Tamils of Singapore & Tamil Nadu Part 3 – Darinee Alagirisamy | Chronicles of Old Singapore

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Dr Darinee Alagirisamy and I discuss the socio-economic and cultural issues facing the Tamil community today, the position of the Tamil language, and the question of integration with new citizens from India. We talk about the need to be self-aware, such as knowing the differences between how locals and new citizens communicate. 00:00 A History of Resilience07:38 Position of the Tamil Language14:27 New Citizens & the Challenge of Integration22:02 ‘Not here to take away our jobs’25:58 Dealing with Cultural Differences Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. This is Dr Loh KS, the people’s historian, and I speak to people on their memories of Singapore before it became a global city. Do like the video and subscribe for future episodes. This will help the channel a lot.Write to [email protected] if you have any of these stories:• Old places or kampongs.• Communities – their way of life & culture.• Childhood & schools.• Work or business.YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ChroniclesOldSG Spotify | https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loh-ks Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/61551786759344 Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/ChroniclesofOldSingapore