Karanthai Tamil Sangam is a Tamil language society in Tamil Nadu, India. The society was founded in 1911 to promote the language. It is one of the modern Tamil Sangams.
History edit
Karanthai Tamil Sangam was founded on 14 May 1911 in Karanthattankudi (also known as Karunthattaikudi and Karanthai), a suburb of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The society was founded by Radhakrishna Pillai with his brother Umamaheswara Pillai as its first president.[1][2] The Sangam passed a resolution in 1920 to declare Tamil as classical language.[3] In a meeting on 27 August 1937, it condemned the imposition of Hindi in the educational institutions.[4]
Activities edit
The society started a literacy journal Tamil polil in 1925.[1] It conducts monthly meetings and seminars on Tamil literature.[5] It established educational institutions to provide Tamil education.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c K. M. Venkataramaiah; International School of Dravidian Linguistics (1996). A handbook of Tamil Nadu. International School of Dravidian Linguistics. p. 1. ISBN 978-81-85692-20-3.
- ^ "Tamil literatteurs honoured". Hindustan Times. 16 February 2006.
- ^ "NEED TO RECOGNIZE TAMIL AS A CLASSICAL LANGUAGE". Parliament of India. 10 March 1997.
- ^ Towards a Non-Brahmin Millennium: From Iyothee Thass to Periyar. Samya. 1998. p. 490. ISBN 978-81-85604-37-4.
- ^ Institute of Historical Studies (Calcutta, India) (1984). Public associations in India. Institute of Historical Studies. pp. 317–322.
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