World Tamil conference - Wikipedia World Tamil conference This article is about the occasional conferences organised by the International Association for Tamil Research. It is not to be confused with World Classical Tamil Conference 2010. The World Tamil Conference ( Tamil : உலகத் தமிழ் மாநாடு ) is a series of occasional conferences to discuss the social growth of the Tamil language. Each conference is attended by thousands of Tamil enthusiasts around the world. Conferences are hosted in various cities in India, as well as world cities with a significant Tamil population. The conference aims in promoting the heritage of Tamil language. A similar conference called World Classical Tamil Conference 2010, unapproved by the International Association for Tamil Research, was held in Tamil Nadu conducted by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam under the leadership of M. Karunanidhi. Not all agreed with the academic and intellectual rigour of the latter event. Despite these criticisms upholding such a huge event portraying the value of Tamil language and culture is being appreciated vastly and credited to the DMK supremo as commonly believed by the people in the state of Tamil Nadu. The next conference will be held on July 3 - 4, 2019 in Chicago. The 10th conference will be jointly hosted by Federation of Tamil Sangams in North America ( FeTNA ) and Chicago Tamil Sangam ( CTS ). List of conferences held List of conferences Official title Host city Host country Year Arranged by 1st World Tamil Conference Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1966 Thani Nayagam Adigalar 2nd World Tamil Conference Chennai India 1968 M. Bhaktavatsalam and C.N. Annadurai 3rd World Tamil Conference Paris France 1970 4th World Tamil Conference Jaffna Sri Lanka 5th World Tamil Conference Madurai India 1981 M.G. Ramachandran 6th World Tamil Conference Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 7th World Tamil Conference Port Louis Mauritius 8th World Tamil Conference Thanjavur India 1995 J. Jayalalithaa 9th World Tamil Conference Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2015 10th World Tamil Conference Chicago USA 2019 FeTNA & Chicago Tamil Sangam References Jump up ^ http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2010/06/karunanidhi-and-politics-of-tamil.html Jump up ^ http://transcurrents.com/tc/2010/06/world_tamil_classical_conferen.html Jump up ^ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-political-uses-of-tamil/638301/0 Jump up ^ http://chicagotamilsangam.org/wordpress36/?page_id=2665 Jump up ^ `` World Classical Tamil Conference -- a perspective ''. The Hindu. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2016. Further reading Karashima, Noboru ( 23 July 2010 ). `` IATR and the World Classical Tamil Conference ''. The Hindu. Retrieved 20 September 2014. This Tamil - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Tamil_Conference&oldid=845780521 '' Categories : Tamil diaspora Language advocacy organizations Tamil language Cultural conferences 1968 in India Tamil stubs Hidden categories : Use Indian English from September 2014 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Articles containing Tamil - language text All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch हिन्दी தமிழ் Edit links This page was last edited on 14 June 2018, at 02 : 43. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where was the first world classical tamil conference held
Answer: Tamil Nadu