Who is gu pope

It was a tsunami of gracious good-will to the descendants of a man who had last set in the town year before. My video is a poor record. So what factors inspired this extraordinary outpouring? I have a couple of theories. The first relates to the context. In one house there was a picture of Mother Teresa on one wall and G. Pope on the other. Success belongs to the community, but the inspiration for it has been attributed to Pope and God. The second theory is more speculative.

Pope and his Oxford-published translations of Tamil classics are a potent political symbol in post-independence India. He provided validation for Tamil language and culture at a time when the north of India and the Hindi language were becoming dominant. Pope is now taught in schools and remembered throughout Tamil Nadu. So what does this experience say about legacy? Legacy is the narrative of key acts.

U Pope Book 12 editions published between and in Tamil and English and held by 44 WorldCat member libraries worldwide. A handbook of the Tamil languages : a compendius Tamil-English dictionary by G. U Pope Book 5 editions published between and in English and Tamil and held by 39 WorldCat member libraries worldwide English-Tamil dictionary. Tamil heroic poems by G.

A brief outline of the grammar of the Tuda language by G. U Pope Book 10 editions published between and in English and held by 38 WorldCat member libraries worldwide. C Kamaliah Book 3 editions published in in English and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide.

A Tamil prose reading-book : or, companion to the hand-book, with notes, references to the "Hand-book," and glossary by G. Audience Level. Related Identities. Associated Subjects. English Tamil 63 German 2 Telugu 1 Multiple languages 1. He died in Oxford in The Council Minutes for 9 January report that the Secretary had sent a letter to the President to remind him that this was the year for award of the Medal.

This recommendation was accepted. The Journal for the Royal Asiatic Society 3 , p. The Journal for the Royal Asiatic Society 3 , pp. Pope, for his distinguished services in the field of Tamil literature.

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