Tamil scholar Pudhumanar and A.R. Venkatachalapathy honoured with awards
Tamil scholar V. Padhumanar and historian A.R. Venkatachalapathy were honored with prestigious awards by the Dr. U.Ve. Swaminatha Iyer Library in Chennai. The event also featured calls for political cooperation modeled after Nordic countries to foster national development.
Why it matters
It highlights cultural recognition and academic contributions within the Tamil literary and historical community.
Eminent Tamil scholar V. Padhumanar and historian A.R. Venkatachalapathy, were honoured with the Mahavidwan Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai Award and the Dr. U.Ve. Swaminatha Iyer Award by the Dr. U.Ve. Swaminatha Iyer Library, Chennai, at a function held at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai, on Tuesday.
Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar presented the awards, citations and cash prizes in the presence of G. Viswanathan, the library chairman and chancellor, VIT, and G.V. Selvam, vice-president, VIT.
Mr. Padhumanar was presented the award for his contribution to Tamil language, while Mr. Venkatachalapathy received the award in recognition of his contribution to Tamil history and research.
Mr. Prabhakar also released a book on Nannool , with Mr. Selvam receiving the first copy.
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