Thiruvalluvar Award

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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]

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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.YearRecipientImageBirth / DeathCountryDescription
11986Kundrakudi Adigalar Kundrakudi adigal photo.png 1925–1995 Flag of India.svg India Hindu spiritual guru
21987 K. A. P. Viswanatham KAP Viswnatham 2010 stamp of India.jpg 1899–1994 Flag of India.svg India
31988S. Dandapani Desikar Flag of India.svg India
41989V. Suba. Manikkam1917–1989 Flag of India.svg India
51990K. S. Anandan1934–1999 Flag of India.svg India
61991Sundarashanmuganar1922–1997 Flag of India.svg India
71992 'Navalar' Nedunchezhiyan 1920–2000 Flag of India.svg India
81993Kallai D. Kannan Flag of India.svg India
91994 Thirukkuralar V. Munusamy 1913–1994 Flag of India.svg India Awarded posthumously.
101995S. Sivakamasundari Flag of India.svg India
111996M. Govindasamy Flag of India.svg India
121997K. Mohanraj Flag of India.svg India
131998Ira. Sarangapani Flag of India.svg India
141999V. S. Kulandhaisamy1929–2016 Flag of India.svg India
152000T. S. K. Kannan Flag of India.svg India
162001V. M. Sethuraman Flag of India.svg India
172002I. Sundaramurthi Flag of India.svg India
182003K. Mangaiyarkarasi Flag of India.svg India
192004R. Muthukumarasamy Flag of India.svg India
202005P. Arangasamy Flag of India.svg India
212006Aru. Alagappan Flag of India.svg India
222007K. P. Aravanan1941–2018 Flag of India.svg India
232008Kundrakudi Ponnambala Adigalar Flag of India.svg India
242009Pon Kodhandaraman (Porko) Flag of India.svg India Tamil academic and former Madras University vice-chancellor. [4]
252010 Iravatham Mahadevan 1930–2018 Flag of India.svg India
262011P. Valan Arasu Flag of India.svg India
272012S. Varadharajan Flag of India.svg India Founder—Kural Manam monthly magazine[ citation needed ]
282013N. Murugan Flag of India.svg India
292014 Yu Hsi 1951– Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan The first foreign scholar to receive the Thiruvalluvar award. [5]
302015K. Baskaran Drgbhaskaran.jpg 1951– Flag of India.svg India
312016V. G. Santhosam Flag of India.svg India
322017P. Veeramani Flag of India.svg India Tamil scholar. [2]
332018G. Periyannan Flag of India.svg India
342019M. G. Anwar Bacha Flag of India.svg India
352020N. Nithyanandha Bharathi Flag of India.svg India [6]
362022M. Meenakshi Sundaram Flag of India.svg India Former president of Bengaluru Tamil Sangam
372023Iraniyan N. K. Ponnusamy Flag of India.svg India [7]
382024Balamuruganadi Swamigal (shortlisted) Flag of India.svg India [8]

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Citations

  1. Polilan et al., 2019, pp. 800–801.
  2. 1 2 The New Indian Express, 16 January 2017.
  3. Polilan et al., 2019, p. 801.
  4. The Times of India, 29 December 2008.
  5. The New Indian Express, 16 January 2014.
  6. The Hindu, 21 January 2020.
  7. "Chief Minister Stalin presents awards to scholars, writers and leaders". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  8. "TN govt announces recipients for Periyar, Ambedkar, Anna awards". DT Next. Chennai: Daily Thanthi. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

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