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Subject: What is your claim to call yourself a Tamil
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----- Original Message -----
From: Ram S. Ravindran
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Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 12:44 PM
Subject: [tamil] What is your claim to call yourself a Tamil


> It is interesting to read Dr. Ilango's interview with
>
> the younger generation of Tamilian children of NSW of Australia
>
> http://www.tamil.net/nsw/sydconf2002/papers/TamilCul.PDF
>
> Q:Why do you think you are a Tamil?
>
> 1. my parents are Tamils
>
> 2. I sometimes wear Tamilian clothing
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> or in the way Tamilians wear the Saree
>
> 3. I eat Tamilian food at home
>
> 4. I along with my parents observe some Tamil holidays
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> 5. I watch Tamil cinema/maybe listen to Tamil songs
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> I may not understand it
>
> 6. Some of life rituals, I observe like other Tamilians do
>
> Say like weddings...
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> ( I think)
>
> 7. Maybe the way they worship?
>
> what about command of Tamil, (understanding, speaking, reading or writing)
>
> Not necessary I think
>
> What about old literature
>
> Not necessary
>
> What about tradition and culture...
>
> Maybe
>
> This is pretty much the case with most of the Tamil children living
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> in the US
>
> Perhaps it is the same case in England as well
>
> It may not surprise us to know that it is the case in TN as well!
>
> So there we go
>
> we now know the glue that is supposed to keep us together
>
> (the next generation of Tamils)
>
> Interesting!
>
> Wonder, what would be the answers given by the the generation after that!
>
> Indy Ram
>