Dalit and Dravidan party leaders claim they are the true followers of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. They conveniently ignore his strong views about Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, etc. Dr. Ambedkar, in fact, moved an amendment, in the Constituent Assembly, to include “Sanskrit “ as official language of the country. Several Congress and […]
Day: December 6, 2020
The latest decision of Doordarshan to telecast a 15 minute Sanskrit news bulletin on its Tamil Channel DD Podhigai, as expected, evoked “rhetoric” objection form DMK and a few fringe groups in Tamil Nadu. They term it “imposition of Sanskrit”. They also ask, “who knows Sanskrit in Tamilnadu?” A public […]
A government school teacher has found an innovative way to teach Tamil culture and traditions, which is received well by his students and teachers. In Tamil Nadu, a new syllabus has been introduced from this academic year for 9th standard students in English subject regarding Tamil culture and traditions. English […]