| Summary: | This article discusses the establishment of 'libraries' in estates, temples and
associations. Tamils in Malaysia have kept the Tamil language a living one with an active and
flourishing literary tradition. They have collected Tamil books and periodicals and stored them
in their 'Libraries'. Of the Estate Libraries, only 60% have a proper 'library', while the same fate
is faced by the temples and associations, which have taken the initiative to collect Tamil materials
for the use of the devotees and public. Steps have to be taken in Malaysia to survey these
establishments and to preserve these collections.
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