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Fifth World Tamil Conference held in Madurai

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The fifth World Tamil Conference, a gathering of Tamil scholars from many countries, was held in Madurai.

The fifth World Tamil Conference was hosted in Madurai in January 1981 by the Tamil Nadu government under M. G. Ramachandran. The conference series, organised with the International Association for Tamil Research, brings together scholars of Tamil language, literature and culture from around the world. The Madurai event included academic sessions as well as large public cultural programmes. The conference was also linked to the state's plans for a dedicated Tamil university.

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