Joanna Kusio, a noted Polish scholar on Tamil language and literature, was found dead in her apartment. She was 49 and single. She was working as a teacher of Tamil language and literature for the past 30 years at Warsaw University. Joanna, whose friends called her Asha, was a role model for her dedication to Tamil language and literature. Her love for Tamil took her to Chennai where she spent three years to get well-versed not only with the language and literature but also with Dravidian culture and art.
She had the honour of sharing classes in the early 1980s with noted Tamil writer Indira Parthasarathy when he was a visiting professor to the Oriental Institute of Warsaw University. Kusio was one of the pioneers who had opted to study Tamil in the late 1970s and spent her whole life in promoting, teaching and doing research on Tamil language. She helped to maintain the tradition of teaching oriental languages in Eastern Europe.
Original article can be found HERE.
She had the honour of sharing classes in the early 1980s with noted Tamil writer Indira Parthasarathy when he was a visiting professor to the Oriental Institute of Warsaw University. Kusio was one of the pioneers who had opted to study Tamil in the late 1970s and spent her whole life in promoting, teaching and doing research on Tamil language. She helped to maintain the tradition of teaching oriental languages in Eastern Europe.
Original article can be found HERE.
