Thomas Anzenhofer
 

 


Born on January 2, 1972, in Augsburg (Germany).

  1978-1993 School education and community service.
  1994-1999 Studies: University of Tuebingen (Eberhard-Karls-Universitaet Tuebingen), subjects: Indology, Comparative Religion, Philosophy, Psychology.
  1997-2001 Scholarship by the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes).
  4/1997 - 10/1998 Studies: International School of Dravidian Linguistics (ISDL), Thiruvanantapuram, subjects: Tamil, Malayalam.
  1999-2003 Studies: Universities of Cologne (Universitaet zu Koeln) and Bonn (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitaet Bonn), subjects: Indology, Tamil Studies, Comparative Religion. M.A.-thesis: "Bee, Flower, Honey: On A Theme-Motif-Complex in Kuruntokai" (Classical Tamil).
  2004 - 2007

Ph.D.-thesis: "Nationalist Ideology and the Historiography of Literature in Tamil Culture" (working title).