Tamils should speak in "Tamil" with much pride

[P_R]

அவதானம் is a word that came from the சிறுபத்திரிக்கை world. And it was used for observation. Like சமூகவியல் அவதானம்- sociological observation...by extension it is also kinda used to mean inference - for which I like the word கண்டடைவு.

I may be wrong, but I think அவதானம் is also used to mean 'attention, ஜாக்கிரதை' etc. in Sri Lanka. Vaguely remember it being used to the effect in the media other. Others can confirm.

In general I saw very Sanskrit-y words there, which feel odd (நகர அபிவிருத்தி சபை for City development council). Felt very odd. Imagine, that's how things may have remained in TN too had it not been for the pioneers who took the lead, and would have no doubt faced so much ridicule, in finding very Tamil words for everyday expressions.

To give another example, the ராசிபலன் in SL said 'தேகசுகம் நன்றாக இருக்கும்'. Immediately struck me as odd. We would find உடல்நலம் much more comfortable and natural than தேகசுகம். Just imagine the early-mid 20th century when people tried using உடல்நலம் here. How much flak they'd've faced for causing 'unnecessary hassle'. And today we owe a greater debt to them than we are conscious of.