An Indian American fifth grader in Yorba Linda, California, is helping young students learn the difficult South Indian Tamil language. Smaran Ramnath, 10, was incredibly productive during the ...

Brian Linebaugh from Berkeley spent his younger years learning Tamil. His passion for the language led him to produce a documentary with his wife on the Tamil culture and arts.

In Sri Lanka, opening a school to teach Tamil as a second language to adults is virtually unheard of. Yet, in 2019, this is precisely what Amita Arudpragasam did when she established Learning Tamil.

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.

Empowering Tamil Nadu Learners Duolingo’s ‘Learn English from Tamil’ course reinforces the platform’s mission to make language learning accessible, enjoyable, and effective.