diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6d6d6b452..2fbd7cf45 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # bill@newbreedsoftware.com
 # http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/
 
-# June 14, 2002 - August 18, 2003
+# June 14, 2002 - September 14, 2003
 
 
 # Where to install things:
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ uninstall:
 	-rm $(LOCALE_PREFIX)ru/LC_MESSAGES/tuxpaint.mo
 	-rm $(LOCALE_PREFIX)sk/LC_MESSAGES/tuxpaint.mo
 	-rm $(LOCALE_PREFIX)sv/LC_MESSAGES/tuxpaint.mo
+	-rm $(LOCALE_PREFIX)ta/LC_MESSAGES/tuxpaint.mo
 	-rm $(LOCALE_PREFIX)tr/LC_MESSAGES/tuxpaint.mo
 	-rm $(LOCALE_PREFIX)wa/LC_MESSAGES/tuxpaint.mo
 	-rm $(LOCALE_PREFIX)zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/tuxpaint.mo
@@ -478,6 +479,11 @@ install-gettext:
 	@cp trans/sv.mo $(LOCALE_PREFIX)sv/LC_MESSAGES/tuxpaint.mo
 	@chmod 644 $(LOCALE_PREFIX)sv/LC_MESSAGES/tuxpaint.mo
 	@#
+	@echo "   ta_IN ...Tamil..."
+	@install -d $(LOCALE_PREFIX)ta/LC_MESSAGES
+	@cp trans/ta.mo $(LOCALE_PREFIX)ta/LC_MESSAGES/tuxpaint.mo
+	@chmod 644 $(LOCALE_PREFIX)ta/LC_MESSAGES/tuxpaint.mo
+	@#
 	@echo "   tr_TR ...Turkish..."
 	@install -d $(LOCALE_PREFIX)tr/LC_MESSAGES
 	@cp trans/tr.mo $(LOCALE_PREFIX)tr/LC_MESSAGES/tuxpaint.mo
@@ -594,6 +600,7 @@ translations: trans \
 	trans/ru.mo \
 	trans/sk.mo \
 	trans/sv.mo \
+	trans/ta.mo \
 	trans/tr.mo \
 	trans/wa.mo \
 	trans/zh_cn.mo
@@ -711,6 +718,10 @@ trans/sv.mo:	src/messages/sv.po
 	@echo "   sv_SE ...Swedish..."
 	@msgfmt src/messages/sv.po -o trans/sv.mo
 
+trans/ta.mo:	src/messages/ta.po
+	@echo "   ta_TR ...Tamil..."
+	@msgfmt src/messages/ta.po -o trans/ta.mo
+
 trans/tr.mo:	src/messages/tr.po
 	@echo "   tr_TR ...Turkish..."
 	@msgfmt src/messages/tr.po -o trans/tr.mo
diff --git a/docs/AUTHORS.txt b/docs/AUTHORS.txt
index 64bf2303a..e2cbb1048 100644
--- a/docs/AUTHORS.txt
+++ b/docs/AUTHORS.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ bill@newbreedsoftware.com
 http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/
 
 
-June 17, 2002 - August 18, 2003
+June 17, 2002 - September 13, 2003
 
 
 * Design and Coding:
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ June 17, 2002 - August 18, 2003
   * Swedish
     Daniel Andersson <daniel@septum.org> [retired]
 
+  * Tamil
+    Mugunth <mugunth@thamizha.com>
+
   * Turkish
     Doruk Fisek <dfisek@fisek.com.tr>
 
diff --git a/docs/CHANGES.txt b/docs/CHANGES.txt
index a6a58b0f7..ed41b9ff0 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/docs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ bill@newbreedsoftware.com
 http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/
 
 
-2003.Sep.11 (0.9.13) [cvs]
+2003.Sep.13 (0.9.13) [cvs]
+  * Translated into Tamil  [soon]
+    Mugunth <mugunth@thamizha.com>
+
   * Fixed incorrect tag in HTML documentation.  (Bad results in IE)
 
   * Fixed typo regarding "savedir" in README.
diff --git a/src/manpage/tuxpaint.1 b/src/manpage/tuxpaint.1
index f78ca0d09..7aa16033b 100644
--- a/src/manpage/tuxpaint.1
+++ b/src/manpage/tuxpaint.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-.\" tuxpaint.1 - 2003.09.11
-.TH TUXPAINT 1 "11 Sep 2003" "0.9.13" "Tux Paint"
+.\" tuxpaint.1 - 2003.09.14
+.TH TUXPAINT 1 "14 Sep 2003" "0.9.13" "Tux Paint"
 .SH NAME
 tuxpaint -- A drawing program for young children.
 
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ Mantas Kriauciunas,
 Arkadiusz Lipiec,
 Martin,
 Marco Milanesi,
+Mugunth,
 Primoz Peterlin,
 Milan Plzik,
 John Popplewell,
diff --git a/src/tuxpaint.c b/src/tuxpaint.c
index 932b5834b..700fb14e4 100644
--- a/src/tuxpaint.c
+++ b/src/tuxpaint.c
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
   bill@newbreedsoftware.com
   http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/
   
-  June 14, 2002 - September 11, 2003
+  June 14, 2002 - September 14, 2003
 */
 
 
 #define VER_VERSION     "0.9.13"
-#define VER_DATE        "2003.09.11"
+#define VER_DATE        "2003.09.14"
 
 
 /* #define DEBUG */
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ enum {
   LANG_RU,     /* Russian */
   LANG_SE,     /* Swedish */
   LANG_SK,     /* Slovak */
+  LANG_TA,     /* Tamil */
   LANG_TR,     /* Turkish */
   LANG_WA,     /* Walloon */
   LANG_ZH,     /* Chinese */
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ const char * lang_prefixes[NUM_LANGS] = {
   "ru",
   "se",
   "sk",
+  "ta",
   "tr",
   "wa",
   "zh"
@@ -344,6 +346,7 @@ int lang_use_utf8[] = {
   /* LANG_LT, */
   /* LANG_PL, */
   /* LANG_RU, */
+  LANG_TA,
   LANG_ZH,
   -1
 };
@@ -3459,6 +3462,7 @@ void show_lang_usage(FILE * f, char * prg)
     "  slovak\n"
     "  spanish      espanol\n"
     "  swedish      svenska\n"
+    "  tamil\n"
     "  turkish\n"
     "  walloon\n"
     "\n",
@@ -4075,6 +4079,11 @@ void setup(int argc, char * argv[])
 	putenv("LANG=ko_KR.UTF-8");
 	putenv("LC_ALL=ko_KR.UTF-8");
       }
+    else if (strcmp(langstr, "tamil") == 0)
+      {
+	putenv("LANG=ta_IN.UTF-8");
+	putenv("LC_ALL=ta_IN.UTF-8");
+      }
     else if (strcmp(langstr, "lithuanian") == 0 ||
 	     strcmp(langstr, "lietuviu") == 0)
       {