Friday 11 May 2012

Children's alphabet chart in Tamil

This is a project that I started in 1999. Actually it was earlier than that. I felt that there were some appealing alphabet charts in languages such as English, Chinese and Malay but none for Tamil children. All the stuff out there had crude, shoddily drawn pictures- no child would be attracted to them and want to learn.

I tried to interest some publishers while I was in Sri Lanka, but they all felt that they couldn't compete with the Indians. Later in Singapore, I tried again but same story. It was then my wife told me, "stop grumbling that others don't want to do it and do it yourself". So I self published.

"Thamil Thalir" was printed in Singapore and I have been selling it slowly through various outlets here and abroad. I still have quite a few copies left. The intention is to get young children interested enough that they would be keen the language.

It is a double sided A3 sheet laminated.

1 comment:

  1. Sir,
    Will I be able to get the tamil alphabet charts you had mentioned in ur blog post dated 11 May 2012,

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