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Title: Passions of the Tongue: Language Devotion in Tamil India, 1891-1970 (Studies on the History of Society and Culture, 29) by Sumathi Ramaswamy ISBN: 0-520-20804-8 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $50.00

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

Rating: 5
Summary: Must read. Tamil is classical and Tamils are passionate
Comment: This book is just plain facts. Not even a little exaggeration. Well researched and well written book. The book gives tremendous amount of facts on the anti-Sanskrit, anti-brahminical and anti-Aryan passions of Tamils and great savants of Tamil from 1860 to till date. Clearly answers the reason for the passion. Tamil as mother is given great importance and (tamilthai) 'mother Tamil', symbolizing Tamil as the mother of the entire Tamil speaking community is dealt in great detail.

The struggle against the Sanskrit in pre independence and against Hindi in the post independence time is dealt in great detail. All great poets, political leaders, the erudite are mentioned; the author herself shows immense passion in bringing out the passions of the Tamils.

The symbolization of Tamil as mother, lover and child, both in classical Tamil poems and by latest Tamil poets is shown as the main reason behind the passion, especially by the male dominant society, certain examples of female patrons are also provided.

The passion for Tamil is ignited not only by the symbol of Tamil as mother (tamilthai) but symbolizing Sanskrit and the Hindi as daemons disrupting the valor, greatness and the beauty of 'Tamil mother' both as symbolic pictures in the print and as well as the rhetoric of various Tamil political leaders and others is also stated as a reason for the passion.

The renaming of Madras State as TamilNadu and the anti-hindi protest during the 1960's are also dealt in detail.

A great work by 'Sumathi Ramaswamy'. A must read not only for Tamils, but also for people who don't understand the passion of Tamils and the classicality of the language.