FURNIKA, Vitalij Petrovič. Dovžanka near Ternopil, western Ukraina 14.10.1940 — 16.4.1993. Russian (Ukrainian) Indologist (Tamil Scholar). Son of a farmer. Studies in Leningrad (Rudin) and 1969-70 in Madras. Graduated 1970 from Leningrad. Kand. filol. nauk 1979. From 1975 editor of the Raduga.
Publications: C. 120 publications, i.al.:
– Kand.diss. Tvorčestvo sovrem. progressivn. tamil’sk. pisatelja Dandapani Džejakantana. Manuscript of 197 p. M. 1978.
– Translated: Džejakantan, Passažir dnevn. èkspressa. 200 p. M. 1977; Adavan, Moe imja Ramasešam. 224 p. M. 1984.
– O roždenija do pogrebal’n. kostra: Tamil’sk. ètjudy. 200 p. M. 1985.
Sources: Miliband 1995; http://tamil.ivka.rggu.ru/article.html?id=2628253 with small photo.
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