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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[edit]

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[edit]

S.No.	Year	Recipient	Country	Description
1	1986	Kundrakudi Adigalar	India	Hindu spiritual guru
2	1987	K. A. P. Viswanatham	India
3	1988	S. Dandapani Desikar	India
4	1989	V. Suba. Manikkam	India
5	1990	K. S. Anandan	India
6	1991	Sundarashanmuganar	India
7	1992	'Navalar' Nedunchezhiyan	India
8	1993	Kallai D. Kannan	India
9	1994	Thirukkuralar V. Munusamy	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	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	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	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	Taiwan	The first foreign scholar to receive the Thiruvalluvar award.^[5]
30	2015	K. Baskaran	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[edit]

↑ Polilan et al., 2019, pp. 800–801.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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[edit]

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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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[edit]

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] 2.0 ^2.1 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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