Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
MODI HAD SAID ABOUT TAMIL
WRITER SHIVA SHANKARI IN HIS MONTHLY MAAN KI BAAT ON THE 29TH OCTOBER 2023:
The Famous Tamil Writer Sister
Shiva Shankari Ji with her project – Knit India, through Literature – had
become a role model for Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
Her project – Knit India
through Literature – means to knit over a common thread and connect the country
through literature.
She has been working on this
project for the last 16 years.
Through this project she has
translated literature written in 18 Indian languages.
She travelled across the
country several times, from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and from Imphal to
Jaisalmer, so that she could interview writers and poets from different states.
ShivShankari Ji travelled to
different places and published the accounts along with travel commentaries.
This is in both Tamil and English languages. There are four big volumes in this
project and each volume is dedicated to a different part of India. I am proud
of the strength of her resolve.
The work of Thiru A. K.
Perumal Ji of Kanyakumari is also very inspiring.
He has done a commendable job
of preserving the story telling tradition of Tamil Nadu. He has been engaged in
this mission for the last 40 years.
For this, he travels to
different parts of Tamil Nadu, discovers the folk art forms and makes them a
part of his book. You will be surprised to know that till now he has written
around a 100 such books.
Apart from this, Perumal Ji
also has another passion. He likes to research on the Temple culture of Tamil
Nadu. He has also done a lot of research on leather puppets, which is
benefitting the local folk artists there.
Shiv Shankari Ji and A.K. Perumal Ji’s efforts are exemplary to everyone. India is proud of every such effort to preserve her culture, which not only strengthens our national unity but also enhances the glory of the country, the honour of the country… in fact, everything.
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