THOLKAPPIYAR's 2872 nd
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATIONS
Dravida Peravai organized the
2872-nd birth anniversary celebrations of Tamil grammarian Tholkappiyar on 10 th
June 2007 in the Puducherry Tamil Sangam. Head Quarter's Secretary of Dravida
Peravai Syed Khader was present and Dravida Peravai General Secretary
N.Nandhivarmanl presided. The Former Director of Tamil Etymological Dictionary
Project of Government of Tamilnadu Dr.R.Madhivanan who wrote a book
Tholkappiyar
Kaalam [2006] that establishes the
birth of Tholkappiyar as belonging to 865 B.C delivered the keynote
address. Kalaimamani Sithan [80] released the book
Thokappiyar
Kaalam. Dr.A.Arivunambi Dean of the
Subramania Bharathy School of Tamil Studies of Puducherry University reviewed
the book Tholkappiyar Kaalam.
The
Dravida
Maamani Award 2007 was conferred on
Kavignar
A.Vanthiyathevan M.A,
Publications Secretary MDMK by Villisai Vendhar
Kalaimaamani
Pattabhiraman.
In
that meeting Dravida Peravai proposed the following
resolutions.
1.Every year Government of
Tamilnadu and Puducherry must celebrate the birth anniversary of Tholkappiyar on
May 1.
2.The Government of India is
urged to bring out a postal stamp of Tamil Grammarian Tholkappiyar on May 1,
2008.
3.Dr.Caldwell who wrote the Comparative Grammar of
Dravidian languages is a scholar Tamils must remember with gratitude. His
monumental work must be updated incorporating many of the findings of Tamil
scholars like Deveneya Paavanar to Mathivanar, and an updated version
establishing Tamil, as mother of Dravidian languages must be brought out. To
bring out new Comparative Grammar of Dravidian languages in the light of many
new facts being discovered ever since Dr.Caldwell wrote, a team of scholars must
be appointed by Government of Tamilnadu to accomplish this
task.
4.The
Tamil Etymological Dictionary Project, which began in the lifetime of Deveneya
Paavanar and continued by Dr.R.Mathivanan is yet to be completed. This meeting
urges the Tamilnadu Government to undertake the task of completing this
Himalayan task.
5.
This meeting urges Tamilnadu Government to bring out the
THOLKAPPIYAM, English version written by
Dr.C.Ilakuvanar and distribute it free to all Universities throughout the world
wherever research on Tamil language is being undertaken.
6.Dr.R.Mathivanan had also
written a book Silapathigara
Kaalam. Based on that from next year
onwards Dravida Peravai resolves to organize Silapathigaram
Vizha. DP also plans to organize
Manimegalai,
Jeevakasinthamani,
Ravana Kavyam, Naladiyar etc, so that to popularize
these works and other works so far ignored by the selective amnesia of Tamil
scholars.
7.Tamil Virtual University is
functioning to carry forward Tamil in the Internet world. But to our dismay we
found for instance for English words in Linguistics equivalent words in Tamil
are in a font unreadable and which is not a Unicode acceptable format. We urge
this mistake to be rectified as well as the following tasks to be entrusted by
the Government of Tamilnadu to the Tamil Virtual University.
a]
Tamil Virtual University must upload the Tamil Official Language Dictionary
prepared decades ago by Aaatchimozhi
Kavalar
Ramalinganar.
b]
The completed editions of Tamil Etymological Dictionary Project so far prepared
by Late Deveneya Paavanar and his successor Dr.R.Mathivanan must be uploaded in
the net and made freely accessible to all. The preparation of the English
version of this Tamil Etymological Dictionary Work must be entrusted to a team
headed by Dr.Marudhanayam and it must be uploaded in the
Internet
c]
Many foreign scholars had published thought provoking books on Tamil language
and culture. These books must be translated into Tamil and distributed to all
Tamil Departments in Universities and Colleges of Tamilnadu.
d]
Wikipedia: This meeting resolves to generate awareness among Tamil scholars on
the people involved free encyclopedia project in the Internet known as
Wikipidea. There are many mistakes and anomalies there. A team comprising
Tanjore Tamil University, World Tamil Research Institute of Chennai, The
Dravidian University of Andhra Pradesh,Puducherry Institute of Linguistics and
Culture, Central Institute of Indian Languages in Karnataka must be formed to
debate, discuss and decide the pivotal position of Tamil as the mother of
Dravidian language family and new inputs must be incorporated updated uploaded
in the net. Even if others joining the team gets delayed institutes under Tamil
Nadu and Puducherry, the two Tamil speaking states must join and begin this
exercise this meeting urges.
9. On the stone inscriptions,
monuments protected by Archaeological Department, on the forts and dams, temples
of Tamilnadu in all the museums of Tamilnadu in capital and in districts,
photographic exhibitions; painting exhibitions must be kept permanently on
display. English and Tamil books, CDs, VCDs to tell in nutshell all about Tamil
language, history and culture are brought out. A team under the leadership of
Professor Vijayavenugopal of the French Government funded Ecole Francaise D'
Extreme Orient be constituted by Tamilnadu government and that team be entrusted
with drafting and implementing an action plan highlighting Tamil greatness to
tourists and others, this meeting urges.
10. The perfect edition of
Kurunthogai was brought out by Dr.Eva Wildon; head of
the Tamil Department under Ecole Francaise D' Extreme Orient, and on the History
of Gingee Dr.Jean Delouche of the same institute had researched for 6 years and
brought out a valuable book in French and English. Dravida Peravai urges
Tamil Maamani awards by Government of Puducherry to be
conferred on these two scholars.
11.The error free, interpolation free
corrected perfect editions of all Tamil literature and grammar must be brought
out by Tanjore Tamil University and Tamil Virtual University, uploading all
these in net world, The books could be published by TamilNadu Text Book
Organization and free of cost to all students of plus 2 and college Tamilnadu
government must give these books so than future generation develops proper
understanding of our culture.
12.Tamil nadu Government must
make arrangements to e-publish all Tamil Dictionaries, Tamil Thesauruses known
as Nigandu, and on history so that anyone anywhere in
the world can download and read everything about Tamil.
13. Tamil Nadu Government is
urged to produce short films, documentaries, and tele-serials of Tamil
history.
14.The Centenary Celebrations
of Aringnar Anna starts in 2008. Dravida Peravai urges Union Government to
constitute a national level committee to celebrate this function. The Collected
Works of Anna must be complied and given free of cost to all the students of
Tamilnadu. The English speeches of Anna in Parliament as well as his writings in
Homeland and Home Rule be compiled and a book brought out, this meeting urges the
Tamilnadu Government.
15. Dravida Peravai urges the
proposed state controlled University set up by Puducherry Government be named
after Tholkappiyar.
These are the resolutions,
which Tamils can debate, Tamil e-journals and media can publish, and anyone can
write constructive suggestions to improve the merit and content of our
resolutions.
N.NandhivarmanGeneral Secretary Dravida
Peravai0413-2221025
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