International Mother Language Day – A special discussion

International Mother Language Day is celebrated on Monday (21 February). SBS Tamil conduct a panel discussion with three youth who are brought up in Australia and speak Tamil. They explain their experiences and challenges in maintaining the language skills. Participants: Paanu Paul (top right), in Sydney, Mahesh Namasivayam (bottom right) in Melbourne and Pranathi Siva (bottom left) in Brisbane. Panel facilitator: Dr Karthik Velsamy (top left), a Tamil poet and orator and founder of Australian Capital Literary Club. Produced by RaySel.

Source: Dr Karthik Velsamy (top left), Paanu Paul (top right), Mahesh Namasivayam (bottom right) and Pranathi Siva (bottom left)

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