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Concern over the youth's lack of interest in
Tamil culture and literature
The need for removing the disconnect between
younger generation and Tamil language-culture
was stressed at a meeting held on Monday by the
Publicity Committee of the World Classical Tamil
Conference with representatives of the media.
Expressing concern over the youth's lack of
interest in Tamil culture and literature, the
participants gave suggestions to make Tamil
appealing and relevant to the youth through the
use of latest technology. Parithi Ellamvazhuthi,
Information Minister and chairperson of the
committee, said the conference would be used as
an opportunity to address the issue.
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Among the ideas floated at the meeting were the
preparation of a publication, in Tamil and English, on
the history of Tamil, production of five to six films on
the greatness of Tamil and the use of the mobile sector
to popularise the meet. N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief of The
Hindu, Peter Alphonse, Congress Whip in the Assembly, G.
Muthusamy, Secretary of the Tamil Development -
Religious Endowment and Information Departments, C.
Kamaraj, Director of Information and Public Relations,
and R.R. Gopal, ‘Nakkeeran' editor, were among those who
participated in the meeting.
