I am a professor of public health in the United States and have been taking Tamil lessons with Dr. Amirthakadeswarar for a month now. I am incredibly impressed by the breath of his knowledge of Tamil and by his love for the language and his dedication to impart that love to his students. To learn a language well, it is not enough merely to learn the vocabulary and the grammar. It is also incumbent upon the student to deeply understand the roots of the language and to appreciate its inherent beauty, through exposure to its poetry and literature. My desire to learn Tamil is to improve my ability to be able to communicate with communities about the science of public health, and while we learn that, Dr. A also shares his bountiful expertise about the history and culture underlying the language. He is a kind and patient teacher and is a pleasure to work with him. I can say with confidence that it is extremely rare to find another teacher like him and I strongly recommend him.

Prof Amirthakadeswarar is a scholar of Tamil language and literature. This means he is able to help students to not only speak and read Tamil but also understand the grammar. He can explain the language to all levels. For these reasons, he is a rare teacher on this platform. I encourage all who are interested in learning tamil to take a lesson from him.

Very fun class. We continued reading practice from the reader that Dr. Amirthakadeswarar provided. Afterwards, he quizzed me on the concepts and helped me remember the challenging words.

My professor has a vast knowledge of Tamil and world culture, history, ancient customs. His classes are absolutely brilliant!

Extremely helpful and encouraging, has a nice structure to go off and I feel good about progress so far.

Fun and practical lesson! We listened to old Tamil songs that used to be sung to babies and Dr. Amirthakadeswarar translated each line. Then we started practicing reading. Helpful combination of spoken and written Tamil practice!