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 List
of Award Holders :1998-1999
| 1. |
Mr N Athiyaman |
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Associate Professor, Tamil
University, Thanjavur, for a study of the technology of megalithic
structures in Tamil Nadu; |
| 2. |
Mr Balaji Pallavaram Daivaprasad
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Technical Officer, University of
Madras, Tamil Nadu, for research of the origin and development of
the Ganesa cult in Tamil Nadu; |
| 3. |
Dr Sy Amau Das |
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Independent scholar, Jaipur, for
field trips to examine and photo-document the terracotta panels of
the brick temples of West Bengal for a comparative study of motifs
in temple terracottas and Baluchar silks; |
| 4. |
Mr Samson Davis |
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Lecturer, Sacred Heart College,
Kochi, for photo-documentation of mural paintings of Christian
Churches of Kerala; |
| 5. |
Dr V Jey Araj |
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Curator, Government Museum,
Chennai, to survey and prepare a directory of museums and galleries
in Tamil Nadu; |
| 6. |
Mrs Ganga Joshi |
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MA student, National Museum
Institute, New Delhi, for research on lower Himalayan sculptural
art; |
| 7. |
Ms Renuka Kadapatti |
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MA student, MS University of
Baroda, for an architectural study of temple sites in and around
Kohlapur; |
| 8. |
Mr Karuppiah Krishnamoorthy |
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Lecturer, A.V.C. College,
Mayiladutturai, Tamil Nadu, for socio-cultural study of the
Dikshidars of Chidambaram; |
| 9. |
Dr J Raja Mohamad |
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Curator, Government Museum,
Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, for research on the ports on the south
Coromandel coast and indigenous traditions, 18th - 19th centuries; |
| 10. |
Mrs Lakshmi Narayan |
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Design Consultant, Bangalore, for
a study of 19th century textile history; |
| 11. |
Ms Swati Sengupta |
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Student, Kalabhavan Visvabharati
University, Santiniketan, for a study of jewelry design and lost wax
methods of bronze casting among the tribals in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,
Bengal and Orissa; |
| 12. |
Mrs Manjusha Sharma |
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MA student, National Museum
Institute, New Delhi, for a conservation study of the effects of
earlier used biotic material and contemporary synthetic material on
camel hide; |
| 13. |
Mr Srinivas Suwada |
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Research Scholar, University of
Hyderabad, for research on painted narrative scroll paintings of
Andhra Pradesh; |
| 14. |
Mr Jayaram Thangavel |
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Lecturer, AVC. College,
Mayiladutturai, Tamil Nadu, for socio- cultural study of the
Dikshidars of Chidambaram; |
1999-2000
| 1. |
Mr J R Asokan |
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Curator, Government Museum,
Chennai, to study the educational activities of some major museums
and science centres in India; |
| 2. |
Mrs Kakou Barkakoti |
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Research Scholar, Tejpur
University, Assam, for the study of Assamese paintings; |
| 3. |
Dr Karunakar Bisoi |
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Curator, State Museum,
Bhubaneswar, for a socio-cultural study on palm-leaf manuscripts of
Orissa; |
| 4. |
Mr Rakesh Dattatraya Dhawade |
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Arms expert, Uishrambaugwada
Historical Armoury, Pune, for research into the study and display of
historical arms and armour; |
| 5. |
Mr K Devaraj |
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Technician, Tamil University,
Thanjavur, for a study and documentation of Chola bronzes in the
museums of India; |
| 6. |
Mr Nesaratnam Devasahayam |
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Deputy Director (Retired)
Government Museum, Chennai, for a study of Indian stone tools at
Chennai Government Museum; |
| 7. |
Mr B Jambulingam |
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Superintendent, Tamil University,
Thanjavur, for a study of Buddhism in the Chola country; |
| 8. |
Mr Karni Singh Jasol |
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Research Student, MS University
of Baroda, for reseach into museum education practices; |
| 9. |
Dr V Jeyaraj |
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Curator, Government Museum,
Chennai, for a survey in preparation for a directory of monuments in
Tamil Nadu; |
| 10. |
Dr G Kulathuran |
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Associate Professor, Tamil
University, Thanjavur, for a study of the sculptures in the mandapas
of Avudaiyar Temple of the Madura Nayak period; |
| 11. |
Mr Vijay Kumar Mathur |
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Lecturer, National Museum, New
Delhi, for a study of Bikaner painting; |
| 12. |
Miss Jyoti Mehta |
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Research Scholar, National
Museum, New Delhi, for a study of living art of Rajasthan and Uttar
Pradesh; |
| 13. |
Mr Harinarayana Nilam |
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Retired Director of Museums,
Government Museum, Chennai, for archival research to continue the
study of the Madras Museum; |
| 14. |
Mr R Samuel Santhosham |
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Lecturer, T.B.M.L. College,
Porayar, to study the urn burials of megalithic period of the
Nagapattinam region; |
| 15. |
Mr B Sekar |
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In-charge, Audio-Visual Centre,
Tamil University, Thanjavur, for documentation of Maratha monuments
in Tamil Nadu; |
| 16. |
Mr Jitendra Pratap Singh |
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Research Scholar, Benaras Hindu
University, Varanasi, to study Bihara ki Laka Kalayen , the folk art
of Bihar; |
| 17. |
Mr Subbiah Thangavelu |
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Retired Deputy Director,
Government Museum, Chennai, to study the art of metal casting; |
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