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,ay; tpUJ tpoh 2012 • Lifetime Achievement Award 2012

jkpo; ,yf;fpaj; Njhl;lk;Tamil Literary Garden

Eyl> V‰ˇ Vue 2012Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony 2012

June 15, 2013

Radisson Hotel, Toronto, Canada


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NflaKk; 2500 nlhyu;fs; gzg;gupRk; nfhz;lJ.

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Nghd;w fiyfSf;F Gj;Jap&l;Lk; Kaw;rpapYk; <Lgl;L tUfpwJ.

Founded in 2001, the Tamil Literary Garden is a Toronto based charitableorganization committed to promoting the development of literature andstudies in Tamil internationally. Its mandate includes awards, creative writing,scholarship to students, translations, book releases, Tamil theatre performances, conferences and workshops. It recognizes that despite therichness and significance of contemporary writing, very little has been doneto promote or to celebrate the authors who have made major contributionsto Tamil. Among its activities, the event that takes centre stage is a LifetimeAchievement Award, given annually to a writer, scholar, critic or editor, whoover a period of time has made very significant contribution to the growth orstudy of Tamil literature. The Lifetime Achievement Award ( also known as IyalVirudhu ) consists of a plaque and a cash prize of C$2500.

The Tamil Literary Garden also has instituted other awards: Awards for Fiction,Non-fiction, Poetry, Information Technology in Tamil, Translation andScholarship to an undergraduate enrolled in a Tamil studies program. It alsoorganizes Tamil Theatre performances (Naddu Koothu) and lecture series inconjunction with the Department of English - University of Toronto.

Tamil Literary Garden305, Larkin BuildingUniversity of Toronto15 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON M5S 1H8CanadaTel: 905 201 9547Email:[email protected]: www.tamilliterarygarden.com

jkpo; ,yf;fpaj; Njhl;lk; - Tamil Literary Garden


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Board of Directors


Manuel Jesudasan, Barrister & SolicitorPatron

Prof. Chelva KanaganayakamPresident

Appadurai Muttulingam - WriterSecretary

N.K. Mahalingam – Writer/ TranslatorTreasurer

Selvam Arulanandam – Editor/ WriterDirector

Usha Mathivanan – ConsultantDirector


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RECEPTION 6.00 – 6.45

PART 1

Welcome – President 6.45 – 6.50

Introduction of Tamil Literary Garden - Patron 6.50 – 6.55

PART 2

Fiction Award 6.55 – 7.00Non-Fiction Award 7.00 – 7.10Poetry Awards 7.10 - 7.20Translation Award 7.20 – 7.25Information Technology in Tamil Award 7.25 - 7.30Student scholarship Award 7.30 - 7.35Special Recognition Award 7.35 – 7.45

PART 3

Introduction of Nanjil Nadan and citation 7.45 – 7.55Iyal Award 7.55 -- 8.00Acceptance speech by Nanjil Nadan 8.00 – 8.20 Vote of thanks 8.20 – 8.30

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Lifetime Achievement Award - 15 June 2013

Programme


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Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Nanjil Nadan

Sponsored by Vaithehi Balamurugan

Non-Fiction Award given in honour of Mr.T.T. Kanagasunderampillai and the Tamil Teachers of the WorldRecipient: Prapanchan for ‘Thazap Parakkaatha Paraththaiyar Kodi’

Sponsored by Jay & Lalitha Jayaraman and R.Rabendravarman

Poetry Award given in honour of Professor A.W. MailvaganamRecipient: Theva Abira for ‘Irul Thinra Eelam.’

Sponsored by Nandakumar Mailvaganam

AWA R D R E C I P I E N T S F O R 2 0 1 2

Fiction Award given in honour of Professor Kanapathipillai Recipient: Kanmani Gunasekaran for ‘Anjalai’ novel

Sponsored by Dr Oppilamani Pillai

Non-Fiction Award given in honour of Ranjith Selva Recipient: Appu for ‘Vanni Yuththam.’

Sponsored by Bairavee Ranjith


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Information Technology in Tamil Award given in honour of Sundara RamaswamyRecipient: Muguntharaj Subramaniam

Sponsored by Sura Memorial Fund Kalachuvadu Trust

Translation Award (English to Tamil)Recipient: M.A.Susila for ‘Asadan’

Sponsored by Vincent de Paul and Margie

Poetry Award given in memory of Kirubaharan Sinnadurai Recipient: Nillanthan for ‘Yugapuraanam’

Sponsored by Dr.Thushiyanthy and Dr.S.Sriharan

Translation Award (Tamil to English) in honour ofV T RatnamRecipient: Vaidehi Herbert for ‘Mullaippaattu’ and‘Nedunalvaadai’Sponsored by Kumar Ratnam

Scholarship Award to a Student for Outstanding

Essay

This award is given in memory of Ponniah SubramaniamRecipient: Mira Ragunathan

Sponsored by Bahir Vivekanand B.Sc, D.Ch

Special Recognition Award This award is given for the commitment to Tamiland the sponsorship of Tamil Literary Garden.

Recipient: Mr. & Mrs. Aseervatham


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,yf;fpa rhjidf;fhd 2012k; Mz;L ,ay;

tpUij toq;Ftjpy; jkpo; ,yf;fpaj; Njhl;lk;

ngUikailfpwJ.

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Nanjil Nadan

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Fiction Award given in honourof Professor Kanapathipillai

Recipient Kanmani Gunasekaran

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Non-Fiction Award given inhonour ofMr.T.T.Kanagasunderampillaiand the Tamil Teachers of theWorld.

Recipient : Prapanchan

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mGidTg; gpuptpy; ,g;gupir toq;Ftjpy; jkpo;

,yf;fpaj; Njhl;lk; ngUikailfpwJ.


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Non-Fiction Award given inhonour of Ranjith Selva

Recipient: Appu for ‘VanniYuththam.’

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mtu; gbj;j gs;spf;$lNkh

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Mz;Lf;fhd mGidTg; gupir toq;Ftjpy; jkpo;

,yf;fpaj; Njhl;lk; ngUikailfpwJ.


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epyhe;jd;ftpijg; gupR -

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Poetry Award given in honourofKirubaharan Sinnadurai

Recipient: Nillanthan

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nfhz;l epyhe;jd; ed;F

mwpag;gl;l xU ftpQu;> murpay;

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gj;jpupiffspy; murpay; gj;jpfs; kw;Wk;

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tpLjiyf;fhsp (njUehlfk;)>mfjpfspd; fij>

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vOj;JUf;fisAk; r%f fiy ,yf;fpa

tpku;rdf;fl;LiufisAk; vOjpAs;shu;. ,Jtiu

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MfpadthFk;.

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thu;j;ijfNs ,f;ftpijfs;. cj;jupg;gpd;

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xU rhl;rpakhf Kjd;ik ngWfpd;wd. cz;ikapd;

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tUiff;fhd ek;gpf;ifapd; fPw;Wf;fisAk; Rke;jgb

ntspte;jpUf;fpwJ AfGuhzk;.

vspikahd nrhw;fshy; Mokhd fUj;Jf;fis

nrhy;yptpLthu;. NkNy njupAk; thu;j;ijfSf;F

mbapy; NtW ghu;it kiwe;jpUf;Fk;.

rhjhuz thu;j;ijfs; vk;ik mrhjhuz ntspf;F

mioj;Jr; nry;Yk;. mtu; ftpijfs; thrf

kdq;fspy; epiyj;J epw;Fk;. epyhe;jd; mtu;fSf;F

2012 k; Mz;Lf;fhd ftpijg; gupir toq;Ftjpy;

jkpo; ,yf;fpaj; Njhl;lk; ngUik milfpwJ.

Njt mgpuhftpijg; gupR -

,,UUss;; jjppdd;;ww <<ookk;;

Poetry Award given in honourof Professor A.W. Mailvaganam

Recipient: Theva Abira

GtNde;jpud; njl;rzh%u;j;jp

vd;w ,aw;ngau; nfhz;l

Njtmgpuh gpwe;jJ

aho;g;ghzj;jpy; cs;s ,Ztpy;

vd;w fpuhkj;jpy;. aho;g;ghzk; ,e;Jf;fy;Y}upapy;

gbj;jgpd;du; neju;yhe;Jf;F Gyk;ngau;e;jhu;. mq;Nf

Neha; epu;za vf;]; fjpu;j; njhopy;El;gtpayhsuhfg;

gzpGupe;JtUk; Njt mgpuh 1988 Kjy; 1993 tiu

aho; ehlf muq;f fy;Y}upapYk; tpLjiyf;fhd

muq;fpYk; muq;fr; nrayhsuhf nraw;gl;Ls;shu;.

1995f;Fk; 2000f;Fk; ,ilapy; rupepfu; gj;jpupifapy;

gj;jp vOj;jhsuhftpUe;jhu;. 2008 ,ypUe;J FNshgy;

jkpo; nra;jp ,izajsj;jpy; njhlu;e;J ftpijfs;

fl;Liufs; vOjptUtJld; mt;tg;NghJ

nkhopngau;g;GfSk; nra;JtUfpwhu;.

vz;gJfspypUe;J ,d;Wtiu ,tu; vOjpa ftpij-

fis cs;slf;fpaJjhd; “,Us; jpd;w <ok;”njhFg;G.\ Njt mgpuhtpd; nkhop vspikahdJ.

rpf;fyw;w gspq;F ePuUtpNghy jto;e;J XLtJ.

moFk; njspTk; nfhz;l espdKk; mNj Ntis

jpir NjLk; Mu;tKk; NtfKk; nfhz;lJ. ,tu;

ftpijfspy; thrfu; jd;id milahsk;

fhzKbAk;. mit ftpQupd; neQ;rpypUe;J

Neubahf ntspg;gLk; thu;j;ijfs;.

vdJ fpuhkk; /,uit Nehf;fp efu;fpwJvjpu;fhyf; fdTfis /Cjpg; ngz;fs; rikay;

nra;fpwhu;fs;

Gif ftpfpwJ/,uTk; efu;fpwJtpbtpd; RtLfis mwpahj/ fpuhkj; njUf;fspy;,uTfspy; eha;fs; Fiug;gNjd;?

mtu; xd;iwAk; kiwg;gjpy;iy. mtu; vq;fis

vq;Nf ,l;Lg; Nghfpwhu; vd;gJ njupfpwJ. ehq;fs;

MRthrk; milAk;NghJ> vq;fis NtW ,lj;Jf;F

mioj;Jr; nrd;WtpLfpwhu;. mtu; kdJ nrhy;tij

vq;fshy; xl;Lf;Nfl;f KbfpwJ. ehq;fs;

xl;Lf;Nfl;gJ mtUf;Fk; njupfpwJ. Mjyhy; Fuiy

cau;j;jpg; Ngrp jd; ,Ug;ig vq;fSf;F

czu;j;jptpLfpwhu;. rhjhuz thu;j;ijfs; vk;ik

mrhjhuz ntspf;Fs; mioj;Jr; nry;Yk;.

Njt mgpuh mtu;fSf;F 2012 k; Mz;Lf;fhd

ftpijg; gupir toq;Ftjpy; jkpo; ,yf;fpaj;

Njhl;lk; ngUik milfpwJ.


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vk;. V. RrPyhnkhopngau;g;Gg; gupR - ehty;

(Mq;fpyj;jpypUe;J jkpOf;F)

mmrrlldd;;

Translation Award Sponsored by Vincent de Paul

and Margie

Recipient : M. A. Susila

jkpopyf;fpaj;jpy;Kidtu; gl;lk;

ngw;wpUf;Fk; vk;.V.RrPyh> kJiu

ghj;jpkhf; fy;Y}upapy; jkpo;j;

Jiwg;Nguhrpupauhf 36 Mz;Lf; fhyKk;> ,ilNa 2

Mz;Lfs; mNj fy;Y}upapy; Jiz Kjy;tuhfTk;

gzp Gupe;J jw;NghJ gzpepiwT ngw;wpUg;gtu;.

,yf;fpa> r%f nrhw;nghopTfs; Mw;Wtjpy;

Mu;tKk; jpwikAk; nfhz;l ,tu; ehd;F rpWfijj;

njhFg;Gfs;> ehd;F fl;Liu E}y;fs; ,tw;NwhL

/gpNahju; j];jnat;];fpapd; 'Crime andPunishment”> “Idiot” Mfpa cyfg; Ngupyf;fpaq;fs;

,uz;ilAk; jkpopy; nkhopngau;j;jpUf;fpwhu;.

vk;.V.RrPyh> jkpopd; Kf;fpakhd nkhopngau;g;ghsuhf

mwpag;gl;bUf;fpwhu;. nghJthf nkhopahf;fq;fspy;

,Ue;JtUk; nkhopr;rpf;fy;fs; ,tuplk; ,y;iy.

ruskhd ,dpa eil. mNj rkak; me;j

rusj;Jf;fhf %yj;ij vspikg;gLj;JtJk; ,y;iy.

,tuJ nkhopahf;fj;jpy; ntspte;j 'Fw;wKk;

jz;lidAk;” (ghujp gjpg;gfk;) jkpo;

nkhopahf;fq;fspy; xU Kd;Djhuzkhd rhjid

vd;Nw $wyhk;.

“mrld;” vd;W nkhopngau;f;fg;gl;bUf;Fk;

j];jNat;];fpapd; ,bal; ehty;> j];jNat;];fpapd;

ehty;fspy; kpfTk; ghtpay;G nfhz;lJ vd;W

nrhy;yg;gLfpwJ. Rtpl;ru;yhe;jpy; kdey tpLjpapy;

,Ue;J U~;ahtpw;Fj; jpUk;gp te;J xU

tho;f;ifia cUthf;fpf;nfhs;s KaYk; gpupd;];

kp~;fpd; (Prince Lyov Nikolayevich Myshkin) vd;w 17taJ ,isQdpd; fij ,J. mtd; re;jpf;Fk;

kdpju;fs; topahf khDl cwTfspd; rpf;fyhd

nerit mtd; fz;Lnfhs;fpwhd;. me;j cf;fpukhd

Ntl;il tpisahl;by; jd;Dila ey;ypay;Gld; xU

Gdpjdhf mtd; fle;Jnry;fpwhd;.

mrld; vd;w ehtYf;F 2012-k; Mz;L nkhopngau;g;G

gupir jpUkjp. vk;.V.RrPyh mtu;fSf;F toq;Ftjpy;

jkpo; ,yf;fpaj; Njhl;lk; ngUikailfpwJ.

itNjfp N`u;gu;l;nkhopngau;g;Gg; gupR - ehty;

(jkpopypUe;J Mq;fpyk;)‘Mullaippaattu’ and‘Nedunalvaadai’

Translation Award given in honour of V.T.Ratnam

Recipient : Vaidehi Herbert

jkpo;ehl;bd; J}j;Jf;Fb

efuj;jpy; gpwe;j itNjfp

N`u;gu;l; mnkupf;fh nrd;W

mq;Nf fy;tp fw;W KJepiyg; gl;lk; ngw;wtu;.

ePz;l fhyk; mnkupf;fhtpy; gy;NtW gzpfspy;

flikahw;wp 2004k; Mz;L “Nfhyk;” vd;w

mwf;fl;lisia epWtp mjd; %yk; jkpo;ehl;L

fpuhkq;fspy; ngz;fSf;Fk; Foe;ijfSf;Fk;

fy;tpAk; Ntiytha;g;G gapw;rpAk; mspj;jhu;. 2004k;

Mz;L rq;f ,yf;fpaq;fis fw;Wj; NjwNtz;Lk;

vd;w Ntl;ifapy; jkpo; ehl;by; Kidtu; ,uh.

Uf;kzpia mZfp rq;f ,yf;fpaj;jpy; Kiwahfg;

gapw;rp ngw;whu;. mtUila Kjy; Kaw;rpjhd;

Ky;iyg;ghl;L Mq;fpy nkhopngau;g;G. vl;Lj;njhif>

gj;Jg;ghl;L Mfpa rq;f ,yf;fpaq;fspd; Mq;fpy

nkhopngau;g;Gfs; mt;tg;NghJ ntspte;J

nfhz;Ljhd; ,Ue;jd. vdpDk; ,tUila vspa

ciu kw;Wk; Mq;fpy nkhopngau;g;G jkpowpahj

my;yJ XusT jkpo; njupe;j gpwnkhopapdUk; rq;f

,yf;fpaq;fis Mo;e;J urpf;Fk;gbAk;

Ritf;Fk;gbAk; nkhop ngau;f;fg;gl;bUf;fpwJ.

njspthd ciu vd;gjhy; 2000 Mz;L goikahd

,yf;fpak; vd;w gak; Njhd;whky; gbj;J

Gupe;Jnfhs;s KbfpwJ. xt;nthU thu;j;ijiaAk;

gpupj;J mjw;fhd Mq;fpyr; nrhy;iy jdpahff;

nfhLj;jpUg;gjhy; rpukk; Njhd;Wtjpy;iy.

Ky;iyg;ghl;ilj; njhlu;e;J neLey;thilia

nkhopngau;j;jhu;. 2004y; njhlq;fpa ,tUila gzp

,d;Wk; njhlu;fpwJ. rq;f E}y;fspd; njhif 18;

mtw;wpy; 12 E}y;fis nkhopngau;j;Jtpl;lhu;. kPjp

MW E}y;fis 2014k; Mz;L Kbtjw;Fs; nkhop

ngau;g;gjhf rq;fy;gk; nra;Jnfhz;bUf;fpwhu;.

,tUila mu;g;gzpg;igAk; ciog;igAk; Ngu;f;yp

gy;fiyf;fof jkpo; Nguhrpupau; N[hu;[; `hu;l;Lk;>

Nuhf;fpNah gy;fiyf;fof jkpo; Nguhrpupau; ufNdhG

uf;fh~pAk; ghuhl;bapUf;fpwhu;fs;.

2000 tUlq;fshf ahUk; nra;aj; Jzpahj xd;iw

jdp Mshf itNjfp nra;Jnfhz;bUf;fpwhu;.

,tUf;F 2012k; Mz;Lf;fhd jkpo; Mq;fpy

nkhopngau;g;G gupir toq;Ftjpy; jkpo; ,yf;fpaj;

Njhl;lk; ngUikailfpwJ.


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KFe;juh[; Rg;gpukzpak;

Information Technology inTamil Award given in honour ofSundara Ramaswamy

Recipient:Muguntharaj Subramaniam

jpU KFe;juh[; ehkf;fy;

khtl;lk;> Nre;jkq;fyj;jpy;

gpwe;jhu;. mz;zh

gy;fiyf;fofj;jpd; nrd;id njhopy;El;gf;

fofj;jpy; gp.nlf; gl;lk;ngw;w gpd;du; ,e;jpah>

kNyrpah kw;Wk; M];jpNuypah ehLfspy; fzpdp

ty;Yeuhfg; gzpahw;wpdhu;. jw;rkak;

M];jpNuypahtpd; gpup];gd; efupy; trpj;JtUfpwhu;.

Re;ju uhkrhkp tpUJf; FO jkpo;f; fzpikf;F

KFe;juh[pd; gy;NtW gq;fspg;GfSf;Fs;Ns

,.fyg;ig vDk; jkpo; tpirg;gyif Nkyhz;ikr;

nraypia Kjd;ikahff; fUJfpwJ. ,-fyg;ig

ikf;Nuh]h/g;l; tpz;Nlh]; ,aq;Fjsj;jpd; gy;NtW

epuypfspy; ntl;b-xl;Ljiyj; jtpu;j;J Neubahfj;

jkpo; vOj;Jf;fis cs;spl cjTfpwJ. ,J

jkpopy; AdpNfhbd; gad;ghl;il ntFthf

Cf;Ftpj;J mjd;%yk; ,izaj;jpy; jkpopd;

gad;ghl;il tpiuTgLj;jpaJ. KFe;juh[;

njhlu;e;J ,-fiyg;igia Nkk;gLj;jptUfpwhu;.

,Jjtpu KFe;juh[; gy jkpo; jpw%yr;

nraypfSf;Fj; njhlu;e;J gq;fspj;J tUfpwhu;.

epuyu;fs; fzpdpapy; jkpopd; gad;ghl;Lf;Fg;

gq;fspj;jiy vspjhf;FKfkhf “jkpoh” vDk;

mikg;ig cUthf;fp epu;tfpj;J tUfpwhu;. ,-

fyg;ig jtpu> jkpo; Xg;gd; MgP];> Nkh]pyh

(/gau;/ghf;];) cyhtp kw;Wk; jz;lu;/Ngu;l;

kpd;dQ;ry; nghjpfis KOtJk; jkpopy; ,af;f

cjTk; ,ilKfq;fis mtu; tbtikj;jpUf;fpwhu;.

jw;nghOJ ,tu; jkpo;f; fzpikf;fhd “cj;jk;”Nkyhz;ikf; FOtpy; mq;fj;jpduhf ,Uf;fpwhu;.

KFe;juh[; Gyk;ngau;e;jtu;fspilNa jkpo;

nkhopiaAk; fyhr;rhuj;ijAk; Kd;ndLj;Jr;

nry;tjpy; Mu;tk; nfhz;ltu;. gpup];gd; efupy;

,uz;lhk; jiyKiw jkpo;f; Foe;ijfSf;fhf

“jha;j; jkpo;” vDk; gs;spiaj; njhlq;fp mjd;

Kjy;tuhf epu;tfpj;JtUfpwhu;.

Re;ju uhkrhkp tpUJf;FOTk; nlhuhz;Nlhtpd; jkpo;

,yf;fpaj; Njhl;lKk; jkpo;f; fzpikf;F jpU

KFe;juh[; mtu;fspd; ngUk;gq;fspg;igg; ghuhl;b

mtUf;F 2012 Mk; Mz;Lf;fhd Re;ju uhkrhkp

epidT tpUij toq;Ftjpy; ngUikailfpd;wd.

Scholarship Award to Studentfor Outstanding Essay

Recipient : Mira Ragunathan

The Tamil Literary GardenScholarship was established inorder to encourage and promoteTamil Studies in the diaspora,particularly among the secondgeneration.The essay topic for this

year is 'Building Bridges: Constructing a TamilCommunity in Canada'. The essay presented this yearby Mira was well written and adjudged the best by thepanel of judges. The judges found her essay very precise, intelligent, and perceptive.

Mira was born in Duisburg (Germany) and holds a B.A.degree in social sciences and public law from theUniversity of Bamberg and the University of Bielefeld(both in Germany).

She has spent part of her M.A. degree in sociology atGoldsmiths College, University of London (UK),

focusing on postcolonial studies. Currently, she is writing her M.A.-thesis in which she reconsidersHannah Ahrendt’s claim of “the End of the Rights ofMen”. By taking into account postcolonial Indianphilosopher Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak’s work onhuman rights, she is taking the statelessness and thus,the lack of human rights, of Sri Lanka-Tamils as startingpoint of her analysis in order to ask whether or not theconcept of human rights has failed. After her graduation in summer 2013, she is planning to applyfor PhD positions in Germany and the UK.

Mira’s motivation to write an essay on how to constructa Tamil community in Canada was due to her fascination for the lifestyle of second generation Tamilsin Canada which she got to know during her stay withher family in Canada in 2002. Her excellent essay will bepublished in the next issue of ‘Kalam’ magazine. It iswith great pleasure that the Tamil Literary Garden confers the Tamil scholarship award for 2012 to Mira Ragunathan.


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2001k; Mz;L ,ay; tpUJftpijfs;> ehty;fs;> rpWfijfs;> fl;Liufs;> tpku;rdq;fs; vd;W fle;j Ik;gJ

Mz;LfSf;F Nkyhf gilj;J jkpo; ,yf;fpaj;jpd; Kd;Ndhbfspy; xUtuhf epd;W

topelj;jp jkpo; gzpahw;wpa jpU Re;ju uhkrhkp mtu;fSf;F mtUila tho;ehs;

jkpo; ,yf;fpa Nritia ghuhl;b ,e;j tpUJ toq;fg;gl;lJ.

2005k; Mz;L ,ay; tpUJfle;j gy Mz;Lfshf gok; jkpo; E}y;fis Mq;fpyj;jpy; nkhopngau;j;jtUk;>

fyp/Nghu;dpah gy;fiyf;fofj;jpy; jkpo;Jiw njhlq;fp mjpy; Nguhrpupauhf

gzpahw;wpatUk;> 2004y; jkpo; nrk;nkhopahf mwptpf;fg;gl;ljw;F fhuzkhdtUkhd

jpU N[hu;[; vy; `hu;l;Lf;F mtUila tho;ehs; jkpo; ,yf;fpa Nritia ghuhl;b

,e;j tpUJ toq;fg;gl;lJ.

2004k; Mz;L ,ay; tpUJ<oj;J E}w;gjpg;G Jiwapy; Kd;ndg;nghOJk; ,y;yhj tifapy; fle;j Kg;gJ

Mz;LfSf;F Nkyhf jPtpukhf ,aq;fp jkpOf;F ngUk; njhz;lhw;wptUk;

jpU ,. gj;kehg IaUf;F mtUila tho;ehs; jkpo; ,yf;fpa Nritia ghuhl;b


2003k; Mz;L ,ay; tpUJfle;j ehw;gJ Mz;LfSf;F Nkyhf jkpo; ,yf;fpak;> ehlfk;> ,ir rpdpkh> rpw;gk;>

Xtpak; Mfpa gy Jiw vOj;Jf;fspy; jPtpukhf ,aq;fpte;j jpU ntq;fl; rhkpehjd;

mtu;fSf;F mtUila tho;ehs; jkpo; ,yf;fpa Nritia ghuhl;b ,e;j tpUJ

toq;fg;gl;lJ.

2002 k; Mz;L ,ay; tpUJkzpf;nfhb guk;giuiar; Nru;e;jtUk;> %j;j ,yf;fpathjpAk;> fle;j mWgJ

Mz;LfSf;F Nkyhf jPtpu jkpo; njhz;lhw;wp te;jtUkhd jpU Nf. fNz];

mtu;fSf;F mtUila tho;ehs; jkpo; ,yf;fpa Nritia ghuhl;b ,e;j tpUJ

toq;fg;gl;lJ.

2006k; Mz;L ,ay; tpUJjkpo; ehlff; fiyf;fhfg; gy Mz;Lfs; ghLgl;L mij cyf kl;lj;Jf;F

cau;j;jp > ehlfj;Jf;Fk;> jkpOf;Fk;> <oj;Jf;Fk; Gfo; Nru;j;JtUk;

jpU jhrPrpa]; mtu;fSf;F mtUila tho;ehs; jkpo; ,yf;fpa Nritia ghuhl;b


2007k; Mz;L ,ay; tpUJfle;j ,UgJ Mz;Lfshf etPd jkpo; Gidfijfs;> ftpijfs; Mfpatw;iw

Mq;fpyj;jpy; nkhopngau;j;J ntspapl;L jkpopd; rpwg;ig cyfwpar; nra;JtUk;

jpUkjp y~;kp N`hk;];Nuhk ; mtu;fSf;F mtUila tho;ehs; jkpo; ,yf;fpar;

Nritiag; ghuhl;b ,e;j tpUJ toq;fg;gl;lJ.


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2008k; Mz;L ,ay; tpUJ

fle;j ehw;gJ tUlq;fshf jkpo; vOj;Jyfpy; kl;Lkd;wp jd; nray;ghl;il ngz;fs;

tho;f;ifapd; gy;NtW JiwfSf;Fk; tpupj;J jd; gjpTfis ,yf;fpaj;Jf;Fk;

mg;ghy; flj;jpa mk;ig mtu;fSf;F mtUila tho;ehs; jkpo; ,yf;fpa Nritia

ghuhl;b ,e;j tpUJ toq;fg;gl;lJ.


fle;j Ik;gJ Mz;LfSf;F Nkyhf jPtpu rpe;jidahsuhfTk;> Nfhl;ghl;lhsuhfTk;>

jpwdha;thsuhfTk; ,aq;fp> etPd jkpo; ,yf;fpaq;fis khu;f;]pa Nehf;fpy;

Muha;e;j Nfhit Qhdp vd;W miof;fg;gLk; fp. godpr;rhkp mtu;fSf;F

mtUila tho;ehs; jkpo; ,yf;fpa Nritia ghuhl;b ,e;j tpUJ toq;fg;gl;lJ.


fle;j Ik;gJ Mz;LfSf;F Nkyhf jkpo; vOj;Jf;fspd; Njhw;wKk; tsu;r;rpAk;

Fwpj;J ,tu; elj;jpa Muha;r;rpfSf;fhfTk;> njhy; jkpo; Fwpj;J jPu;f;fkhd

KbTfis vl;l cjtpapUf;Fk; fy;ntl;L Muha;r;rpfSf;fhfTk; jpU Iuhtjk;

kfhNjtd; mtu;fSf;F mtUila tho;ehs; jkpo; ,yf;fpa Nritia ghuhl;b



fle;j mWgJ Mz;LfSf;F Nkyhf rpWfijfs;> fl;Liufs;> ehty;fs;>

tpku;rdq;fs;> nkhopngau;g;Gfs; vd jkpo; ,yf;fpaj;jpd; gy Jiwfspy;

gq;fspj;jtUk;> %j;j ,yf;fpathjpAk;> <oj;J jkpo; ,yf;fpaj;ij cyfshtpg;

gug;Gtjpy; Kd;dpw;gtUkhd jpU v];.nghd;Dj;Jiu mtu;fSf;F mtUila

tho;ehs; jkpo; ,yf;fpa Nritia ghuhl;b ,e;j tpUJ toq;fg;gl;lJ.


fle;j 25 Mz;LfSf;F Nkyhf rpWfijfs;> fl;Liufs;> ehty;fs;> tpku;rdq;fs;>

ehlfq;fs;> Foe;ij ,yf;fpak;> rpdpkh vd gy ,yf;fpa tifg;ghLfspy; ,aq;fp>

GidT ,yf;fpaj;jpd; Gjpa thry;fisj; jpwe;J thrfu;fSf;F kfj;jhd

juprdq;fis mspj;jtUk;> jkpOf;F jd;id mu;g;gzpj;jtUkhd

jpU v];.uhkfp;U~;zd; mtu;fSf;F mtUila tho;ehs; jkpo; ,yf;fpa Nritia

ghuhl;b ,e;j tpUJ toq;fg;gl;lJ.


fle;j 35 Mz;LfSf;F Nkyhf rpWfijfs;> fl;Liufs;> ehty;fs;> rpdpkh

vd gy ,yf;fpa tifg;ghLfspy; ,aq;fp> GidT ,yf;fpaj;jpd; Gjpa

thry;fisj; jpwe;J thrfu;fSf;F kfj;jhd juprdq;fis mspj;jtUk;>

jkpOf;F jd;id mu;g;gzpj;jtUkhd jpU ehQ;rpy; ehld; mtu;fSf;F

mtUila tho;ehs; jkpo; ,yf;fpa Nritia ghuhl;b ,e;j tpUJ

toq;fg;gl;lJ.


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Lifetime achievement award sponsored by Vaithehi Balamurugan, MBA, CPA, CFA

Vaithehi is a Certified Public Accountant , CFA charterholder, and Director at ArrowstreetCapital, USA. She is committed to the promotion of Tamil language on an international basisand sponsored the lifetime achievment award from the inception of Tamil Literary Garden.

Fiction award is given in honour of ProfessorKanapathipillai Born in 1903, he received his under-graduate and graduate education inColombo, Sri Lanka, Annamalai, TamilNadu, and the University of London,UK. Trained in Tamil, Sanskrit and Pali,he acquired considerable expertisein the field of epigraphy. After com-

pleting his doctoral studies under the supervision ofProfessor Turner, he joined the University of Colomboas lecturer in Tamil, and later became professor.When

the University of Peradeniya was established, hebecame the first Professor and Head of theDepartment of Tamil, a position he held until 1965. Fora brief period, he also served as Acting Vice-Chancellorat the University of Peradeniya. ProfessorKanapathipillai is known as a major scholar in epigra-phy and linguistics. In addition, he published widely asa novelist, short story writer, and playwright. His playswere performed to much acclaim in Sri Lanka. In addi-tion, he has written a monograph on the history ofSanskrit literature.

The above award is sponsored by Dr Oppilamani. After completing his education at RoyalCollege, and the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, he proceeded to the United Kingdom, where he

received a postgraduate degree in Surgery. Having served as a surgeon for several years, henow works in Family Medicine in the UK. His

wide-ranging interests have taken him into diverse fields, and his current interests include,Sanskrit, Tamil Literature, Mathematics, and Philosophy.

Non-fiction award is given inhonour of Mr.T.T. Kanagasundarampillaiand the Tamil Teachers of theworld.Mr.T.T. Kanagasundarampillai wasborn on 24 August 1863 inTrincomalee. At the age of seventeenhe left for South India and graduatedin English language. He joined

Madras Saithapettai English Teachers’ Training Collegeas a lecturer. At the same time he served as a Tamilteacher at Madras Christian College andPachchaiappan College. He was the author of severalbooks. As he had mastered Sanskrit he translatedKishkintha Kandam and Sunthara Kandam of ValmikiRamayanam into Tamil. He paraphrased severalSangam works and brought many ancient Tamil literatures found in Olai in to print.

The above award is sponsored jointly by Lalitha, Jayaraman,Rabendravarman.

Lalitha Jayaraman: A home-maker and international development profes-sional devoted to the family, gender equality, hunger eradication, poverty

reduction, and palliative/hospice care issues.Venkata Subramanian Jayaraman: A Chartered Accountant by qualifi-

cation and profession, who happily strayed into the management of eco-nomic and social development projects in poor and disturbed countries.

Both worked for the UN for many years and are happily married and havetwo daughters and a son, and four grand children. They have deep interestin Tamil language and culture, religion, music, and dance.


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Poetry Award is given in honour of Professor A.W. Mailvaganam

Having graduated at the age of19, he entered University ofCambridge in 1924 and studiedPhysics under 9 Nobel Prize win-

ners and founders of modern Physics. He alsohad the privilege of attending lecture by AlbertEinstein in Germany. On his return to Ceylon,after obtaining a first class honors Tripos and M.Aand Ph.D from the University of Cambridge wasappointed Professor of Physics at the Universityof Ceylon and subsequently, Dean of the Facultyof Science, Pro-Vice-Chancellor University ofCeylon. He had the privilege of being the first SriLankan Professor of Physics. For nearly 50 yearshe was associated with university teaching andserved as chairman on many academic councilsand commissions including the University GrantsCommission. He was awarded the honoraryDegree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) bythe University of Jaffna and Colombo. Also, washonored by Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II

with the O.B.E and by the President of Sri Lankawith the “Vidya Jyothi” awards. Served on thecommission appointed by The Ceylon GovernorGeneral to report on the feasibility of teachingScience, Medicine, Agriculture and Engineering inSwabasha. He was a member of the Council ofthe University of Jaffna and also translated toTamil, Educational Publications, and a number ofPhysics Text for examinations ranging from theAdvanced Level to B.Sc. Special. He also popular-ized the field of Science in the Tamil media bydelivering talks over the Radio and Tamil NewsMedia. He pioneered the Tamil UniversityMovement that led to the establishment of theUniversity of Jaffna and later Eastern Universityof Sri Lanka. In recognition of his contributions toPhysics, the academia in Sri Lanka has estab-lished the Mailvaganam Memorial Lecture eachyear at the Physics Lecture Theatre at theUniversity of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The above award is sponsored by Nandakumar Mailvaganam.Having graduated with B.Sc (Eng) degree with honors in Sri Lanka ,completed

Post Graduate studies at Mc Master University, Hamilton, ON., Canada and receivedMasters degrees both in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering. He is also a

Professional Engineer of the Province of Ontario. Worked in the field of Fire Safetywith Office of the Fire Marshal (Ontario) from 1990 and retired from the Public

Sector in October 2006. He had the privilege of working with and under guidanceof Dr. Joshy Kallungal, an international figure in fire safety.

Mr and Mrs Nandakumar are both interested in the arts and committed to theadvancement of Tamil.

RAJANATHAN RABENDRAVARMANR. Ravi Varman, originally from Sri Lanka, arrived in Canada in June 1993. He is an

ardent supporter of Tamil language and culture and is committed to promote theactivities of the Tamil Literary Garden and has sponsored the award in the name of

Late Mr. Thambimuthu Kanagasundarampillai, an eminent Tamil scholar fromTrincomalee.


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Kirubaharan Sinnadurai was born in the Trincomalee district of Sri Lanka in the year 1960. He wasa student in dentistry in the University when he died. Throughout his short life he was an ardentsupporter of Tamil language and culture and committed to its promotion on an international level.An award in Tamil has been set up in his memory. It is sponsored by Dr. Thushiyanthy andDr.S.Sriharan.

Ponniah Subramaniam was a man who believed in the saying 'Today a reader,tomorrow a leader.' He encouraged reading among young people and was devotedto the cause of Tamil learning and culture and was a supporter of Tamil LiteraryGarden and what it stood for. A literary award in his memory is the most apt recognition of him. This year the Scholarship Award to a Student for OutstandingEssay is given in honour of Ponniah Subramaniam. It is sponsored by BahirVivekanand B.Sc, D.Ch.

Information Technology in TamilAward is given in honour ofSundara Ramaswamy Sundara Ramaswamy began his lit-erary career at the age of 20 bytranslating a Malayalam novel intoTamil. Following this ‘The Story of a

Tamarind Tree’, his first novel was published andwas well received as a work that extended thefrontiers of Tamil novel. This was translated intoEnglish, Hindi, Malayalam and Hebrew.His second novel "J.J. Some Notes" defied all thenotions prevalent in Tamil writing about formand language. It eschewed narration, brought ina tone of intense meditation on the quality ofhuman life and the problems of remaininghuman. The third novel Kulanthaikal, PenkalAnkal was written in an entirely new style andlanguage yet retaining a solid texture.His poems are a severe questioning into one's

existence, perceptions, conflicts and tireless butoften defeated search. Almost all ofRamaswamy's writings, though reaching limitedreadership, have sustained serious literary workin Tamil during the last fifty years. He has alsocontributed significantly to the disciplines of literary criticism and essays and has translatedpoems from English to Tamil.He was awarded the prestigious Kumaran AsanMemorial Award for his collection of poems andin 2001 the Tamil Literary Garden of Canada inassociation with the Centre for South AsianStudies of University of Toronto awarded the IyalVirudhu.

The above award is sponsored by SuraMemorial Fund Kalachuvadu Trust.

Sunflowers Furniture has continued to successfully serve the communityfor over twenty years. Margie and Vincent de Paul who are responsible for its

success have been recognized for their contributions not only within theTamil community, but also by the country at large. In 2008 the Government

of Canada officially included the success story of Sunflowers Furniture intheir text book material for new immigrants. The story is cited as an example

of how immigrants could successfully begin a new life in Canada.Over the years, the store has received several awards for its achievements

and has been featured in the Toronto Star numerous times. After twodecades, Sunflowers continues to support several fundraising events and

local initiatives, remaining an integral part of the Tamil business community.Both Margie and Vincent are devoted to the promotion of Tamil language

and the Translation Award is sponsored by them.


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Mr. Aseervatham, a successful businessman from Navanthurai,Jaffna, Sri Lanka is a dedicated volunteer and held many responsiblepositions in community organizations. Mr. & Mrs. Aseervatham arecelebrating their 65th wedding anniversary in June 2013 with their10 children, 29 grand children and 6 great grand children. Their longtime commitment to the promotion of Tamil and the sponsorship of Tamil Literary Garden is gratefully acknowledged.

Late Mr. V.T. Ratnam served in the world of journalism art for over 40 years inSri Lanka. His life started as a beat-reporter with Eelanadu, Suthanthiran andThinakaran newspapers then continued as an Editorial Board member ofThinapathi daily until his demise in 1990. Mr. Ratnam also contributed heavilyand whole-heartedly towards the enhancement of Tamil culture and Hinduism.As a person who lived in a Colombo suburb cherished with Muslim neighbours,Mr. Ratnam never needed an address to receive mail or visitors. Even today,twenty-three years after his demise, children born after him would take visitorsto his house just by asking for “Iya’s veedu”. It's just a simple evidence for his trueembracement of multiculturalism and communal integration. In his lovingmemory an award for Translation (Tamil to English) has been established by hisbeloved son Kumar Ratnam to honour his commitment and passion for TamilLiterature.

Ranjith Selva had a love for Tamil literature which came to fruition early in his life.Later when he worked in the Middle East, where he excelled in his banking careerhe expressed a strong desire with the launch of the Tamil Literary Garden in theyear 2001 to work closely with it in the promotion of its work on an internationalbasis. He was in the process of moving to Toronto when he took the initiative toreignite his love of Tamil literature and had made his contributions in variousways. Unfortunately, Ranjith passed away and his involvement with the TamilLiterary Garden ended before it truly began. A legacy that is Ranjith Selva is a legacy that is vibrant and exuberant in its presence. In his loving memory a sponsorship has been established by his daughter, Bairavee Ranjith to honour hiscommitment and passion for Tamil Literature that has longevity beyond just hislifetime.

Thirumurthi Ranganathan, Founder & CEO of ‘Digital Maxim- a specialty eBookspublisher’ from United States is very much passionate about Tamil language.Living in United States for the last 15 years, he has been in constant touch with hisroots – Tamil culture, literature,Tamilnadu, and caring about the Tamil communityaround the world. He is one of the few pioneers, who untiringly works to publishContemporary and Sangam literature in eBook format both in Tamil for the benefit of immigrant Tamils living around the world, and translated into Englishfor the benefit of ‘rest of the world’, through his newly founded company DigitalMaxim. A sponsorship has been established by him to support the Tamil LiteraryGarden activities.


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Raja Mahendran B.Sc. Eng. (1983) a grad-uate of Peradeniya University in Sri lanka,has completed his P.Eng at University ofToronto in 1986 and worked as a consultantuntil 1993 and established a Tamil newspa-per ‘Vlambaram’ to meet the needs of thepeople. In 2003 he started a Real Estate Brokerage, ( HomeLife / GTA

Realty Inc.) and a Property Developmentcompany with a partner.

Raja and his wife Sathyabama have sponsored the events of Tamil LiteraryGarden since its inception.

Mr. Manuel Jesudasan LL.B. of ManuelJesudasan & Associates, Barristers, Solicitors& Notaries Public is from Sri Lanka. He,Solicitor in England and Wales, and wascalled to the Law Society of Upper Canadain 1994. He is a general practitioner withmain interest in Criminal, Immigration, RealEstate and Estate Law. Mr. Jesudasan was aSenior State Counsel, Legal Advisor andChief Lands Officer in Seychelles. He haspublished two books in Tamil , ThonnuruNadkaLul and Vayathu Pathinaru and is

devoted to the promotion of Tamil on aninternational basis.

Monica Jesudasan – Mrs. Jesudasan is aLegal Secretary for the area of Real Estateand assists the Associates as an interpreterin Tamil.

Both Monica and Jesudasan have sponsoredthe Tamil Literary Garden events regularlyfrom the very beginning.

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Vyramuthu Sornalingam has been asupporter of Tamil Literary Garden and itsactivities since its inception. He is commit-ted to the promotion of Tamil language, cul-ture and music.

He conducts regularly Isaikku Ethu Ellaimusic programmes that have become verypopular in Toronto. Mr. Sornlingam is a part-ner of Yarl Metal Fabrications Inc.

Mr. Gunaranjan and Mrs. ManoRanjan of Optimart are both committedto promoting the development of litera-ture in Tamil internationally. They sup-

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TamilOnline Foundation Inc. THENDRAL.

The mission of TamilOnline Foundation, Sunnyvale,California, USA is to provide assistance to Tamil com-munities (individuals/organizations) to study, preserveand advance Tamil language, education, sciences,

traditional arts and cultural heritage. They havepledged support to the Tamil Literary Garden on anannual basis. Our thanks to the Directors of the organi-zation and especially to Thiru C.K.Venkatraman.


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Mu. Ponnambalam Writer - Sri LankaTheliwatte Joseph Writer - Sri LankaThamizhavan (Carlos Sabarimuthu)Head, Department of Tamil,Dravidian University - IndiaV.N. GiritharanWriter - Canada

R. Cheran Assistant Professor, University of Windsor - CanadaA.R. VenkatachalapathyAssociate Professor, Madras Institute of Development Studies - IndiaV. ArasuHead, Department of Tamil, University of Madras - IndiaAravindanWriter - IndiaP.A. KrishnanWriter - IndiaAmbai (Dr C. S. Lakshmi)Writer - IndiaSyed Peer MohammedWriter - MalaysiaSitralega MaunaguruProfessor, Department of Tamil, Batticaloa Eastern University - Sri LankaM.A. NuhmanHead, Department of Tamil, University of Peradeniya - Sri LankaGeorge L. Hart Head, Department of Tamil, University of California at Berkeley - USAChelianPoet - CanadaA. MuthukrishnanWriter - IndiaJayanthi SankarWriter - Singapore

P. KarunaharamoorthyWriter - GermanyL.Murugapoopathy Writer - AustraliaP.Ahilan Lecturer, University of Jaffna - Sri Lanka Professor R. S. Sugirtharajah University of Birmingham, U. K M. PushparajanWritet, poet, U. K A. KanthasamyWriter, CanadaYuvan ChandrasekarWriter – IndiaGnanam LambertDirector – CanadaUsha MathivananConsultant - Canada

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