By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - As the world celebrates Pongal - a festival rooted in gratitude, renewal and harvest - music has once again become a powerful bridge between tradition and contemporary life. Dr Raj Govender - anthropologist and commissioner at the Cultural, Religious and Linguistic (CRL) Commission has composed a Pongal song  in both the Tamil and English language. Speaking to Newsbreak, Dr Govender explains how the song celebrates heritage while making the meaning of Pongal accessible to younger generations and wider audiences...

<p>By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - As the world celebrates Pongal - a festival rooted in gratitude, renewal and harvest - music has once again become a powerful bridge between tradition and contemporary life. Dr Raj Govender - anthropologist and commissioner at the Cultural, Religious and Linguistic (CRL) Commission has composed a Pongal song &nbsp;in both the Tamil and English language. Speaking to Newsbreak, Dr Govender explains how the song celebrates heritage while making the meaning of Pongal accessible to younger generations and wider audiences...</p>

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