Online international conference on Tolkappiyam on April 25-26
ALIGARH : The Aligarh Muslim University and the School of Languages and Language Education, Central Institute of Classical Tamil, Chennai is organizing an online international conference on “Tolkappiyam and its Relevance with Classical Tamil and History” on April 25-26, 2023. Prof. S. Chandnibi of the Department of History, AMU and Prof. R. Chandrasekaran, Director, Central Institute of Classical Tamil, are the coordinators.
The two-day international conference is planned to bring to the world the excellence and richness of Tolkappiyam, which includes individuality, motherhood, influence on contemporary literature, and the creation of foreign language literature.
Prof Chandnibi informed that the AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mohammad Gulrez will preside over the inaugural ceremony on April 25, while Dr. A. Sanmugadas, an honorary Professor, Department of Tamil, Jaffna University, Sri Lanka will be the chief guest.
Prof. R. Chandrasekaran will deliver the welcoming address and Prof. S. Chandinibi will deliver a lecture on the aims of this conference Prof. Nishat Fatima, a professor of library and information science, will deliver the concluding remarks.
The valedictory function will be held on April 26. Prof. Mirza Asmer Beg, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences will deliver a keynote address as a special guest. Prof. Mohammad Ashiq Ali, Chairman, Department of Hindi will be the guest of honour and Dr. R. Bhuvaneshwari, Registrar, Central Institute of Classical Tamil will deliver the felicitation address.
Prof Chandnibi said twelve professors from Malaysia, Germany, Tanzania, and various Indian states will present research papers on Tolkappiyam and its relationships with classical Tamil and history. Some of these essays seek to explain that the ancient Tolkappiyam is not only a text on grammar but also a repository that reflects the culture, civilization and history of the ancient society and the literary composition. Other writings speak about the similarity of the Tolkappiyam in various other languages, challenges encountered during translation, and the solutions.