Topic started by Peter (@ 203.101.151.34) on Thu Sep 13 07:20:37 .
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Hello,
I am a Dutch. I am fascinated with Tamil language and its rich heritage and India as a whole. I will be traveling to the south India. I want to travel to the interior villages and cities of Tamilnadu. Can you please suggest me good web sites where I can learn the Tamil language? I want to get to know the locals their customs and traditions. I believe learning the local language will help a lot. Please suggest good sites.

Peter Hoffman

Responses:

• From: Manju (@ wc-bkksp122.loxinfo.net.th) on: Sun Sep 16 05:56:59
  
  Peter,
  
  You can learn to speak in Tamil at
  http://www.talktamil.4t.com
  
  
  
• From: Tamil Nanban (@ ppp2-6.blrr02.wipro.net.in) on: Sun Sep 16 07:53:17
  
  Hi Manju,
  
  How come Both question and answer come from
  
  Thailand? O.K, O.K.Carry on!!!
  
  
• From: Manju (@ wc-bkksp122.loxinfo.net.th) on: Wed Sep 19 12:10:39
  
  Hi ,
  
  I am not an expert and I am not able to guess where the other mail came from. Anyway thanks for letting me know that Mr Peter is also in Thaliand. Mr Peter Hoffman ,my mailID is nirvaaki@talktamil.4t.com, email me if you need more help in learning Tamil.
  
  Manju
  Learn Tamil http://talktamil.4t.com
  
  
• From: PMThevar (@ 203.199.231.33) on: Sat Sep 22 13:06:38
  
  EAST OR WEST THEVARS ARE THE BEST
  
  THEVAR AATCHIYIL INI TAMIZHAGAM VALARUM
  
  VAZHGA THEVAR SAMUGAM VALARGA TAMIZHAGAM
  
  
• From: s kari (@ 203-195-180-92.now-india.net.in) on: Sun Oct 21 13:10:44
  
  Mr.Peter
  We feel elated by your quest for learning Tamil.hats OFF. May GOD give you and your family all that you wish
  
  
• From: Karikal Cholan (@ host81-137-213-236.in-addr.btopenworld.com) on: Mon Jan 5 21:24:41
  
  Where is the stupid PMThevar come from.
  
  We all talk about Tamil and you stupid a*sh*le talk about east or west devar best. Who are u anyway? You wanted trouble Tamils. I hope you are not a devar. If you are a Tamil devar you would have maintained a little courtesy but I guess you are a Paki devar.
  
  What kind of sense you make. You like pig li*cking all the forums with this same stupid words. Change yourself otherwise others shut your a*s.
  
  Karikal Cholan
  
  
• From: tamil dutch (@ atm1-0-0.1.cbj-br2.eastgate.net.my) on: Thu Jan 8 10:50:30 EST 2004
  
  how are u? tamil: ni eppadi irukke?
  
  
• From: dutch king of Tamilnadu (@ wc12.ym.rnc.net.cable.rogers.com) on: Fri Jan 9 01:47:38 EST 2004
  
  Tamil dutch want to have deserving Tamil babes.
  
  
• From: Senthil (@ emea-netcache1.oracle.co.uk) on: Tue Jan 13 04:16:24 EST 2004
  
  Hi
  
  ccat.sas.upenn.edu/plc/tamilweb/
  
  www.tamil.net/learn-tamil/
  
  www.tamilclass.com/
  
  Regards
  Senthil
  
  
• From: megata (@ webuser.hampshire.edu) on: Thu Jan 15 05:07:58 EST 2004
  
  * From: Megta (@ webuser.hampshire.edu) on: Thu Jan 15 04:38:24 EST 2004
  
  
  first DD and All India Radio encroached in Tamil land. Then came some few Northy run discotheques which lured many tamilians , which imposed lot of Hindi music on them and they liked it the way they accepted northy bombay gusbu and they built temple.
  Now MTV,zee-TV,V-Channel, iTV, sTAR TV, FTV (HINDI FASHION ONLY), NDTV, AAJ TAK ALL ARE imposing and intruding into tamil blood like a virus. Some kids even want to make this as their mother tongue. Image DMK anti-hindi man karunanidhi's daugheter is Hindi lecturer and all his kids and grand kids know hindi and love Hindi.. What tamil tribune is going to for that. Do they have sold plan and agenda to remove this private channel TV menace. Block all such channels who talk about Hindi. Close all the discotheques who mostly play Hindi music and some English Music,there is not even a single discotheque , club or pub which plays Tamil music, they all need to be driven out of Tamilnadu border and dumped in Hindi belted Bangalore.
  We cannot lick Hindi diks , let kanndas do that.
  
  We will have Tamil discotheques, Tamil jazzaurants with katpadi and vellore music. That way singapore is much better where Hindi influence is least, Tamilians have their own gay clubs, discotheques, Tamil jazz restaurants etc.
  Ms. dhanjai Nalankiizhhhhhhhhhhi please look into this matter and make Tamilnadu a great Tamil place where Jaina Acharyya kundakunda(Thiruvalluvar name given by Brahmins)lived.
  
  Take care friends, It is my sincere advice with bit of sarcasm. But Tamils must not loose their identity. Already so many Dalits are ready to ridicule hinduism, Tamil and accepted churches and roman language.
  
  
  
• From: Sivaligam Surendran (@ ) on: Tue Jun 1 08:08:11
  
  visit www.muralitharan.com
  
  
• From: Sivaligam Surendran (@ 203.94.84.173) on: Tue Jun 1 08:09:11 EDT 2004
  
  visit www.muralitharan.com
  
  
• From: hi (@ n219078087019.netvigator.com) on: Thu Jun 3 03:16:08 EDT 2004
  
  why are you sivalingam, why not mylingam.
  
  
• From: venu kumar (@ acbfcaad.ipt.aol.com) on: Thu Nov 25 09:13:50
  
  CAN ANY INDIANS IN HOLLAND HELP ME IN GETTING WORKVISA FOR NETHERLANDS(HOLLAND).
  
  
• From: rshy (@ 203.124.146.18) on: Fri Nov 26 09:53:40 EST 2004
  
  and has given disrespect to there langauge and culture. I am a Hindi speaker and held Tamil in high esteem beacuse of its historical antiquity, religious purity,, and semblence to Sanskrit (accpeted as mother) of languages. If many people outside India find the language great, so are many people in country as well and eager to learn. Individuals like Megata represent corrupted side of this great language and culture. Though not a problem as every culture has produced such illitrates, others should be careful not to allow such people to influence negative thought in others.
  
  As far DMK is concern, maximum 1/2 of tamilians in India vote for his anti-Hindi policy. Look for sites which tells he even spoke Hindi in Assembly.
  
  I came looking information to learn tamil, and some information posted was really helpful. Thanks to all.
  
  

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