World Tamil Conference

The great land of Tamil Nadu has stood the test of time and is still young at heart. It has withstood the tsumani, floods over time and has shown its resilience for all to see. The logo just depicts what the land is all about. The waves that fall at the feet of Saint Thiruvalluvar provide just the right background and beauty.

The statue of Thiruvalluvar has been designed keeping in mind the basic tenets of sculpting with three fingers extended and two folded altogether painting a saintly picture. The three fingers in his hand signifies not any esoteric doctrines but the three main division in his great work Thirukural i.e., righteousness, wealth and love life.

We also see symbols of the Indus valley one of the oldest among the world civilzations around Thiruvalluvar. Indus valley as we all know is more than 5000 years old and more importantly an urban civilzation. It was at its peak for around 700 years and it extened over an area of 1500 acres.

What is a matter of pride is that Indus valley civilization is now widely accepted as an offshoot of Dravidian culture. The excavations in Sulur near Kovai, Kezhavazhai near Vizhupuram and Mayiladuthurai, Sembiam and Kandiyur of erstwhile Chola Kingdom only provide further evidence to the fact.

The sea faring ways of the Tamizhs and the history of their commerce and trade across the seas are brought out by the boats and ships. Simply put it communicates the essence of the ancient proverb "Thiraikadal odiyum thiraviam thedu". The bull stands of the agricultural prowess of the Tamizh and also depicts youth.

The logo has 7 different features. The number 7 is an important one for Tamizhs and this has also been taken into account while creating the logo. The 7 days of the week, 7 thinais of Akam and 7 thinas of Puram show the importance of 7. Even more, 133 Chapters of Kural, 34 chapters in Righteousness with exception of Payeeraviyal (prologue). 70 chapters of wealth management, 25 chapters in lovelife all add up to seven. It can also show the importance of the word “Arise” and the culmination of world life at 70 and means "Arise to achieve your goal".

The motto of this Conference is "Pirappokkum Ella Uyirkkum". This means everyone is equal by birth. This is an ancient maxim in Tamizh and it being the motto of the Conference can be considered the gift from Tamizhs to mankind all over the world.

The most important thing in the times we live is peace - peace across race, religion and creed. For peace, we need a world that does not discriminate that does not tolerate inequality. It was gifted to the world almost 2000 years ago by out Tamil literature.

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