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CHENNAI: Harvard University could soon house a department dedicated to
Tamil if an initiative taken by two India-born doctors in the US bears
fruit. The Ivy League university which has a 100-year-old Sanskrit
chair has now shown interest in constituting a Sangam Tamil chair.
. . Harvard University, located at Cambridge in Massachusetts, has
demanded a fund of $6 million (around 40 crore) to form the chair.
Physicians in the US, Dr Janakiraman and Dr Thirugnanasambandam, who
have together donated $1 million, are in the city to raise rest of the
fund from Tamil-speakers. Thirugnanasambandam, born and raised in
Kumbakonam, said, "There are more than 2 lakh Tamil speakers in the
United States but no formal institution to teach the language. It is
only taught in some private institutes within Tamil-speaking
communities."
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. Upon setting up of the chair, Harvard will institute an
international search to find a Tamil scholar who would inspire and
promote world-class research. A member of Harvard University Tamil
Chair Foundation Committee, Dr Arumugam, said, "The chair will be a
boon for graduates and research students of Tamil." Research findings
will be published in revered journals of the 380-year old institution,
he said.
. .
The Celtic languages, spoken by about 15 lakh people, have two chairs
at Harvard. "Tamil is more than 2,000 years old and spoken by over
eight crore people. We hope to raise the fund within six months,"
Gnanasambandam said.
. . Dr A Jahir Husain, who translated the Thirukkural into Arabic on a
Tamil Nadu government funding earlier this year, has welcomed the
initiative to constitute a chair for Tamil. "The proposition is very
significant for the development of the language and its distinct
culture in the world stage," he said.
. . The foundation committee members are also in talks with the state
and the Central governments for support.
. . They have also set up a website, harvardtamilchair.com, to inform donors.
Tamil if an initiative taken by two India-born doctors in the US bears
fruit. The Ivy League university which has a 100-year-old Sanskrit
chair has now shown interest in constituting a Sangam Tamil chair.
. . Harvard University, located at Cambridge in Massachusetts, has
demanded a fund of $6 million (around 40 crore) to form the chair.
Physicians in the US, Dr Janakiraman and Dr Thirugnanasambandam, who
have together donated $1 million, are in the city to raise rest of the
fund from Tamil-speakers. Thirugnanasambandam, born and raised in
Kumbakonam, said, "There are more than 2 lakh Tamil speakers in the
United States but no formal institution to teach the language. It is
only taught in some private institutes within Tamil-speaking
communities."
.
. Upon setting up of the chair, Harvard will institute an
international search to find a Tamil scholar who would inspire and
promote world-class research. A member of Harvard University Tamil
Chair Foundation Committee, Dr Arumugam, said, "The chair will be a
boon for graduates and research students of Tamil." Research findings
will be published in revered journals of the 380-year old institution,
he said.
. .
The Celtic languages, spoken by about 15 lakh people, have two chairs
at Harvard. "Tamil is more than 2,000 years old and spoken by over
eight crore people. We hope to raise the fund within six months,"
Gnanasambandam said.
. . Dr A Jahir Husain, who translated the Thirukkural into Arabic on a
Tamil Nadu government funding earlier this year, has welcomed the
initiative to constitute a chair for Tamil. "The proposition is very
significant for the development of the language and its distinct
culture in the world stage," he said.
. . The foundation committee members are also in talks with the state
and the Central governments for support.
. . They have also set up a website, harvardtamilchair.com, to inform donors.
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