John Ralston Marr (5 July 1927 – 19 May 2022) was an English Indologist, writer and a 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]
Marr died on 19 May 2022, at the age of 94.[13]
References
- ↑ Spring, Heat, Rains: A South Indian Diary{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. University of Chicago Press(2009). ISBN 9780226755786
- ↑ Padma Shree Dr John Marr (part 1 of 5). Life is Glorious(23 Mar 2009). Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ↑ Marr on WorldCat. WorldCat(2016). Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ↑ An introduction to colloquial Tamil{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. School of Oriental and African Studies(1979)
- ↑ The Pĕriya purāṇam frieze at Tārācuram : episodes in the lives of the Tamil Śaiva saints{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. School of Oriental and African Studies(1979)
- ↑ The eight Tamil anthologies, with special reference to Pur̲anān̲ūr̲u and Patir̲r̲uppattu{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Institute of Asian Studies(1985)
- ↑ Letterature dravidiche{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Società Editrice Libraria(1969)
- ↑ Tamil Language 1 (PG). School of Oriental and African Languages(2016). Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ↑ Details of the Research Papers. Sangam(2014). Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ↑ Description. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan(2016). Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ↑ Presidential awards for classical Tamil presented(10 October 2013). Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ↑ Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India(2016). Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ Remembering John Marr. SOAS, University of London. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
External links
- Padma Shree Dr John Marr (part 1 of 5). Life is Glorious(23 Mar 2009). Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- Padma Shree Dr John Marr (part 2 of 5). Life is Glorious(23 Mar 2009). Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- Padma Shree Dr John Marr (part 3 of 5). Life is Glorious(23 Mar 2009). Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- Padma Shree Dr John Marr (part 4 of 5). Life is Glorious(23 Mar 2009). Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- Padma Shree Dr John Marr (part 5 of 5). Life is Glorious(23 Mar 2009). Retrieved February 15, 2016.
Further reading
- Letterature dravidiche{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Società Editrice Libraria(1969)
- An introduction to colloquial Tamil{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. School of Oriental and African Studies(1979)
- The Pĕriya purāṇam frieze at Tārācuram : episodes in the lives of the Tamil Śaiva saints{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. School of Oriental and African Studies(1979)
- The eight Tamil anthologies, with special reference to Pur̲anān̲ūr̲u and Patir̲r̲uppattu{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Institute of Asian Studies(1985)
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