Mysore/Mysuru: Elderly French-Indian Sanskrit Scholar Dr. Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat, who was recently conferred the prestigious Padma Shri award and Dr. Vasundhara Kavali Filliozat couple inaugurated ‘karnata,’ a pioneering Research Centre dedicated to Classical Kannada language, at a programme organised at the Heritage House on Fire Brigade Road in Saraswathipuram here on Sunday by lighting the lamp….
River Seine flows quietly in Mysuru
February 1, 2024Saluting Dr. Filliozat, Padma Shri awardee When a French Sanskrit Scholar Dr. Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat, a resident of Mysuru, was awarded the prestigious national civil honour Padma Shri, I was not surprised. Star of Mysore had the honour of introducing him to its readers many years ago as a Sanskrit scholar, who had done research on…
French Connection!
January 29, 2024Padma Shri for Mysuru’s Sanskrit Scholar Dr. Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat Mysore/Mysuru: Four personalities from France will receive Padma Shri awards this year, the highest from any foreign country. The move underscores the strength of India-France relations and the announcement of the Padma awards coincided with the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron in India, who was…
Sanskrit and Europe have deep affinity: Dr. Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat
January 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat was caught off guard by the announcement of the Padma Shri award and expressed his surprise. Recounting the moment, he said, “Last Tuesday, I received a call from the French Embassy and officials informed me about this prestigious award. I was both elated and happy,” he told Star of Mysore from…
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