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Historical dictionary of Classical Tamil

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Two more interviews with Jean-Luc Chevillard

26 November 2024

Tamil Conference

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Jean-Luc Chevillard at the Paris Tamil Sangam

Jean-Luc Chevillard was recently featured in a YouTube video made during his participation in the Paris Tamil Sangam Conference. A longer, in-depth interview was also posted in two parts on YouTube, produced by RKSMOLI and hosted by Mrs Nisanthi Peiris.

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