A Manipuri woman scholar, Devi Soibcon Rebikka Devioted to Tamil has translated the ancient Tamil work Thirukkural in Manipuri language and her work is slated to be released soon.
Ms Devi, who was in Coimbatore to attend the World Classical Tamil Conference (WCTC) said she had the opportunity to hear Tamil stories at an early age from her neighbors, who happened to be Tamilians.
Later, she became interested in learning Tamil language.
When she studied ''Thirukkural'' along with the meaning, she thought of translating the two line couplets into Manipuri.
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