The Caste Insensitiveness in Tamil Language

A clip from Vijay TV Independence Day special where I speak about the everyday presence of caste in the Tamil language

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10 thoughts on “The Caste Insensitiveness in Tamil Language

  1. Rajesh N says:

    hi great view. that changed program flow. all best for your work

  2. balakrishnan says:

    your speech was based on your experience and it was excellent. keep it up.

  3. Why don’t you take your share of land from India for your caste/community and build your own nation?

  4. Ananda kumar says:

    Caste, unfortunately is widely propagated and propped by the media.One such widely circulated Tamil news paper is master in this,It reported A Raja,a dalit minister as having taken bribe where as every day it reports other people caught by vigilance without naming their caste identity. The news paper and other media should stop printing caste surnames which blatantly are flaunted by certain people as if it is itself is an achievement.The fact of ones birth is nothing but an outcome of the urge for biological reproduction by their parents and it is in noway indicative of their intellectual or physical prowess.

  5. மொழியின் மூலம் சாதி அடையாளங்களைக் கண்டு கொள்வது இப்போதும் சாத்தியம்தான். என் கல்லூரி நண்பர்களுடனான எனது அனுபவத்திலிருந்து சொல்கிறேன். நகரத்து வாழ்க்கைக்கு பழக்கப்பட்டவர்கள் இதற்கு விதிவிலக்காக இருக்கலாம்!

  6. Meena, you are beautifully put together. I recently discovered you online. Impressed. There is a need for people like you in the society. My best regards. I saw all your videos online.

    I personally felt , you missed the opportunity to make your thoughts very clear during the Neeya Naana program. I am your fan. I believe you could have communicated your thoughts more coherently and in a more compelling way. Its your original thoughts. They are very impressive. But you need to work the Big Indian ecosystem .

    Again. Best regards
    vasanth
    New York

  7. aayiram periyar vanthalum namma makkal thiruntha matanga. its shameful that caste as become evident in our day to day life. even thou one preiyar’s holy bath made us forget what caste my friend/neighbour is..ppl still dont give-up there caste in marriages. hope atleast the next gen would not choose their partners no based on caste.
    Education is the only way that can change everything and u stand as an example. all the best.

  8. Arjun says:

    The guy in the red t-shirt had a good point. How far will we go in cleansing the language? It’s like that Huckleberry Finn editing episode. Let the language retain whatever imperfections it has, in terms of insulting words or phrases. As long as people don’t use them, it’s ok. Otherwise, we risk not knowing what happened before and learning from these mistakes.

  9. தமிழ் மொழியில் சாதி முன்னிலையில்…! மாமா என்றால் யார் ?
    மீனா கந்தசாமி அவர்கள் விஜய் டீவீயில் பேட்டி(நீயா நானாவில்)
    http://seasonsalivideo.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-post.html

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