Social and Cultural Facts about Tamil Nadu

Tamil language is one of the oldest and longest surviving classical languages of world which is still in use in its original form.
M S Swaminathan who is called as Father of Green Revolution of India belonged to this state.
Rameshwaram is of extreme religious importance. Ramanathswamy temple, located on Rameswaram island is a temple dedicated to Shiva. It is one of the 12 jyotirlingas of Shiva. It has a set of corridors which together measure 3,850 feet making it longest corridor in world. Rameshwaram is also one of four pilgrimage centers of Char Dham. Other three are Kedarnath, Dwarka and Puri.
Bhakti movement started from Tamil Nadu and spread towards north India.
Bharat Natyam is the popular traditional dance of state.
Kolattam, Karagam and Mayilattam are the famous folk dances of this state.
Pongal is the main festival of this state which is marked with harvest season. Jallikattu is the festival of bull fight. Other festivals include Adipperukku, Mahamangam, Mamalapuram  etc.
Main festivals of Tamil Nadu are Pongal which is a harvest festival. Chitirai-Madurai, Adipperukku are other festivals meant for sowing season on banks of river. Mahamangam is a fest while Mamalapuram is dance festival.