S.S. Thara has been selected for the ‘Bhashakkoru Dollar’ award instituted by the University of Kerala and FOKANA for the best Malayalam research thesis in a year. Her thesis was titled ‘The Influence of Classical Literature in the Paintings of Raja Ravi Varma.’
Dr. Thara is a temporary teacher at the Panmana regional centre of the Sanskrit University.
A press note issued here said the award entails a cash component of Rs.50,000. While the university would publish the prize-winning thesis, FOKANA would provide the award money. Dr. Thara was unanimously selected for the award by a three-member jury comprising the former head of the department of Malayalam, University of Kerala, V. S. Sharma; the former head of the department of Malayalam, Madras University, Rajendra Babu; and the director of the School of Indian Languages, C.R. Rajagopal.
