Tamil Saturday schools have existed in British cities since the first wave of Tamil migration in the 1980s. For decades, they served as the primary means by which diaspora children maintained some connection to the language. Now, something new is happening: adults who grew up attending those schools minimally, or not at all, are seeking to learn Tamil as adults — and finding that a new generation of teachers and apps is making it more accessible than ever before.
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