Hamsadhwani’s Distinguished Citizen Award presented to industrialist B. Santhanam
Industrialist B. Santhanam was awarded the Distinguished Citizen Award by the cultural organization Hamsadhwani. The event featured discussions on the role of artificial intelligence in preserving Tamil culture and language.
Why it matters
It highlights the intersection of corporate leadership, cultural preservation, and the emerging influence of AI in regional heritage.
Minister for AI, IT and Digital Services R. Kumar on Tuesday presented the Distinguished Citizen Award-2026 to industrialist B. Santhanam at the Youth Hostel here. The award was instituted by Hamsadhwani to mark its 36th anniversary.
In his address, Mr. Kumar said Tamil Nadu was a land where culture and language had travelled together for ages.
Today, artificial intelligence offers unprecedented opportunities to create repositories for our culture and Tamil language, he said.
Hamsadhwani secretary R. Sundar said the idea of a Distinguished Citizen Award was suggested by the organisation’s founder R. Ramachandran, and the first awardee was Dr. V. Shantha of the Adyar Cancer Institute.
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