The International Mother Language Day is celebrated every year on February 21st to raise the awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity, as well as to promote multilingualism. On the occasion of this celebration, the Department of Marine Catering and Hotel Management organized an “Ancient Tamil Food Habits” on 21.2.22 to create awareness among the Nedumadurai school students as a part of an extension activity 5 faculty members and 10 students from the second MC&HM actively participated in it. They educated the school students on Tamil literature linked with ancient cooking methods, traditional spices and herbs used in traditional food which are simple, tasty, and inherently nutritious. They shared the knowledge about the benefits of ethnic foods and its importance of eating such foods among the present generation through this extension activity.