On 16th December 2010 Jean-Luc Chevillard gave a lecture at Yadava College (Madurai), conjointly organised by Yadava College, Thiagaraja Arts College and INTACH. It was entitled “Learning Tamil and Understanding Tamil Culture (Insights and experiences of a non-native Speaker and Classical Tamil Scholar)”.

"தமிழ் கற்றலும் தமிழ் மரபு அறிதலும் (ஓர் அயல்நாட்டுத் செந்தமிழ் அறிஞரின் பட்டறிவும் கண்ணோட்டமும்)"
[tamiḻ kaṟṟalum tamiḻ marapu aṟitalum (ōr ayalnāṭṭut centamiḻ aṟiñariṉ paṭṭaṟivum kaṇṇōṭṭamum)] See: <http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article958769.ece>

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