Collection, Selection and Erudition

Objectives

The main objectives of the above mentioned 3 day Conference are :

• The proposed International conference will analyze the sources and practice through which the classical Tamil corpus came to be collected and compiled during the first millennium of the Christian era and edited from the 19th century.
• The conference will explore the avenues of manuscript tradition and textual culture in which the classical Tamil corpus was circulated and transmitted between the first millennium of the Christian era and the 19th century
• The conference will compare the reading and learning practices involved in the understanding of the classical Tamil corpus by traditional pulavars, university scholars (local and foreign), popular writers etc during the contemporary period ;
• The conference will examine the role of public and private institutions in reading practices of the Classical Tamil Corpus.
• The conference will attempt to obtain a status report on the collections and libraries through which the classical Tamil corpus came to be “rediscovered” in the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century
• The conference will explore the viability of applying the research methodology practiced by, for example, Roger Chartier, Jean- Yves Mollier and Robert Darnton in their investigation of the History of the Book in Western Culture.

Programme

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Organizers

• French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP)

• Central Institute of Classical Tamil, Chennai

Coordinators

• Kannan M. (IFP)

• Prof. R.Kothanda Raman (Central Institute of Classical Tamil)

Venue

Jawaharlal Nehru Conference Hall, French Institute of Pondicherry, 11, Saint Louis Street, Pondicherry – 605001.

Participants

• Prof. Francois Gros, EPHE, Paris, France.
• Prof. Bernard Bate, Yale University, USA.
• Prof. Thomas Lehmann, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
• Dr. Jeya Sankar, Eastern University, Batticaloa, Srilanka.
• Prof. K.Ramasamy, CICT, Chennai.
• Prof. R. Kothanda Raman, CICT, Chennai.
• Prof. A.R. Venkatachalapathy, MIDS, Chennai.
• Prof. Pandurangan, Pondicherry.
• Prof. Murugarathnam, Madurai.
• Dr. Rajeswari, EFEO, Pondicherry.
• Prof. Raj Gauthaman. Post Graduate Centre, Pondicherry.
• Mr.G..Sundar, Roja Muthiah Research Library, Chennai.
• Mr. Krishnamurthy, Gnanalaya, Puthukkottai.
• Mr. Pallatam Manikkam, Tamil Nul Kappakam, Virudhachalam.
• Prof. P.R. Subramanian, Mozhi Trust, Chennai,
• Dr. Aranga Raj, CICT, Chennai.
• Mr. Rajesh, IIT, Chennai.
• Mr. Pa. Ilamaran, Tamil dept, Madras University, Chennai.
• Ms. V.Geetha, Tara Publishing, Chennai.
• Prof. Arivu Nambi, University of Pondicherry.
• Dr. Mathialagan, University of Pondicherry.
• Dr. S. Bhakathavatsala Bharathy, PILC, Pondicherry.
• Dr. Karunanidhi, University of Pondicherry.
• Prof . K.S. Raghavan,Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore.
• Prof. N. Neelamegham, Institute of Information Studies, Bangalore.
• Mr. Senthilnathan, Parical Patippakam, Chennai.
• Prof. Indra Manuel, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchi.
• Prof. To. Parama Civam. Tirunelveli.
• Prof. R. Vijayalakshmi, Chennai.
• Prof. Siva Madhavan. Tagore Arts College, Pondicherry.
• Dr. Periasamy Raja, Senthil Kumar Nadar College, Virudhu Nagar.
• Dr. Sathish, Govt College, Shittur, Kerala.
• Prof. Gurusamy, Paccaiyappas College, Chennai.
• Mr. Narenthiran, IFP, Pondy.
• Mr. Saravanan. IFP, Pondy.
• Dr.Sambath, PILC, Pondicherry.
• Mr.D.Dilip Kumar, Chennai.
• Prof. Pa. Mauthanayagam, CICT, Chennai.
• Prof. Murugu. Navarattinam, University of Jaffna, Srilanka.
• Ms, Prabhavathi, Pondicherry University, IFP, Pondy.
• Ms Pankajavalli, IFP, Pondy.
• Dr. Someswari Krishnakumar, History Dept, University of Jaffna, Srilanka.