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• A rare opportunity for youngsters to get Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina and War and inspired and enlightened. Peace . He was an authority on the works of the poet laureate Kuvempu and • General Body meeting of the Dravidian Basavanna’s vacana -s. Considering his Linguistics Association contributions to language and literature,

• Governing Council meeting of the Inter- Prof. Jaware Gowda was honoured with national School of Dravidian Linguistics Padmashri in 2001. In addition, he was the recipient of many prestigious awards like • Meeting of the Managing Committee of the Pampa Puraskaram, Karnataka Ratna, Dravidian Linguistics Association Gorur, Natoja etc. • Meeting of the Editorial Board of the Dr. Jaware Gowda was closely International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics associated with the Dravidian Linguistics Association and the International School ENDOWMENT IN MEMORY OF of Dravidian Linguistics from the very PROF. KARUNASINDHU DAS beginning of their formations. He was the

A sum of Rs. 1.5 lakhs was President of the Dravidian Linguistics • Governing Council meeting of the International contributed to institute an endowment in School of Dravidian Linguistics Association during 1996-1997. memory of late Prof. Karunasindhu Das, • formerMeeting Vice-Chancellor of the Managing of Committee Viswabharathi of the On behalf of all members of the Dravidian Linguistics Association University and an eminent Sanskritist, International School of Dravidian Linguistics, • linguistMeeting and of the a Editorial scholar Board in Bengali of the International language the Dravidian Linguistics Association and andJournal literature. of Dravidian The cheque Linguistics for the same was the International Journal of Dravidian handed over by Mrs. Mridula Das, wife of Linguistics, we express our heartfelt Prof. Karunasindhu Das, his daughter Mrs. condolences to the bereaved family. Arundhati Das and his son Mr. Dhrubajyoti

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Professor Jaware Gowda, eminent literary 3. Meeting of the 16.6.2016 6.00 p.m. th Editorial Board of IJDL luminary and linguist, passed away on 30 May 2016 at the age of 101. Prof. Jaware 4. General Body 17.6.2016 5.30 p.m. meeting of the DLA Gowda was the Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University. His interest was not limited to

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Kolkata Society for Asian Studies Junior and Senior Research Fellows are needed to do research in Linguistics and related (KSAS), Kolkata in collaboration with School of Languages and Linguistics (SLL), Jadavpur topics at ISDL Complex, Thiruvananthapuram. University organized Prof. Suniti Kumar Those who are interested may send their

Chatterji (26 November 1890 - 29 May 1977) curriculum vitae to the Director, International rd Memorial Lecture on 23 May 2016 to observe School of Dravidian Linguistics, V.I. Subra- his death anniversary in the Vivekananda Hall, moniam Memorial ISDL Complex, Thiru- Jadavpur University. The KSAS organizes this vananthapuram – 695 586, Kerala. The last lecture every year inviting eminent scholars to th promote Prof. Chatterji ’s contribution to date for receiving the application is 24 June 2016. Those who have already submitted their language and linguistics. Dr. Sarmistha De Basu, Secretary, KSAS welcomed the guests CV need not apply again. and the audience and introduced the programme. Prof. Dwijesh Dutta Majumdar, Professor- RAMESWARAM AND SRI LANKA Emeritus, ISI, Calcutta and Director, ICSIT, from Kolkata was the chief guest. He gave a small introduction on Prof. Chatterji inviting the A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE young generation to continue the language The sanctum sanctorum of the study which Chatterji initiated. Prof. Asoke Kumar Dutta, former professor of ISI, Calcutta Rameswaram temple was built by Parakrama Bahu I, the ruler of Sri Lanka from 1153- delivered an innovative speech on Spoken Language and Some Specifics and a Perspective 1188 AD. He obviously travelled with his related to the study of spoken language from soldiers, craftsmen, technicians, worshippers different angles. The discussion was fully and pilgrims on the land route, Adam’s interactive. Prof. Mina Dan, Professor of Bridge, between Mannar and Rameswaram. Linguistics, University of Calcutta chaired the Parakrama Bahu, the powerful king of Sri session. Accepting the innovative views of Lanka, was also considered a sage. He named Prof. Dutta, she raised some relevant points which should be linguistically explored further. his royal palace ‘Palace of God Indra’. Further, th Prof. Mahidas Bhattacharya, Director, School being a Shiva baktha , a 11 century temple

of Languages and Linguistics, Jadavpur known as Vanam Madevi Ishwaram, named University said in his introductory speech that after Rajaraja I, the Chola conqueror, who the students of linguistics in India should established his capital at Polonnaruwa, was know the Indian tradition and concentrate on preserved here during Parakrama Bahu’s language and linguistics which Prof. Chatterji reign. Other Hindu temples were also cared did in his time i.e., at the end of the era of comparative philology. Dr. Shyamsundar for. One of his wives had the name Subhadra.

Bhattacharya, Prof. Krishna Bhattacharya, The philosophy of the king was “let not

Dr. Satarupa Dutta Majumdar, Dr. Saurav even one drop of water reach the sea without Chakraborty etc., interacted on the issues. serving man”, a view similar to that of Chola Mahidas Bhattacharya King Karikalan, who built the anicut (what is Recent Publications: Studies on Bangla and Dravidian , Syamala Sasidharan,now called Sourav The Chakraborty Great Anicut) & G.K. Panikkar across (Eds.),the River 2014, PB, Demy 1/8, pp. 208, Rs. 220/- (US$ 20/-). Tulu: An Intensive Course , M. Rama, 2013, PB, Crown ¼, pp. 12 + 132, Rs. 200/- (US$ 20/-). Bangla Basic Vocabulary , Tapas Kayal & Dhrubajyoti Das, 2014, PB, Demy 1/8, Pp. xvi + 128, Rs. 150/- (US$ 15/-).

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now called The Great Anicut) across the River close to the Indian Ocean. Katheeswaram Kaveri in the 2 nd Century CE and which was temple is in Mannar district, northwest of Sri remodelled by the British in 1804. In the early Lanka. Its antiquity dates from 300 BCE to days, it used to irrigate nearly 70,000 acres but 1300 CE. It was maintained by Pallava and now it irrigates over a million acres. This is later Chola dynasties, but was largely considered one of the oldest water regulators destroyed by the Portuguese in 1575 and still in use in the world. rebuilt at the original site in 1903 which is

Similarly, Jayaweera, King of Jaffna considered a ‘Buried City’. Nearby is Tirukut (1380-1410) and his dynasty till 1624, Ishwaram, one of the most famous of all collected black granite stones to make pillars Saivite shrines of the pre-Christian era. and other ornamentation onsite near Trin- Excavations have uncovered ancient Saivite comalee and then transported them by ship to images and Roman coins which bear Rameswaram temple. How many ships would evidence of the age and repute of the port of have had to be commissioned and how many Mantai, now called Mantota, near modern skilled artisans would have had to be employed Mannar, once one of the great emporiums of and how many people would have been needed the East. In fact, the wealth that flowed to build this structure, including 1212 pillars, is through the port is said to have financed the mind-boggling. glorious architecture of ancient Anuradha-

The Jaffna kingdoms (1215-1624) pura, the first capital of Sri Lanka. safeguarded Rameswaram for 400 years and Koneswaram temple, Trincomalee, on were known as Setukavalar, meaning cus- the east coast of Sri Lanka, was once a temple todians of the temple. Setu was used in their of 1000 pillars. The temple was developed coins as well as in their inscriptions. The during 205 BCE. This was regarded as the ancestors of the King Aryachakravarthi dynasty greatest building of its time. The original that ruled Jaffna belonged to a Brahmin priest temple was destroyed by the Portuguese class of the Pasupathi sect of the Rameswaram during 1622–1624. The temple was restored temple. In 1795, Rameswaram came under in 1963 and is on the same longitude as English East India Company governance. Mount Kailash in Tibet. Hence, it is also called Sri Lanka is home to five abodes of Lord Dakshina Kailash. Its location is known as Shiva which are known as Pancha Ishwaram. Tiru-kona-malai (‘hill of three sides’), which

All of them are located along or near the has undergone metamorphosis into Trin- coastline. They are Naguleswaram, Kathees- comalee. The temple is located on a steep cliff waram, Konneswaram, Tondeswaram and of black granite rock, with the sea Muneswaram and are not considered among approximately 350 feet below. the 275 temples that are revered as the greatest Shiva shrines of India and Sri Lanka. Nagules- [To be continued] religious images would empower K.V.S. women Krishna and waram temple is near Kankesanthurai in Jaffna, create a more balanced and humane society. The Recent Publications: The Morphosyntax of the Dravidian Languages , P.S. Subrahmanyam, 2013, HB, Demy 1/8, pp. xxx + 687, Rs. 1,000/- (US$ 100/-). A Survey of Smriti Literature , N.P. Unni, 2013, PB, Demy 1/8, pp. 8 + 164, Rs. 200/- (US$ 20/-).

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RAMAYANA EPIC IN CHERA COUNTRY by name Kabandha had told Rama, to go to the (Continued from the last issue) beautiful lotus pond of Pampa (also referred to as Pampa lake) and seek the help of Vanara king The practice of reading Ramayana in Sugriva living in Rishymooka hill on the eastern residences and temples was introduced. In addition banks of Pampa. The hermitage of Matanga, to building temples for the worship of Rama, according to Ramayana, was situated on the several places were named after Rama. The propagators of Ramayana also created mythological western side of the Pampa. In the present times, stories and made local people believe that some of the shrine of Lord Ayyappa is situated on the top of the mountain. The pilgrims also have to take the events in Ramayana actually took place in their surroundings. the holy bath in the Pampa river before starting ascend to the famous Ayyappa shrine situated on In Pulpally, Wayanad, there is a temple for the top of the Sabari mountain. The names of the Sita. Every bit of land in this place is connected to mountain Sabarimala and the river Pampa may the story of Ramayana. As per the story, the have been borrowed from the epic Ramayana as pregnant Sita was abandoned in the hermitage of the names are not mentioned in Sangam classics, Maharshi Valmiki. There is a cave here, where and the Roman geographers of the early centuries Maharshi Valmiki used to do tapas and the place of Christian era had called the river by some other surrounding the cave was believed the place where names. hermitage of Valmiki stood. This place is situated The story of Ramayana was continuously some four miles away from the temple devoted to Sita. Lava and Kusa, Sita’s sons, were born and evolved to reflect the-then prevalent state of the brought up in this place. There is a hill near this Hindu society and the geography of Ramayana place known by the name Sisumala, where Lava was recast to correspond to the geographical area 12 and Kusa captured the horse sent by Rama, King of finally occupied by the Indo-Aryans. Ayodhya, in connection with his Aswamedha Yaga, References prompting Rama to intervene personally and come 11 11. Chentharasserry, T.M.P. Keralathile Malar- to this place to get the horse released. wadiyil (Mal.). Pp. 78-80. Sabari, according to Ramayana story, was a 12. Rajesh Kochar. The Vedic People . 2000. P. woman of the forest tribe and a faithful serving 212. sister in the hermitage of saint Matanga. When K. Ravindran Matanga departed this life, she also wanted to accompany him, but Matanga said that it was not COMMENTS ON V.I. SUBRAMONIAM yet time and that she should await the arrival of Rama, for the bliss of his darshan was in store for COMMEMORATION VOLUMES her. She was therefore looking after the hermitage “I enjoyed reading the articles … Your effort in bringing out theth e volumesvolume s is highly commendable.commendable .”” and keeping it sweet for the arrival of the promised bringing out th ee volume ss is highly commendable ..”” guests. When Rama and Lakshmana came, she Vasu Renganathan served the fruits she had gathered and kept for them “““The“The volumes having vigorous material would be a and showed them the wonders of the hermitage of great sosourceurce for the students of Dravidian languageslanguages Matanga. Then, after taking their blessings, through including BrahuiBrahui.”.”.”.” deep concentration of the mind, Sabari attained the Abdul Razzaq Sabir holy realm. Even before meeting Sabari, a monster by name Kabandha had told Recent Publications: The Contribution of Melp utt ūr N ārāya Ga Bha atiri to Sanskrit Literature with Special Reference to Vy ākara Ga, P. Visalakshy, 2013, Crown ¼, pp. 428, Rs. 900/- (US$ 81/-). A Contrastive Analysis of the Phonological Systems of Bengali and Malayalam , Dhrubajyoti Das, 2014, pp. xii + 140, Rs. 220/- (US$ 20/-). Studies on Bangla from a Broader Perspective , G.K. Panikkar, Syamala Sasidharan & Sourav Chakraborty (Eds.), 2015, pp. 216. Rs. 230/- (US$ 23/-).

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