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Presidential Awards For Classical Tamil Presented

Awards For 2011-2012 & 2012-2013


Mr. Pranab Mukherjee with the awardees. (Source: PIB/GR/TYP/BIN/USPA/WN)
USPA NEWS - The President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee with the awardees of the Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil 2011-2012 & 2012-2013, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 14, 2015. The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Mrs. Smriti Irani is also seen.
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the “˜Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil´ for the year 2011-12 and 2012-13 at Rashtrapati Bhavan on May 14.

Tolkappiyar Award: SV Shanmugam & R Krishnamurthy

Kural Pitam Award (Foreigner): Eva Maria Wilden

Young Scholar Award: K Iyyappan, E Ezilvasanthan, K Jawahar & A Sathish, R Venkatesan, B Jaiganesh, MR Devaki, U Alibava
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