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    This document announces the Eleventh International Workshop on Tamil Epigraphy to be held from December 15-21, 2014 in Thanjavur, India. The workshop will focus on computer-aided corpus analysis and information retrieval techniques applied to Tamil epigraphy. It will provide advanced training for doctoral students and researchers in topics such as compiling and using epigraphic databases, text analysis, and information retrieval. The workshop involves both field work visiting inscription sites, and lectures and practical training over its seven day schedule. No registration fee is required but participants must arrange their own travel and expenses.

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    This document announces the Eleventh International Workshop on Tamil Epigraphy to be held from December 15-21, 2014 in Thanjavur, India. The workshop will focus on computer-aided corpus analysis and information retrieval techniques applied to Tamil epigraphy. It will provide advanced training for doctoral students and researchers in topics such as compiling and using epigraphic databases, text analysis, and information retrieval. The workshop involves both field work visiting inscription sites, and lectures and practical training over its seven day schedule. No registration fee is required but participants must arrange their own travel and expenses.

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    ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON TAMIL EPIGRAPHY

    Tamil Epigraphy: Corpus Analysis, Database Construction and Information Retrieval


    Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, 15-21 December 2014


    We are pleased to announce the Eleventh International Workshop on Tamil
    Epigraphy, to be held from 15 to 21 December 2014 in Thanjavur India.
    Between 2003 to 2013, we have organised ten international workshops on Tamil
    Epigraphy and based on constructive feedback received from the participants of the
    past ten workshops, we are planning to offer a new series of epigraphy trainings that
    will concentrate on computer-aided corpus analysis and information retrieval
    techniques in a variety of complimentary disciplines. This workshop is meant for
    doctoral students and advanced researchers who desire to gain advanced skills in
    Tamil epigraphy. The sessions will be presented in English.

    Tamil inscriptions are one of the most direct evidences of the past world. They are a
    valuable and essential source for anybody interested in the South Indian history,
    archaeology, sociology, social anthropology, religion, history of art, linguistics etc.
    Understanding the intrinsic information embedded in inscriptions constitutes a major
    challenge.

    The workshop will focus on how to interpret inscriptions along with providing
    exposure to available tools to analyse and synthesize them. The major aim of this
    workshop is to lay emphasis on the techniques of compiling and using Tamil
    epigraphic database as well as techniques to be used in corpus based text analysis
    and information retrieval in a variety of complimentary disciplines.

    Course coordinators :
    Appasamy MURUGAIYAN (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes-UMR 7528 Mondes
    iranien et indien, Paris), K. RAJAN (Pondicherry University) and S. RAJAVELU
    (Tamil University, Thanjavur).

    Agenda:
    Workshop meetings will be held for seven days, from 15 to 21 December. The
    workshop is divided into two sessions: 1) three days field work and 2) four days
    lectures and practical training.

    Course programme:
    The workshop will include field works, practical trainings and special lectures. The
    workshop will focus on the following points:

    Practical training, visit to sites, estampage making
    Collection and reading of inscriptions
    Digital documentation and preservation of inscriptions
    Processing epigraphic data in computer
    Creating metadata
    Compilation of epigraphic database
    Text analysis and information retrieval

    Registration:
    No registration fee is required, but each participant has to bear the cost of practical
    works and travelling to different sites. Interested students and research scholars
    should register before 15
    th
    November 2014. For registration and information, please
    contact: A. Murugaiyan at: [email protected]

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