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			{{Short description\|Japanese historian and writer (1933–2015)}}
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	{{Nihongo\|'''Noboru Karashima'''\|辛島昇\|Karashima Noboru\|24 April 1933 – 26 November 2015}}<ref name="Hindu">{{cite web \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-scholar-who-inspired-a-generation/article7920303.ece \| title=Tamil scholar who inspired a generation \| ~~publisher~~=[[The Hindu]] \| date=27 November 2015 \| access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> was a Japanese historian, writer and [[Professor Emeritus]] in [[University of Tokyo]], Japan. He also served as Professor Emeritus at the [[Taisho University]], Japan. He was a prominent scholar of Asia in the studies of south Indian and South Asian histories. He has rewritten historical accounts on medieval south India and published a number of writings.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/fu-a/en/culture_prizes/detail/30.html \|title=KARASHIMA Noboru – Fukuoka Asian Culture Prizes – Archive Library – Fu:a SENSE ASIA IN FUKUOKA \|publisher=City.fukuoka.lg.jp \|access-date=2013-02-06 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208045632/http://www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/fu-a/en/culture_prizes/detail/30.html \|archive-date=2015-12-08 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		{{Nihongo\|'''Noboru Karashima'''\|辛島昇\|Karashima Noboru\|24 April 1933 – 26 November 2015}}<ref name="Hindu">{{cite web \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-scholar-who-inspired-a-generation/article7920303.ece \| title=Tamil scholar who inspired a generation \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| date=27 November 2015 \| access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> was a Japanese historian, writer and [[Professor Emeritus]] in [[University of Tokyo]], Japan. He also served as Professor Emeritus at the [[Taisho University]], Japan. He was a prominent scholar of Asia in the studies of south Indian and South Asian histories. He has rewritten historical accounts on medieval south India and published a number of writings.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/fu-a/en/culture_prizes/detail/30.html \|title=KARASHIMA Noboru – Fukuoka Asian Culture Prizes – Archive Library – Fu:a SENSE ASIA IN FUKUOKA \|publisher=City.fukuoka.lg.jp \|access-date=2013-02-06 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208045632/http://www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/fu-a/en/culture_prizes/detail/30.html \|archive-date=2015-12-08 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	Professor Karashima played a critical role in developing Indo-Japan cultural ties and was conferred the [[Padma Shri]] award in 2013, one of India's highest civilian award, for his contribution in the field of literature and education.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|~~date~~=2015 \|access-date=July 21, 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~6U68ulwpb?url=~~http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|archive-date=~~November~~ 15, ~~2014~~ }}</ref> In a rare gesture the Indian Prime Minister Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]] handed over the award personally to Professor Karashima in Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web\|~~author~~=~~PTI~~ \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/manmohan-presents-padma-shri-to-japanese-tamil-scholar/article4759597.ece \|title=Manmohan presents Padma Shri to Japanese Tamil scholar. \|~~publisher~~=The Hindu \|access-date=2013-08-07}}</ref> He died of leukemia in November, 2015.		Professor Karashima played a critical role in developing Indo-Japan cultural ties and was conferred the [[Padma Shri]] award in 2013, one of India's highest civilian award, for his contribution in the field of literature and education.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|year=2015 \|access-date=July 21, 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|archive-date=October 15, 2015 }}</ref> In a rare gesture the Indian Prime Minister Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]] handed over the award personally to Professor Karashima in Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web\|agency=Press Trust of India \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/manmohan-presents-padma-shri-to-japanese-tamil-scholar/article4759597.ece \|title=Manmohan presents Padma Shri to Japanese Tamil scholar. \|work=The Hindu \|access-date=2013-08-07}}</ref> He died of leukemia in November, 2015.

	==Position held==		==Position held==
	*President of the Epigraphical Society of India in 1985.		*President of the Epigraphical Society of India in 1985.
	*President of the Japan Association for South Asian Studies from 1996 to 2000.		*President of the Japan Association for South Asian Studies from 1996 to 2000.
	*He was the President of International Association of Tamil Research (IATR) from 1989 to 2010.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Noboru Karashima \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/iatr-and-the-world-classical-tamil-conference/article528744.ece \|title=Opinion / Op-Ed : IATR and the World Classical Tamil Conference \|~~publisher~~=The Hindu \|date=2010-07-23 \|access-date=2013-01-23}}</ref> He organised 8th [[World Tamil Conference]] in 1995 at [[Thanjavur]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web\|~~author~~=~~PTI Sep 25, 2009, 03.23pm IST~~ \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-25/india/28105633_1_tamil-research-aiadmk-chief-jayalalithaa-locus-standi \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216072018/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-25/india/28105633_1_tamil-research-aiadmk-chief-jayalalithaa-locus-standi \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2013-02-16 \|title=DMK govt has no locus standi to host global Tamil meet: Jayalalitha \|date=2009-09-25 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=2013-01-23}}</ref> He and IATR boycotted 9th World Tamil Conference in 2009 due to the political interference. He resigned from the post of president in 2010 because of the same reason.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/Requiem-for-the-IATR-and-my-resignation-as-its-President/article16129298.ece \|title=Opinion / News Analysis : Requiem for the IATR and my resignation as its President \|~~publisher~~=The Hindu \|access-date=2018-05-05}}</ref>		*He was the President of International Association of Tamil Research (IATR) from 1989 to 2010.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Noboru Karashima \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/iatr-and-the-world-classical-tamil-conference/article528744.ece \|title=Opinion / Op-Ed : IATR and the World Classical Tamil Conference \|work=The Hindu \|date=2010-07-23 \|access-date=2013-01-23}}</ref> He organised 8th [[World Tamil Conference]] in 1995 at [[Thanjavur]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web\|agency=Press Trust of India \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-25/india/28105633_1_tamil-research-aiadmk-chief-jayalalithaa-locus-standi \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216072018/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-25/india/28105633_1_tamil-research-aiadmk-chief-jayalalithaa-locus-standi \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2013-02-16 \|title=DMK govt has no locus standi to host global Tamil meet: Jayalalitha \|date=2009-09-25 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=2013-01-23}}</ref> He and IATR boycotted 9th World Tamil Conference in 2009 due to the political interference. He resigned from the post of president in 2010 because of the same reason.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/Requiem-for-the-IATR-and-my-resignation-as-its-President/article16129298.ece \|title=Opinion / News Analysis : Requiem for the IATR and my resignation as its President \|work=The Hindu \|access-date=2018-05-05}}</ref>

	==Books==		==Books==
	*''South Indian History and Society - Studies from Inscriptions AD 850-1800'', Oxford University Press, Delhi (1984)		*''South Indian History and Society - Studies from Inscriptions AD 850-1800'', Oxford University Press, Delhi (1984)
	*''Kingship in Indian History''<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books~~/about/Kingship_in_Indian_history.html~~?id=oyiKAAAAMAAJ \| title=Kingship in Indian history – Google Books \| publisher=Manohar Publishers & Distributors \| access-date=2013-01-23 \| author=Karashima, Noboru \| author-link=Noboru Karashima \| year=1999 \| page=271 \| isbn=9788173045448}}</ref>		*''Kingship in Indian History''<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oyiKAAAAMAAJ \| title=Kingship in Indian history – Google Books \| publisher=Manohar Publishers & Distributors \| access-date=2013-01-23 \| author=Karashima, Noboru \| author-link=Noboru Karashima \| year=1999 \| page=271 \| isbn=9788173045448}}</ref>
	*''Towards a New Formation: South Indian Society under Vijayanagar Rule''<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/?id=ARe1AAAAIAAJ \| title=Towards a new formation: South Indian society under Vijayanagar rule – Noboru Karashima – Google Books \| publisher=Oxford University Press \| access-date=2013-01-23 \| author=Karashima, Noboru \| author-link=Noboru Karashima \| year=1992 \| page=294 \| isbn=0195628616}}</ref> (1992)		*''Towards a New Formation: South Indian Society under Vijayanagar Rule''<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ARe1AAAAIAAJ \| title=Towards a new formation: South Indian society under Vijayanagar rule – Noboru Karashima – Google Books \| publisher=Oxford University Press \| access-date=2013-01-23 \| author=Karashima, Noboru \| author-link=Noboru Karashima \| year=1992 \| page=294 \| isbn=0195628616}}</ref> (1992)
	*''A Concordance of the Names in Cōl̲a inscriptions''<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books~~/about/A_concordance_of_the_names_in_C%C5%8Dl%CC%B2a_in.html~~?id=QYJAAAAAMAAJ \| title=A concordance of the names in Cōl̲a inscriptions – Noboru Karashima, Y. Subbarayalu, Tōru Matsui – Google Books \| publisher=Sarvodaya Ilakkiya Pannai \| access-date=2013-01-23 \| author=Karashima, Noboru \| author-link=Noboru Karashima \| year=1978}}</ref>		*''A Concordance of the Names in Cōl̲a inscriptions''<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QYJAAAAAMAAJ \| title=A concordance of the names in Cōl̲a inscriptions – Noboru Karashima, Y. Subbarayalu, Tōru Matsui – Google Books \| publisher=Sarvodaya Ilakkiya Pannai \| access-date=2013-01-23 \| author=Karashima, Noboru \| author-link=Noboru Karashima \| year=1978}}</ref>
	*''History and Society in South India: The Cholas to Vijayanagar. Comprising South Indian History and Society and Towards a New Formation''<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/?id=TRtuAAAAMAAJ \| title=History and society in South India: the Cholas to Vijayanagar : comprising ... – Noboru Karashima – Google Books \| publisher=Oxford University Press India \| access-date=2013-01-23 \| author=Karashima, Noboru \| author-link=Noboru Karashima \| year=2001 \| page=307 \| isbn=0195651049}}</ref> (2001)		*''History and Society in South India: The Cholas to Vijayanagar. Comprising South Indian History and Society and Towards a New Formation''<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TRtuAAAAMAAJ \| title=History and society in South India: the Cholas to Vijayanagar : comprising ... – Noboru Karashima – Google Books \| publisher=Oxford University Press India \| access-date=2013-01-23 \| author=Karashima, Noboru \| author-link=Noboru Karashima \| year=2001 \| page=307 \| isbn=0195651049}}</ref> (2001)
	*''A Concordance of Nāyakas: The Vijayanagar Inscriptions in South India'' (2002)		*''A Concordance of Nāyakas: The Vijayanagar Inscriptions in South India'' (2002)
	*''Ancient to Medieval: South Indian Society in Transition'' (2009)		*''Ancient to Medieval: South Indian Society in Transition'' (2009)
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{{Nihongo|'''Noboru Karashima'''|辛島昇|Karashima Noboru|24 April 1933 – 26 November 2015}}<ref name="Hindu">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-scholar-who-inspired-a-generation/article7920303.ece | title=Tamil scholar who inspired a generation | publisher=[[The Hindu]] | date=27 November 2015 | access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> was a Japanese historian, writer and [[Professor Emeritus]] in [[University of Tokyo]], Japan. He also served as Professor Emeritus at the [[Taisho University]], Japan. He was a prominent scholar of Asia in the studies of south Indian and South Asian histories. He has rewritten historical accounts on medieval south India and published a number of writings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/fu-a/en/culture_prizes/detail/30.html |title=KARASHIMA Noboru – Fukuoka Asian Culture Prizes – Archive Library – Fu:a SENSE ASIA IN FUKUOKA |publisher=City.fukuoka.lg.jp |access-date=2013-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208045632/http://www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/fu-a/en/culture_prizes/detail/30.html |archive-date=2015-12-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Professor Karashima played a critical role in developing Indo-Japan cultural ties and was conferred the [[Padma Shri]] award in 2013, one of India's highest civilian award, for his contribution in the field of literature and education.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=November 15, 2014 }}</ref> In a rare gesture the Indian Prime Minister Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]] handed over the award personally to Professor Karashima in Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web|author=PTI |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/manmohan-presents-padma-shri-to-japanese-tamil-scholar/article4759597.ece |title=Manmohan presents Padma Shri to Japanese Tamil scholar. |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=2013-08-07}}</ref> He died of leukemia in November, 2015.

==Position held==
*President of the Epigraphical Society of India in 1985.
*President of the Japan Association for South Asian Studies from 1996 to 2000.
*He was the President of International Association of Tamil Research (IATR) from 1989 to 2010.<ref>{{cite web|author=Noboru Karashima |url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/iatr-and-the-world-classical-tamil-conference/article528744.ece |title=Opinion / Op-Ed : IATR and the World Classical Tamil Conference |publisher=The Hindu |date=2010-07-23 |access-date=2013-01-23}}</ref> He organised 8th [[World Tamil Conference]] in 1995 at [[Thanjavur]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|author=PTI Sep 25, 2009, 03.23pm IST |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-25/india/28105633_1_tamil-research-aiadmk-chief-jayalalithaa-locus-standi |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216072018/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-25/india/28105633_1_tamil-research-aiadmk-chief-jayalalithaa-locus-standi |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-16 |title=DMK govt has no locus standi to host global Tamil meet: Jayalalitha |date=2009-09-25 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2013-01-23}}</ref> He and IATR boycotted 9th World Tamil Conference in 2009 due to the political interference. He resigned from the post of president in 2010 because of the same reason.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/Requiem-for-the-IATR-and-my-resignation-as-its-President/article16129298.ece |title=Opinion / News Analysis : Requiem for the IATR and my resignation as its President |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=2018-05-05}}</ref>

==Books==
*''South Indian History and Society - Studies from Inscriptions AD 850-1800'', Oxford University Press, Delhi (1984)
*''Kingship in Indian History''<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Kingship_in_Indian_history.html?id=oyiKAAAAMAAJ | title=Kingship in Indian history – Google Books | publisher=Manohar Publishers & Distributors | access-date=2013-01-23 | author=Karashima, Noboru | author-link=Noboru Karashima | year=1999 | page=271 | isbn=9788173045448}}</ref>
*''Towards a New Formation: South Indian Society under Vijayanagar Rule''<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=ARe1AAAAIAAJ | title=Towards a new formation: South Indian society under Vijayanagar rule – Noboru Karashima – Google Books | publisher=Oxford University Press | access-date=2013-01-23 | author=Karashima, Noboru | author-link=Noboru Karashima | year=1992 | page=294 | isbn=0195628616}}</ref> (1992)
*''A Concordance of the Names in Cōl̲a inscriptions''<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books/about/A_concordance_of_the_names_in_C%C5%8Dl%CC%B2a_in.html?id=QYJAAAAAMAAJ | title=A concordance of the names in Cōl̲a inscriptions – Noboru Karashima, Y. Subbarayalu, Tōru Matsui – Google Books | publisher=Sarvodaya Ilakkiya Pannai | access-date=2013-01-23 | author=Karashima, Noboru | author-link=Noboru Karashima | year=1978}}</ref>
*''History and Society in South India: The Cholas to Vijayanagar. Comprising South Indian History and Society and Towards a New Formation''<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=TRtuAAAAMAAJ | title=History and society in South India: the Cholas to Vijayanagar : comprising ... – Noboru Karashima – Google Books | publisher=Oxford University Press India | access-date=2013-01-23 | author=Karashima, Noboru | author-link=Noboru Karashima | year=2001 | page=307 | isbn=0195651049}}</ref> (2001)
*''A Concordance of Nāyakas: The Vijayanagar Inscriptions in South India'' (2002)
*''Ancient to Medieval: South Indian Society in Transition'' (2009)
*''A Concise History of South India. Issues and Interpretations''<ref>{{cite book | publisher=Oxford University Press.}}</ref> (2014)

==Awards==
*[[Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize]] (1995)
*[[Japan Academy Prize (academics)|Japan Academy Prize]] (2003)
*[[Person of Cultural Merit]] (2007)
*[[Padma Shri]] (2013)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/Padma%28E%292013.pdf | title=List of Padma Awardees | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, India | access-date=2013-01-26 }}</ref>

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