Call For Nominations
The Institute under its Central Plan Scheme for Classical Tamil
proposes to honour eminent scholars having outstanding contribution relating
to Classical Tamil by conferring the following awards, for which nominations
are invited:
1. Tholkappiar Award (includes a certificate of honour, a
memento and a one time cash of Rs. 5 lakhs- one award for
each year for Indian nationals)
2. Kural Peedam Award (includes a certificate of honour, a
memento and a one time cash of Rs. 5 lakhs - two awards for
each year, one for Foreigner and another for Non-Resident
Indian)
3. Young Scholar Award (includes a certificate of honour,
a memento and a one time cash award of Rs.1 lakh - five
awards for each year for young scholars in the age group of
30-40 years)
The awards will be presented by the President of India.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Published works of academic excellence in different fields relating
to the Classical phase of Tamil (upto 600 A.D.) shall be considered
for award. The works published during the period between 1950
and 2007 in the fields of grammar, literature, translation, fine arts,
architecture,archaeology, epigraphy, numismatics, manuscriptology,
culture, etc. shall be eligible.
2. A foreigner is one who possesses a valid and current passport of
any country other than India.
3. A Non-Resident Indian is one who is resident of a country other
than India but has an Indian passport, or one who was once an
Indian citizen but subsequently taken up citizenship of another
country.
4. Eligible scholars may be nominated by scholars, language
enthusiasts and academic institutions. Those who have already
sent nominations in response to the Institute’s earlier
announcement in November 2005 need not send again.
5. Each nomination shall include the following details about the
nominee:
- Name and address with contact phone numbers &
email address
- Date of birth
- Previous / present position
- List of works with emphasis on research
- A one page write up about the significant contribution in
the field of Classical Tamil research
Name and address of the nominator with contact phone
numbers and email address should also be furnished.
Nominations may be sent by post, fax or email to
The Head
Centre of
Excellence for Classical Tamil
Central Institute of Indian Languages
Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006, Karnataka, India.
Ph: 0821 – 2345019
Fax: 0821-2515032.
Email:
chemmozhiawards@ciil.stpmy.soft.net
The last date for receiving the nominations is 24th March 2008.
PROF. UDAYA NARAYANA SINGH
DIRECTOR, CIIL
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