<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">Forwarded From: <<a href="mailto:ctamil@services.cnrs.fr">ctamil@services.cnrs.fr</a>><br><br>November 1 is Classical Language Day in Kerala<br><br><br><br><br><br><div>
<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div><span><br></span></div><div></div><div> <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/november-1-is-classical-language-day/article5225518.ece?homepage=true" style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/november-1-is-classical-language-day/article5225518.ece?homepage=true</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="outline:medium none;margin-bottom:20px;color:rgb(59,58,57);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px">Kerala will observe November 1 as Classical Language Day, against the backdrop of Malayalam getting classical status.</div>
<div style="outline:medium none;margin-bottom:20px;color:rgb(59,58,57);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px">Minister for Culture K.C. Joseph told the media here on Friday that the Department of Culture and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi would organise various programmes in all districts in this connection. Special assembly would be held in schools.</div>
<div style="outline:medium none;margin-bottom:20px;color:rgb(59,58,57);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px">The Minister said the government was trying for Central approval for setting up a Central institute of classical language in Thiruvananthapuram. Proposals for starting courses in classical languages in Central universities had also been mooted.</div>
<div style="outline:medium none;margin-bottom:20px;color:rgb(59,58,57);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px">The Kerala Sahitya Akademi would digitise 1,000-old Malayalam books and distribute copies to libraries and other
institutions. The Malayalam Mission would be expanded and a separate mission established for translation. The State language institute would publish more books on science and technology to enhance the richness of the language.</div>
<div style="outline:medium none;margin-bottom:20px;color:rgb(59,58,57);font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px">He said the government wanted facilities for teaching Malayalam to be introduced in all schools in the State. Currently, about 300 schools in Kasaragod and Munnar did not teach Malayalam.</div>
</div> </div></div></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies <br>
University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone: (215) 898-7475<br>Fax: (215) 573-2138 <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br>
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