Tamil is one of the ancient classical languages with an estimated history of more than 3000 years! Many international universities have included Tamil as part of their curriculum.
English is the language of tourism. Knowing English improves your native language skills, as well. Bilinguals are good at ignoring distractions and better at problem solving than monolinguals. Some children learn English songs in school. Others don't start learning the language until later. When children learn English by singing and dancing, they're having fun and they'll learn more quickly