The President of India, Shri
Pranab Mukherjee on December 21, 2012 conferred the Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil at a
function in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
92 year old Prof. C. Govindarajanar was conferred Tolkappiyar
Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Tamil studies. Prof. Govindarajanar is an eminent archeologist who did fieldwork
for 17 years in the historically important region from Pumpukar
to Vanci which led to the identification of the Kannaki temple. The award carries a certificate of honour, a memento and a one-time cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh.
Prof. Francois Gros, a
French National received Kural Pitam
Award for the year 2008-09. Prof. Gros has translated
many Tamil Classics into French and was Vice President of the International
Association of Tamil Research. It includes a certificate of honour,
a memento and a one-time cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh.
Young Scholar Awards for year 2008-09 were also
conferred on to Dr. A. Lakshmi Duttai,
Dr. S. Madhavan, Dr. M. Ramakrishnan
and Dr. S. Sentamizhpavai for showing excellence in
Tamil studies. It includes a certificate of honour, a
memento and a one-time cash award of Rs.1 lakh.
Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil are
instituted by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, to
give due recognition and honour to distinguished
scholars who have made outstanding contribution to Classical Tamil language and
literature.
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