RK Haldorai Biography - Nelikolu Charitable Trust

Dr. R.K. Haldorai B.A. (Tamil Lit), M.O.L. (Tamil), M.Ed, M.A. (Gandhian Thoughts), Ph.D.
(Comparative Linguistics)

Dr RK Haldorai, was born on the 2nd of December 1952, as the fifth among seven siblings. His parents, Shri Raita Kullan and Smt Maathiammal, were humble Badaga farmers from Kiiye Kowhatty village, Nilgiris District, Tamilnadu, India. His father, as a young boy aged 8 years, happened to work in the palace of Mysore for a few years, thereby earning the title ‘Raita’. Dr Haldorai is survived by his spouse Mrs Shanthi and daughter Mrs Gayathri. Dr Haldorai did his primary education from CSI Elementary School, Kil-Kowhatty and went on the complete his high-school from the Government High School, Nanjanad. He graduated in BA Tamil Literature after PUC from the Government Arts College, Ooty (1969 to 1974) and subsequently did his Master of Oriental Language in Tamil from Annamalai University (1975 to 1977). He went on to complete his B.Ed in 1982 and M.Ed in 1986 from the same University. He completed his masters in Ghandian Thought from Madurai Kamaraj University in 1991. He did his Ph.D in ‘In comparative Linguistics (Badaga-Tamil Linguistic study)’ from University of Madras in 2001

Certificate: Sanskrit
1.Introductory course, Rastriya Sanskrit Sansthan (1979)
2.Introductory course, Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan (1986)
Hindi: Certificate course, Central Hindi Directorate (1992)

Known Languages:
Kannada – speak, read and write
Malayalam and Telugu – read and write

Service:
1.Teaching Experience : Lecturer in Tamil, Govt. R.C College of commerce,Bangalore (1977–1979)
2.Post held when retired : Spl. Gr. Compiler, Directorate of Tamil Etymological Dictionary Project, Govt. of Tamilnadu, Chennai-40 (1983-2011) Joining of duty as compiler: 27.07.1983 Superannuation date: 31.12.2010 Extension Period: 01.01.2011 to 31.10.2011
3.Project In Charge: Ancint Tamil Encyclopaedia, International Institute of Tamil Studies (2014-2015)

Kalaikkazagam (Technical term coinage committee) member: since 2016-

Project Work:
Compiled 5000 foreign words with meaning and origin to Directorate of Tamil Development, Chennai (2013-2014)

Translation:
1) From Kannada to Tamil Three books and few articles

Appreciation for a Kannada Basavannar Book translation- “I have gone through the entire translated Tamil version of Basavanna’s Vachanas 1293 (stanzas) written by Sri.R.K.Haldorai of Madras. The translation is very good. The Tamil version is spontaneous and conveys the appropriate meaning of Basavanna’s version in Kannada. With all good wishes and congratulations for helping this worthy Translator who has done a great job and contribution to Tamil Literature.”T.K.Nagambal, Principal, Govt. Women College, Bangalore

2) From English to Tamil five books and many articlesBooks Published on Badaga: Thirteen (9 in Tamil, 3 in English, one translation)

1. badagumolip palamoligal (Badaga Proverbs) (Tamil & English meanings, pages 185 ), 2003
2. hethe deyvam ( Mother goddess of the Badagas ) (Tamil ,pages 229), 2004
3. Goddess Hethe of the Nilgiri Badagas (English, pages 135 ), 2005
4. badagu oru diravida moli (Badaga a Dravidian Language) (Tamil, pages 225 ), 2006
5. badagar tirumanam (Badaga Marriage) (Tamil, pages 36 ), 2006
6. Marriage among the Nilgiri Badagas (English, pages 38), 2006
7. badagar teer tirupatti (Badaga Funerals) (Tamil ,pages 220 ), 2007
8. badagar aruvadait tirunaal (Harv est Festival of Badagas (Tamil, pages 224 ),2008
9. Badaga –English Self Instructor (English, pages 40 ), 2009
10. badagar samaya nambikkai (Religious Beliefs of Badagas) (Tamil, pages 208 ), 2009
11. A Practical Key to the Badaga Language (English, pages 154), 2011
12. badagar panpaadu (Badaga culture) (Tamil, pages 230), 2012
13. badagar (Translation) (Tamil and English, pages 168), 2016

Awards:

1.Two Books on Badaga were awarded T.N.Govt. Best Book Prizes for the years 2006 and 2008
2. Tamil Nadu government’s Best Translator award for the year 2017 Editor : mandada maattu, a quarterly magazine, twenty three issues published (1991–1997), on behalf of Badagar Welfare Association, Chennai Review : wrote reviews for few books

Seminars:

1.Papers presented in the annual seminars of the Dravidian Linguists Association
2. Particles of comparison in Badaga, 2003
3. p-> h- change in Badaga , 2004
4. The Verbs taa-, kodu-, ii-, in Badaga, 2005
5. The Demonstrative Epicene plural pronouns of the Badaga Language, 2006
6. The Instrumental case in Badaga, 2007
7. The personal plural pronouns of the Badaga Language, 2008
8. Personal singular pronoun in the Badaga Language, 2009
9. Progressive Aspect in Badaga, 2010
10. Demonstrative and Interrogative Pronouns of Badaga, 2011
11. Compound Nouns in Badaga, 2012
12. Sociative case in Badaga, 2013
13. Dative case in Badaga, 2014
14. Plural Markers In Badaga, 2016
15.The Badaga case system, 2017
16.Papers presented at the annual seminars of the Indian University Tamil Teacher’s Association: 16
Presented more than thirty research papers on Tamil and Linguistics on varies seminars.

Presented paper at World Classical Tamil conference, Coimbatore, 2010

Books Published other than Badaga

1. பன்முகப் பார்வையர்பாைாணர், (பக்கம் 32), 2000
2. அகரமுதலி ைல்லுநர்பாைாணர், (பக்கம் 83), 2006
3. அைர்தாம் பாைாணர்(வகயயடு), (பக்கம் 32), 2000
4. G.Devaneya Pavanar; Linguistic Luminary, (பக்கம் 11), 2000
5. பசைண் ணர்ைசனங்கள் (கன்னட மூலத்திலிருந்து தமிழாக்கம்), (பக்கம்295), 1990
6. அக்கமாயதவி ைசனங்கள் (கன்னட மூலத்திலிருந்து தமிழாக்கம்),(பக்கம்131), 1998
7. அருள்ததய்ைம் (ஆங்கில மூலத்திலிருந்து தமிழாக்கம்), (பக்கம் 97), 2003
8. தபண் தணாழுக்கம் (ஆங்கில மூலத்திலிருந்து தமிழாக்கம்), (பக்கம் 137),2005.
9. சமூகப் புரட்சியாளர்பசைண் ணர்(பக்கம் 24), 2009
10. அயற்தசால் அகராதி (பக்கம் 212), 2015
11. கூட்டு ைழிபாடு (கன்னட மூலத்திலிருந்து தமிழாக்கம்), (வகயயடு)(பக்கம் 28), 2009
12. சத்தியானுசரண் (ஆங்கில மூலத்திலிருந்து தமிழாக்கம்), (வகயயடு)(பக்கம் 111), 2005

Articles

1. Articles Published in literary magazines: more than 130 which runs around 1000 pages
2. Published articles on Veerasaivam (Lingayat): more than 50 articles
3. Published articles on Badaga: more than 50 articles

Member

1. Founder member : Nelikolu Charitable Trust, Kekkatty, Ellanalli P.O., The Nilgiris
2. Life member: Dravidian Linguists Association, Tiruvanantapuram
3. Life member: Tamil Sangam, Bangaluru
4. Life member : Periyaar vaasagar vattam, Chennai
5. Member: Indian University Tamil Teacher’s Association, Tanjavoor
6. Life member : Archaeological Society, Tanjavoor

Appreciations

1. Living Tamil Scholar – Tamil Nadu Elementary School Teachers Association
2. Paavanar parraalar (பாைாணர்பற்றாளர்), follower of Pavanar (A linguistic luminary)– Pavanar kottam, Murambu