Tamil heritage under spotlight

More than 2,000 people attended a major cultural festival yesterday, putting a spotlight on Tamil literature and history. The event which highlighted the glory of Tamil language, history and culture was held at the Indian Club yesterday.

Organised by Bahrain Tamil Coordination Committee in coordination with the Indian Club, the event saw a huge turnout. Guest of Honour was Prof Dr. P Ramasamy, current Deputy Chief Minister of Penang state in Malaysia. Apart from Dr. Ramasamy, ex-member of Indian Parliament Vaiko, Member of Penang State Legislative Assembly Satees Muniandy and David Marshel, who is a member of Ahli Majlis at Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (MPSP) in Malaysia were special guests at the event.

Officials and Tamil literary enthusiasts from India, Malaysia, and other Gulf Countries attended the event. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Ramasamy, said, “I am glad such events are being organised. Tamil history is an ancient and rich one. It’s something we can we can be proud of. Life is not just about working and earning, its also about having reflections like this.”

Sharing his views, Mr. Vaiko said, “I have made a brief study about Bahrain, about its ancient civilisation and the people. Tamil Nadu is also a land of ancient civilisation. We had a trade relationship with this island thousands of years ago. This is mentioned even in our Sangam literature. In Tamil literature, Bahrain and the people from Bahrain are mentioned prominently in various instances.”