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World Tamil Conference – Chicago
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- The 10th World Tamil Conference was held in Chicago from July 4 to July 8.
- The ninth edition was held at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia in 2015.
- The International Association of Tamil Research (IATR) organised the event.
- It was held in USA for the first time.
- Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (FeTNA) will concentrate on “Keezhadi - Nam Thaai Madi (Keezhadi Excavations - in our Tamil Mother’s lap) and would be dedicated to the late Tamil scholar, Rev GU Pope, during his 200th birth anniversary.
- New historicist, scientific and comparative study of the antiquity, Tamil language, literature, culture, civilisation, modern literature and Tamil computing is the overall theme of the conference.
- The theme is based on the eight research subjects
- Classical Tamil literature (Sangam literature),
- Ancient Tamil civilisation,
- Tholkappiyam,
- Thirukkural,
- Contributions of Tamil scholars,
- Tamil music and performing arts,
- Modern Tamil literature and
- Tamil language and linguistics.
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