Preamble

An Act to provide for the establishment and incorporation of Tamil University at Thanjavur.

WHEREAS it is expedient that a University should be formed exclusively for the Tamil language which has a glorious and ancient literary and cultural tradition and heritage and whose contribution in the areas of Prose, Poetry, Drama, Dance, Sculpture, Paintings, Medicines; Philosophy and other allied areas is far more extensive than has been realised by the Indian Scholars till today;

AND WHEREAS it is desirable to establish a University of unitary type for furthering the advancement of learning and prosecution of research in Tamil;

PRELIMINARY