Tolkappiyar award

The Tolkappiyar award (Tamil: தொல்காப்பியர் விருது) is a Presidential Award for scholars in classical Tamil. The Tolkappiar awards were awarded from 2005 to 2006 in India.^[1] This award was instituted by the Central Institute of Classical Tamil functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development, for teaching, research and publication in classical Tamil.^[2] The award was named in honor of the ancient Tamil author, who is known for Tolkāppiyam. It carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, a citation and a shawl.

Recipients

Prof. Adigalasiriyar 2005–2006^[3]
Dr. Iravatham Mahadevan 2009–2010
Prof. Tamizhannal Periakaruppan 2010–2011
Prof. S. N. Kandasamy 2012-2013
Prof. Dakshinamurthy Ayyaswami 2014-2015
Dr. R Kalaikkovan 2015–2016

References

^ Press Information Bureau, India
^ Presidential-awards-for-classical-tamil
^ LIST OF AWARDEES WITH CITATIONS Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Press Information Bureau, India

[2] Presidential-awards-for-classical-tamil

[3] LIST OF AWARDEES WITH CITATIONS Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine

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