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Page 1: Eyl> V‰ˇ Vue 2014 - The Tamil Literary Gardentamilliterarygarden.com/files/book_2014.pdf · scholarship to students, translations, book releases,Tamil theatre performances, conferences

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

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,ay; tpUJ tpoh 2014 • Lifetime Achievement Award 2014

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

Eyl> V‰ˇ Vue 2014Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony 2014

June 13, 2015

Radisson Hotel, Toronto, Canada

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,ay; tpUJ tpoh 2014 • Lifetime Achievement Award 2014

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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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,ay; tpUJ tpoh 2014 • Lifetime Achievement Award 2014

Board of Directors

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

Manuel Jesudasan, Barrister & SolicitorPatron

Prof. Chelva KanaganayakamPast President

Appadurai Muttulingam - WriterSecretary

N.K. Mahalingam – Writer/ TranslatorTreasurer

Selvam Arulanandam – Editor/ WriterDirector

Usha Mathivanan – ConsultantDirector

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,ay; tpUJ tpoh 2014 • Lifetime Achievement Award 2014

RRECEPTION 6.00 - 6.30AWARDS 6.30 - 8.30

PART 1

Welcome 6.30 – 6.35Introduction by Tamil Literary Garden Patron 6.35 – 6.40Fiction Award 6.40 – 6.45Fiction Award 6.45 – 6.50Non-Fiction Award 6.50 – 6.55Non-Fiction Award 6.55 – 7.00Poetry Award 7.00 - 7.05Translation Award 7.05 – 7.10Translation Award 7.10.– 7.15Information Technology in Tamil Award 7.15 - 7.20Student scholarship Award 7.20 - 7.25Student scholarship Award 7.25 - 7.35

PART 2

Guest of Honour – David Bezmozgis 7.35 – 7.40Citation and presentation of Iyal Award 7.40 – 7.50Rathika Sitsabaiesan MP - award 7.50 - 7.55Acceptance speech by B.Jayamohan 7.55 – 8.25

Vote of thanks 8.25 – 8.30

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Lifetime Achievement Award - 13 June 2015

Programme

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,ay; tpUJ tpoh 2014 • Lifetime Achievement Award 2014

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: B.Jayamohan

Sponsored by Vaithehi, Balamurugan and Apsara

Fiction Award given in memory of KirubaharanSinnaduraiRecipient: Kuna Kaviyalakan for ‘Nanjundakadu.’

Sponsored by Dr.Thushiyanthy and Dr.S.Sriharan

AWA R D R E C I P I E N T S F O R 2 0 1 4

Fiction Award given in memory of Professor Kanapathipillai Recipient: Devakanthan for ‘Kanavuchirai.’

Sponsored by Dr Oppilamani Pillai

Non-fiction Award given in memory of Prof. Chelva KanaganayakamRecipient: Muthiah Nithiyananthan for ‘Koolithamil.’

Sponsored by Brenda Beck

Non-Fiction Award given in honour of All TamilTeachers of the WorldRecipient: M.Jeyarani for ‘Jaathiyarravalin Kural.’

Sponsored by Lalitha and Jay Jayaraman

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,ay; tpUJ tpoh 2014 • Lifetime Achievement Award 2014

Information Technology in Tamil Award given in memory of Sundara RamaswamyRecipient: Muthiah Annamalai

Sponsored by Sura Memorial Fund Kalachuvadu Trust

Translation Award (Malayalam to Tamil)Recipient: K.V.Shyalaja for ‘Yaarukkum Vendatha Kan.’

Sponsored by Margie and Vincent de Paul

Translation Award (English) in memory of V.T.RatnamRecipient: Swarnavel Eswaran Pillai for ‘Madras Studios –Narrative Genre and Ideology in Tamil Cinema.’

Sponsored by Kumar Ratnam

Scholarship Award to a Student for Outstanding Essay Recipient: Vasugi Kailasam

Sponsored by Bahir Vivekanand B.Sc, D.Ch

Scholarship Award to a Student for Outstanding Essay Given in memory of Ranjith SelvaRecipient: Yugendra Ragunathan

Sponsored by Bairavee Ranjith

Poetry Award given in memory of Professor A.W. MailvaganamRecipient: Kathirbharathi for ‘ Mesiyavukku Moonru Machangal.’

Sponsored by Nandakumar Mailvaganam

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Non-fiction Award given in honour ofAll Tamil Teachers of the World

Recipient: M.JeyaraniSponsored by Lalitha and JayJayaraman

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,ay; tpUJ tpoh 2014 • Lifetime Achievement Award 2014

Nf. tp. i\y[hnkhopngau;g;G gupR

(kiyahsj;jpypUe;J jkpOf;F)

ahUf;Fk; Ntz;lhj fz;

Translation Award

Recipient: K.V.ShylajaSponsored by Margie andVincent de Paul

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Poetry Award given in memoryof Professor A.W.Mailvaganam

Recipient: KathirbharathiSponsored by NandakumarMailvaganam

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,yf;fpaj; Njhl;lk; ngUikailfpwJ

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,ay; tpUJ tpoh 2014 • Lifetime Achievement Award 2014

Kj;ijahmz;zhkiy

Information Technology inTamil Award given in memoryof Sundara Ramaswamy

Recipient: Muthiah AnnamalaiSponsored by Sura MemorialFund Kalachuvadu Trust

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nrhu;zNty; <];tud; gps;isnkhopngau;g;G gupR -Mq;fpyk; ‘Madras Studios – Narrative Genreand Ideology in Tamil Cinema.’

Translation Award given inmemory of V.T.Ratnam

Recipient : Swarnavel EswaranPillai Sponsored by Kumar Ratnam

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ntspapl;Ls;sJ. jkpo;j; jpiug; glq;fspd; Njhw;wk;>

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kw;Wk; r%f-murpay; tuyhw;iwAk; cyf mstpy;

mwpKfg; gLj;Jk; Madras Studios-Narrative Genre andIdeology in Tamil Cinema vDk; E}iy

gilj;jjw;fhf> jpU nrhu;zNty; mtu;fSf;F

,e;j tpUij toq;Ftjpy; jkpo; ,yf;fpaj;

Njhl;lk; ngUikg; gLfpwJ.

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,ay; tpUJ tpoh 2014 • Lifetime Achievement Award 2014

ANfe;jpuh uFehjd;

Scholarship Award to Studentfor Outstanding Essay Given in memory of RanjithSelva

Recipient : YugendraRagunathanSponsored by Bairavee Ranjith

The Tamil Literary GardenScholarship was established in

order to encourage and promote Tamil Studies in thediaspora, particularly among the second generation.The essay topic for this year is 'Renegotiating NewMeanings of Self in Tamil Canadian Diaspora'. Theessay presented this year by Yugendra was both thor-ough and clearly articulated and was selected by thepanel of judges for the second award.

Yugendra was born in Manama, Bahrain in 1987 andimmigrated to Canada when he was 3 years old. He hascompleted a diploma in Business from the SenecaCollege of Arts and Technology. His creativity stemsfrom being raised in a multicultural city which nurtured

his love of literature and musical art forms from ayoung age. He credits his family for helping him over-come his early struggles adapting to life in Canadawhile cultivating his connection with his Tamil heritage.His interests in his Tamil roots were further stimulatedafter visiting India and Sri Lanka in 2002 and again in2013. Yugendra is working towards a ProjectManagement Professional designation. He also intendsto continue fostering his abilities in the art of philan-thropy by using his expertise for the promotion ofTamil in an international forum. He is thankful to theTamil Literary Garden for giving him a platform toexpress his views and looks forward to supporting theorganization in the future.

Yugendra Ragunathan currently resides in Toronto andis working full-time and studying part - time at theGeorge Brown College, Toronto.

It is with great pleasure that the Tamil Literary Gardenconfers the Tamil scholarship award for 2014 toYugendra Ragunathan.

thRfp ifyhrk;

Scholarship Award to Student forOutstanding Essay

Recipient : Vasugi KailasamSponsored by Bahir VivekanandB.Sc, D.Ch

The Tamil Literary GardenScholarship was established inorder to encourage and promoteTamil Studies in the diaspora, par-ticularly among the second gen-

eration. The essay topic for this year is 'RenegotiatingNew Meanings of Self in Tamil Canadian Diaspora'.The essay presented this year by Vasugi was both wellwritten thought provoking and was selected by thepanel of judges for the first award.

Vasugi Kailasam is originally from Chennai, India. Shereceived her Bachelors degree in English Literaturefrom Stella Maris College, Chennai. During her time asa Masters student of Comparative Literature at theSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS),University of London, she became interested in SriLankan literature and film. In March 2015, she defend-ed her doctoral thesis "Textual Spaces of

Reconciliation: Reading Postcolonial Sri Lanka" atthe Department of English in the National University ofSingapore. Her thesis is a comparative literary projectthat analyzes English and Tamil literature and film pro-duced from 2000-2009, the last decade of the war in SriLanka.This thesis investigates the potential of literatureand film as rich sites that can provoke discussion aboutthe ethical and political stakes in forging reconciliationin Sri Lanka. She is currently working on a manuscriptbased on her dissertation.

Vasugi was one of the co-organisers of the World TamilUniversity Youth conference (WTUYC 2012) conductedby the Tamil Language Society at the NationalUniversity of Singapore. Held in July 2012, WTUYC 2012was a pioneer effort to craft a platform for youth ofTamil origin to discuss and debate their Tamil identitiesin a global world. Vasugi is part of a team that co-founded a Singapore based education services compa-ny called "Critique" that conducts workshops aimed atdiscussing the evolving identity issues of Tamil-speak-ing youth around the world.

It is with great pleasure that the Tamil Literary Gardenconfers the Tamil scholarship award for 2014 to VasugiKailasam..

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,ay; tpUJ tpoh 2014 • Lifetime Achievement Award 2014

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

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

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2009k; Mz;L ,ay; tpUJfle;j Ik;gJ Mz;LfSf;F Nkyhf jPtpu rpe;jidahsuhfTk;> Nfhl;ghl;lhsuhfTk;>

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Mz;L ,ay; tpUij toq;Ftjpy; jkpo; ,yf;fpaj; Njhl;lk; ngUikailfpwJ.

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Lifetime achievement award Sponsored by Vaithehi Muttulingam,

CPA, CFA Vaithehi started her career as a publicaccountant withPricewaterhouseCoopers. Subsequently,she was a partner at the asset manage-ment firm of Arrowstreet Capital, LimitedPartnership where she served as theCFO,CCO and on the Board of Directors.Currently, she serves on the Board and asthe Treasurer of a private wealth manage-

ment firm, Siharum Advisors, LLC. Shealso is a Trustee for the Perkins School forthe Blind and serves on the Board ofRefugees International, Inc. Vaithehi iscommitted to the promotion of Tamil lit-erary studies on a global basis and hassponsored the lifetime achievementaward since the inception of TamilLiterary Garden. She lives in Boston withher husband Bala and daughter Apsara.

Fiction award is given in memory 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 expertise in

the field of epigraphy. After completing his doctoral stud-ies under the supervision of Professor Turner, he joined

the University of Colombo as lecturer in Tamil, and laterbecame professor.When the University of Peradeniya wasestablished, he became the first Professor and Head ofthe Department of Tamil, a position he held until 1965.For a brief period, he also served as Acting Vice-Chancellor at the University of Peradeniya. ProfessorKanapathipillai is known as a major scholar in epigraphyand linguistics. In addition, he published widely as a nov-elist, short story writer, and playwright. His plays wereperformed to much acclaim in Sri Lanka. In addition, hehas written a monograph on the history of Sanskrit litera-ture.

The above award is sponsored by Dr Oppilamani. After completing hiseducation at Royal College, and theFaculty of Medicine, Colombo, he pro-ceeded to the United Kingdom, where hereceived a postgraduate degree inSurgery. Having served as a surgeon forseveral years, he now works in Family

Medicine in the UK. His wide-ranging interests have taken himinto diverse fields, and his current inter-ests include, Sanskrit, Tamil Literature,Mathematics, and Philosophy.

Non-fiction award is sponsored by Lalitha and Jay Jayaraman

Lalitha Jayaraman: A home-maker and international development profes-sional devoted to the family, gender equality, hunger eradication, povertyreduction, 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 memory of Professor A.W. Mailvaganam

Having graduated at the age of 19, heentered University of Cambridge in1924 and studied Physics under 9Nobel Prize winners and founders ofmodern Physics. He also had the priv-ilege of attending lecture by Albert

Einstein in Germany. On his return to Ceylon, afterobtaining a first class honors Tripos and M.A andPh.D from the University of Cambridge wasappointed Professor of Physics at the University ofCeylon and subsequently, Dean of the Faculty ofScience, Pro-Vice-Chancellor University of Ceylon.He had the privilege of being the first Sri LankanProfessor of Physics. For nearly 50 years he wasassociated with university teaching and served aschairman on many academic councils and commis-sions including the University Grants Commission.He was awarded the honorary Degree of Doctor of

Science (Honoris Causa) by the University of Jaffnaand Colombo. Also, was honored by Her Majesty theQueen Elizabeth II with the O.B.E and by thePresident of Sri Lanka with the “Vidya Jyothi”awards. Served on the commission appointed byThe Ceylon Governor General to report on the feasi-bility of teaching Science, Medicine, Agriculture andEngineering in Swabasha. He was a member of theCouncil of the University of Jaffna and also translat-ed to Tamil, Educational Publications, and a numberof Physics Text for examinations ranging from theAdvanced Level to B.Sc. Special. He also popular-ized the field of Science in the Tamil media by deliv-ering talks over the Radio and Tamil News Media.He pioneered the Tamil University Movement thatled to the establishment of the University of Jaffnaand later Eastern University of Sri Lanka. In recogni-tion of his contributions to Physics, the academia inSri Lanka has established the MailvaganamMemorial Lecture each year at the Physics LectureTheatre at the University 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.

Non-fiction Award given in memory of Prof. Chelva Kanaganayakamsponsored by Dr. Brenda Beck.

Dr. Brenda Beck holds a D.Phil. in SocialAnthropology from Oxford University(1968). Her research work has focused

on the Culture and Folklore of Tamilnadu. From 1969 to1983 she taught Anthropology and South Asian Studiesat the University of British Columbia. In 1983 Dr. Beckresigned that Full Professorship to focus more effective-ly on the broader field of Educational PublicCommunications. Initially Brenda worked for a consult-ing firm in Toronto. Then, in 1986, she formed her ownvideo production company. In 2004 she also started afederally licensed charitable foundation: The SophiaHilton Foundation of Canada. In addition, Dr. Beck cur-rently holds an honorary, non-salaried position ofAdjunct Professor in the Department of Anthropology atThe University of Toronto. She has lectured extensivelyaround the world and has twice received all-expenses

paid invitations from India to share her work with thepeople of Tamilnadu.

Working through The Sophia Hilton Foundation ofCanada Dr. Beck recently completed directing the ani-mated production of Tamil oral epic known in English asTHE LEGEND OF PONNIVALA(nadu). Her goal has beento share this culturally important story with people of allages, and to help viewers better appreciate some of thejoy, colour and depth of South Indian culture in general.Her 26 episode animated series has recently been broad-cast, in both English and Tamil, by the Asian TelevisionNetwork in Canada and, in Tamil only, by Thanthi TV,Chennai. Dr. Beck has now fashioned a two-volume full-colour graphic novel set intended to summarize thisvideo series. That work, already available via the web,will soon become a conventional publication thanks toThe Nachimuthu Industrial Association of Coimbatore,Tamilnadu, who have endorsed this initiative and willfeature it as their 2015 charitable, education-focusedproject with an intention of distributing this work widelyto schools in their home state.

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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.

Bahir Vivekanand is a University of Toronto graduate in Human Biology and Post-graduatein Chiropodial/Podiatric Medicine. He specializes in the area of Biomechanics and SportsMedicine. He has 3 multi-discliplinary clinics in Toronto with a wide base of patients. He is committed to the promotion of Tamil language and culture and his past time includes biking,working out at the gym, and exploring the outdoors. He lives in North York with his fianceJessica and his 3 beautiful kids, Serena, Ria, and Byran.

Information Technology in TamilAward is given in memory ofSundara Ramaswamy Sundara Ramaswamy began his literary 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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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 and CEO of ‘Digital Maxim - a specialty pub-lisher’ from the United States, is passionate about promoting the Tamil languageand its wealthy literature. Living in the United States since 1998, he has been inconstant touch with his roots – the Tamil culture, its rich literature, and caringabout the Tamil community around the world. He is a pioneer who works tireless-ly to publish contemporary works as well as ancient literature in print and eBookformats. His noted accomplishments are – bringing out the ‘Annanmaar Kathai’also called ‘The Legend of Ponnivala’ in a special interactive eBook format workingwith renowned scholar and adjunct professor Dr. Brenda Beck, and publishing theEnglish translations of the entire body of Sangam literature with word by wordmeanings, written by Vaidehi Herbert.Thiru has established a sponsorship to sup-port the Tamil Literary Garden 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.

The award ceremony is sponsored by

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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.

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 - CanadaP.WickneswaranDirector – CanadaMaalan NarayananEditor/ Director - IndiaThirumurthi RanganathanFounder and CEO of ‘Digital Maxim-a specialty publisher’ - USA

jkpo; ,yf;fpaj; Njhl;lk; Tamil Literary GardenAdvisory Board for Awards Panel

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• Ontario Trillium Foundation• TD Bank Financial Group• Toronto Arts Council• RBC Royal Bank• Fidelity Investments Canada ULC• Vaithehi, Balamurugan and Apsara• Sura Memorial Fund Kalachuvadu Trust• Thendral - TamilOnline Foundation• Dr. K.O.Pillai• Dr. George L Hart• Dr. M.A.Sanjayan• Param Paramalingam• Balachandran Muthaiah Professional Corporation• Lalitha and Jayaraman• Nandakumar Mailvaganam• Manuel Jesudasan• Rajanathan Rabendravarman• Raja Mahendran• Bairavee Ranjith and Kumuthini Ranjith• Jeganathan Balasundaram• V. Sorna Lingam• Dr.Thushiyanthy and Dr. S.Sriharan• Bahir Vivekanand• Yogi Tambiraja• Dr. Shan Shanmugavadivel• N. Murugadas• Margie and Vincent de Paul• Simon Archer• Mr. and Mrs. Aseervatham• Kumar Ratnam• Thirumurthi Ranganathan• Cavinkare, India• FeTNA - U.S.A• Pathmini Thiru

DONORS

• Chelva Kanaganayagam• Selvam Arulanandam• N.K.Mahalingam• A.Muttulingam• Kula Sellathurai• Ganesan Sugumar• P.Kayilasanathan• Thava Yogarajah• George Sakthivel• Tam Sivathasan• Ilaiyabharathy• Asan Buhari• Karu Kandiah• Shyamohan Mailvaganam• Sumengale Mailvaganam• Nanthini Thilleswaran• Mekala Rajendra• Gajan Yogaratnam• V.Ganeshanantham• Ramachandran Subramanian• P.Sriskanthan• Dr.M.Mahendran• Vive Rasiah• A. Kanthasamy• S. Ahileswaran• Tony Elefteriadis• S.Kanakaratnam• Selva Vettyvel• Dr. Brenda Beck• Logan Kanapathi

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