Iyal award Iyal award is a
Lifetime Achievement Award, given annually to a writer, scholar, critic or editor, who, over a period of time, has made a very significant contribution to the growth or study of Tamil literature. Every year, the Tamil Literary Garden sends out a call for nominations internationally. The nominations are reviewed by an international panel of judges who determine the winner for the year. The recipient is invited to the annual awards ceremony in Toronto where he or she is given the award that includes a cash prize of C$2,500. The Lifetime Achievement Award in Tamil is the only one of its kind anywhere in the world and is similar to other prestigious awards given in Canada, USA and U.K. It is open to all, regardless of nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, or gender.
Fiction Award Non-Fiction Award Poetry Award Translation Award Information Technology in Tamil Award Foreign Language Award Vision of India literature award Special Recognition Awards Apart from the yearly awards, Special Recognition Awards are given on ad-hoc basis for outstanding contributions to Tamil Literature. So far three such awards were given. Dec 2006: A.J.Canagaratne, born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka is an intellect and his most important contribution to Tamil literature is literary criticism. He gave new direction to the growth of literature in Sri Lanka and elsewhere. July 2010: Sascha Ebeling, Asst Professor, University of Chicago, U.S.A is a researcher in Tamil language and literature of all periods, in particular 19th century culture and Tamil epigraphy. His work on 19th century Tamil literature has won two awards. July 2013: Mr. & Mrs. Aseervatham, This award is given for the commitment to Tamil and the sponsorship of Tamil Literary Garden. July 2015: So. Pathmanathan and Brenda Beck July 2016: Dr. David Shulman in honour of All Teachers of the World July 2016: Ira Ilangkumaran June 2017: Sivakumaran Subramaniam (Chezhian) June 2017: T. Gnanasekaran in honour of All Teachers of the World June 2017: Dr. Nicholapillai Marier Xavier June 2018:
Navin Manogaran June 2018: S. Thiruchelvam 2020: P.J.Dilipkumar 2020: Veerakathy Suthershan 2022: V. N. Giritharan 2023: DR. Parvathy Kanthasamy
Scholarship Award The scholarship award was established in 2008 in order to encourage and promote Tamil Studies in the diaspora, particularly among the second generation.
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