Noboru Karashima
Noboru Karashima (24 April 1933- ) is a Japanese historian, writer and Professor Emeritus in University of Tokyo, Japan. He also serves as Professor Emeritus at the Taisho University, Japan.
Position Held
- President of the Epigraphical Society of India in 1985.
- President of the Japan Association for South Asian Studies from 1996 to 2000.
- He was the President of International Association of Tamil Research (IATR) from 1989 to 2010.[1] He organized 8th World Tamil Conference in 1995 at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.[2] He and IATR boycotted 9th World Tamil Conference in 2009 due to the political interferences. He resigned from the post of president in 2010 because of the same reason.[3]
Books
- Kingship in Indian history[4]
- Towards a New Formation: South Indian Society under Vijayanagar Rule[5]
- A concordance of the names in Cōl̲a inscriptions[6]
- History and society in South India[7]
- Ancient to Medieval: South Indian Society in Transition
Awards
- Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize (1995)
- Japan Academy Prize (2003)
- Person of Cultural Merit (2007)
References
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/iatr-and-the-world-classical-tamil-conference/article528744.ece
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-25/india/28105633_1_tamil-research-aiadmk-chief-jayalalithaa-locus-standi
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/13/stories/2010081355321300.htm
- ^ http://books.google.co.in/books/about/Kingship_in_Indian_history.html?id=oyiKAAAAMAAJ
- ^ http://books.google.co.in/books/about/Towards_a_new_formation.html?id=ARe1AAAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y
- ^ http://books.google.co.in/books/about/A_concordance_of_the_names_in_C%C5%8Dl%CC%B2a_in.html?id=QYJAAAAAMAAJ
- ^ http://books.google.co.in/books/about/History_and_society_in_South_India.html?id=TRtuAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y