Lit body celebrates platinum jubilee

Trichy: Tamil Literature Society (TLS) celebrated its platinum jubilee at St Joseph's College in Trichy on Monday. Students and research scholars who contributed to Tamil development were felicitated by Rev Bishop Peter Remegius.Founded in 1948 in Tuticorin by Xavier Thaninnayagam Adigal, a Sri Lankan Catholic priest, the society later moved to Trichy in 1971 to facilitate easy access for the people and promote Catholic literature. Chief guest Swami Dayananda Chandrasekhar of Thiruvarul Adhinam, Pudukkottai, said the Tamil language is an ancient one and transcends beyond religious boundary. "Students should continue their interaction with professors even after completing their programmes. Students are fortunate to have such platforms to explore the richness of the Tamil language and access ancient literature to learn values," he said.