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JAFFNA, SRI LANKA, September 5, 2007: Dr. Thangamma Appakutti received the Hindu Renaissance Award. Rishi Thondunathan handed over to Dr. Thangamma Appakutti the Hindu Renaissance Award plaque in front of the Sri Thurgai Amman Temple in Thellippalai, Jaffna, on August 13. The Award was presented by Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami from Hinduism Today and Kauai Aadheenam for her five decades of religious leadership to Sri Lankan Saivites. Also present was Sri Aru Thirumurugan, a well-known Saivite leader in Sri Lanka.
The Hindu Renaissance Award plaque says:
“Presented by Hinduism Today to Dr. Thangamma Appakutti for her five decades of religious leadership of Sri Lankan Saivites. A brilliant speaker, her spiritual talks at the home and abroad have been instrumental in inspiring the community to maintain their Hindu heritage and identity. A visionary who trained many to follow in her footsteps, she has founded enduring institutions to help sustain Saiva dharma for generations to come.”