11th International Conference – Seminar on Tamil Studies

Chennai, July 7 - 9, 2023

Conference Leadership

Learn about IATR Officials and Executive Committee

Tamil
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Academic Committee

Prof. Dr. P. Marudanayagam
Chair, Academic Committee
Dr. M.S. Shri Lakshmi
Member, Academic Committee
‘Pulavar,’ Dr. Francis S. Muthu
Co-Chair, Academic Committee

Organizing Committee

Mr. S. Maniam (Singapore)
Chair, Organizing Committee

IATR Leadership

Dr. M. Ponnavaiko
President, IATR

Dr. Ulaganayagi Palani,
General Secretary, IATR

Dr. E. Sundaramoorthy 
Vice-President IATR

Advisors

Dr. John Samuel (India)
Director, Institute of Asian Studies

Dr. David Buck (USA)
Associate Professor Emeritus,Community and
Technical College, Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Dr. Sellathamby Sriskandarajah (UK)
Author and Solicitor, UK

Dr. K Rajan (India)
Archaeologist, University of Pondicherry

Dr. S.M. Ramasamy (India)
Remote Sensing scientist and Former Vice-chancellor, Gandhigram University

Dr. Maraimalai Ilakkuvanar (India)
Former Professor of Tamil, Presidency College, Chennai
Mr. Erode Thamizhanban (India)
Board member of the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nadaga Mandram

Dr. Sarada Nambi Arooran (India)

Prof. Dr. K. Neduncheziyan (India)
Former Professor of Tamil, Bhratidasan University
Mr. Jeyaraman Covindasamy (France)
President, Muthamizh Sangam, France

Kalaimaamani Dr. Cheyon (India)
Secretary, Mylapore Tiruvalluvar Tamil Sangam

Dr. Dagmar Hellmann (Germany)
Lecturer in Indology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Dr. Sirpi Balasubramaniam (India)
Former Head of Tamil Dept., Bharathiar University

Dr. Pitchappan Ramasamy (India)
Former Director, National Geographic
‘Genographic’ project

Prof. Rama. Gurunathan (India)
Former Prof. of Tamil, Pachaiyappa’s College
Member, Central Institute of Classical Tamil
Prof. Dr. B. Ilango (India)
Former Vice-Chancellor, Bharathiar University
Dr.S. Sathikh (India)
Former Vice-Chancellor, Madras University
Dr.K. Parthasarathi (India)
Former Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Open University
Dr. Thiruvalluvar Ilakkuvanar  (India)
Mr. Va. Sa. Baabu (USA)
Founder, American Thamizh Schools

Working Committee Members

Er. Roop Chander
President, Alumni Association of College of Engineering Guindy
Er. D. Gnanasekaran
Former President, Calcutta Tamil Sangam
Prof. Dr. B. Ravikumar
Pondicherry University
Ms. Nalini Olivannan
Former President, Inner Wheel Chennai

Dr. K. Thilagavathi

Prof. of Tamil, Tanjore Tamil University

Er. Rexline Terese
Retired Chief Engineer, TNEB
Dr. S. Amalraj
HoD Tamil Dept, Loyola College, Chennai
Ms. Arasi Ponmozhi
President, Inner Wheel Chennai
Prof. Dr. Aranga Malikkaa
Tamil Dept, Ethiraj College, Chennai