Dakshinamurthy Ayyasamy | |
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| Born | 1938 (age 85–86) Tamil Nadu, India. |
| Occupation | Tamil professor, translator, writer. |
| Language | Tamil, English |
| Education | Doctorate in Tamil (PhD) |
| Alma mater | Madras University, Annamalai University |
| Notable works | Akananuru – The Akam Four Hundred Kuruntokai – An Anthology of Classical Tamil Poetry Natrinai Four Hundred Ancient Tamil classic Pattuppattu in English Patinenkillanakku – Works on the Akam Theme தமிழர் நாகரிகமும் பண்பாடும் |
| Notable awards | Indian President's Tolkappiyar Award (2015) Tamilnadu Government's Bharathidasan Award(2003) Nalli Thisai Ettum Translation Award (2012) Kalaignar Porkili Award (2013) Kolkatta Bharathy Tamil Sangam Outstanding Tamilian Award (2014) |
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Professor A. Dakshinamurthy (born 1938 in Neduvakkottai, Mannargudi Taluk, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India) is an eminent Tamil scholar, writer, and an English translator of classical, medieval and modern Tamil literature. He is a pioneer in the field of translation of Classical Tamil works. He is best known for his complete and faithful English translations of 19 ancient classical Tamil literature for the very first time in history between the period of 1999-2012. The Government of India honored him with the Presidential Award for lifetime achievement in Classical Tamil, 'The Tolkappiyar Award' for the year 2015.