Amid the language war, Tamil girls translate Tamil literature to Hindi
As per the reports, Apsara has translated two major Tamil poetry works into Hindi. The great Tamil saint poetess Avvaiyar’s Aathichudi and KondraiVendhan are simple yet profound singlets that teach moral values. Apsara who had been learning Hindi from 6th grade, says she was always attracted to the writings of Avvaiyar and used to recite Aathichudi in English.
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Chennai, July 16: Amid the ongoing language war between Dravidian and North Indian people, a 17-year-old high school student from Tamil Nadu has translated Sangam literature to Hindi.
As per the reports, Apsara has translated two major Tamil poetry works into Hindi. The great Tamil saint poetess Avvaiyar’s Aathichudi and KondraiVendhan are simple yet profound singlets that teach moral values. Apsara who had been learning Hindi from 6th grade, says she was always attracted to the writings of Avvaiyar and used to recite Aathichudi in English.
A government school teacher, her father Sasi Kumar said, “Though a lot of people learn Hindi these days, they seldom make use of the language through written words. They just keep the certificates. But Apsara wanted to do something with it apart from that. As a teacher, I wanted to cultivate such interests amongst my daughters”.
When asked why she chose Aathichudi & Kondrai Vendhan, Apsara said that they teach moral values and are easily understandable compared to other classical literature. “As to why I translated to Hindi, I would say that we only import from other languages, and not export our wealth”, she said further. TN Governor RN Ravi felicitated her and tweeted, “Her works help spread the rich Tamil literature to the rest of the country. She is the spirit of new Bharat”.