Dr Amirthakadeswarar

I am a professor of public health in the United States and have been taking Tamil lessons with Dr. Amirthakadeswarar for a month now. I am incredibly impressed by the breath of his knowledge of Tamil and by his love for the language and his dedication to impart that love to his students. To learn a language well, it is not enough merely to learn the vocabulary and the grammar. It is also incumbent upon the student to deeply understand the roots of the language and to appreciate its inherent beauty, through exposure to its poetry and literature. My desire to learn Tamil is to improve my ability to be able to communicate with communities about the science of public health, and while we learn that, Dr. A also shares his bountiful expertise about the history and culture underlying the language. He is a kind and patient teacher and is a pleasure to work with him. I can say with confidence that it is extremely rare to find another teacher like him and I strongly recommend him.

My professor has a vast knowledge of Tamil and world culture, history, ancient customs. His classes are absolutely brilliant!

Prof Amirthakadeswarar is a scholar of Tamil language and literature. This means he is able to help students to not only speak and read Tamil but also understand the grammar. He can explain the language to all levels. For these reasons, he is a rare teacher on this platform. I encourage all who are interested in learning tamil to take a lesson from him.

He is an amazing and passionate teacher that cares a lot about his students. He is extremely respectful and extremely knowledgeable about the Tamil language. Many other Tamil language teachers on ITalki do not truly know the purest version of Tamil (sen Tamil). However, he knows it really well and can speak in it fluently. I highly recommend you book a lesson with him. You will not regret it. So far, I already feel like my reading has improved in Tamil. He is very patient, and he makes it so that I am not afraid to make mistakes.

Lessons are continuing with basic grammar which is exceptionally useful for my progress! These lessons are helping me to make sense of Tamil.... at last! Professor is very patient and understanding, because my level is as a beginner, which is probably rather boring for his brilliant scholarship!

We had a good lesson today. Spoke a bit about my recent trip to India and then watched and translated a Tamil song.