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Noboru Karashima (辛島 昇, Karashima Noboru, 24 April 1933 – 26 November 2015)[1] was a Japanese historian, writer and Professor Emeritus in University of Tokyo, Japan. He also served as Professor Emeritus at the Taisho University, Japan. He was a prominent scholar of Asia in the studies of south Indian and South Asian histories. He has rewritten historical accounts on medieval south India and published a number of writings.[2]

Professor Karashima played a critical role in developing Indo-Japan cultural ties and was conferred the Padma Shri award in 2013, one of India's highest civilian award, for his contribution in the field of literature and education.[3] In a rare gesture the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh handed over the award personally to Professor Karashima in Tokyo.[4] He died of leukemia in November, 2015.

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.[5] He organised 8th World Tamil Conference in 1995 at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.[6] He and IATR boycotted 9th World Tamil Conference in 2009 due to the political interference. He resigned from the post of president in 2010 because of the same reason.[7]

Books

  • South Indian History and Society - Studies from Inscriptions AD 850-1800, Oxford University Press, Delhi (1984)
  • Kingship in Indian History[8]
  • Towards a New Formation: South Indian Society under Vijayanagar Rule[9] (1992)
  • A Concordance of the Names in Cōl̲a inscriptions[10]
  • History and Society in South India: The Cholas to Vijayanagar. Comprising South Indian History and Society and Towards a New Formation[11] (2001)
  • A Concordance of Nāyakas: The Vijayanagar Inscriptions in South India (2002)
  • Ancient to Medieval: South Indian Society in Transition (2009)
  • A Concise History of South India. Issues and Interpretations[12] (2014)

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Tamil scholar who inspired a generation". The Hindu. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. ^ "KARASHIMA Noboru – Fukuoka Asian Culture Prizes – Archive Library – Fu:a SENSE ASIA IN FUKUOKA". City.fukuoka.lg.jp. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  3. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  4. ^ PTI. "Manmohan presents Padma Shri to Japanese Tamil scholar". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  5. ^ Noboru Karashima (2010-07-23). "Opinion / Op-Ed : IATR and the World Classical Tamil Conference". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  6. ^ PTI Sep 25, 2009, 03.23pm IST (2009-09-25). "DMK govt has no locus standi to host global Tamil meet: Jayalalitha". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2013-01-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Opinion / News Analysis : Requiem for the IATR and my resignation as its President". The Hindu. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  8. ^ Karashima, Noboru (1999). Kingship in Indian history – Google Books. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. p. 271. ISBN 9788173045448. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  9. ^ Karashima, Noboru (1992). Towards a new formation: South Indian society under Vijayanagar rule – Noboru Karashima – Google Books. Oxford University Press. p. 294. ISBN 0195628616. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  10. ^ Karashima, Noboru (1978). A concordance of the names in Cōl̲a inscriptions – Noboru Karashima, Y. Subbarayalu, Tōru Matsui – Google Books. Sarvodaya Ilakkiya Pannai. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  11. ^ Karashima, Noboru (2001). History and society in South India: the Cholas to Vijayanagar : comprising ... – Noboru Karashima – Google Books. Oxford University Press India. p. 307. ISBN 0195651049. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  12. ^ . Oxford University Press. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "List of Padma Awardees" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, India. Retrieved 2013-01-26.


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