Central Institute of Classical Tamil jobs for Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil in Chennai. Last Date to apply: 06 Jul 2019
Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil
Job Description
The Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil (2018-2019)
The Institute under its scheme of The Presidential Awards
for Classical Tamil proposes to honour eminent scholars having to their credit
outstanding contribution to Classical Tamil by conferring different awards for
which nominations are invited. The following awards will be presented by the
President of India:
1. Tholkappiyar 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 age should be between 30 and 40
years as on the last date of receipt of nominations for Indian nationals.
Published works of academic excellence in different fields relating to the Classical phase of Tamil (upto 600 A.D.) shall be considered for the awards. The works published in the fields of grammar, literature, translation, fine arts, architecture, archaeology, epigraphy, numismatics, manuscriptology, culture, etc. shall be eligible.