Another name used was "Pandiya nadu", after the Pandyas , regarded as the oldest of the Tamil dynasties. Some writers used "Navalan Tivu" (or Navalam Island), the Tamil name of Jambudvipa , to describe the submerged land.
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Kumari Kandam refers to a mythical lost continent with an ancient Tamil civilization, located south of present-day India, in the Indian Ocean. Alternative name and spellings include Kumarikkantam and Kumari Nadu. Kumari Kandam was the place where the first two Tamil literary academies (sangams) were organized during the Pandyan reign. They claimed Kumari Kandam as the cradle of civilization to prove the antiquity of Tamil language and culture.
The first breed of this world are TAMILIANS
Kumar kandam is under sea now because of some tsunami but the reference of Kumari kandam is there in tholkappiyar and other tamil books.