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Tamil Nadu
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Inaugurating a three-day seminar `Science Popularisation in South Indian Languages', organised by the International Institute of Tamil Studies in collaboration with the Vigyan Prasar, he said the scheme would come into effect from the coming academic year. Language is not a barrier for scientific development, he said, adding that since Tamil was a classical language, it could assimilate various scientific terms with ease if science books were translated. Citing Japan, China and Israel, he said learning science through the mother tongue would make a big difference to a learner. The institute vice-president, V.S. Kulandaiswamy, expressed concern over the expanding gap between the rich and poor nations owing to the lopsided distribution of economic resources, and attributed it to the developed nations' ability to make use of science and technology for their socio-political development. He said India's economic status was not commensurate with its status in scientific and technological fields, and added it was because the fruit of science and technology had not reached the masses. Education must be available in the language of the people otherwise knowledge could not be disseminated. With one college each for a population of 60,000, and a higher secondary school each for 6,600 people and a school for 1,300 persons, Tamil Nadu is best placed to disseminate scientific knowledge in more aggressive and fruitful way, as compared to other states, Dr. Kulandaiswamy said. The Vigyan Prasar Director, V.B. Kamble said quality literary works were available in abundance in regional languages awaiting translation. Stating that there was a shortage of qualified translators, he favoured a translation bureau either in Chennai or Bangalore. The institute director, S. Krishnamurthy, said the University Grants Commission had sanctioned five project proposals of the institute for the current year.
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