Avvai Natarajan | |
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Born | |
Died | 21 November 2022
Chennai,
Tamil Nadu, India | (aged 86)
Occupation(s) | Scholar, educationist |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Website | Official web site |
Avvai Natarajan (24 April 1936 – 21 November 2022) was an Indian scholar and educationist who was Vice-Chancellor of Thanjavur Tamil University. The Government of India honored Natarajan in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri. [1]
Avvai Natarajan, hailing from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, was a secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Department of Tamil Language Development and Culture. [2] Holder of an MLitt and a doctoral degree (PhD) in Tamil literature, [3] Natarajan has also worked as the Vice Chancellor of Tamil University, Thanjavur. [2] [4] He was a member of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil, an institute established by the Government of India for propagation of classical Tamil language and culture. [5] He also sat in the advisory councils of Sattakadir [6] and the Madras Development Society. [7] He has delivered keynote addresses in many seminars [8] and held the chair of the selection committee of the Aram Award. [9] In 2011, the Government of India honoured him with the civilian award of Padma Shri, honoring his contributions towards Tamil language and culture. [1]
Natarajan died in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 21 November 2022, at the age of 86. [10]
Avvai Natarajan | |
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Born | |
Died | 21 November 2022
Chennai,
Tamil Nadu, India | (aged 86)
Occupation(s) | Scholar, educationist |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Website | Official web site |
Avvai Natarajan (24 April 1936 – 21 November 2022) was an Indian scholar and educationist who was Vice-Chancellor of Thanjavur Tamil University. The Government of India honored Natarajan in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri. [1]
Avvai Natarajan, hailing from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, was a secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Department of Tamil Language Development and Culture. [2] Holder of an MLitt and a doctoral degree (PhD) in Tamil literature, [3] Natarajan has also worked as the Vice Chancellor of Tamil University, Thanjavur. [2] [4] He was a member of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil, an institute established by the Government of India for propagation of classical Tamil language and culture. [5] He also sat in the advisory councils of Sattakadir [6] and the Madras Development Society. [7] He has delivered keynote addresses in many seminars [8] and held the chair of the selection committee of the Aram Award. [9] In 2011, the Government of India honoured him with the civilian award of Padma Shri, honoring his contributions towards Tamil language and culture. [1]
Natarajan died in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 21 November 2022, at the age of 86. [10]