Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s27.t4.1

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Apart from political independence and the use of the mother-tongue, there were also several other factors facilitating the spread of literacy in early Tamil society. Of the factors which will be briefly discussed here, the first three were inherent features of early Tamil society and the next three were new elements from outside which influenced the spread of early literacy in the Tamil country.