Antiquity of Tamil: An Interdisciplinary Research

About this project

The aim of this project is to digitize and preserve stone inscriptions, ancient coins, gold jewellery, pot sherds, seals etc.

The project will include:

Digitisation and preservation of the ninety stone inscriptions dating up to 600 A.D.

Preparation of an annotated bibliography, digitization of photographs and corpus development for inscribed pottery representing the period from 50-60 B.C.

Revival of excavation works in important sites such as Kodumanal, Azhagankulam and Korkai

Decipherment of Indus scripts

Preservation through digital photographs of ancient coins and gold jewellery

Project Advisory Committee

Dr. Iravatham Mahadevan
Dr. R. Krishnamoorthy
Dr. R. Nagasamy
Mr. Natana. Kasinathan
Prof.Y.Subbarayalu

Coordinator

Dr. M. Balakumar

Resource Persons

Mr. Natana.Kasinathan
Dr.K.Rajan
Prof. P.Shanmugam
Prof. Y.Subbarayalu
Dr.Nirmal Selvamony (Tamil Musicology)