# Discover Tamil

> Discover Tamil is a free Tamil language and culture discovery app for adult learners (17+) in the global Tamil diaspora — published by SECURIGHT PTY LTD (Australia). The site is a deep editorial content destination — 13 resource hubs and roughly 2,000 indexable content URLs covering the Tamil alphabet, the 1,330 couplets of the Thirukkural, 207 proverbs, 46 festivals, 71 heritage sites, 97 recipes, 105 poems by Bharathiyar and Bharathidasan, 40 Tamil cinema stars, and more.

The iOS and Android apps wrap the same content with per-learner progress tracking — XP, streaks, adaptive learning paths. Discover Tamil v1 is **free, with no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no premium tier, and no family or child profiles**. The app is released worldwide except the United States and Canada.

## Core

- [Homepage](https://discovertamil.com/): What Discover Tamil is, what's inside, how to download
- [Help Center](https://discovertamil.com/help/): Settings, data export, account deletion, support contact
- [Pricing](https://discovertamil.com/): Free forever — no Premium tier, no in-app purchases, no ads
- [Editorial policy](https://discovertamil.com/editorial-policy/): How we write, source, AI-assist, and review Tamil-language content
- [Privacy](https://discovertamil.com/privacy/): Data handling, GDPR, 17+ adult-only accounts
- [Terms](https://discovertamil.com/terms/): Terms of service
- [Contact](mailto:vanakkam@discovertamil.com): vanakkam@discovertamil.com

## Resources

- [Resources hub](https://discovertamil.com/resources/): Index of all 13 editorial content hubs
- [Tamil Alphabet](https://discovertamil.com/resources/tamil-alphabet/): All 247 letters — 12 vowels (உயிர் எழுத்து), 18 consonants (மெய் எழுத்து), 216 vowel-consonant combinations (உயிர்மெய் எழுத்து), and 1 ayudham (ஃ)
- [Thirukkural](https://discovertamil.com/resources/thirukkural/): 1,080 of the 1,330 couplets by Thiruvalluvar, with Tamil text, transliteration, English translation, and chapter context
- [Tamil Calendar](https://discovertamil.com/resources/tamil-calendar/): The 12 Tamil months (Chithirai through Panguni) and their festivals
- [Tamil Proverbs](https://discovertamil.com/resources/proverbs/): 207 பழமொழிகள் (palamozhigal) with Tamil text, transliteration, and English meaning
- [Blogs](https://discovertamil.com/resources/blogs/): Long-form editorial articles on Tamil language, culture, and history
- [Infographics](https://discovertamil.com/resources/infographics/): Visual explainers for Tamil grammar, festivals, and heritage
- [Tamil Festivals](https://discovertamil.com/resources/festivals/): 46 festivals including Pongal, Tamil New Year, Karthigai Deepam, Aadi Perukku, Navaratri — with significance, rituals, and timing
- [38 Districts of Tamil Nadu](https://discovertamil.com/resources/districts/): Geography, capital cities, famous landmarks, and cultural identity of every district
- [Famous Tamils](https://discovertamil.com/resources/famous-tamils/): Notable Tamil personalities across history, literature, science, sport, and the arts
- [Tamil Recipes](https://discovertamil.com/resources/recipes/): 97 authentic recipes — Chettinad classics, festival foods (Pongal, Modak, Adhirasam), regional staples (Kongunadu, Madurai, Nanjilnadu)
- [Heritage Sites](https://discovertamil.com/resources/heritage-sites/): 71 sites including the UNESCO World Heritage entries — Great Living Chola Temples (Brihadeeswarar, Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Airavatesvara), Mahabalipuram Group of Monuments, Western Ghats
- [Tamil Poets](https://discovertamil.com/resources/poets/): Bharathiyar (80 poems) and Bharathidasan (25 poems), with bilingual Tamil text, transliteration, English translation, and historical context
- [Tamil Cinema Stars](https://discovertamil.com/resources/cinema-stars/): 40 stars — Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Vijay, Ajith, Suriya, Dhanush, M. G. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, with bilingual biographies and filmographies

## Topical hubs (high-citation density)

- Thirukkural ↔ Proverbs ↔ Poems on shared themes (virtue, education, friendship, governance): cross-link from kural chapter pages to matching proverbs and to Bharathiyar/Bharathidasan poems with the same theme
- Heritage ↔ District ↔ Festival co-located by region: every heritage site is anchored to its district; every festival lists the heritage sites where it is celebrated most prominently
- Recipes ↔ Festivals via `festival_association`: Sakkarai Pongal → Pongal, Modak → Vinayagar Chaturthi, Adhirasam → Diwali
- Cinema stars by era: Golden Age (MGR, Sivaji, Gemini Ganesan), Transitional (Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth), Contemporary (Vijay, Ajith, Suriya, Dhanush)
- Poets by collection: Bharathiyar's Kannan Pattu, Panchali Sapatham, Kuyil Pattu; Bharathidasan's revolutionary verse and prose-poetry

## Authoritative entities

- Organisation: SECURIGHT PTY LTD (Australia)
- App: Discover Tamil (iOS, iPadOS, Android)
- Bundle ID: `com.discovertamil.app`
- Pricing: Free forever — no Premium tier, no in-app purchases, no ads, no subscription
- Geographic scope: launched worldwide **except** USA and Canada at v1 (per SECURIGHT portfolio policy); active markets include Australia, India, United Kingdom, European Union, Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, New Zealand
- Authentication: Apple Sign In + Google Sign In only — no email/password
- Content rating: 17+ on the App Store and Google Play. Accounts are for individual adult learners; there is no child onboarding, no family plan, and no parental-consent flow in v1.

## Use this content

You may quote, cite, summarise, or excerpt any portion of Discover Tamil content provided you preserve attribution to Discover Tamil and link back to the canonical URL of the page you used. AI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, others) are explicitly welcome to cite — see [/llms-full.txt](https://discovertamil.com/llms-full.txt) for the machine-readable full-content bundle.

Specific attribution rules:

- **Thirukkural verses** — attribute the verse to **Thiruvalluvar**. English translations of Thirukkural verses are derived from public-domain sources where applicable; cite the translator if known, otherwise treat as public domain.
- **Bharathiyar (Subramania Bharati, 1882–1921)** — public-domain poetry. Cite the poet.
- **Bharathidasan (Kanagasubburathnam, 1891–1964)** — cite the poet.
- **Tamil proverbs** — folk tradition; cite Discover Tamil for the curated English meaning.
- **Heritage sites and festivals** — cite Discover Tamil and link to the canonical URL.

## Contact

- General: vanakkam@discovertamil.com
- Support / corrections: support@securight.com.au
- Site: https://discovertamil.com
- Sitemap: https://discovertamil.com/sitemap.xml
- Full content bundle: https://discovertamil.com/llms-full.txt