Lemuria – Kumari kandam – A Mystery Unsolved

 

   Lemuria– a submerged land that is known to be the cradle of human civilization. There are a lot of questions and theories about Lemuria and its people. This article is just to put forward the facts and findings and evidence that shows that the people of Lemuria were Tamils. 

 

Why the name ‘Lemuria’? 

  In 1864, Philip Sclater, zoologist, and biogeographer discovered fossils of lemurs in India. Lemurs were an ancient monkey species, existing earlier than gorilla and chimpanzee species. They are species endemic to Madagascar. According to Darwin’s theory, if a species is found to exist at two different parts of the world, they should’ve existed together at earlier times. Due to earthquakes and other disasters, the land where they lived should have been destroyed and so they must have migrated to different places. Considering this, Sclater proposed that a landmass existed connecting India, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and extending from Africa to Australia. He named it Lemuria. 

Ernst Heackel’s map of the ancient world showing the migration of humans to different countries.