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Senior epigraphist honoured

— Photo: M. Moorthy

Recognition: S. Rajavelu, Senior Epigraphist, ASI, Chennai, being conferred with the Best Epigraphist Award by P. Subash Chandra Bose, HoD of Tamil, Bishop Heber College, in Tiruchi on Tuesday.

TIRUCHI: Epigraphists do a thankless job. Given the declining interest on the study of inscriptions, epigraphists are few in number and their work largely go unnoticed, except among scholars and researchers in the field.

Realising the need for recognising their services in the cause of tracing history and culture by poring over inscriptions, often in remote places, the City-based Subramanian-Palaniyandi Trust has instituted an annual award to recognise eminent epigraphists. The second annual award has been conferred this year on S. Rajavelu, Senior Epigraphist, Archaeological Society of India (ASI), Chennai.

The award was presented to Dr. Rajavelu by P. Subash Chandra Bose, Head, Department of Tamil, Bishop Heber College, at a function held at the college here on Tuesday. M. Marcus Diepen Boominathan, Principal, Bishop Heber College, R. Kalaikkovan, Director, Dr. M. Rajamanickkanar Centre for Historical Research, and Dr. S. Palaniyandi, who has instituted the award, were present. Dr. Kalaikkovan described Dr. Rajavelu as a tireless epigraphist who also airs his views fearlessly. The Trust has also instituted an annual award to honour eminent Tamil scholars every year and this year’s award will be conferred on So. Sathyaseelan.

Dr. Rajavelualso delivered the K. R. Srinivasan Memorial Endowment lecture.

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