Former Tamil University VC passes away

Updated on: Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Chennai: V.I. Subramaniam, the first Vice-Chancellor of Tamil University, Thanjavur, died on Monday in Thiruvananthapuram.
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi, in his condolence message, said that Subramaniam had worked ceaselessly to bring the study of Dravidian linguistics to the attention of leading international scholars.

An institution builder, he was the pro-chancellor of Dravidian University, Kuppam, and founder of the Dravidian Linguistic Association, Thiruvananthapuram. He played a pivotal role in establishing the International Institute of Tamil Studies. He had also functioned as vice-chairman of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil.

He was also a close friend of T.V. Ramasubbaiyer, the founder of Dinamalar daily.
Born at Vadasery in Kanyakumari district, Subramaniam became a student of Tamil scholar Vaiyapuri Pillai. He did his doctorate in linguistics from Indiana University in the U.S. He had also worked in Annamalai University and the University of Kerala.
He was 84 and is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter

Former Tamil University VC passes away

More Education news