After being jailed as a resistance organizer for the Tamil minority in his native Sri Lanka, he spoke out against governmental repression worldwide.

From drought‑hit tapioca fields to thriving vegetable farms, climate‑resilient agriculture is securing livelihoods in Tamil Nadu even as rainfall declines. In Tamil Nadu’s Pachamalai Mountains, many ...

Varanasi: Regular Tamil language classes are likely to be introduced in schools and colleges here as part of efforts to deepen cultural and linguistic exchanges, officials said. The initiative is in ...

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday underscored the central role of languages in sustaining India’s civilisational continuity, stating that the country’s languages, regions, and ...

Varanasi/Chennai: Students in government schools in Varanasi are showing joy and eagerness to learn Tamil and explore its rich heritage, thanks to the special 'Tamil Karkalam' initiative of the ...

The fourth edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam started on December 2, 2025, in Varanasi, under the aegis of “Let Us Learn Tamil – Tamil Karkalam”. Launched by the Ministry of Education, along with the ...

The Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT), Chennai, will soon launch a free online course for learning Tamil language through Hindi, according to its director R. Chandrasekaran. The online ...

Union Minister L. Murugan sparked a political flashpoint in Tamil Nadu after saying that "learning Hindi is my right." He claimed that due to the state's politics around language, he was unable to ...

The fourth edition of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam will be organised from Tuesday (December 2), with a theme 'Let Us Learn Tamil – Tamil Karkalam' in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Sangamam will begin from ...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his monthly radio broadcast Mann Ki Baat on Sunday, not only described Tamil as a great language and the pride of India, but also spoke about a range of the ...

Kashi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 29 (ANI): As the fourth edition of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam (KTS) begins on December 2, the Ministry of Education is set to deepen the cultural bonds between ...

NEW DELHI: The fourth edition of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam, beginning December 2, will place a strong emphasis on enabling students from North India — particularly Uttar Pradesh — to learn Tamil ...