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category    within   UNESCO...       "In our opinion, language
          We believed that, along with      must be developed as a medium
          cultural and built heritage, the   of understanding rather than
          world should also recognise the   making  it  a  cause  for  dispute.
          tangible and intangible spiritual   To  achieve  this  good,  our
          traditions that belong to all of   Society encourages widespread
          humanity.”                        expression   of    language-
              However, he diverted his      based heritage without any
          energies   towards    'cultural   polarisation."
          diplomacy' later on and set upon     With this in mind, the Society
          the  task  of  documenting  the   arranged a special event in 2025
          shared history of Indi-Malaysia   in coordination with Nirmala
          relations.                        Laxman of 'The Hindu Group'
              Language: A medium to         which actually was a celebration
          connect hearts                    of the language-based heritage
              Language is  the  identity of   of the Tamil diaspora in Malaysia.
          a culture. Indian Community in    Apart from this, they are also
          Malaysia is not only conserving its   informing  the  people  about the
          language alone but is preserving   importance of Sanskrit and other
          the  country’s language-based     Indian languages.
          heritage that has been passed        Art  &  Music:  Where  limits
          down for centuries. Mr. Nair's    cease to exist
          thinking is quite clear. He says,    Art and cinema are two





























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