The People's Linguistics Survey of India provides an overview of the extant and dying languages of India. It is the culmination of a nationwide survey of languages that has been documented by linguists, writers, social activists, and members of different speech communities. Volume 27, Part 3 (Tamil) documents the languages prevalent in the state of Tamil Nadu in Tamil. Critically, the book encapsulates the world view of the speakers of the discussed languages. Makkal Nokkil Inthiya Mozikal Alavayvu: Tamiz Nattu Mozikal (The Languages of Tamil Nadu) brings to the readers a wealth of information on Tamil, as also the languages spoken by other speech communities like Saurashtri and Thanjavur Marathi. It also provides a detailed study of the scheduled languages such as Telugu and Malayalam that involves the discussion on various linguistics features as well as literature.