Organisation

Venue

The Classical Tamil Summer Seminar will take place:
12th February to 9th March 2018
The classes will be held in:
n° 16 and 19 Dumas Street, Pondicherry, India

You can also register yourself at the following address:
Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient,
Pondicherry centre
PO Box n° 151,
16 & 19 Dumas Street, Pondicherry 605 001, India

Please mention "CTWS" on the envelope.

Fees

There will be a fee of 200/150 Euros for international scholars/students (negotiable in case of need), or of 3000 rs. for Indian students. Students will have to bear their travel, boarding and lodging expenses.

Daily organisation

There will be two morning sessions plus one afternoon session between 9.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. from Monday to Friday for advanced students (for details see time-table) and one morning plus one afternoon session for beginners (for details see time-table).

Time off

As for the recreation activities, weekend excursions and concert(s) are foreseen, but will be planned at short notice.

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