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தலைவரின் செய்தி each class is being conducted. Teachers were carefully selected so as to provide quality education for the students. Furthermore, course packs were given out for free to the students. To ensure that it is convenient for students, Saadhana was held at Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) which is in a centralised location and we would like to thank Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) and Singapore Indian Education Trust (SIET) for their continued support towards this project. With the aim of fostering a strong sense of camaraderie and promoting a healthy lifestyle, NUS TLS has been organising Sports Spectra, a sports event, for the past 21 years. A project that has been much anticipated amongst the youth every year proved to be even a greater success this year determined by the higher number of sign-ups. This was because, unlike previous years where registrations were based on institutions, we had an aged-based registration criterion this year. This was done to be able to impact a wider range of Indian youth. The biggest project for NUS TLS this year would be the Singapore Tamil Youth Conference 2014. NUS TLS has a reputation in organising Tamil Seminars for the Tamil speaking youth. NUS TLS is also proud of having a reputation of having organised a World Tamil University Youth Conference in 2012. This year we have decided to shift our focus to Singapore and the local Tamil literature and thereby came up with the theme, ‘Youthful Tamil in Vibrant Singapore.’ With the hard work of the 35th Executive Committee over the past months, today Singapore Tamil Youth Conference 2014 commences in a grand fashion. The 35th Executive Committee has also embarked on various new projects. Firstly, NUS TLS was one of the partner organisations for the Tamil Language Festival organised by the Tamil Language Council. Even though NUS TLS played a small role, we were able to garner interest for this festival among the youth with our publicity efforts. However, this is just the first step! I believe that our participation in such community events in the coming years would reach new heights. Further- 14 NUS Tamil Language Society 35th Executive Committee more, NUS TLS also participated in the Singapore Writers Festival organised by the National Arts Council. We presented various bits of Thamizhavel G Sarangapany’s literary works to the audience. In the hunt to serve the community, we supported ‘Maalu Maalu Lanka’ an Overseas Youth Expedition Project. This was a project about teaching English and IT to schools where there was a high density of Tamil in Sri Lanka. We believe that NUS TLS would carry on with this project and increase its involvement in the coming years. At this juncture, on behalf of the 35th Executive Committee, I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported us in one way or another. I am indebted to extend my ardent appreciation to the members of the 35th Executive Committee who has been my pillar of support and more importantly, for having faith in me. The Committee that soon became a family was made up of members from various faculties and levels. The commitment and dedication from all the members who worked hard have resulted in the successes that have come our way for this past academic year. Having forged close bonds among us, we hope that this bond would continue to foster and would contribute positively to the community. Thank You. Irshath Mohamed President 35th Executive Committee NUS Tamil Language Society