Presidential Awards
THE PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR CLASSICAL TAMIL
The Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil were instituted by Central Institute of Classical Tamil functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. The Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil were instituted to give recognition and honour to distinguished scholars who have made an outstanding contribution to the Classical Tamil language and literature.
THOLKAPPIYYAR AWARD
Tholkappiyyar Award is a lifetime achievement award for Indian scholars given for an outstanding contribution in the field of Tamil studies. This award carries a certificate of honour, a memento and a one-time cash award of Rs.5 Lakh.
KURAL PEEDAM AWARD
These are two international awards; one for persons of Indian origin and another for a person of non-Indian origin who have been identified as eminent scholar of Classical Tamil. This award carries a certificate of honour, a memento and a one-time cash award of Rs. 5 lakh.
YOUNG SCHOLAR AWARD
Five awards are given to young scholars in the age group of 30 – 40, who have publications to their credit and have shown keen interest in Classical Tamil studies. This award carries a certificate of honour, a memento and a one-time cash award of Rs.1 lakh.
So far, the Presidential awards for Classical Tamil have been given to 66 scholars. The details of the awardees are as follows:
| 2005-2006 | |
|---|---|
| Tolkappiyar Award | Prof. Adigalasiriyar |
| Kural Peedam | None |
| Young Scholar Award | Dr. R. Aravendan ( Thamotharan) Dr. Y.Manikandan Dr. S. Kalaimagal Dr. Va.Mu.Se. Muthuramalinga Aandavar Dr. K. Pazhanivelu |
| 2006-2007 | |
|---|---|
| Tolkappiyar Award | None |
| Kural Peedam | Prof. George L. Hart |
| Young Scholar Award | Dr. S. Chandra Dr. Aranga. Pari Dr. Mu. Elangovan Dr. M. Bhavani Dr. R. Kalaivani |
| 2007-2008 | |
|---|---|
| Tolkappiyar Award | None |
| Kural Peedam | None |
| Young Scholar Award | Dr. Selvarasu Dr. P. Velmurugan Dr. A. Manavazhahan Dr. S. Chandrasekaran Dr. S. Simon John |
| 2008-2009 | |
|---|---|
| Tolkappiyar Award | Prof. C. Govindarajanar |
| Kural Peedam | Prof. Francis Gros |
| Young Scholar Award | Dr. A Lakshmi Duttai Dr. S. Madhavan Dr. M. Ramakrishnan Dr. S. Sentamizhpavai |
| 2009-2010 | |
|---|---|
| Tolkappiyar Award | Dr. Iravatham Mahadevan |
| Kural Peedam | Dr.Jaroslav Vacek |
| Young Scholar Award | Dr. T. Suresh Dr. S. Kalpana Dr. R. Chandrasekaran Dr. Vaani Arivaalan Dr. C. Muthamizhselvan |
| 2010-2011 | |
|---|---|
| Tolkappiyar Award | Prof. Tamizhannal (Periyakaruppan) |
| Kural Peedam | Dr. John Ralston Marr |
| Young Scholar Award | Dr. T. Sangaiya Dr. Jayakumar Dr. A. Mani Dr. S. Chidambaram Dr. K. Sundarapandian |
| 2011-2012 | |
|---|---|
| Tolkappiyar Award | Prof. S.V. Shanmugam |
| Kural Peedam | Dr. Eva Maria Wilden |
| Young Scholar Award | Dr. K. Iyyappan Dr. E. Ezhilvasanthan Dr. K. Jawahar |
| 2012-2013 | |
|---|---|
| Tolkappiyar Award | Dr. R. Krishnamurthi |
| Kural Peedam | None |
| Young Scholar Award | Dr. A. Sathish Dr. R. Venkatesan Dr. Jaiganesh Dr. M. R. Devaki Dr. Alibava |
| 2013-2014 | |
|---|---|
| Tolkappiyar Award | Dr. S.N. Kandaswami |
| Kural Peedam | None |
| Young Scholar Award | Dr. Ula. Balasubramanian Dr. Kalai Sezhiyan Dr. S. Rajalakshmi Dr. T. Mahalakshmi Dr. S. P. Salavanisri |
| 2014-2015 | |
|---|---|
| Tolkappiyar Award | Dr. A. Dakshinamurthy |
| Kural Peedam | None |
| Young Scholar Award | Dr. A. Sathish Dr. J. Muthuselvan Dr. P. Thirugnanasammandam Dr. M. Vasanthakumari Dr. G. Sathish |
| 2015-2016 | |
|---|---|
| Tolkappiyar Award | Dr. R. Kalaikkovan |
| Kural Peedam | None |
| Young Scholar Award | Dr. M. Vanitha Dr. V. Prakash Dr. S. Premkumar Dr. G. Balaji Dr. M. Munees Moorthy |