John Ralston Marr

John Ralston Marr is a British Indologist, writer and a former member of faculty at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.[1] He is known as a scholar of Carnatic music and Tamil literature[2] and is the author of several publications[3] including An introduction to colloquial Tamil,[4] The Pĕriya purāṇam frieze at Tārācuram : episodes in the lives of the Tamil Śaiva saints,[5] The eight Tamil anthologies, with special reference to Pur̲anān̲ūr̲u and Patir̲r̲uppattu[6] and Letterature dravidiche, the last one in Italian language.[7] His book, An introduction to Colloquial Tamil. is a prescribed text for post graduate studies in Tamil language at the School of Oriental and African Languages[8] and he presented a paper at the Fourth International Conference Seminar of Tamil Studies at Jaffna, in 1974.[9] He is a founder trustee of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, UK[10] and a recipient of the 2011 Kural Peedam Award of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil, an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Human Resource Development.[11] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for his contributions to Education.[12]

John Ralston Marr
Born
United Kingdom
OccupationWriter
Indologist
Known forTamil Studies
AwardsPadma Shri
Kural Peedam Award

See also

References
  1. David Shulman (2009). Spring, Heat, Rains: A South Indian Diary. University of Chicago Press. pp. Preface (p.254). ISBN 9780226755786.
  2. "Padma Shree Dr John Marr (part 1 of 5)". YouTube video. Life is Glorious. 23 Mar 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  3. "Marr on WorldCat". WorldCat. 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  4. John Ralston Marr; P Kothandaraman; Arumugam Kandiah (1979). An introduction to colloquial Tamil. School of Oriental and African Studies. p. 130. OCLC 416445131.
  5. John Ralston Marr (1979). The Pĕriya purāṇam frieze at Tārācuram : episodes in the lives of the Tamil Śaiva saints. School of Oriental and African Studies. p. 289. OCLC 498713718.
  6. John Ralston Marr (1985). The eight Tamil anthologies, with special reference to Pur̲anān̲ūr̲u and Patir̲r̲uppattu. Institute of Asian Studies. p. 550. OCLC 13270225.
  7. John Ralston Marr (1969). Letterature dravidiche. Società Editrice Libraria. pp. 559–626. OCLC 500157803.
  8. "Tamil Language 1 (PG)". School of Oriental and African Languages. 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  9. "Details of the Research Papers". Sangam. 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  10. "Description". Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  11. "Presidential awards for classical Tamil presented". The Hindu. 10 October 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  12. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2016.

Further reading
  • John Ralston Marr (1969). Letterature dravidiche. Società Editrice Libraria. pp. 559–626. OCLC 500157803.
  • John Ralston Marr; P Kothandaraman; Arumugam Kandiah (1979). An introduction to colloquial Tamil. School of Oriental and African Studies. p. 130. OCLC 416445131.
  • John Ralston Marr (1979). The Pĕriya purāṇam frieze at Tārācuram : episodes in the lives of the Tamil Śaiva saints. School of Oriental and African Studies. p. 289. OCLC 498713718.
  • John Ralston Marr (1985). The eight Tamil anthologies, with special reference to Pur̲anān̲ūr̲u and Patir̲r̲uppattu. Institute of Asian Studies. p. 550. OCLC 13270225.


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