Delia English Primary School & Kindergarten is one of the pioneering schools in Hong Kong providing education to mainly non-Chinese students. I had an opportunity to talk in their 39th Annual Speech Day festivals as a parent representative. The text extracted from the recoding can be found here.

Muthulingam, whose writings are hailed as one of Eelam Tamil's greatest contributions to the language. This talk is on one of his essays entitled "அங்கே இப்ப என்ன நேரம்?" (Angae Ippa Enna Neram). The talk was delivered at the Ilakkya Vattam's 23 April 2006 meeting. The recording (in mp3 format) can be downloaded here.

P.A. Krishnan's novel "புலிநகக் கொன்றை" (Tiger Claw Tree) follows four generations of a family, recording not only their lives but also the political and historical situations of the time. I spoke about it at the Ilakkya Vattam's 27 August 2006 meeting. The recording (in mp3 format) can be downloaded here.

The brief talk at the Ilakkya Vattam's Bharathi-125 meeting held on 27 January 2007 covered how Bharathi's life and his writings are intertwined, and I used the book, Bharathiyin Kadithangal, published by Bharathi-scholar Ra Aa Padmanabhan. The recording, in wma format), can be downloaded here.

The Young Indian Friends Club(YIFC) of Hong Kong has been teaching the Tamil language to young people amidst many hardships. The third Annual day was conducted on 23 May 2007. I was invited to felicitate. The text of my talk can be found here.

The Young Indian Friends Club(YIFC) of Hong Kong has been teaching the Tamil language to young people for over three years in make-shift classrooms. The Tamil classes has now moved to formal classrooms in an established school. To commemorate, YIFC conducted a function  on 3 November 2007. I had an opportunity to talk about the Tamil language and Tamil teaching. The talk is mainly intended to the Chinese audience who were present. The text can be found here.

Thiru M Arunachalam, a Hong Kong businessman and industrailst, was awarded the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman in early 2005. The award is presented by the government of India to honor exceptional and meritorious contributions of Indian disapora in their chosen field.  Thiru Arunachalam was recognized for his outstanding contribution towards India’s commercial relations with Hong Kong and China and in enhancing the image and understanding of India. Hong Kong Tamil Cultural Association felicitated him on 19 March 2005, and I was invited to talk. The text can be found here.

The Young Indian Friends Club(YIFC) of Hong Kong has been teaching the Tamil language to young people amidst many hardships. The fifth Annual day was conducted on 28 May 2009. I spoke about the link between China-Hong Kong-India and about the Tamil language classes. The talk is mainly intended to the Chinese audience who were present. The text can be found here.