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