Thiruvalluvar Award is an annual award given by the State Government of Tamil Nadu, India, in memory of the ancient poet-philosopher Valluvar. It is given to those who have made an outstanding contribution towards the Kural literature and its philosophy. It is given in January of every year since 1986, on the 2nd day of the Tamil month of Thai observed by the Tamil Nadu government as the Thiruvalluvar Day, and is given on behalf of Tamil Development Authority.[1]

The award

The award carries a cash prize of ₹ 100,000, a 1-sovereign gold medal, and a citation.[2] The award originally included a cash prize of ₹ 10,000. From 1991, the prize amount was increased to ₹ 20,000. From 1999, the prize amount was again increased to the current measure of ₹ 100,000.[3]

Recipients

S.No. Year Recipient Image Birth / Death Country Description
1 1986 Kundrakudi Adigalar 1925–1995 India India Hindu spiritual guru
2 1987 K. A. P. Viswanatham 1899–1994 India India
3 1988 S. Dandapani Desikar India India
4 1989 V. Suba. Manikkam 1917–1989 India India
5 1990 K. S. Anandan 1934–1999 India India
6 1991 Sundarashanmuganar 1922–1997 India India
7 1992 'Navalar' Nedunchezhiyan 1920–2000 India India
8 1993 Kallai D. Kannan India India
9 1994 Thirukkuralar V. Munusamy 1913–1994 India India Awarded posthumously.
10 1995 S. Sivakamasundari India India
11 1996 M. Govindasamy India India
12 1997 K. Mohanraj India India
13 1998 Ira. Sarangapani India India
14 1999 V. S. Kulandhaisamy 1929–2016 India India
15 2000 T. S. K. Kannan India India
16 2001 V. M. Sethuraman India India
17 2002 I. Sundaramurthi India India
18 2003 K. Mangaiyarkarasi India India
19 2004 R. Muthukumarasamy India India
20 2005 P. Arangasamy India India
21 2006 Aru. Alagappan India India
22 2007 K. P. Aravanan 1941–2018 India India
23 2008 Kundrakudi Ponnambala Adigalar India India
24 2009 Pon Kodhandaraman (Porko) India India Tamil academician and former Madras University vice-chancellor.[4]
25 2010 Iravatham Mahadevan 1930–2018 India India
26 2011 P. Valan Arasu India India
27 2012 S. Varadharajan India India Founder—Kural Manam monthly magazine[citation needed]
28 2013 N. Murugan India India
29 2014 Yu Hsi 1951– Taiwan Taiwan The first foreign scholar to receive the Thiruvalluvar award.[5]
30 2015 K. Baskaran 1951– India India
31 2016 V. G. Santhosam India India
32 2017 P. Veeramani India India Tamil scholar.[2]
33 2018 G. Periyannan India India
34 2019 M. G. Anwar Bacha India India
35 2020 N. Nithyanandha Bharathi India India [6]
36 2022 M.Meenakshi Sundaram India India Former president of Bengaluru Tamil Sangam

See also

Citations

  1. ^ Polilan et al., 2019, pp. 800–801.
  2. ^ a b The New Indian Express, 16 January 2017.
  3. ^ Polilan et al., 2019, p. 801.
  4. ^ The Times of India, 29 December 2008.
  5. ^ The New Indian Express, 16 January 2014.
  6. ^ The Hindu, 21 January 2020.

References

  • Polilan; K. Gunathogai; Lena Kumar; Tagadur Sampath; Mutthamizh; G. Picchai Vallinayagam; D. Anbunidhi; K. V. Neduncheraladhan, eds. (2019). Tiruvalluvar 2050 (in Tamil) (1 ed.). Chennai: Periyar Enthusiasts Group.
  • TNN (29 December 2008). "Thiruvalluvar award for academician". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  • Express News Service (16 January 2014). "Taiwan-origin Tamil Scholar Gets Thiruvalluvar Award". The New Indian Express. Express Publications. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  • Express News Service (16 January 2017). "Veeramani bestowed with Thiruvalluvar award". The New Indian Express. Chennai: Express Publications. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  • "CM hands over awards to Tamil scholars". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

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