Though TAMIL is not my mother tongue[its kannada] i always had unexplanatory affection towards this language. Recently the language is branded as a Classical language. Its a big deal, since there are only 6 classical languages in the world enjoying this status, out of which 'greek and latin' are almost extinct because of their abstruse nature. For a language to be called as a classical language it is necessary for it to have an undated history ,rich eloquence and important: it should have given birth to atleast some languages. It all in compliance with Tamil but for more than these criterias.
I always wondered that we, at large use a language(english) which some people call a sexist, illogical language ,etc. And here in this context, if i were to mention "tamil is a classical language" in Tamil, it would be like "[tamil oru uyar thanichem mozhi]". Such a beauty. The former carries some bleak, comparitively, for sure.
There are many similar cases where english, fails to compete with tamil.
Eg:
ENGLISH: leaf
TAMIL: kolunthu, elai, thalir, paluppu, sarugu.
So as Norman Lewis said, we need voluninous words to think better, inturn to have better ideas.
So are we dogmatic enough to talk about the greatness of English?I personally have related thoughts, which end up ephemeral.
But this is different. because "I dont have to abuse a contemporary language to prove my love towards tamil".
247 alphabets:3000+ years of indefatigable journey through history:magnanimous literature:indomitable socital base:unquestionable creed: such beauty...
