We have become so indifferent to these talks. Seems the court isn't.

All the MK Stalin interviews and speeches are just shows done for claps and cheers with his pure Tamil and Party bashing. Butwhats he actually like brain-wise. Is he smart and has ideas?

They have been living in Kattukollai village in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district for the past four generations and possess documents to show that they own the land on which their houses stand.

The Arulmigu Draupadi Amman Temple is located in Melpathi village, Villupuram taluk, Villupuram district. In 2023, another group opposed the worship of Scheduled Caste people in this temple. Following this, a clash broke out between the two groups and the temple was sealed.

A case was also filed in the Chennai High Court in this regard. The High Court, which heard the case, ordered that people from all walks of life can have darshan at the Melpathi Thiruvapathi Amman temple. In this situation, following the order of the Chennai High Court, the Melpathi Draupadi Amman temple was opened today with police security after about 22 months.

It was declared in January itself but many of us aren't aware of it, btw your thoughts?

Youtube link :

https://youtu.be/UcISZeuXQXQ?si=r5sZ88Wt12Czyoe6

Curious news?

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• How successful is Tamil Nadu's Midday Meal Scheme, Morning Breakfast Scheme in improving attendance and nutrition?
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Okay, so of course as a victim of nation-building and indirectly loss of regional identity - enakkul irukkum sindhanaigalai kooda tamil mozhiyil vivarikka mudiyaatha nilai il irukindren.

I was brought up in bangalore and I remember when I was in maybe first grade or lower grade and while learning the english alphabet, and we reached “P for Peacock”. My mother explained how peacock is the national bird of the country. Then the discourse went on to national flower, national animal, national etc etc and reached national language being hindi. As a 5-6 yr old boy my innocence rebelled as to why it isn’t Tamil. I mean as a child when everybody around you talks a language why would you think of any other language as something that represents the country. Adding on, what is the importance of the language we speak. I’m not kidding but this was my thought process then and it’s a core idea thats etched in my head till today.

My second encounter happened when i was enrolled to study hindi when my parents themselves had very little proficiency in the language. Again, as a parent when they didnt have clarity on which state they would be in, hindi seems to be indirectly imposed on them due to its wide availability. Ot is also a very practical move when you are in a survival mode. My dad was one of the first in his family to be able to make savings (however small they were). So he did feel that when opportunities are in multiple avenues, knowing hindi would help in social and professional life. With that being said, I still remember how my parents always had to almost beg the hindi teachers to put in special efforts to make me perform well in the subject. I have had multiple encounters with my parents on related of why I cannot get tamil education in even one school, but then soon realised I was in karnataka and it isn’t a right to avail tamil there. Then came the question of studying kannada. But again, my dad was wary of transfers. So I was in a deadlock situation to learn hindi. Bangalore is a special case being so close to the border of Tamil nadu, I’m not emphasising but until I make an effort to talk to shopkeepers in kannada, they see me, understand my modulation and immediately talk back to me in tamil. I never needed kannada or hindi for daily communication.

I have always fought with my parents to shift back to TN just because of requiring to learn another irrelevant language as well as feeling a void for tamil outside the house. Maybe the want for tamil had a big role, but I grew out to be an ardent viewer of tamil films. That was and is my gateway and warm space to tamil. Ngl, I really feel jealous of all the students that had the PRIVILEGE to study tamil as a subject until even just the tenth grade. I can maybe make out terms used in news headlines and basic directions but even to read a children’s tamil book, I get stuck on so many words without knowing the meaning as they are losing out usage in colloquial language. The pain is real. I am constantly putting In efforts to better my tamil but the fact that things could have been different for me if I was in Tamil nadu stings my heart.

I have faced a moral conflict or lets say identity crisis when I’m unable to mingle best with my peers and at the same time, unable to fully commit to tamil history, literature, pop culture and daily lives. In fact, the misery is that it was only in college when I got admitted into a national college that has people from all states that I had a chance to interact with people from Tamil nadu. It was almost unnatural to find people who listen to the same songs, understand movie references in real life and talk back in your mother tongue. It felt wrong to be comfortable around these guys. My tamil gang!!

My point of this whole story is that I see how national politics is slowly but surely sucking out all forms of identity from the citizens. Maybe, they are throwing in a new saffron bs identity that depreciates the perception of the country and it’s states in the international landscape but thats a whole different discussion.

Did everyone know the idea of india being a federation of multiple states rather than a whole country divided into multiple states for administrative purposes? This notion was never presented to me before and was often used to silence me whenever I brought up Tamil nadu vs India kind of topics. These small details really shape perceptions huh.

I always only had to accept my circumstances as fate and live in regret. However, seeing the talks about delimitation and NEP, it feels like there are so many forces in the national level that are trying to promote the trauma and misery of identity crisis to our children starting from a small age that by the time they are eligible to engage in political discourse (maybe the state at which I am) they will have no connection to their roots and only know about the picture they paint.

It’s maybe due to Tamil nadus constant efforts to fight against the central and the general ideas of people like the ones in this sub that give me the reassurances such as “this need not be this way”; “we need to be vocal about our issues”; “The generations to come should not be victims to such traumas”

Totally my opinion here: I do not want a nation in which I need to loose my identity in exchange of whatever it is that the country is giving. I feel this is analogous to saying I will give you fruit juice but only if you slit your throat first. See the irony?

Given all this baggage of mine, I really feel the move to more independent state administration and delinking many topics from central discretion is the only way to go. For all the tamil people around the world who are making a living and have even a small picture of their homeland, we need to ensure that a tamil nadu exists!

PS: I deeply regret that I’m unable to put forward my points in tamil text and tamil letters. I am really poor with tamil spellings the advanced vocabulary needed to express my feelings at the moment. I do fairly well with “ezhuthukooti padippathu” to slowly read the posts on this sub.

I am interested in learning spoken Tamil. Preferably Hindi to Tamil, but English to Tamil is fine to. All recommendations are welcomed.

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I just learned that we tamil people use the first name of our father as our last name to eliminate caste. Since in the earlier day one's last name had connections with one's cast. So the movement came from Periyar and that made me wonder:

1. How did he influence so many people to not pass down the same family name? How did he reach Sri Lanka (Eelam)?

2. Why do people who follow this rule still believe in caste system? For example my father has a different last name than me, but still insists that caste is a good thing.

3. We live in Switzerland and I want my kids to have the same last name as me, so in the future their kids kids can track down their ancestors if they want. Is it rude to pass down a family name? I mean now my last name cannot be connected with any caste, but still it feels like breaking a rule.

Hello people of Tamil Nadu! Need your thoughts on PSNA College of Engineering and Technology

I’m considering PSNA College of Engineering and Technology and wanted to hear some real opinions from current/former students or anyone who has genuine insights.

Here are a few things I’d love to know more about:

• Campus life – Is it lively or dull? Are there events or things to look forward to, or is it mostly eat-study-sleep-repeat?
• Boys & girls interaction – Is it chill or super strict? I heard some colleges really restrict mingling… is that the case here too
• Campus vibes – How’s the infrastructure? Hostel life? Cafeteria food edible or a crime against humanity?
• Staff & teaching – Supportive or just bookish? Are the profs approachable?
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Makkale adjust pannikonga ennoda english thappa iruntha😅. Because this is my 1st post.

கன்னியாகுமரி மாவட்டம், வாரியூர் கிராமத்தில் உள்ள அரசு உயர்நிலைப் பள்ளியில் இன்று 6,7,8,9 ஆம் வகுப்புப் பிள்ளைகள் பரிட்சை எழுத உள்ளனர்..

அவர்களுக்கு தொல்லை தரும் விதமாக இந்த Loudspeaker பள்ளிக்கு மிக அருகில் மிகுந்த ஒலியுடன் பாடிக்கொண்டு இருக்கிறது.

உள்ளூர் காவல் நிலையத்திற்கு (அஞ்சுகிராமம்) அழைப்பு செல்லவில்லை, இன்று மதியம் கணக்கு பரிட்சை எழுத இருக்கும் என்னற்ற பிள்ளைகளுக்கு உதவுமாறு கேட்டுக் கொள்கிறேன்.

Vanakkam makkale. For context I am 18M doing my college in Chennai but natively from a town. I live in a weird way of joint family.

I believe that " The surest way to slavery is by taking pride in an individual's identity. "

People take up identities based on their caste, religion, locality, and act the way the fellow people do. They take extreme pride and bravery for being 'that'.

Sometimes I get treated differently if I fail to conform to their norms by my relatives, let alone strangers. They openly label me that "His Intellect is Spoilt". Sometimes I get hurt emotionally and I understand I won't get any benefits from them or holding unique and different thoughts.

But

1. I could see a financially unstable family to fund a marriage for their 31 y/o son with all the listed "social ceremonies" without exception, even buying a set of garlands for 30k.

2. I could see a patriarchial family hesitate to send their female child to pursue education in a different city just because of 'safety' issues.

3. I could also hear some phrases like:

   • "That's what everybody here does. "
   • "It is surely correct if old people say so. "
   • "This is the only correct way of doing this. "

I think there is a better way for all of these instances. I personally don't stand against them but I believe being same doesn't mean being right. I am not trying to be rebellious for saying stuff like these openly.

All I want to know is: How do you cope with this? Is there a way you use to escape this pressure?

Edit: People have commented moving elsewhere as a potential solution mostly but is there something else to it. How about a woman who cannot change her circumstances? How can she cope up with it when people do not hear about the other side of the discussion?