Academic Experience
1. Vice Chancellor of Universities, from 2007 ( till date, 2011)
2. More than 40 years of Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Sanskrit.
3. Visiting Professor, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, 2009
4. Member of Adjudication team, National Sanskrit Drama Festival, Rashtriya Samskrit Samathan,
New Delhi, November 2008
5. Director of Management Institute – one year, 2008
6. Member of UGC Inspection Committee to Puri Jagannath University. September, 2008 – to assess
utilization of grants.
7. Visiting Professor, Sri Sri Institute of Management,Goa,April, 08
8. Viva Voce Examiner, Presidency College, Aug,Sept.2005,Jan,Feb 07
9. Editor, Voice of Sankara, Pub. Adi Sankara Advaita Research Centre, Chennai ( 2007-2009 ).
10. Member of the Academic Council, University of Madras. 1994-97, 2000-2007
11. Visiting Professor, Oxford University, 2003,2004
12. Viva Voce Examiner, Rajah’s college, June,2004.
13. Member, Board of studies, Bharatidasan University,Feb. 2004
14. Adjudicator of Ph.D. thesis, Calicut & Kalati Universities,Dec.2003
15. Resource Person, UGC Value Education, Salem, Nov.2003
16. Resource Person, UGC Value Education, Chennai, Oct.2003
17. Examiner, Ph.D. Viva, Madras University, August 2003
18. Ph.D evaluation, Kanchi University, April 2003
19. Member, Doctoral Committee, KSRI, April 2003.
20. Member, Board of Studies, Annamalai University, 2003
21. Senate Member of the University of Madras, 2003-07
22. Resource Person, UGC Refresher Course on Value Education, Vivekananda Institute of Value Education,
Chennai, 3-12-2002
23. Sectional President, All India Oriental Conference, Chennai, May, 2000.
24. Director, Conference on the 20th Century Sanskrit Literature of Tamil Nadu, sponsored by the Ministry
of Human Resources, Government of India, held in Chennai, March, 2000.
25. Director, Wisdom Of India Conference, sponsored by Motilal Banarsidass, Chennai, January, 2000.
26. Resource Person, UGC Refresher Course, Tirupati, Dec. 1999.
27. Director, UGC National Level Conference, March, 1999
28. Director, UGC State Level Conference, RKM Vivekananda College, Chennai, March, 1998.
29. Resource Person, Orientation Course, Kuvempu University, Karnataka, November, 1997
30. Visiting Professor, Sri Satya Sai University, Bharatidasan University and several Autonomous Colleges.
31. Chairman/Member/Nominee of the University of Madras, Board of Studies, several Universities,
Autonomous Colleges.
32. Adjudicator/Examiner/Chief Examiner for Viva voce-Ph.D. thesis, several Universities.
33. Chairman/Member, Board of Examiners, several Universities.
34. Doctoral Committee Member, several Universities.
35. Honorary Director of Culture, Brhaddhvani Institute of World Music, Chennai.
36. Academic Advisor, Sanskrit Education Society, Chennai.
37. Honorary Member, Adi Sankara Advaita Research Centre, Chennai. Editor of the Journal, The Voice of
Sankara. Chennai.
2. More than 40 years of Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Sanskrit.
3. Visiting Professor, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, 2009
4. Member of Adjudication team, National Sanskrit Drama Festival, Rashtriya Samskrit Samathan,
New Delhi, November 2008
5. Director of Management Institute – one year, 2008
6. Member of UGC Inspection Committee to Puri Jagannath University. September, 2008 – to assess
utilization of grants.
7. Visiting Professor, Sri Sri Institute of Management,Goa,April, 08
8. Viva Voce Examiner, Presidency College, Aug,Sept.2005,Jan,Feb 07
9. Editor, Voice of Sankara, Pub. Adi Sankara Advaita Research Centre, Chennai ( 2007-2009 ).
10. Member of the Academic Council, University of Madras. 1994-97, 2000-2007
11. Visiting Professor, Oxford University, 2003,2004
12. Viva Voce Examiner, Rajah’s college, June,2004.
13. Member, Board of studies, Bharatidasan University,Feb. 2004
14. Adjudicator of Ph.D. thesis, Calicut & Kalati Universities,Dec.2003
15. Resource Person, UGC Value Education, Salem, Nov.2003
16. Resource Person, UGC Value Education, Chennai, Oct.2003
17. Examiner, Ph.D. Viva, Madras University, August 2003
18. Ph.D evaluation, Kanchi University, April 2003
19. Member, Doctoral Committee, KSRI, April 2003.
20. Member, Board of Studies, Annamalai University, 2003
21. Senate Member of the University of Madras, 2003-07
22. Resource Person, UGC Refresher Course on Value Education, Vivekananda Institute of Value Education,
Chennai, 3-12-2002
23. Sectional President, All India Oriental Conference, Chennai, May, 2000.
24. Director, Conference on the 20th Century Sanskrit Literature of Tamil Nadu, sponsored by the Ministry
of Human Resources, Government of India, held in Chennai, March, 2000.
25. Director, Wisdom Of India Conference, sponsored by Motilal Banarsidass, Chennai, January, 2000.
26. Resource Person, UGC Refresher Course, Tirupati, Dec. 1999.
27. Director, UGC National Level Conference, March, 1999
28. Director, UGC State Level Conference, RKM Vivekananda College, Chennai, March, 1998.
29. Resource Person, Orientation Course, Kuvempu University, Karnataka, November, 1997
30. Visiting Professor, Sri Satya Sai University, Bharatidasan University and several Autonomous Colleges.
31. Chairman/Member/Nominee of the University of Madras, Board of Studies, several Universities,
Autonomous Colleges.
32. Adjudicator/Examiner/Chief Examiner for Viva voce-Ph.D. thesis, several Universities.
33. Chairman/Member, Board of Examiners, several Universities.
34. Doctoral Committee Member, several Universities.
35. Honorary Director of Culture, Brhaddhvani Institute of World Music, Chennai.
36. Academic Advisor, Sanskrit Education Society, Chennai.
37. Honorary Member, Adi Sankara Advaita Research Centre, Chennai. Editor of the Journal, The Voice of
Sankara. Chennai.