Country-code top-level domainsDNSSEC
Overview
.இந்தியா is an internationalized country-code top-level domain (IDN ccTLD) for India expressed in Tamil script. The string "இந்தியா" means "India" in Tamil and is intended for Tamil-language use. The domain is managed by the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and the registry's website is https://www.registry.in.
Key facts:
- TLD: .இந்தியா
- Type: IDN ccTLD (Tamil script)
- Registry/operator: National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
- Registry website: https://www.registry.in
- Status: Active
- ASCII-Compatible Encoding (ACE): xn--xkc2dl3a5ee0h
- Unicode code points: U+0B87 U+0BA8 U+0BCD U+0BA4 U+0BBF U+0BAF U+0BBE
History
- Implemented: February 5, 2011.
- The TLD was delegated and is recorded with IANA as the Tamil-script representation of India.
- Managed since delegation by the National Internet Exchange of India.
Usage and Audience
- Target audience: Tamil-speaking individuals, organizations, and services seeking domain names in Tamil script.
- Typical use cases: websites, services, and organizations focused on Tamil-language content or branding that wish to represent India in the Tamil language.
Registration Rules
- This is an IDN ccTLD using Tamil script; its ACE form is xn--xkc2dl3a5ee0h.
- The registry provides Tamil-language policies detailing permitted characters and other rules; see the Tamil IDN policy document available from the registry (INTERNATIONALIZED_DOMAIN_NAMES-TAMIL.pdf) on registry.in for character and policy specifics.
- For technical and administrative details (delegation, policy documentation), consult the registry (https://www.registry.in) or the IANA delegation records.
Operator
National Internet Exchange of India
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: இந்தியா domain-ace: XN--XKC2DL3A5EE0H organisation: National Internet Exchange of India address: 6C, 6D, 6E Hansalaya Building 15, Barakhamba Road address: New Delhi 110 001 address: India contact: administrative name: Rajiv Kumar organisation: National Internet Exchange of India address: 6C, 6D, 6E Hansalaya Building 15, Barakhamba Road address: New Delhi 110 001 address: India phone: +91 11 4820 2011 fax-no: +91 11 4820 2013 e-mail: registry@nixi.in contact: technical name: Rajiv Kumar organisation: National Internet Exchange of India address: 6C, 6D, 6E Hansalaya Building 15, Barakhamba Road address: New Delhi 110 001 address: India phone: +91 11 4820 2011 fax-no: +91 11 4820 2013 e-mail: rajiv@nixi.in nserver: NS01.TRS-DNS.COM 2620:57:4001:0:0:0:0:1 64.96.1.1 nserver: NS01.TRS-DNS.NET 2620:57:4002:0:0:0:0:1 64.96.2.1 nserver: NS10.TRS-DNS.INFO 2620:171:812:1534:8:0:0:1 64.78.204.1 nserver: NS10.TRS-DNS.ORG 2620:171:813:1534:8:0:0:1 64.78.205.1 ds-rdata: 17943 13 2 c79b16bacfc2e7811bc669dd6320a299e69d1ae4e9e63fd26d5cdd8dd4e85346 whois: whois.nixiregistry.in status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: https://registry.in created: 2011-02-05 changed: 2025-07-17 source: IANA