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MARAIMALAI ILAKKUVANAR
Reader in Tamil {Retd.) Presidency College
Formerly Visiting Professor of Tamil
University of California, Berkeley, CA. Currently Advisory Board Member, Staff Advancement Program,Pondicherry University
Residence: # 52/3 Soundarya colony Annanagar Western Extension Chennai-600101.
Telephone: 044-2615 3561
E-Mail: maraimalai@yahoo.com
Age & Educational Qualification:
Age & Date of Birth: 59—14th December 1946
Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D. (Linguistics)—1984-University of Madras Research Topic:” Word formation in Modern Tamil With special reference to Administrative Terms “
M.A. (Tamil)—1969-Madurai Kamaraj University
Diploma in Sanskrit-1978-University of Madras
Departmental Test: Account Test for Executive officers-1989
Service
Entry: 04-09-1969 Retired on 31-5-2005
Total service 36 years
Twenty-nine years in the Post-graduate Tamil Department, Presidency College, Chennai. (Academic years: 1974- 1995, 1996-1997 & 1998-Till 31-5-2005)
Six years in Govt. Arts colleges (Gudiyattam, Thiruvannamalai, Coimbatore, Krishnagiri, Salem & Nandanam)
Foreign Service:
Visiting Professor,
Tamil Program (Graduate),
Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies
University of California, Berkeley.CA. U.S.A.
Period: One Academic year (Fall 1997-Spring 1998)
Co-Curricular and Extra-curricular activities
Seminar coordinator for Post-graduate studies, Presidency College. (From1983Till 2005)
Secretary, The Staff and Students’ co-operative stores, Presidency College (1985-1986)
Chairman, Syllabus committee (M.A.), Presidency College (2004)
Chief, Taskforce (Tamil Text-book preparation), N.R.I. Cell, Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. (Work finished and in the process of Printing)
Member, Experts committee for preparing Medical Terminology in Tamil M.G.R. Medical University (2001-2002)
Member, Experts committee, (Grants allocation for publishing books)
Directorate for Tamil Development, Kuralagam, Chennai. (2002-2006)
Member, Advisory Committee, Staff Advancement Project, Tamil Department,
Pondicherry University,Pondicherry. (2005-2008)
BOOKS AUTHORED
Sl no. Name of the book Publisher Year of Publication
1 Ilakiyak kolgaikal (Literary Theories) Neelamalar Publications Chennai.600005 1977
2 Ilakkiyath Thiranaayvu-oor arimukam(Literary criticism-an introduction) Neelamalar Publications Chennai.600005 1979 3 Puthukkavithaiyin Thekkanilai Stagnation of verse-libere Thirumakal Nilaiyam Chennai-17 1986 4 Puthukkavithai-Mupperum Uththikal (Verse-libere—Three major techniques) Thirumakal Nilaiyam Chennai-17 1986 5 Ilakkiyamum camookaviyalum (Literature and sociology) Manivaacakar pathippakam Chennai.1 1992 6 Ilakkiyamum Ulaviyalum (Literature and Psychology) Manivaacakar pathippakam Chennai.1 1992 7 Camookaviyal nookkil Puthukkavithai(Verse-libere in sociological perspective) Manivaacakar pathippakam Chennai.1 1992 8 Ilakkiyamum Marxiyamum (Literature and Marxism) Manivaacakar pathippakam Chennai.1 1992 9 Penniyath Thiranaayvu (Feminist criticism) Neelamalar Publishers Chennai.5 1995 10 Chollaakkam (Word-Formation) Thamizhmathi Publishers Chennai.14 2003 11 Angathaththirku oru Thamizhanban (Tamilanban as a satirist ) Manivaacakar pathippakam Chennai.1 2003
12
Thiranaayvuch Chutar
(A Compilation of critical essays)
Sekar Pathippakam Chennai.24
2004
List of scholars who have pursued research under my supervision and have obtained Ph.D. Degree
Sl.No Name of the scholar Research topic Year(viva voce and degree conferred) 1 M.Prabhakaran Feminist voices in modern poetry Tamil and American poetry A Comparative study 1995 2 Mrs.M.Saroja Women writers’ novels- A Feminist perspective 1996 3 B.Muniamuthu Madakku in prabhandha literature 1996 4 D.Meshak Women’s contribution in Tamil Christian Literature 2000 5 K.Halldorai Morphological aspects of Padagu & Tamil A Comparative Perspective 2000 6 M.Muthuvelu Tamil in legal transactions 2001 7 K.Ganapathy Thiruvacakam-A study 2002 8 M.Subbulakshmi Short stories in Kalki- An Analysis 2002 9 G.vanaththaiyan Epic on St.Mary-A critical study 2003
Some important seminars and conferences participated
a) International conferences: 1) Thirteenth annual Symposium of the Desert Language and Linguistic Society
Venue: Brigham Young University, Provo, UTAH, and U.S.A.
Date: 26th&27th March 1987
Paper presented: “Morphological changes of Tamil Words in
Govt.Administeration “(26-03-1987)
2) International Skanda-Murugan Conference Venue: Institute of Asian Studies, Chennai. Date: 28th to 30th December1998. Paper presented: Murugan and Zvelebil (29th December 1998)
b) National seminars:
1) National Symposium on Tamil language Development
Venue: University of Madras, Department of Tamil Literature
Presented Keynote address Topic: Modernization of Tamil Date: 27th March 1989
2) National Seminar on Humanism and Indian Christian
Literature
Paper presented: Humanism in Modern Tamil Poetry
Date: 05-10-1995
Venue: University of Madras, Chair on Tamil Christian Literature
3) National Seminar on Poet Tamilanban Date: 20-12-2003
Venue: University of Madras, Department of Tamil Language
Paper presented: Satire in Tamilanban’s Poems
c) U.G.C. Sponsored Seminars:
1) Seminar on Tamil Grammatical works-
Venue: Meenakshi College for women, Chennai.24
Paper presented: Tholkaappiar’s Theories on Translation
Date: 17-12-1992
2) Modern Tamil Poetry-A Theoretical Perspective
Venue: Pondicherry Institute of Language and Culture
Paper presented: Western Literary Movements and New Poetry
Date: 06-10-1991
c) Endowment Lectures:
1) Sornammal Endowment seminar lecture:
Paper Presented Date:
a)Development of Tamil in the 20th Century-Literary criticism –22-04-91
b) Selected Poems of Ten Poets –An analysis - 10-04-92
c) The role of Marxist movement
in the development of Tamil novel –22-03-93
2) Kalki Endowment Seminar Lecture:
New poetry –as a Genre --30-10-96
d) Serial lecture on contemporary poetry:
Delivering lectures on contemporary poets who belong to Barathidasan School, right from 1995 in the Y.M.C.A Pattimanram, a literary wing of Y.M.C.A Esplanade, functioning under the presidentship of Dr.Avvai Natarajan. The works of 79 poets have been analysed so far.
Delivered twenty-two lectures on Ravana Kaviyam (from September 2004 to June2006)
