Singapore Tamils

Two gentlemen performing Kirtan using a Nadaswaram and a Thavil at Sri Mariamman Temple, a prominent Tamil Hindu temple in Singapore.

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

Tamil 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

Little India, Singapore is an ethnic place of Indians located in the east of Singapore and mostly follows the Tamil cultural heritage system.^{[ vague ]}

See also

• Tamils portal
• Singapore portal

• Indian Singaporeans
• Tamil diaspora

References

1. "Pure Tamil promoted in China radio station". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
2. Ramaswamy, Vijaya (22 May 2007). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   9780810864450.
3. Rahil, Siti (2 October 2008). "Singapore Tamils see worrying sign". The Japan Times Online.
4. Singapore, National Library Board. "Tamil community | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
5. "When Singapore Tamils visit India, they don't "go home", they leave their home". The Online Citizen. 4 August 2016.
6. "Singapore most preferred destination of Tamil diaspora, study finds - Times of India". The Times of India.
7. 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
8. Seah, May (21 October 2008). "Two new free-to-air channels launch in Singapore". channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008.