Maths prodigy at 13 reflects the Tamil way with numbers
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/maths-prodigy-at-13-reflects-the-tamil-way-with-numbers-1534255.html
Ian Stewart, editor of The Mathematical Review and a professor of mathematics at Warwick University, agrees that numbers are an important part of Tamil culture. 'They like to classify things in neat numerical and tabular forms. A kind of mathematical way of thinking about the world is built into their culture. There does seem to be a very strong mathematical ability among Tamils as a result.'
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/maths-prodigy-at-13-reflects-the-tamil-way-with-numbers-1534255.html
Ian Stewart, editor of The Mathematical Review and a professor of mathematics at Warwick University, agrees that numbers are an important part of Tamil culture. 'They like to classify things in neat numerical and tabular forms. A kind of mathematical way of thinking about the world is built into their culture. There does seem to be a very strong mathematical ability among Tamils as a result.'