Singapore Tamils[1][2][3][failed verification] who majorly came from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory Puducherry and some people are also from Sri Lanka.[4][5][self-published source] Singapore has emerged as the most preferred destination among migrants from Tamil Nadu. A study has revealed that 410,000 of the 2.2 million Tamil Nadu diaspora were residing in Singapore in 2015.[6]
Status
editTamil is one of the four official languages of Singapore.[7] Tamil is taught as a second language in most government schools from primary to junior college levels. Tamil is an examinable subject at all major nationwide exams. There is a daily Tamil newspaper printed in Singapore, Tamil Murasu. There is a full-time radio station, Oli 96.8FM, and a full-fledged television channel, Vasantham.[8][failed verification]
Little India
editLittle India, Singapore is an ethnic place of Indians located in the east of Singapore and mostly follows the Tamil cultural heritage system.
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "Pure Tamil promoted in China radio station". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
- ^ Ramaswamy, Vijaya (22 May 2007). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810864450.
- ^ Rahil, Siti (2 October 2008). "Singapore Tamils see worrying sign". The Japan Times Online.
- ^ Singapore, National Library Board. "Tamil community | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
- ^ "When Singapore Tamils visit India, they don't "go home", they leave their home". The Online Citizen. 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Singapore most preferred destination of Tamil diaspora, study finds - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ Singapore, R. o. (1999). Constitution of the Republic of Singapore. Retrieved 10 1, 2010, from Singapore Statutes Online: http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?&actno=Reved-CONST&date=latest&method=part
- ^ Seah, May (21 October 2008). "Two new free-to-air channels launch in Singapore". channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008.