Kural Peedam Award

The Kural Peedam Award (Tamil: குறள் பீடம் விருது) is a lifetime achievement presidential award given to eminent scholars of classical Tamil. The award was instituted in 2005 by the Central Institute of Classical Tamil under the aegis of the Ministry of Human Resource Development in India.^[1]^[2] Two awards are presented annually, one for a person of Indian origin and another for a scholar of non-Indian origin. the award includes of a cash prize of ₹500,000 (just over $8,000 USD), a citation, and a shawl.

Recipients

Dr. George L. Hart 2005–2006^[3]
Dr. Jaroslav Vacek
Dr. John Ralston Marr
Professor Francois Gros 2008-2009^[4]
Dr. Eva Wilden^[5]

References

^ Press Information Bureau, India
^ Presidential-awards-for-classical-tamil
^ "LIST OF AWARDEES WITH CITATIONS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
^ "Tamil scholar from France gets award". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
^ Gazette_of_India (2015 feb 21-27, page 102)

[1] Press Information Bureau, India

[2] Presidential-awards-for-classical-tamil

[3] "LIST OF AWARDEES WITH CITATIONS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-10-11.

[4] "Tamil scholar from France gets award". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-03-27.

[5] Gazette_of_India (2015 feb 21-27, page 102)

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