23 April 2024/

LET’S SPEAK IN TAMIL WITH KALAIMAMANI SAROJA.T AT TASMAI PUDUCHERRY

WORKSHOP ON LANGUAGE – LET’S SPEAK IN TAMIL, a language programme on every Wednesday is scheduled at TASMAI, Puducherry.

Kalaimamani Saroja.T will conduct the workshop on Wednesday, 24 April 2024 @ 5.00 PM.

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken in Tamil Nadu and other states of India and parts of Sri Lanka.  It is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Singapore, Malaysia and various places around the world.

“Tamil Language is part of the Dravidian language family which includes Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. The oldest text found in Tamil is a grammatical work called the ‘Tolkappiyam’. Tamil has a long literary history, and is spoken by almost 100 million people,” says the organisers of the workshop.

“Language is a very strong part of culture. To understand the local people and their culture, speaking and understanding the language is important. In this workshop you will be given simple tips to grasp the roots of the language so that you can communicate and read easily,” says the organisers of the programme who conducts the workshop at Puducherry as the ancient Dravidian language, Tamil is the official language of the Union Territory, Puducherry.

KALAIMAMANI SAROJA is a painter and conducted many exhibitions. She was awarded the prestigious title, ‘Kalaimamani’ by the Government of Pondicherry.