Social Change Reflected in the Dignity of Language

Abstract

The book 'Mozhi Maanam' is a book that explains the importance of protecting the dignity of the Tamil language. The author of this book, M.L. Thangappa, is referred to as Lenin Thangappa by the literary world. A mother tongue education will develop the mind. However, he has written and published this book, saying that it is very sad that the awareness of this language has decreased among Tamils. He regrets that the Tamils themselves are standing against the Tamil language. Is it good to live without dignity? He has made it clear that it is not virtuous to forget the mother and to live in ignorance without trying to protect her. Creative literature has the power to transform people. Therefore, the writer M.L. Thangappa promotes Tamil in all its forms, such as poetry and short stories. He lived as a strong and Tamil person who dared anyone to act against Tamils and was devoted to his language. Native speakers of Tamil struggle to speak and write in Tamil. This article is the result of finding out how the book 'Mozhi Manam' by the Tamil scholar, Sahitya Academy awardee and multilingual scholar M.L. Thangappa, illustrates the situation which has become the biggest problem of social change.