Karanthai Tamil Sangam was founded on 14 May 1911 in Karanthattankudi (also known as Karunthattaikudi and Karanthai), a suburb of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
[1][2] The Sangam passed a resolution in 1920 to declare Tamil as classical language.
[3] In a meeting on 27 August 1937, it condemned the imposition of Hindi in the educational institutions.
[4] The society started a literacy journal Tamil polil in 1925.
[1] It conducts monthly meetings and seminars on Tamil literature.