Research

In the first phase of the Tamilex project, we are concentrating on creating digital editions of the oldest layer of Classical Tamil texts. All of our work in progress is available on GitHub, at https://github.com/UHH-Tamilex.

Each researcher is focused on a different part of the corpus; their individual projects are described below.

• Dr. Suganya Anandakichenin, Dr. Lynn Ate, Dr. Erin McCann, & Prof. Dr. Eva Wilden
  • Annotated Translation with Glossary of the Nālāyira Tivyappirapantam
• Dr. Neela Bhaskar
  • The Anklet of Kaṇṇaki and the Dance of Mātavi - An analysis of the technical and rare terms in the Cilappatikāram and its two medieval commentaries
• Dr. Jean-Luc Chevillard & Dr. Margherita Trento
  • How Beschi reworked traditional Tamil Nikaṇṭu-s in the 18^th century and how Tamil scholars returned the favour to him by reworking his Caturakarāti
• Dr. Roland Ferenczi
  • MSCA MariTamil: Insights into a Maritime World. Understanding Indian Ocean Trade through an Old Tamil Littoral Narrative
• Nikolay Gordiychuk
  • Between the Poetry & the Poetics of War: The Puṟapporuḷveṇpāmālai
• Iona Macgregor
  • A Tamil Buddhist Narrative: Critical Edition, Annotated Translation and Glossary of Cāttaṉar’s Maṇimēkalai (Patikam & Cantos 1-10)
• Leo Nelson-Jones
  • Lost Love Poetry from the Caṅkam Age: An annotation translation and critical edition of the Tamiḻneṟi Viḷakkam
• Dr. G. Vijayavenugopal & Prof. Dr. Eva Wilden
  • Critical Edition and Annotated Translation with Glossary of the Puṟanāṉūṟu
• Maanasa Visweswaran
  • A Bard's Compass: Charting the Course to Nalliyakkōṭaṉ's Bounty via Coastal, Forest and Agricultural Delights
• Prof. Dr. Eva Wilden
  • Critical Edition and Annotated Translation with Glossary of the Akanāṉūṟu: Maṇimiṭaipavaḷam and Nittilakkōvai