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kilometres away from India, going to play you an audio clip.
which is heart-touching. In Fiji, a Listen to it and guess where
commendable initiative is being these children trying to speak
taken to spread Indian language Tamil are from?
and culture. Continuous efforts
are being made at many levels
to connect the new generation
there with Tamil language.
Last month, Tamil Day was Friends, you will be surprised
celebrated for the first time in a to know that these children, who
express themselves so fluently in
school in Raki-Raki, Fiji. On that
Tamil, are from Kashi, Varanasi.
day, children found a platform
Their mother tongue is Hindi, but
where they openly expressed
their love for the Tamil language
pride in their language. Children
inspired them to learn Tamil.
recited poems in Tamil, gave
This year, during the 'Kashi
speeches, and confidently
Tamil Sangamam' in Varanasi,
showcased their culture on
special emphasis was placed
stage.
on learning Tamil. Under the
Friends, continuous work theme of 'Learn Tamil - Tamil
is also being done within the Karakalam', special campaigns
country to promote the Tamil were also run in more than 50
language. A few days ago, the schools in Varanasi.
fourth 'Kashi Tamil Sangamam' The results of that can be
was held in my Parliamentary heard in this audio clip.
Constituency, Kashi. I am now

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