President Pranab Mukherjee presented the ‘Presidential Awards for
Classical Tamil’ for the year 2009-10 and 2010-11 at a function in
Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday Oct 9,2013
The Tolkappiyar Award for Lifetime Achievement in Classical Tamil was awarded to -
Dr. Iravatham Mahadevan for 2009-10 and
Prof. Tamizhannal Periakaruppan for 2010-11 respectively
The Kural Pitam Award was given to -
Dr. Jaroslav Vacek for 2009-10 and
Dr. John Ralston Marr for 2010-11 respectively
Young scholar awards for 2009-10 were conferred on -
Young scholar awards for 2010-11 were conferred on -
The Tolkappiyar and Kural Pitam awardees were presented with a citation, shawl and a cash prize of Rs.5 lakh, the young scholar awardees received Rs. 1 lakh
The awards have been instituted by the Central Institute of Classical Tamil functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development.
The Tolkappiyar Award for Lifetime Achievement in Classical Tamil was awarded to -
Dr. Iravatham Mahadevan for 2009-10 and
Prof. Tamizhannal Periakaruppan for 2010-11 respectively
The Kural Pitam Award was given to -
Dr. Jaroslav Vacek for 2009-10 and
Dr. John Ralston Marr for 2010-11 respectively
Young scholar awards for 2009-10 were conferred on -
- Dr. T. Suresh
- Dr. S. Kalpana
- Dr. R. Chandrasekaran
- Dr. Vaani Arivaalan and
- Dr. C. Muthamizhselvan
Young scholar awards for 2010-11 were conferred on -
- Dr. T. Sangayya
- Dr. A. Jayakumar
- Dr. A. Mani
- Dr. S. Chidambaram and
- Dr. K. Sundarapandian
The Tolkappiyar and Kural Pitam awardees were presented with a citation, shawl and a cash prize of Rs.5 lakh, the young scholar awardees received Rs. 1 lakh
The awards have been instituted by the Central Institute of Classical Tamil functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development.
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