Guest guest Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Dear Members A considerable proportion of this membership have made their journey to Tiruvannamalai, and from time to time, questions about learning Tamil arise, and the serious devotee will find his or her way to the facilities which available for the study of the Tamil of Ramana Bhagavan. What is perhaps less known is that the colloquial Tamil is also a study which more people are wishing to pursue. When I began dipping into this subject in the ’eighties, there was a book called “A Tamil Prose Reader†by R.E. Asher and R. Radhakrishnan published by the Cambridge University Press. It was out-of-print at the time, and one had to do quite a lot of searching to get hold of a copy. The book was excellent, containing sensible articles and short stories by reputed Tamil Authors. Each page had a series of explanatory footnotes, and a full vocabulary was appended at the end of the book; extremely useful for lazy people like me who hated referring to dictionaries! The good news is that at the end of 2004, it was decided that this book should be re-issued as a paperback, and it is now available online either directly from The Press, or from Amazon. In the UK it costs £19.99, and it qualifies for Free Delivery. More good news is that a Colloquial Tamil Course is also available, written by Ron Asher (of Edinburgh University) and E. Annamalai. This is available in as a book, and some editions are also boxed with CD's and/or cassettes. The enunciation on the CD's is excellent. At one time Mr R.E. Asher was a resident of Tiruvannamalai, and he enjoyed on many occasions the hospitality Dr Subburayan of the Rajam Nursing Home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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