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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>After foreign languages, Tamils take to Malayalam</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>After queuing up to learn Japanese, Chinese and German, some Chennaiites are now trying to catch up with a language closer home-Malayalam. The Kerala government's Malayalam <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mission</st1:place></st1:City>-an avenue for children of Malayalees outside Kerala to learn their mother tongue - has found takers among Tamils too.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Full story:</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/After-foreign-languages-Tamils-take-to-Malayalam/articleshow/9427868.cms</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>