A competition that celebrates Tamil

The sixteenth version of the Tamil Language Pageant is being held in Singapore until Might 1. The Tamil Language Council, shaped in 2000, launched this occasion to create extra avenues for Tamil-speaking folks residing in Singapore and to have a good time and enrich the language. This yr’s competition, titled ‘Innovation’, which started on April 1, options theatre, music and talks. Most of those programmes are being carried out on-line. “Love Tamil, converse Tamil. Embrace your mom tongue and take delight in it,” says Manogaran, chairman of the council.

Kalamanjari, a accomplice organisation, will current ‘Kadayelu Vallalgal’ right this moment, 6.15 p.m.,at Geylang East Public Library, Singapore. The occasion will probably be That is additionally streamed stay on http://kalamanjari.sg/index.php Vikram Nair, Member of Parliament, Sembawang GRC is the visitor of honour.

‘Kadaiyezhu Vallalgal’ highlights the advantage of generosity by way of the tales of seven kings — Started, Paari, Ayi, Oori, Kaari, Adhiyaman, and Nalli — who These kings dominated totally different elements of Tamil Nadu throughout the Sangam interval. The lyrics and music are by V. Shankar. Soundara Nayaki Vairavan, founder, Kalamanjari, and Uma Prakash, one of many lecturers at Kalamanjari, render the songs. singing the songs. S. Devarajan and V. Sivakumar will accompany on the mirudangam and violin respectively. In accordance with Soundara Nayaki Vairavan, founder, Kalamanjari, the manufacturing is an try and introduce the youthful era to historical literature.