For many children of immigrants, learning their ancestral language is more than just picking up words—it’s a journey to self-discovery. Tamil, one of the world’s oldest living languages, offers a deep ...

Dinah presenting to her class an assignment on writing and designing her own Malay children’s storybook. - Photo courtesy of DINAH SYAQILAH SINGAPORE: More pre-schools are now offering all three ...

This summer I’ve been learning Tamil. Not only is it the primary language spoken in Tamil Nadu, a state in Southern India, it’s my mother tongue — a language everybody else in my family speaks.

Traveling to Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, or Singapore becomes far richer when you can greet, ask directions, and order food in Tamil. From essential phrasebooks to offline-capable apps, there are now ...