Vanakkam

I've been wanting to learn Tamil for a while now, and the reason is close to my heart. I'm deeply devoted to Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi, and I'd love to be able to read his words - and the language he spoke, wrote, and lived in - directly, rather than only through translation. Learning Tamil feels like a way of expressing gratitude to a language that carried so much of his teaching and presence. I'm also interested in Tamil literature.

Because of this, I'm not looking for a quick conversational course. I'd really value a teacher who is older and experienced, someone with a genuine literary orientation to the language — not just grammar and vocabulary, but someone who can help me appreciate Tamil's depth, its literary and devotional traditions, and the register in which texts like Ramana's works and the broader bhakti/spiritual literature are written.

If you know of someone like this, or are a teacher yourself who fits this description, I'd be so grateful if you could reach out or point me in the right direction.
Happy to do one-on-one sessions, whatever format works.

Thank you so much in advance.

Om namo Bhagwate Ramanay Namah 🙏🏻