Karanthai Tamil Sangam was founded on 14 May 1911 in Karanthattankudi (also known as Karunthattaikudi and Karanthai), a suburb of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The society was founded by Radhakrishna Pillai with his brother Umamaheswara Pillai as its first president.[1][2] The Sangam passed a resolution in 1920 to declare Tamil as classical language.[3] In a meeting on 27 August 1937, it condemned the imposition of Hindi in the educational institutions.[4]
Activities
The society started a literacy journal Tamil polil in 1925.[1] It conducts monthly meetings and seminars on Tamil literature.[5] It established educational institutions to provide Tamil education.[1]