Gnanou Diagou
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Gnanou Diagou | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1877 |
| Died | 1959 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | TranslatingTirukkuralinto French |
| Children | Dairianadin, Cojande |
Gnanou Diagou(1877–1959) was a lawyer and professor of law inPondicherry,India.He is known for translating theTirukkuralinto French.
Biography
[edit]Gnanou Diagou hailed from aCatholicfamily from Pondicherry. He obtained his law degree from the Faculty of Aix in 1902.[1]He served as president of the Pondicherry Bar Association from 1934. He was also a professor of Law at Pondicherry Law School. In 1911, he founded the Historical Society of Pondicherry. He was also known as historian ofFrench India.He translated Tamil texts into French.[2]In 1942, he translated theTirukkural,an ancient Tamil classic, into French.[3]
Works
[edit]Note: Years indicated are dates of editions.
- Le droit civil applicable aux Musulmans de l'Inde (1984)
- Koural by Tiruvaḷḷuvar (1942, 1968)[4][5]
- Arrêts du Conseil supérieur de Pondichéry (1935)[6][7][8]
- Assara Kovai: Traduit du tamoul (1950,[9]1963, 1971)
- Arà néry sarom: L'Essence du chemin de la vertu (1965)
- Histoire détaillée des rois du Carnatic (1939)
- Principes de droit hindou (1929)
- Ramayana de Kambar: Sundara kandam (livre de la beaute) (1972)
- Principes de Droit hindou (1929)
- Naladiyar (1946)[9]
- Nanmanikkadikai (1954)[9][10]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"Identifiant IdRef: 028457730".
- ^"Gnanou Diagou (1877-1959)".Bibliotheque Nationale de France. n.d.Retrieved25 November2017.
- ^Sanjeevi, N. (1973).Bibliography on Tirukkural.InFirst All India Tirukkural Seminar Papers.Chennai: University of Madras. p. 146.
- ^Tiruvaḷḷuvar (29 July 1968)."Koural".lib.ugent.be.Retrieved11 February2020.
- ^Varman, Nandhi."Translations of Sangam Tamil classics in other languages".
{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^française (PONDICHERRY), Société de l'Histoire de l'Inde (1935).Arrêts du Conseil Supérieur de Pondichéry. Analysés par Me Gnanou Diagou(in French).
- ^"Arrêts du Conseil Supérieur de Pondiehéry, analysés par M. Gnanou-Diagou. Tome V: 1790-1794".Outre-Mers. Revue d'histoire.26(116): 135–136. 1938.
- ^Diagou, Gnanou (1877-1959) Auteur du texte (1935–1941).Arrêts du Conseil supérieur de Pondichéry. Tome 1 / analysés par M. Gnanou Diagou,...
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^abcVenkataramaiah, K. M.; Linguistics, International School of Dravidian (1996).A handbook of Tamil Nadu.International School of Dravidian Linguistics.ISBN978-81-85692-20-3.
- ^Siragu."தமிழ்ச் செவ்விலக்கிய மொழிபெயர்ப்புகள் « Siragu Tamil Online Magazine, News".Retrieved11 February2020.
