The University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC) hopes to expand Tamil studies at the university with the help of donations by a UTSC alumnus.
Scarborough businessman Ravi Gukathasan has contributed $2 million to support Tamil studies at the university.
Currently, the Tamil Worlds Initiative (TWI) is a tri-campus program that hosts talks on a range of themes involving Tamil history, culture, religion and politics. TWI is also facilitating connections for students to intern in Sri Lanka.
With the expansion of the program, TWI would like to offer language classes and bring more visiting Tamil scholars to the university.
The announcement was made as Canada marks January as Tamil Heritage Month.
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