President of India to present Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will present the 'Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil' for the year 2011-12 and 2012-13 tomorrow (May 14, 2015) at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil were instituted to give recognition and honour to distinguished scholars who have made outstanding contribution to Classical Tamil language and literature. These awards include one Tholkappiar Award for life time achievement to an Indian scholar for outstanding contribution in the field of Tamil studies; two Kural Peedam Award for eminent scholars of Classical Tamil of non-Indian origin and five 'Young Scholar Awards' for young scholars in the age group of 30-40 years for showing interest and excellence in Tamil studies with publications.
