The economy of Tamil Nadu (one of the 28 states of India, located in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh) includes software exports where in 1995 it was worth 370 crore (US$52 million), while in 2000 it was worth 31,160 crore (US$4.4 billion), and 18 years later, it ballooned to 139,129 crore (US$20 billion).
1995 [tami na (listen)) is one of the 28 states of India. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. 
