of Kanyakumari,which covered an area of 700 kavatam (the unit of unknown ancient measurement) . It was divided into 49 territories (nadu) and It was classified in the following seven categories:
·Ezhu Thinkal Naadu ("Raising Moon Country")
·Ezhu Maturai naadu ("Seven mango Country")
·Ezhu munpalai naadu ("Seven front sandy Country")
·Ezhu pinpalai naadu ("Seven back sandy Country")
·Ezhu kunra naadu ("Seven hilly Country")
·Ezhu kunakarai naadu ("Seven coastal Country")
·Ezhu kurumpanai naadu ("Seven dwarf-palm Country")
Other medieval writers, such as Ilampuranar and Perasiriyar, also make stray references to the loss of antediluvian lands to the south of Kanyakumari, in their commentaries on ancient texts like Tolkappiyam. Another legend about the loss of Pandyan territory to the sea is found in scattered verses of Purananuru which was dated between 1st century BCE and 5th century CE and Kaliththokai which was dated between 6th-7th century CE.
The Pandyan king compensated the loss of his land by seizing an equivalent amount of land from the neighboring kingdoms of Cheras and Cholas.
1.It was immense having a land mass of 34 million square miles –approximately 29 times the size of present India.
2.It extended to Newzealand, spain etc.
3.Traces of Lemuria can be found even today – Agastya in New Zealand, Shiva dance in Australia, Boomerang as an ancient weapon.
In 1903, Suryanarayana Sastri suggested that Kumari Kandam extended from the present-day Kanyakumari in North to Kerguelen Islands in South, and from Madagascar in the West to Sunda Islands in the East. In 1912, Somasundara Bharati wrote that the continent touched China, Africa, Australia and Kanyakumari on four sides. In 1948, Maraimalai Adigal stated that the continent stretched as far as the South Pole. Somasundara Bharati offered an estimate of 6000–7000 miles.
Population of Lemuria
The estimated population of lemuria was about 64 Million which was said by Mr.James Churchwad.( Col. James Churchward suggests a starting date for Mu [Lemuria] at about 200,000 B.C. He bases this date, allegedly, on ancient Nacaal tablets. According to the position of certain stars recorded on those tablets [according, that is, to the conclusion of certain astronomers], he thus determines the date. On the other hand, the final destruction of Mu, according to Churchward, appears to have taken place between 10,000 & 11,000 years B.C.” [- E.M.] )
PROOF
The Tamil Etymological Dictionary Project of the Government of Tamil Nadu, claimed that the Kumari Kandam civilization flourished around 50,000 BCE, and the continent submerged around 16,000 BCE.
Suryanarayan Sastri, in 1903, described the antediluvian Tamils as expert cultivators, fine poets and far-traveling merchants, who lived in an egalitarian and democratic society. Savariroyan Pillai, writing a few years later, described Kumari Kandam as a seat of learning and culture. Sivagnana Yogi who lived between 1840-1924 stated that this ancient society was free of any Caste System..
Lemuria, one of the world’s oldest civilizations, about 2.5 lakh years ago, in Indonesia. Hence, Lemuria and KumariKandam, which existed in southern part of India, are different lands.(Frank Joseph, Secretary for Ancient American Association, in his book “The Lost Civilization of Lemuria”, ).Naan Madol Ruins in Federated States of Micronesia,Western Pacific.
The present formations of India, Arabia, Africa, Antarctica, South America and Australia started breaking up due to natural upheavals and moving to different parts of the earth at the rate of 15,000 years per mile on an average and found their places in the Asian Continent. The movement of the earth mass, called NavalamTheevu in Tamil, caused the formation of the present continent of India.(McKenzie and Sclater American Geologists).
Tamil names in Harappa,MohenjadaroRegion,includes Town names.
சிந்துவெளி மற்றும்
அரப்பாவில்” கொற்கை, வஞ்சி, தொண்டிவளாகம்” சிந்துவெளியில் சங்கத்தமிழரின் துறைமுகங்கள், தலைநகரங்கள் மற்றும் ஊர்களின் பெயர்கள் பாகிஸ்தானிலுள்ள கொற்கை (Gorkai, Gorkhai), வஞ்சி (Vanji), தொண்டி (Tondi), மத்ரை (Matrai), உறை (Urai), கூடல்கட் (KudalGarh) மற்றும் கோளி (Koli); ஆப்கானிஸ்தானிலுள்ள கொற்கை (Korkay, Gorkay). பூம்பகார் (Pumbakar) ஆகிய ஊர்ப்பெயர்கள் சங்க இலக்கியங்களில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ள தலைநகரங்கள் மற்றும் துறைமுகநகரங்களின் பெயர்களான கொற்கை, வஞ்சி, தொண்டி, மதுரை, உறையூர், கூடல், கோழி, பூம்புகார் ஆகியவற்றை நினைவு படுத்துகின்றன.’
CONCLUSION
Very intricate and elaborate society structure. Unfortunately a Tsunami destroyed KumariKandam in 16,000 BCE Approximately. Only remnants of this great society can be found throughout the world. Let’s look at a few remnants in India.
1) Remnants of Great literature
2) Poomphuhar etc.
3)Traditions such as Ancestory worship, Pongal, Adi Perukku, Chitra Pournami.
Amazingly pervasive nature of Tamil culture
1) Manu – Man, First human being was a king of Tamil nation
2) A Tamil Chera king was such a legendary figure for his honesty
and integrity that he was appointed to feed the warring armies in Mahabarata.
Tamil Sangam Literature
1.Ettuththogai-Eight Works
2.Pathuppattu-Ten Works.
3.PathinenMelkanakku-Eighteen Works
4.PathinenKeezhkkanakku-Eighteen Works.
These belong to Sangam Period.,possibly the Third Sangam
TERM
Mlecchas --à (Mleccha is an ancient Indian term for foreigners, used much as the ancient Greeks used barbaros)
Mlecchas --à (Mleccha is an ancient Indian term for foreigners, used much as the ancient Greeks used barbaros)
REFERENCES
Suryanarayana Sastri --Parithimar Kalaignar (born V. G. Suryanarayana Sastri at Vilacheri near Thirupparankundram on July 6, 1870– November 2, 1903), a Professor of Tamil at the Madras Christian College, was the first person to campaign for the recognition of Tamil as a classical language.
Somasundara Bharati -- Somasundara Bharati is famous tamil scholar and anti-hindi activist and freedom fighter who discovered, researched about ancient tamil language and kumarikandam.
Abraham Pandither 1984,Aiyan Aarithan 1904,274; Devaneyan 1940, Raghava Aiyangar 1938,
C. Brito (1884). "Curiosities of Tamil Literature". Orientalist: A Journal of Oriental Literature, Arts, and Sciences Folklore. Trübner & Co. pp.
Kaliththokai
Purananuru
Good I have seen new things in your blog which I havnt noticed about kumarikandam in other blogs.keep going waiting for new articles from u guys
Nice article about the lost land and civilization. The references quoted are putting much loght on the subject . Eager for more