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S. P. Adithanar Senior Tamil Scholar Award
S. P. Adithanar Senior Tamil Scholar Award, is presented annually to recognize senior Tamil scholar for their lifetime contribution. It was instituted by Daily Thanthi groups in the memory of S. P. Adithanar, founder of Daily Thanthi. The award is presented on anniversary celebration of S.P. Adithanar every year at Rani Seethai Hall. It is presented in the name of ''Mootha Thamizharingnar'' for their literary contribution, which consists of 3 Lakh rupees prize money. Recipients * Erode Thamizhanban 2017 * Dr. Aruko 2016 * Ma. Mu. Sethuraman 2015 * Avvai Natarajan 2014 * Ponneelan 2012 * Cha. Ve. Subramanian 2013 * Kumari Ananthan 2011 * V. C. Kulandaiswamy 2010 * M.R.P. Gurusamy{{cite news, title=Adithanar awards for Tamil scholar, poet, url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/09/28/stories/2004092813770300.htm, archive-url=https://archive.today/20140928151105/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/09/28/stories/2004092813770300.htm, url-status=dead, archive-date=28 September 2014, work=The Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Thanthi
''Dina Thanthi'' ( en, Daily Mail; known as Daily Thanthi in English) is a Tamil language daily newspaper. It was founded by S. P. Adithanar in Madurai in 1942. ''Dina Thanthi'' is India's largest daily printed in the Tamil language and the ninth largest among all dailies in India by circulation. It is printed in 16 cities across India and also prints an international edition in Dubai. History Dina Thanthi was established in Madurai in 1942 by S. P. Adithanar. Circulation This daily newspaper is published from 16 cities in India namely Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Pondicherry, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tirupur and Vellore. In the second half of 2015, the newspaper has a circulation of 1,714,743. An international edition is printed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the Middle East market. Circulation by editions Supplements The various supplements that come along with Daily Thanthi are as foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamilanban
"Erode" Tamilanban, also spelled as Erode Tamizhanban, is a Tamil poet and writer from Tamil Nadu, India. In 2004, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his poetry collection ''Vanakkam Valluva '' (lit. Greetings, Valluvar). He has also worked as a newsreader for Doordarshan.Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955–2007 Official website. He is a board member of the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nadaga Mandram. Awards and recognitions * S. P. Adithanar Senior Tamil Scholar Award (2 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avvai Natarajan
Avvai Natarajan (24 April 1936 – 21 November 2022) was an Indian Tamil scholar and educationist who was Vice-Chancellor of Thanjavur Tamil University. The Government of India honored Natarajan in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri. Biography Avvai Natarajan, hailing from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, was a secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Department of Tamil Language Development and Culture. Holder of an MLitt and a doctoral degree (PhD) in Tamil literature, Natarajan has also worked as the Vice Chancellor of Tamil University, Thanjavur. He was a member of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil, an institute established by the Government of India for propagation of classical Tamil language and culture. He also sat in the advisory councils of Sattakadir and the Madras Development Society. He has delivered keynote addresses in many seminars and held the chair of the selection committee of the ''Aram Award''. In 2011, the Governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponneelan
Ponneelan, born 1940 at Manikatti Pottal, Kanyakumari district) is the pen name of Kandeswara Bhaktavatsalan, a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India. He is a Marxist and was influenced by Tamil Communist leader P. Jeevanandham in his younger days. He became a teacher and retired as the deputy director of school education for Tamil Nadu. He won the 1994 Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil his novel ''Pudhiya Dharisanangal''.Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007 Official website. He is currently the state president of the Tamil literary organisation ''Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkiya Perumandram''. During 2005–2008, he was a member of the |
Kumari Ananthan
Anandan kumari is executive committee member and veteran leader of Tamil Nadu congress committee.Perumthalivar Kamarajar awardee of the year 2021. Member of Parliament He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nagercoil constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1977 election, but was defeated in the 1996 and 1998 elections. He also served as the president of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee. Member of Legislative Assembly Ananthan was a Member of the Legislative Assembly. He floated a new party called " Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress" breaking from Janatha party and had alliance with AIDMK in 1980 byelection contesting 10 seats and won 6 of them. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress candidate from Thiruvottiyur constituency in 1980 election from Radhapuram constituency in the 1984 election. He was elected as an Indian National Congress candidate from Sathankulam constituency in the 1989 and 1991 election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil-language Literature
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Puducherry. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Mauritius. Tamil is also natively spoken by Sri Lankan Moors. One of 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India, Tamil was the first to be classified as a classical language of India. Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages of India.. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). A. K. Ramanujan described it as "the onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
