10 new arts colleges to be opened in TN

The state on Thursday made a host of announcements for higher and school education departments, including opening of ten new government arts colleges and translation of renowned Tamil literature.

Titled “Thisaithorum Dravidam,” School Education Minister Mahesh Poyyamozhi announced in the Assembly that renowned Tamil books like A Great Tamil Dream (Maaperum Tamizh Kanavu), Ponniyin Selvan, Vaikom Porattam (Vaikkom Struggle) would be translated in Malayalam.

Replying to the debate on demand for grants for School Education Department, he said that Karunanidhi’s summary of Tirukkural and short stories of T Janakiraman would be translated into Telugu and Kannada, respectively. The Minister also informed the House that other renowned literature would be translated into Tamil from other Dravidian languages. He also announced the launch of Muthamilaringar Translation Project to translate literature, physics, medicine, economics, engineering, chemistry and agriculture related books into Tamil for the benefit of students pursuing higher education at a cost of Rs 2 crore.

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