The Tolkappiyar award ( ta, தொல்காப்பியர் விருது) is a Presidential Award for scholars in
classical Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
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. It introduced in the year 2005.
India. 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
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nati ...
. 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
LIST OF AWARDEES WITH CITATIONS
* Dr. Iravatham Mahadevan 2009–2010
* Prof. Tamizhannal Periakaruppan 2010–2011
* Prof. S. N. Kandasamy 2012-2013
* Prof. Dakshinamurthy Ayyaswami 2014-2015
* Dr. R Kalaikkovan
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2015–2016
References
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Indian awards