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{{Short description|Award for scholars of classical Tamil}}
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The '''Kural Peedam Award''' ({{lang-ta|குறள் பீடம் விருது}}) is a lifetime achievement presidential award given to eminent scholars of [[classical Tamil]].  The award was instituted in 2005 by the [[Central Institute of Classical Tamil]] under the aegis of the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development]] in [[India]].<ref>[http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=71998 Press Information Bureau, India]</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/presidential-awards-for-classical-tamil-presented/article5219483.ece | title=Presidential awards for classical Tamil presented | date=10 October 2013 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref> Two awards are presented annually, one for a person of Indian origin and another for a scholar of non-Indian origin. the award includes of a cash prize of {{INR}}500,000 (just over $8,000 USD), a citation, and a shawl.
The '''Kural Peedam Award''' ({{langx|ta|குறள் பீடம் விருது}}) is a lifetime achievement presidential award given to eminent scholars of [[classical Tamil]].  The award was instituted in 2005 by the [[Central Institute of Classical Tamil]] under the aegis of the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development]] in [[India]].<ref>[http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=71998 Press Information Bureau, India]</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/presidential-awards-for-classical-tamil-presented/article5219483.ece | title=Presidential awards for classical Tamil presented | date=10 October 2013 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref> Two awards are presented annually, one for a person of Indian origin and another for a scholar of non-Indian origin. the award includes of a cash prize of {{INR}}500,000 (just over US$8,000), a citation, and a shawl.


==Recipients==
==Recipients==
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* Dr. Jaroslav Vacek
* Dr. Jaroslav Vacek
* Dr. [[John Ralston Marr]]
* Dr. [[John Ralston Marr]]
* Professor Francois Gros (2008–2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article1484395.ece#.UwC8zoVmy0I |title=Tamil scholar from France gets award |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=2014-03-27}}</ref>
* Professor Francois Gros (2008–2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article1484395.ece#.UwC8zoVmy0I |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303183320/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article1484395.ece#.UwC8zoVmy0I |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 March 2014 |title=Tamil scholar from France gets award |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=2014-03-27}}</ref>
* Dr. Eva Wilden<ref>Gazette_of_India (21–27 Feb 2015, page 102)</ref>
* Dr. Eva Wilden<ref>Gazette_of_India (21–27 Feb 2015, page 102)</ref>


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The Kural Peedam Award (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a lifetime achievement presidential award given to eminent scholars of classical Tamil. The award was instituted in 2005 by the Central Institute of Classical Tamil under the aegis of the Ministry of Human Resource Development in India.[1][2] Two awards are presented annually, one for a person of Indian origin and another for a scholar of non-Indian origin. the award includes of a cash prize of ₹500,000 (just over US$8,000), a citation, and a shawl.

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  1. ↑ Press Information Bureau, India
  2. ↑ "Presidential awards for classical Tamil presented". The Hindu. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "LIST OF AWARDEES WITH CITATIONS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Tamil scholar from France gets award". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Gazette_of_India (21–27 Feb 2015, page 102)
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