Thiruvalluvar Award

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	Birth / Death	Country	Description
1	1986	Kundrakudi Adigalar	1925–1995	India	Hindu spiritual guru
2	1987	K. A. P. Viswanatham	1899–1994	India
3	1988	S. Dandapani Desikar		India
4	1989	V. Suba. Manikkam	1917–1989	India
5	1990	K. S. Anandan	1934–1999	India
6	1991	Sundarashanmuganar	1922–1997	India
7	1992	'Navalar' Nedunchezhiyan	1920–2000	India
8	1993	Kallai D. Kannan		India
9	1994	Thirukkuralar V. Munusamy	1913–1994	India	Awarded posthumously.
10	1995	S. Sivakamasundari		India
11	1996	M. Govindasamy		India
12	1997	K. Mohanraj		India
13	1998	Ira. Sarangapani		India
14	1999	V. S. Kulandhaisamy	1929–2016	India
15	2000	T. S. K. Kannan		India
16	2001	V. M. Sethuraman		India
17	2002	I. Sundaramurthi		India
18	2003	K. Mangaiyarkarasi		India
19	2004	R. Muthukumarasamy		India
20	2005	P. Arangasamy		India
21	2006	Aru. Alagappan		India
22	2007	K. P. Aravanan	1941–2018	India
23	2008	Kundrakudi Ponnambala Adigalar		India
24	2009	Pon Kodhandaraman (Porko)		India	Tamil academician and former Madras University vice-chancellor.^[4]
25	2010	Iravatham Mahadevan	1930–2018	India
26	2011	P. Valan Arasu		India
27	2012	S. Varadharajan		India	Founder—Kural Manam monthly magazine^{[citation needed]}
28	2013	N. Murugan		India
29	2014	Yu Hsi	1951–	Taiwan	The first foreign scholar to receive the Thiruvalluvar award.^[5]
30	2015	K. Baskaran	1951–	India
31	2016	V. G. Santhosam		India
32	2017	P. Veeramani		India	Tamil scholar.^[2]
33	2018	G. Periyannan		India
34	2019	M. G. Anwar Bacha		India
35	2020	N. Nithyanandha Bharathi		India	^[6]

Citations[]

^ Polilan et al., 2019, pp. 800–801.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b The New Indian Express, 16 January 2017.
^ Polilan et al., 2019, p. 801.
^ The Times of India, 29 December 2008.
^ The New Indian Express, 16 January 2014.
^ 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.

External links[]

Official site of the Government of Tamil Nadu Awards

[FOOTNOTEPolilan_et_al.,_2019800–801-1] Polilan et al., 2019, pp. 800–801.

[FOOTNOTE''The_New_Indian_Express'',_16_January_2017-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b The New Indian Express, 16 January 2017.

[FOOTNOTEPolilan_et_al.,_2019801-3] Polilan et al., 2019, p. 801.

[FOOTNOTE''The_Times_of_India'',_29_December_2008-4] The Times of India, 29 December 2008.

[FOOTNOTE''The_New_Indian_Express'',_16_January_2014-5] The New Indian Express, 16 January 2014.

[FOOTNOTE''The_Hindu'',_21_January_2020-6] The Hindu, 21 January 2020.

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