Tamil Language: Etymology, History, Literature and Current Status in India and Sri Lanka
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Indian Government Denigrates the Tamil Language (by Thanjai Nalankilli), TAMIL TRIBUNE, June 2001.
Sanskritization of Internet Tamil (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, June 1999.
Anglicization of Internet Tamil (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, July 1999.
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19980802 Theivam (Deivam): Tamil or Sanskrit? (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, August 1998 (6 KB) (s, t)
Title is self-explanatory.
199812e EDITORIAL: Bouquets to Chief Minister Karunanidhi! (Tamil in Nursery and Primary Schools) (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, December 1998 (6 KB) (t)
Title is self-explanatory.
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19990301 Ilankai, Eelam and Yazhpanam (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, March 1999 (7 KB) (t, te)
Origin of the names Ilankai, Eelam, Yazhpanam and Sri Lanka.
19990303 AN EXCHANGE OF VIEWS: Tamil Medium Education in Schools ( Ilango Veerasingam: "It is a futile exercise", Inia Pandian: "It is a wise decision"), TAMIL TRIBUNE, March 1999 (14 KB) (t)
Title is self-explanatory.
199904e EDITORIAL: Internet Tamil and Government Patronage (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, April 1999 (7 KB) (t)
Title is self-explanatory.
19990601 Sanskritization of Internet Tamil (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, June 1999 (11 KB) (t)
A case against mixing Sanskrit words in Tamil writings and speech.
19990702 Tamil in our Schools (by Manjula), TAMIL TRIBUNE, July 1999 (7 KB) (t)
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19990703 Anglicization of Internet Tamil (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, July 1999 (9 KB) (t)
Author advocates that Tamil words (instead of English words) be used in Tamil software, word processing and operating system commands.
19990903 Indian Government Blocks Tamil Development into the Twenty First Century (by Thanjai Nalankilli), TAMIL TRIBUNE, September 1999 (17 KB) (h, t)
Title is self-explanatory.
19991001 Who is this Perunchiththiranar? (by Thanjai Nalankilli), TAMIL TRIBUNE, October 1999 (45 KB) (f, t)
Biography of Tamil nationalist poet Perunjchiththiranar (1933 - 1995) who untiringly worked for Tamil Nadu independence almost all his adult life. He edited the monthly magazine Thenmozhi (Thenmoli) that inspired two generations of nationalist Tamil youths.
19991102 Boycott the TamilNet-2000 Conference in Sri Lanka (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, November 1999 (18 KB) (t, te)
Title is self-explanatory.
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20000102 Support the Chief Minister on Tamil Medium Education in Schools (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, January 2000 (14 KB) (t)
Supreme Court Judge S. Mohan Committee Report, court case against education in Tamil, Affiliation with CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) and the Quebec experience are some of the topics discussed.
20000401 Tamil New Year (by Manjula), TAMIL TRIBUNE, April 2000 4 KB (t)
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200005e EDITORIAL: Kudos to Murasu Anjal! (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, May 2000 (4 KB) (t)
Free software and easy Tamil instructions to set up the software.
20000803 First on the Press and First on the Web (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, August 2000 (4 KB) (t)
Tamil was the first South Asian language to go to press and on the Internet.
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20010601 Indian Government Denigrates the Tamil Language (by Thanjai Nalankilli), TAMIL TRIBUNE, June 2001 (24 KB) ( t)
India's Human Resource Development Minister, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, denigrates the Tamil Language.
20010701 Tiruvalluvar (by Varadaraja V. Raman), TAMIL TRIBUNE, July 2001 (4 KB) (t)
Acrostic verse.
20011002 Origin of the Words Aryan and Dravidan (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, October 2001 (8 KB) (s, t)
Title is self-explanatory.
20011202 A Taste of Tamil Literature: Waterfall, as Bharathidasan Saw It (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, December 2001 (5 KB) (t)
Title is self-explanatory.
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20020601 An American's Point of View (about Tamil) (by Gerald), TAMIL TRIBUNE, June 2002 (4 KB) (t)
Title is self-explanatory.
20020604 Origin of the Words Pandyan and Madurai (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, June 2002 (7 KB) (s, t)
Title is self-explanatory.
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20030301 Significance of Fish Symbols in Indus Valley (Harappan) Inscriptions (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, March 2003 (7 KB) (s, t)
Are the fish symbols of Harappa related to the Tamil race now living in sourthern India and northern Sri Lanka?
20031201 Origin of the Names Eelam and Sinhala (by Suesa), TAMIL TRIBUNE, December 2003 (5 KB) (s, t, te)
Etymology of the words Eelam and Sinhala.
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20040202 Etymology: Tamil Words from the Root "su" (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, February 2004 (8 KB) (s, t)
Title is self-explanatory.
20040401 Health of the Tamil language: An American Perspective (by Gerard A. Pelletier), TAMIL TRIBUNE, April 2004 (5 KB) (t)
An American resident in Chennai (Madras), Tamilnadu tells his observations about Tamil in Tamil Nadu, especially the encroachment English into Tamil.
20040403 Etymology (Hindi, Sanskrit, Tamil): Tamil Origin of Hindi Word "Kisaan" (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, April 2004 (5 KB) (t)
Did the Hindi word kisaan come to Hindi from Tamil via Sanskrit?
20040501 Health of the Tamil language: A French Perspective (by Nathalie Dedella), TAMIL TRIBUNE, May 2004 (17 KB) (t, tn)
The article first briefly discusses why mixing English words with Tamil is not good for the future of Tamil. The second part discusses in some length how Indian history books ignore the role of Tamil Nadu in the independence movement against British colonial rule.
200406f2 Recognition of Tamil as a Classical Language by Government of India - Questions and Answers (by Aiswarya), TAMIL TRIBUNE, June 2004 (20 KB) (t)
You might have read many articles and news items about the recognition of Tamil as a classical language by the Indian Government. This article looks at it from an entirely different angle.
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20051102 "My Son does not Speak Tamil" (by T. Krishnamurthy), TAMIL TRIBUNE, November 2005 (10 KB) (t)
A "proud father" goes around telling everyone that his son cannot speak in Tamil. A young man asks this father a "caustic" question that puts him in his place.
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20060302 Indian Prime Minister Praises Tamil and Makes Empty Promises (by Thanjai Nalankilli), TAMIL TRIBUNE, March 2006 (9 KB) (t)
Is Indian government helping the development of Tamil or is it putting roadblocks? Here are two examples from engineering education and law practice.
20060703 Tamil: Three Anecdotes from the 1960s (by Ananthi Subramanian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, July 2006 (8 KB) (t, tn)
Title is self-explanatory.
20060801 No More Tamil Telegrams in Tamilnadu (by Thanjai Nalankilli), TAMIL TRIBUNE, August 2006 (9 KB) (h, t)
In 2005, Indian government closed down Tamil telegraph facilities in all or most of the telegraph centers in Tamil Nadu (while Hindi and English telegrams could be sent from any telegraph center in Tamilnadu). How many people send Hindi telegrams in Tamilnadu?
200610f1 FEEDBACK: Reservation for Tamil Medium Students (by Ramanathan), TAMIL TRIBUNE, October 2006 (10 KB) (t)
The way to get students to study in Tamil medium is to improve their chances of getting into professional colleges and jobs.
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20090603 Thanks to Airtel with a Request (Tamil Nadu) (by Inia Pandian), TAMIL TRIBUNE, June 2009 (5 KB) (t)
Author thanks the telecommunication service provider Airtel for introducing Tamil in some of its services.
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20100101 Love and Passion for Tamil (Contributed by V. Radhakrishnan), TAMIL TRIBUNE, January 2010 (4 KB) (t)
A quote from the Indian magazine The Current in 1967.
20100601 Tamil TV, Movies and Magazines: Mixing English with Tamil (by K. Pitchai), TAMIL TRIBUNE, June 2010 (11 KB) (t)
Author cites examples of foreign countries where they do not mix English with their mother tongue in day-to-day conversations, TV shows, movies or magazines.
20100701 Creation of Tamil Words from Early River Valley Civilization to Modern Technological Age (by Thanjai Nalankilli), TAMIL TRIBUNE, July 2010 (11 KB) (t)
Title is self-explanatory.
20100901 Engineering Education in Tamil (by K. Pitchai), TAMIL TRIBUNE, September 2010 (16 KB) (t)
Commentary on textbooks for Tamil medium engineering education in Tamilnadu universities and colleges.
Several articles relating to Tamil etymology, history, literature and current status in India and Sri Lanka are compiled here.
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