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 T-015    Amazon advertisement in Tamil Nadu (2015). While we appreciate they include Tamil in their advertisements, they are killing Tamil with so many English words instead of commonly used Tamil words.

 

T-016  MORE Supermarket in Chennai uses Tamil in its electronic feedback (2015). 

 T-018            Colgate toothpaste package has "colgate" written in Tamil and English. We applaud it but the word "salt" is written in Tamil script instead of using the Tamil word "uppu" (2015). It is obviously done by some lower or mid-level employee, it is up to us to bring it to the attention of a senior manager.

 

 

 

T-021 A taxi driver in Karnataka has this sign where passengers can read it (2016). Many out-of-staters (especially Hindi speakers) live in major cities in non-Hindi states for years and do not klearn the state language.

T-022 If some one changed from using Tamil to some other language in the past, Facebook informs them that quality of Tamil in Facebook has been enhanced and asks them if they want to switch back to Tamil. Thank you Facebook.

 

 

 T-023 Indian Government issued a coin in honor of Valluvar during the 8th World Tamil Conference in 1995. It has inscription in English and Hindi only; no Tamil.

 

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H-280    Andhra Bank branch manager at Kushaiguda Branch, Hyderabad writes a Hindi word everyday on a board for employees to see and learn (2015). Indian Government requires it.

H-282            When Indian PM Modi visted Microsoft office in America in September 2015, the large background poster at the welcome ceremony had the equivlence of "Digital India" wriiten in all Indian languages listed in the constitution. Unfortunately the sppeh welcoming him was in English and Hindi. It could have been in English and Mr. Modi's mother tongue Gujarati thus giving importance to one's mother tongue in the multi-lingual India. May be the Microsoft executives in America did not know the language issue and sensitivities in India. In spite of this, we applaud Microsoft for including the multiple languages of India in the poster.

H-283   Poster advertising IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) in Southern Railways is in English and Hindi only (2015).

H-285            Messages posted in the Gangai Konda Chola Puram Temple which is under Indian Gpovernment control because it is an United Nations Herotage site are in English and Hindi only. No Tamil in hr temple built by one of the greatest Tamil kings Rajendra Cholan-I. He defeated msany northern armies on his ways to Ganges and brought waree from Ganges for this temple. Now Tamil has no place in the temple he built.

 

 

H-286   Whenever someone posts a blog in India on Blogger in an Indian language other than Hindi, it says "if you post in Hindi you will get more readers" (2015). This is nonsense. If someone from Tamil Nadu posts about Tamil Nadu in Hindi, you will get miniscule readers. True for all southern and many eastern states. Google India initiated an Indian Language Internet Alliance; this is counter to that spirit.

 

 

H-289   At Rameswaram Railway station (in Tamilnadu), a Hindi word and its meaning in English are written on a board evey day. This is called "One Day, One Hindi Word". (2015)



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H-273 A sign in Thanjavoor (Thamjai) railway station (2015). Hindi sentence written in Tamil script. This is an insult to Tamil by the Indian government and its Southern Railways. 

 

H-274 Southern Railways opened a Hindi library  in Chennai Central station in 2015.

 

H-275 A Hindi-English board in Chennai Airport (2015). No Tamil. 

 

H-276 Train tickets in 1946 (British rule) were in English and Tamil. Today (2015), under Hindi rule, Tamil is removed in rail tickets issued in some stations in Tamil Nadu. 

 

H-277 A sign in Thanjavoor (Thamjai) railway station (2015). Hindi sentence written in Tamil script. This is an insult to Tamil by the Indian government and its Southern Railways. 

 

H-278 Bus serving villages in Mandya district, Karnataka has a Hindi advertisement by Indian goverment Income Tax Department (2015). 

 

H-279 In a letter to complaint, Southern Railways said that their computerized system can print tickets only in English and Hindi (2015). 

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I-008 Uber Cab puts an ad in Facebook in Tamil (2015) 

 

 

 

C-019  Nikon D5500 DSLR Camera has instruction in Tamil (2016). It is good Tamil without very few English words)

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F-039  Labour contracts in United Arab Emirates (UAE) are in Arabic, English and Tamil (2015). Thank you UAE. We are ever thankful for respecting our language.

 

F-054 Multi-lingual instruction board in Singapore (2015) 

 

F-057  US Consulate in Chennai issued condolence for Abdul Kalam in Tamil and English.

 F-058  Tamil in Swiss railway (BLS AG is a Swiss railway company) 2015.

F-059  You can write drivers test in Tamil in Dubai (2015).

 

 

 

F-063  Tamil knowing employees are available in some Canadian airports (along with a few other

languages) (2015).

 

 

F-064  Multilingual sign board inside Eiffel Tower (Paris, France) (2015).

  

 

 

 

 F-066 The Saudi Arabian Bank Al Rajhi offers Tamil option (2016).

 

 

 

 F-071   French translation of Thirukural is displayed in some trains in France (2016). Will the Indian government trains honour the great Tamil poet?

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H-263 A banner put in front of a STPI IT park in Bengaluru (2015)

 

H-264 Hindi above Tamil in railway sign (2015)

 

H-265 Unlike most banks under Indian government control, privately owned Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) sends SMS in Tamil and English.

  

H-266 Indian Government's National Voters' Service Portal is in Hindi and English only (2015)

 

H-267 Indian government Hindi advertisement in Bengaluru railway station (2015)

 

H-268 Signature card at Canara Bank Bengaluru office (no Kannada) (2015) [After much complaints and e-mails, Canara Bank in Chennai used Tmil in bank slips in 2015]

 

H-269 Police sign at national Highway in Tamil Nadu (2015)

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H-250 This Hindi-English message in Vaigai Express that runs within Tamil Nadu. Some passenger has written by hand a translation in Tamil underneath (2015)

 

H-251 Photo of Rajendran, Annamali University student, who was the first casualty of police shooting during the 1965 Anti-Hindi Agitation.

 

H-252 This board was at Thanjavur junction (Tamil Nadu). It translates a Hindi sentence into English but gives a Tamil transliteration. (2015)

 

H-256 Message about the use of western toilets posted at Chennai-Bengaluru Shadhabthi Express which goes into Tamil Nadu and Karnataka only (2015). No Kannada or Tamil.

 

H-259 Message about plugging laptop and phones into electrical sockets posted at Chennai-Bengaluru Shadhabthi Express which goes into Tamil Nadu and Karnataka only (2015). No Kannada or Tamil.

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H-244 Change in the National Institute of Technology (in Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu) calendar from 2013 to 2014. Tamil is removed.

H-248 Indian Railways Hindi advertisement in Tamil newspaper Dinakaran (April 16, 2015) 

H-249 State Bank employment application in Hindi-English only (2015)

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H-231 No Kannada on sugar sold at Bangalore Railway Station (2015)

H-232 Safety poster in Nellai Express between Chennai Egmore and Thirunelveli (2014) 

 

H-233 Tamil used to be at top of railway station names. In some places it is now put below Hindi (2014)

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H-238 An advertisement board in Bengaluru from South Africa tourism. It has Kannada. We show another advertisement board from Indian government in Bengaluru; it has no Kannada (2015)

H-239 Emirates Airlines provides Menu in Tamil in its Dubai-Chennai flights (2015). Air India provides menu in English and Hindi only.

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