Tamil Heritage Trust
Dr. P.V.Krishnamurthy, eminent Kannada epigraphist and historian, is the Winner of the V Venkayya Epigraphy Award for 2023.
Dr Krishnamurthy will receive the Award on Saturday, July 15, 2023 at an
Award function from the Chief Guest of the occasion, Shri N
Gopalaswami, IAS (Retd.), Former Chief Election Commissioner of India.
Dr Krishnamurthy will deliver the Award Lecture on "Kannada Inscriptions in Tamil Nadu"
at 6.00 pm IST on Saturday, July 15th, 2023 at Arkay Convention Centre, Mylapore, Chennai 600004
live online
The one-of-its-kind Award was instituted by Smt. Sunitha Madhavan, the
great-granddaughter of Shri V Venkayya. The Award commemorates Rai
Bahadur Shri V Venkayya, a pioneering Epigrapher who was the first
Indian Chief Epigraphist to the Government of India.
The annual V Venkayya Epigraphy Award (VVE Award) aims to recognize
exceptional individual contributions, in any Indian language, towards
the discovery of unrecorded inscriptions, interpretation of inscriptions
from a refreshingly new perspective, dissemination of wealth of
knowledge contained in them by conventional as well as digital medium
and preservation of Epigraphic resources for posterity.
The winner was chosen by a jury comprising experts from the field of epigraphy, history, and heritage.
Dr P V Krishnamurthy (fondly called PVK or Dr. PVK) did his Post
graduation in Kannada from the University of Mysore. Additionally, he
obtained a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, joined Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited, and retired as Engineer. In the year 2000, he
earned his D. Litt (Ph.D.) from Kannada University, Hampi for his study
on the inscriptions of Bana Kings.
Dr. PVK has been teaching Epigraphy under the aegis of Kannada Sahitya
Parishat for many years now. He is also an Honorary Lecturer in
Manuscriptology at IGNCA, Bangalore and B.M. Sri. Pratishtana.
One of the foremost Epigraphers in Karnataka now, Dr. PVK's research is
of exceptional quality, often serving as the standard by which others
are measured. His deep understanding of the multilingual and inter-state
approach to studying history is remarkable.
He has authored several books on various subjects such as Epigraphy,
History, Travelogue etc., Some of his well-known books are Baanarasara
Shaasanagalu ondu Adhyayana (A Study of Bana Dynasty Inscriptions),
Tamilunadina Kannada Shasangalu (Kannada Inscriptions of Tamilnadu),
Bempur Isvara Sthanada Devalayagalu - Shaasanagalu : ondu paricaya
(Temples & Inscriptions of Bempur Isvara Sthana, an Introduction);
AanenaaDu (The Ancient History of Anekal Taluk), Suguturu Veerashaiva
Arasumanetana (Veerashaiva Royal Families of Suguturu) Vindhya
Narmadheyara Naadinalli (In the Land of the Vindhya & Narmada - A
Travelogue) Shasana Manthana and Shasana Itihasa Manthana (Collection of
Research Articles in Inscriptions and History)
He has edited 19 volumes of Itihasa Darshana, which are the proceedings
of the Seminar and Research Papers, for the Karnataka Itihasa Academy.
He has also edited Kannada University Inscriptions-Volume IV. He has
written more than 170 articles/papers in different research Journals,
Felicitation, Commemoration, and in Encyclopedia Vols. etc.
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