SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
(Literature-Science interdisciplinary)


  1. Delivered invited lectures at University of Trondheim and Nord Tridung college, Lavanger, Norvey , March 2000.

  2. Delivered an Invited lecture at Dept of Indology,University of Marburg on 23rd June 1999.

  3. I was invited to deliver the Smt. Srilochani endowment lectures (three lectures) by the Department of Indian Music, University of Madras, (28th Sept. 1994).

  4. "Studies on Tavil", Paper presented at the National seminar on Tala Vadyas-3, held at Madras, 18-20 November 1993.

  5. "Scientific studies on Kanjira" Paper presented at the National seminar on Tala Vadyas-2, held at Bangalore, 7-8 March 1993.

  6. "Classification and Materials for percussion instruments", Paper presented at the National seminar on Music & Science, Organised by Centre for Science & Technology, Bangalore, held at Bangalore on November 21, 1992.

  7. "Studies on South Indian drums", invited lecture delivered at the International Seminar on music-East west encounter, 1992, at Bangalore.

  8. "Problems on the manufacture of percussion instruments" paper presented at National seminar on Tala Vadyas-1, held at Bangalore, 1991.

  9. Presented a lecture demonstration on Indian musical drums at the International music fest, at Darmstadt, Germany, Septmeber 1990.

  10. "Leather Tanning techniques of the Tamil of Sangam Period- A chapter contributed to the book "Heritage of the Tamils-Education and Vocation" Ed. S.V. Subramanian & V.R. Madhavan, International Institute of Tamil Studies, Madras (1988).

  11. An Index on the information about leather and leather articles in Tamil literature is under preparation.


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