Scholars from India and abroad hailed the grandeur of Tamil literature at the World Classical Tamil Conference, which commenced here on Wednesday.
Inaugurated by President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, the five-day conference will be hosting experts in Tamil literature and history from Sri Lanka, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, United States, Finland, the United Kingdom, Germany, among others.
President Patil presented the 'Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi Classical Tamil Award' to Asko Parpola, leading authority on the Indus script and Professor Emeritus of Indology in the University of Helsinki, Finland.
While praising Tamil literature Parpola said that the rich literature and antiquity of Tamil Nadu matches many other traditions in the world.
"The Government of India has rightly recognised Tamil as a classical language. The statehood fully deserves, in view of its antiquity and its rich literature that in its quality and extent, matches many other traditions of the world," Parpola added.
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