John Ralston Marr | |
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| Born | (1927-07-05)5 July 1927 Leatherhead,Surrey, England |
| Died | 19 May 2022(2022-05-19) (aged 94) England |
| Occupations | Writer Indologist |
| Known for | Tamil Studies |
| Awards | Padma Shri Kural Peedam Award |
John Ralston Marr (5 July 1927 – 19 May 2022) was an EnglishIndologist, writer and a member of faculty at theSchool of Oriental and African Studies, London.[1]
He is known as a scholar ofCarnatic music andTamil literature[2] and is the author of several publications[3] includingAn introduction to colloquial Tamil,[4]The Pĕriya purāṇam frieze at Tārācuram : episodes in the lives of the Tamil Śaiva saints,[5]The eight Tamil anthologies, with special reference to Pur̲anān̲ūr̲u and Patir̲r̲uppattu[6] andLetterature dravidiche, the last one in Italian language.[7] His book,An introduction to Colloquial Tamil. is a prescribed text for post graduate studies inTamil language at theSchool of Oriental and African Languages[8] and he presented a paper at theFourth International Conference Seminar of Tamil Studies at Jaffna, in 1974.[9]
He is a founder trustee of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, UK[10] and a recipient of the 2011Kural Peedam Award of theCentral Institute of Classical Tamil, an autonomous institution under theMinistry of Human Resource Development.[11]
The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of thePadma Shri, in 2009, for his contributions to education.[12]
Marr died on 19 May 2022, at the age of 94.[13]
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