according to the kumari kandam proponents, the continent was submerged when the last ice age ended and the sea levels rose. the tamil people then migrated to other lands, and mixed with the other groups, leading to the formation of new races, languages and civilizations. some also theorize that the entire humanity is descended from the inhabitants of kumari kandam. both narratives agree on the point that the tamil culture is the source of all civilized culture in the world, and tamil is the mother language of all other languages in the world. according to the most versions, the original culture of kumari kandam survived in tamil nadu.