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Noboru Karashima (辛島 昇, Karashima Noboru, 24 April 1933 – 26 November 2015)[1] was a Japanese historian, writer and Professor Emeritus in University of Tokyo, Japan. He also served as Professor Emeritus at the Taisho University, Japan. He was a prominent scholar of Asia in the studies of south Indian and South Asian histories. He has rewritten historical accounts on medieval south India and published a number of writings.[2]
Professor Karashima played a critical role in developing Indo-Japan cultural ties and was conferred the Padma Shri award in 2013, one of India's highest civilian award, for his contribution in the field of literature and education.[3] In a rare gesture the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh handed over the award personally to Professor Karashima in Tokyo.[4] He died of leukemia in November, 2015.
^"Tamil scholar who inspired a generation". The Hindu. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
^"KARASHIMA Noboru – Fukuoka Asian Culture Prizes – Archive Library – Fu:a SENSE ASIA IN FUKUOKA". City.fukuoka.lg.jp. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
^"Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
^PTI. "Manmohan presents Padma Shri to Japanese Tamil scholar". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
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Vijayanagar. Madras, Oxford University Press. 165. NoboruKarashima 2014, p. 89. NoboruKarashima 2014, p. 121-123. Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1958, second...
generals, and provincial governors in the Vijayanagara Empire. Historian NoboruKarashima notes that Some of the notable Balija Nayak clans of Vijayanagara include...
respect save that they could not claim to be fully-fledged kingdoms". NoboruKarashima disagrees with Stein's broad characterization but agrees that the final...
Ecology of River Narmada. APH Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-81-7024-765-4. NoboruKarashima (2014). A Concise History of South India. Oxford University Press....
History: Papers from an International Symposium in memory of Professor NoboruKarashima (Paris, 12–13 October 2017). Oxford: Indica et Buddhica. (2 vols) v...
due to several campaigns. According to the famous Japanese historian NoboruKarashima who served as the president of the Epigraphical Society of India in...
mention the Kalabhras. S.C. Mishra & Manisha Agnihotri 2009, p. 214. NoboruKarashima 2014, p. 88. Gaur 1975, p. 3. Gaur 1975, p. 2. K. G. Krishnan 2002...
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