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jstor.org
Stein, B. (1977), "Circulation and the Historical Geography of Tamil Country", The Journal of Asian Studies, 37 (1): 7–26, doi:10.2307/2053325, JSTOR2053325, S2CID144599197. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7).
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Stein, B. (1977), "Circulation and the Historical Geography of Tamil Country", The Journal of Asian Studies, 37 (1): 7–26, doi:10.2307/2053325, JSTOR2053325, S2CID144599197. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7).