FURNIKA, Vitalij Petrovič. Dovžanka near Ternopil, western Ukraine 14.10.1940 — 16.4.1993. Ukrainian Indologist (Tamil Scholar). Son of a farmer. From 1965 studies in Leningrad (Rudin) and 1969-70 in Madras. Graduated 1970 from Leningrad. Kand. filol. nauk 1979. From 1975 editor of the Progress and from 1882-89 of the Raduga, then worked as translator.
Publications: C. 120 publications, i.al.:
– Kand.diss. Tvorčestvo sovrem. progressivn. tamil’sk. pisatelja Dandapani Džejakantana. Manuscript of 197 p. M. 1978.
– Translated in Russian: Džejakantan, Passažir dnevnogo èkspressa. 200 p. M. 1977; Adavan, Moe imja Ramasešam. 224 p. M. 1984.
– Translated in Ukrainian: Sivasan’kari, Narkomanli. & Mani Madrukar; Listja na ginci. 1989; Kamasutra. 1990; etc.
– O roždenija do pogrebal’n. kostra: Tamil’sk. ètjudy. 200 p. M. 1985.
Sources: Miliband 1995; tamil.ivka.rggu.ru/article.html?id=2628253 with small photo; iocs.hse.ru with photo.
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