
Paper presented at the 9th International conference on
Tamil Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia.
IN THE FOOT STEPS OF THANINAYAGAM ADIGAL
Sam Vijay, France.
When we think of countries
where Tamil is spoken outside of Tamil Nadu, we think of Sri Lanka, Singapore
and Malaysia. Not many would say that Tamil had been spoken for over 150 years
as far away from mother-land of Tamil Nadu. It was in this pursuit Thani Nayagam
Adigalar researched and shown how Tamil people lived in every nook and corner
of the world with dignity as per the words of Kaviyarasu Kannadasan.
கடல் கடந்தான் எங்கள் தமிழன் - அங்கும்
கற்பூர தீபம் கண்டான் இறைவன்
உடலுக்குப்...