INTRODUCTION HANDICRAFTS, as a subject for the General Certificate of Education Examination embraces eight crafts, viz., Weaving, Pottery, Wood Work, Lacquer Work, Metal Work, Rattan Work, Coir Work and Leather Work. In this second Tamil Glossary under the general subject, terms in Wood Work and Lacquer Work have been taken up. 2. Here the user will find some words which have gained currency by usage and hence have boen accepted, along with many other words specially chosen. The existing terms are easily understood by craftsmen. All through the golssary, Tamil intonation of words has been maintained and the rise of Grantha characters have been avoided. 3. The following conprised the Committee in chiarge of this compilation : Mr. E. Kandiah .. Power Station, Kankcsanturai Mr. M. Vyramuttu J Stanley Central College, Jaffna Mr. S. Kandasamy .. Co-operative Industrial Workz, Jaffna VE1. S. Halkawca College of Fine Arts, Colombo Mr. P. Perumal College of Fine Arts, Colombo Dr. V. Ponnial Kukuvil, Jaffna Mr. A. V. Mylvayanam .. Official Language Department (Educational Section) 4. These terms have been approved by the Tamil Advisory Council. JI. J. PEREKA, Deputy Commissioner, for Official Language Affairs, Department of Official Language Affairs, (Educational Section) 421, Buller's Road, Colombo 7. November 7th, 1956
