Thiruvalluvar Award

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

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.	Year	Recipient	Image	Birth / Death	Country	Description
1	1986	Kundrakudi Adigalar		1925–1995	India	Hindu spiritual guru
2	1987	K. A. P. Viswanatham		1899–1994	India
3	1988	S. Dandapani Desikar			India
4	1989	V. Suba. Manikkam		1917–1989	India
5	1990	K. S. Anandan		1934–1999	India
6	1991	Sundarashanmuganar		1922–1997	India
7	1992	'Navalar' Nedunchezhiyan		1920–2000	India
8	1993	Kallai D. Kannan			India
9	1994	Thirukkuralar V. Munusamy		1913–1994	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		1929–2016	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		1941–2018	India
23	2008	Kundrakudi Ponnambala Adigalar			India
24	2009	Pon Kodhandaraman (Porko)			India	Tamil academic and former Madras University vice-chancellor.[4]
25	2010	Iravatham Mahadevan		1930–2018	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		1951–	Taiwan	The first foreign scholar to receive the Thiruvalluvar award.[5]
30	2015	K. Baskaran		1951–	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]
36	2022	M. Meenakshi Sundaram			India	Former president of Bengaluru Tamil Sangam
37	2023	Iraniyan N. K. Ponnusamy			India	[7]
38	2024	Balamuruganadi Swamigal (shortlisted)			India	[8]

See also

• Kural Peedam Award

Citations

1. Polilan et al., 2019, pp. 800–801.
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.

References

• 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.
• TNN (29 December 2008). "Thiruvalluvar award for academic". 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. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. 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

• Official site of the Government of Tamil Nadu Awards