BERKELEY — Learning a new language can sometimes be a hobby or requirement, but for Brian Linebaugh, it became a lifelong pursuit that led him across the world and ultimately inspired a documentary ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Matthew Prock This summer I’ve been learning Tamil. Not only is it the primary language ...

An Indian American fifth grader in Yorba Linda, California, is helping young students learn the difficult South Indian Tamil language. Smaran Ramnath, 10, was incredibly productive during the COVID-19 ...

The Sri Lankan government’s recent announcement that it would establish a much-delayed post-civil war reconciliation process in the country has been met with skepticism from many Sri Lankans. Even as ...

Brian Linebaugh pauses to think. He has just been tasked to do one of the most arduous jobs ever: sing. After a few seconds, he breaks into an impromptu rendition of ‘Nenje Un Aasai’, a Rajinikanth ...

In this op-ed, Sibani Ram explains how the Tamil language connects her to her grandmother, her culture, and a place half a world away. When school lets out, I spend every spare minute jamming to Tamil ...

Zoho chief scientist Sridhar Vembu on Saturday weighed in on the ongoing debate over language policies and suggested that Tamil Nadu should learn from Andhra and Kerala, who don't politicise language.

As debate around Hindi and Tamil continues to simmer, Sudha Murty brought in a perspective shaped by practice, not polemics. “We never faced any problem,” she ...