The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented
the ‘Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil’ for the years 2011-12 and
2012-13 at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan. ‘The Presidential awards for
Classical Tamil’ were instituted to give due recognition and honour to the
distinguished scholars who have made outstanding contribution to Classical
Tamil language and literature. Under this Scheme, a total number of eight
awards are given for each year. The Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil
comprises the following:
Tholkappiar Award: This is a life time
achievement award for Indian scholar which is given to distinguished scholars
with an outstanding contribution in the field of Tamil studies each year. The
award carries a certificate of honour, a memento and a one-time cash award of rupees
five lakh.
Kural Peedam Award: Two international
awards, one each for persons of Indian origin and another for a person of
non-Indian origin are given to the eminent scholars of Classical Tamil for each
year. It includes a certificate of honour, a memento and a one-time cash award
of rupees five lakh.
Young Scholar Award: Five awards are
given to young scholars in the age group of 30-40 years for each year. Those
scholars who have publications to their credit and have shown interest in Tamil
studies and have excelled in it are given these awards. It includes a
certificate of honour, a memento and a one-time cash award of rupees one lakh.
For the Award years 2011-12 and 2012-13, the
following scholars have been selected for the Presidential Award: (category
wise)
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Presidential Awards
for Classical Tamil
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2011-12
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2012-13
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Tholkappiar
Award
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Dr.
S V Shanmugam
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Dr.
R. Krishnamurhti
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Kural
Peedam Award
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Dr.
Eva Maria Wilden
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Young
Scholar Award
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Dr.
K. Ayyappan
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Dr.
A. Satish
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Dr.
Ezhil Vasanthan
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Dr.
R. Venkatesan
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Dr.
K. Jawahar
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Dr.
P. Jay Ganesh
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Dr.
M R Devaki
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Presidential awards
for Classical Tamil:- These awards were instituted by the HRD or Ministry
of Human Resources Department. These
awards recognize distinguished scholars who had made outstanding contributions
in the development of Classical Tamil language and literature. Citation and
shawl apart from cash award of 5 lakhs for Tolkappiyar and Kural pitam awardees and 2 lakhs for
Young scholars awardees.
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