I’m very delighted to hear about this! David is an honest scholar of Indic studies. Colleagues from UofPenn may recall the times when David used to come to Penn every Wednesday to consult for Sundarar Thevaram with me. His translation of the Sundarar Thevaram (“Songs of the Harsh Devotee”) was published by the Department of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania. Professors Ludo & Rosane Rocher were very supportive of that venture.

http://www.amazon.ca/Songs-Harsh-Devotee-Tevaram-Cuntaramurttinayanar/dp/0936115076

The G of India should have honored him with a high award long time ago.

Regards,
rajam


On Feb 16, 2016, at 2:02 PM, Jonathan Silk <kauzeya@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Indologists

A well-deserved recognition for an amazing scholar: http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Expert-on-India-research-to-win-Israel-Prize-for-religious-studies-and-philosophy-444965

Like most things in Israel, it's not beyond politics, but this time in a surprising and altogether wonderful way.

Warmest congratulations to a truly great scholar and superb human being!

jonathan

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J. Silk
Leiden University
Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, LIAS
Matthias de Vrieshof 3, Room 0.05b
2311 BZ Leiden
The Netherlands

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