This summer I’ve been learning Tamil. Not only is it the primary language spoken in Tamil Nadu, a state in Southern India, it’s my mother tongue — a language everybody else in my family speaks.

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 ...

Tamil language schools are sprouting up across the country with the help of California Tamil Academy, teaching Tamil language and culture to children growing up in America. Subscribe to read this ...

Learning a new language requires a lot of time, but not necessarily a lot of money. Whether you're traveling to a foreign ...

In this op-ed, Sibani Ram explains how the Tamil language connects her to her grandmother, her culture, and a place half a world away. When school lets out, I spend every spare minute jamming to Tamil ...

SINGAPORE - Singapore’s drive to ensure Tamil remains a vibrant, spoken language, rather than just a classroom subject, took centre stage on March 29 as the Tamil Language Festival marked its 20th ...

Tamil Nadu's language identity is once again at the center of a storm, as the state resists the National Education Policy (NEP) and its three-language mandate. The state's two-language policy, Tamil ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dancers from the Rameshwara Dance Group performing a Mayilattam, or peacock dance, at the launch of the Tamil Language Festival ...