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Tamil or Hindi ?


The argument continues......

If you are a Tamilian, and have travelled outside Tamilnadu, you would know that, for survival Hindi is essential. However Tamil being the mother tongue, is it justified choosing any other language over it? Already, we have designated the second language status to it, should we throw it out totally, except for may be using it colloquially?

Below are a couple of points by Dr. R. Jegnnath on the positive aspects of Tamil,
  • Tamil is a very logical language compared to many others, eg.,we don't need to assign gender to inanimate things.
  • Tamil has perhaps the most extensive, scientific and intricate system of prosody. While the Sanskrit prosody is much more extensive and intricate than that of English, it pales in comparison to that of Tamil.
  • In spite of being spoken by a whole race of people including the illiterate among them, Tamil has maintained such a continuity and uniformity that literature written 2000 years ago can be understood by the educated readers of the present. This is unusual.

For the whole unabridged version of the above article click on the link below
http://www.tamilnation.org/literature/learning.htm#jegannath

So, I guess English as the first language has become a necessity, but Tamil as a second language is a better choice for your child as it would improve his logic. Also learning a difficult language such as Tamil would make the road easier with children's other academic endeavours.

For more on Tamil and it's history click on the link below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language

Good luck on language selection for your child.

Comments

  1. MohanDecember 29, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    Hi! My name is Suchi. I live in US, and like to get tips and insight to enroll my daughters in SBOA school.

    I have been doing research/homework about this school (which is near/in my neighborhood), however, I have no support (references) or knowledge on how to reach my goals.

    Would you mind to give some insight and tips to reach my goals? Thanks in advance.

    ~Suchi.

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  2. The ResearcherDecember 29, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    Hi Suchi,

    You would need to contact the school office for appilcation forms.

    The LKG admission application issue date was over on the 21st Dec 2011 for the academic year starting from June 2012.

    For admission into other classes it's based on how many kids leave the school that year. So it's would be wise to apply ahead.

    Since it is a State Bank run school the no of kids leaving due to parents being transfered would be considerable.

    Good luck with the admissions!

    -Researcher.

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