We are pleased to
announce our Tamil Epigraphy Database project, in
collaboration between the Tamil Virtual Academy, Chennai,
India and the UMR7528 Mondes iranien et indien, France.
Title of the project: Tamil Epigraphy - Lexical and Grammatical
Database with Searchable engine
Calendar:
2 years, August 2016 - July 2018.
Aims of the project:
· Preserving
and archiving of Tamil epigraphical data in a digital form.
· Document
a complete list of Tamil inscriptions recorded till date.
· Develop
a lexical and grammatical database of inscriptions with
searchable engine (5th
to 8th century CE)
· To
develop electronic dictionaries of Tamil epigraphy and as a
complement to the existing Tamil Epigraphical dictionaries and
glossaries.
· Contribute
to develop research in Tamil historical linguistics and other
historical studies.
· The
database and the research engine will be distributed as a free
resource under the terms of GNU General Public License.
Principal
investigator:
Appasamy
Murugaiyan, EPHE-UMR 7528 Mondes iranien et indien, France
Co-investigators:
1. Jan Kucera, Institute of
South and Central Asia, Charles
University, Praha, Czech Republic.
2. Dr R. Poongundran,
Epigraphist, Tamil Nadu, India
3. Dr Vasu Renganathan,
Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania,
USA.
For details, please
check the link:
http://www.iran-inde.cnrs.fr/article430
Contact &
information:
a.murugaiyan@wanadoo.fr