The Tolkappiyar award (Tamil: தொல்காப்பியர் விருது) is a Presidential Award for scholars in classical Tamil. The Tolkappiar awards were awarded from 2005 to 2006 in India.[1] This award was instituted by the Central Institute of Classical Tamil functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development, for teaching, research and publication in classical Tamil.[2] The award was named in honor of the ancient Tamil author, who is known for Tolkāppiyam. It carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, a citation and a shawl.