The Hindu : FEATURES / FRIDAY REVIEW : Rooting for Tamil
Rooting for Tamil
LAUNCH Of an academy and a website exclusively to promote the language among Gen Next. S. SIVAKUMAR
Isn't it is a fact that while most people in all the
States give due importance to their mother tongue, Tamil is neither
shared nor taught to the next generation, in Tamil Nadu. This is the
only State where a student can finish his entire schooling without
knowing the local language.
The recent announcement
about ‘Learning through Tamil' made by Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
served as an inspiration to launch a training academy called Thamizh
Mozhi Koodam, by Knack Information Technologies as part of its
diversification plans.
Simultaneously, a social
networking site -- www.thamizhmozhi.com -- went online at Arkay
Convention Centre, Mylapore, Chennai. The academy will teach the Tamil
alphabet and spoken Tamil, while helping those who need to prepare
speeches, essay competitions and poetry writing in Tamil.
Technology helps
“We
are trying to take Tamil to the next generation with the help of the
technology” says Srinivas Parthasarathy, the founder of the website.
At
the launch, a calendar and CD were released by writer Indira
Parthasarathy, the chief guest, and were received by Tirupur Krishnan.
Six personalities who have dedicated their life to the cause of the
language were honoured on the occasion -- Badri Seshadri of NHM,
Veeramani Bharathidasan, the grandson of Bharathidasan, Jayakrishnan,
founder of Tamil Ccomputer and Valar Thozhil magazines, Anto Peter,
president, Kani Tamizh Sangam, and Vetrivel, a Tamil teacher, who has
written a one-line explanation for the Thirukkural.
The
master of the ceremonies were women entrepreneurs Geetha Premkumar and
Gayathri Srinivas, director, Knack Information Technologies
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