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 * Tamil language, nati ...

. It introduced in the year 2005.

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. This award was instituted by the

Central Institute of Classical Tamil The Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT) is a body established by the Government of India with a view to promoting the cause of Classical Tamil. It is located in Chennai. History The CICT was formerly known as the Centre of Excellence ...

functioning under the aegis of

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, for teaching, research and publication in

. The award was named in honor of the ancient Tamil author, who is known for

Tolkāppiyam ''Tolkāppiyam'', also romanised as ''Tholkaappiyam'' ( ta, தொல்காப்பியம், ''lit.'' "ancient poem"), is the most ancient extant Tamil grammar text and the oldest extant long work of Tamil literature. The surviving manus ...

. It carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, a citation and a shawl.

Recipients

* Prof. Adigalasiriyar 2005–2006LIST OF AWARDEES WITH CITATIONS
* Dr.

Iravatham Mahadevan Iravatham Mahadevan (2 October 1930 – 26 November 2018) was an Indian epigraphist and civil servant, known for his decipherment of Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions and for his expertise on the epigraphy of the Indus Valley civilisation. Early lif ...

2009–2010 * Prof. Tamizhannal Periakaruppan 2010–2011 * Prof. S. N. Kandasamy 2012-2013 * Prof. Dakshinamurthy Ayyaswami 2014-2015 * Dr. R Kalaikkovan 2015–2016

References

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