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1 NIRMAL SELVAMONY (b. 1953) 7, Main Road Mohan Nagar Maadampaakkam Chennai 600 126, India Telephone: 91+44+22292340 E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: 9884211498 MAJOR INTERESTS MUSIC, ECOCRITICISM, ECOTHEORY DRAMATIC THEORY, THEORY EDUCATION Ph.D. 1980-’88; University of Madras, Chennai, India. English; Diss.: Literary Personhood in tolkappiyam Research Fellow 1978-’82; Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, Bangalore. Aesthetics, submitted essay: “Personhood in Art.” M.A. 1976-’78; Madras Christian College, Chennai. English; ‘A’ Grade. B.A. 1973-’76; Scott Christian College, Nagercoil, South India. English; II Class, First Rank in University.

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NIRMAL SELVAMONY (b. 1953)

7, Main Road Mohan Nagar

Maadampaakkam Chennai 600 126, India

Telephone: 91+44+22292340 E-mail: [email protected]

Mobile: 9884211498

MAJOR INTERESTS MUSIC, ECOCRITICISM, ECOTHEORY DRAMATIC THEORY, THEORY EDUCATION Ph.D. 1980-’88; University of Madras, Chennai, India. English; Diss.: Literary Personhood in tolkappiyam Research Fellow 1978-’82; Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, Bangalore.

Aesthetics, submitted essay: “Personhood in Art.”

M.A. 1976-’78; Madras Christian College, Chennai. English; ‘A’ Grade. B.A. 1973-’76; Scott Christian College, Nagercoil, South India. English; II Class, First Rank in University.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Since 2011 Associate Professor and Head-in-charge, Department of English, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Central University of Tamil Nadu

2010 Professor, Department of English, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

2009 Visiting Faculty, Department of English, Coordinator of Language Programmes, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu

2006 Associate Professor, Madras Christian College, Chennai. 1996- Reader in English, Madras Christian College, Chennai.

[Ecoliterature, Music and Literature, Critical Theory, Postcolonial Literature, Postmodern Survey, European and Tamil Classics, Modern Period, Social Ethics]

Teaching: B.A.; M.A.; M.Phil. Research Guidance: M.Phil., Ph.D. Ph.D. awarded: 7; 1 submitted; 3 in progress. M.Phil. awarded: 9. 1994-’95 Visiting Scholar, Davidson College, NC, USA. 1989-’96 Selection Grade Lecturer, Department of English, Madras Christian College. 1982-‘89 Senior Lecturer, Lecturer; Department of English, Madras Christian College. Publications: 14 books, 50 chapters in books; more than 40 research papers in journal Conference papers: more than 100. CONTRIBUTION

Introduced the course, Ecocriticism in the Indian university system and founded a forum now known

as tiNai (formerly, OSLE-India) and also a journal (Indian Journal of Ecocriticism) to promote this course.

Introduced the first ever courses, Tamil Musicology and Music and Literature in the University of Madras. Revived

the traditional Indian philosophical tradition called “kaaTci” (in a publication titled tamizk kaaTci neRiyiyal, 1996

[The Methodology of Tamil Philosophy], which precedes the darshanas. Conceptualized and introduced tiNai

(ecoregional) musicology that studies the music of the primordial biomic world regions (see: essays published in the

reports of Tamil Isaic Cankam, Chennai, 1991, 1995, 1996). For the past twenty-five years researched tiNai society

and published several papers on various aspects of it attempting to reconstruct it as an alternative social order. AWARDS Lifetime Achievement 2011 awarded by North East Ohio Tamil Sangam, Ohio, USA Best Monograph 2000 for the book, Persona in Tolkappiyam, awarded by International School of Dravidian Linguistics, Thiruvananthapuram 1986 Best Student, UGC Summer Institute in English Language Teaching, sponsored by

British Council Division, Chennai and CIEFL, Hyderabad, at Department of English, University of Madras, 13 October-8 November, 1986.

First Rank in BA 1976 awarded by Madurai Kamaraj University First Class 1969 Maanavar Manram Examination in Tamil, Madras.

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Certificate of Merit 1968 Petercator Examination in Scripture, awarded by

Board of Religious and Moral Instruction, South India OTHER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS Invited to apply for the position of Professor of Music in the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and interviewed on 9 November, 2015. FORMAL/NON-FORMAL TRAINING MUSIC Mridangam 1993-94 with Venkat, Chromepet, Chennai Jazz 1980-82 with Tino Olivera, jazzman, Goa Vocal Music 1980-81 with Tiruppampuram Shanmugasundaram Vocal Music 1973-76 with Seetharaman (Kalaimamani Srinivasa Iyengar’s son) Music (Violin) 1966 Summer School in Tamil Music, Tirunelveli District Violin (Carnatic) 1960-65 with Sadagopa Iyengar, Munainjipatti, Tirunelveli Dist. Tolkaappiyam, Tamil Music, Tamil Grammar: 1978-2003 with the late Dr.V.P.K.Sundaram Renowned musicologist, Tamil scholar (student of Naavalar Somasundara Bharathi) OTHER Tolkaappiyam: 1978-79 with Dr.Natarajan, Madurai Kamaraj University Languages Sanskrit 1978 Elementary Course (Saral Sanskrit Balbodh), Sethupathi High School, Madurai German 1972 Beginner’s, Max Muller Bhavan Hindi 1964-66 Margoschis High School, Tirunelveli District FORMAL IN-SERVICE TRAINING 2015 Completed an Elective Course, Physics of Art, at Central University of Tamil Nadu 1999 UGC Refresher Course in Linguistics, Centre for Advanced Study in Linguistics, Annamalai University,

1 Sept.-21 Sept. 1996 In-Service Teacher Development Programme, Teaching Literary Criticism and Theory, State Institute of English,

Tamil Nadu, 5 -7 February.

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1990 Workshop on Teaching Grammar Communicatively, conducted by Judith Baker, Course Director at the Pilgrims

Language Course Centre at Canterbury, UK, organized by Orient Longman & British Council Division, Chennai, 5-6 March, 1990.

1989 FIP Programme, Workshop on Syllabus Design and ELT Materials Production for Teachers of English, Directorate of Collegiate Education, Tamil Nadu, 25 January. Three-day Workshop on The Process Approach to the Development of Writing Skills, British Council Division, Chennai, 11-13 April 1989.

1987 In-Service Training Workshop on Innovative Techniques/Materials for Teaching English, Directorate of Collegiate

Education, Tamil Nadu, at British Council, Chennai, 16-18 November. 1986 UGC Summer Institute in English Language Teaching, Department of English, University of Madras, organized by

the British Council, Madras and CIEFL, Hyderabad, 13 October to 8 November (selected best student). 1985 FIP Programme, In-Service Training Seminar cum-Workshop on the Techniques of Teaching Drama for College

Teachers of English, Directorate of Collegiate Education, Tamil Nadu, 16-25 September. MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS

2014 “Cease Your Sad Music.” Pier Windows, Hong Kong, 29 October to 2 November, 2014. 2014 “Going West, Going East.” Pier Windows, Hong Kong, 29 October to 2 November, 2014. 2014 “kaNNee en kaNmaNiyee.” Pier Windows, Hong Kong, 29 October to 2 November, 2014. 2014 “Dig Dig Dig Up The Sod.” Theatre Workshop, Central University of Tamil Nadu, 18-22 March, 2014. 2014 “Cry Heavens Cry For Me.” Theatre Workshop, Central University of Tamil Nadu, 18-22 March, 2014. 2002 “Change Mother Change.” Mother Change. Play adaptation of Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana. Museum Theatre, Chennai, 6 April, 2002. 2002 “Two Friends.” Mother Change. Play adaptation of Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana. Museum Theatre, Chennai, 6 April, 2002. 2002 “Bow down won’t you oh head” Mother Change. Play adaptation of Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana. Museum Theatre, Chennai, 6 April, 2002. 2002 “Heads Got Mixed Up.” Mother Change. Play adaptation of Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana. Museum Theatre, Chennai, 6 April, 2002. 1992 'yaar veeNTum col naaTanee', Vanam, Madras: Department of Tamil, Madras Christian College, 1992, pp. 36-37.

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1989 *'Curacati' (a musical opus), Madras Christian College Magazine, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai, LV,

87. 1985 *'Vatuvai Valttu' (A Wedding Song), Madras Christian College Magazine, Madras Christian College,

Tambaram, Chennai, LIV, 82.

MUSIC, THEATRE & PERFORMANCE 2015 “Performabiltity of Cagkam Compositions.” School of Art and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 19 March 2015.

“Contemporary tiNai Music.” tiNai Eco Film Festival, organized by BITS-Goa, at Rajiv Gandhi National Institute for Youth Development, Chennai, 7 February, 2015.

2014 Playing the guitar for the performance, “Pier Windos,” a performance in Hong Kong, from 29 October to 2 November, 2014. 2014 Art Residency at Dakshinchitra, East Coast Road, off Chennai, 1-15 August, 2014, Composing Music

and Playing the Guitar for a performance event called “Pier Windows” in Kwun Tong Pier, Hong Kong, organized by Dr. Kanta Kochhar-Lindgren, University of Washington-Bothel, USA. <www.pierwindows.com/?page_id=10>

“Water!: Theatre Workshop” conducted by Dr. Kanta Kochhar-Lindgren and Dr. Nirmal Selvamony,

18-22 March, 2014, Central University of Tamil Nadu. Music Composition, Direction, and Guitar, Nirmal Selvamony.

2011 Contemporary tiNai music. Musical Discourse. Rojah Muthiah Library, Chennai, 29 July 2011. “The Music of the Landscapes.” Guitar Musical Discourse. Carleton College, Minnessota, USA.

tiNai music. North East Ohio Tamil Sangam, Ohio, USA, 21 May 2011. 2009 Performance of cankam poems, Department of Music, Elmhurst College, Chicago, USA, 4 May. "The Singing Land" A Guitar Recital at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA, 8 April. 2002 Scripted, directed and scored music for Mother Change, an adaptation of Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana, staged at Museum Theatre, Chennai, 6 April, 2002. 2001 Composed music for cenniir (Blood), a play directed by Bharatiprabhu, performed at Museum Theatre,

Egmore, Chennai, on 6 March 2001, and sponsored by paalam, an NGO. 1995 “Dreaming of Home: A Cross-Cultural Collaborative Performance of Music and Poetry, Department of Music, Davidson College, Davidson, NC 28036, USA, 21 March. 1981-1982 Professional Guitarist in the music band at Fort Aguada Beach Resort Hotel (Taj Group), Goa. VISITING FACULTY 2015 Carleton College, Minneapolis, 26, 28 April. Lectures through Skype

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“Tamil Christian Music.” Course on South Asian Religion. Carleton College, Minneapolis, USA, 2015 (though skype on 29 April)

“The Sacred in Dravidian India.” Course on South Asian Religion. Carleton College, USA (though skype on 26 April)

2014 Hong Kong University, 23 October 2011 Carleton College, Minneapolis, 15-19 May. 2010 Visiting Professor, Department of English, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Spring 2010. 2009 University of Hawaii, USA, 8-10 April. Queen’s University, Belfast, N.Ireland, 6-9 May. Elmhurst College, Chicago, USA, 4 May. 2006 Karnatak University, Dharwad, 17-31 January. 2005 University of Klagenfurt, Austria, 28 April-2 May. Universitat Dortmund, Germany, 22-23 November. Freie Universitat , Berlin, Germany, 24 November. 1995 Rutgers University at Newark, USA, 18 April. 1994-1995 Davidson College, NC, USA INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC VISIT 2015 Visiting Ne Na Contemporary Art Space (Chiang Mai, Thailand) and meeting artists, 12-19 Februrary 2015. CITING NIRMAL SELVAMONY

Buell, Lawrence. “Ecocriticism: Some Emerging Trends.” Qui Parle 19.2 (Spring/Summer 2011): 87-115.

Patrick D Murphy, Transversal Ecocritical Praxis: Theoretical Arguments. Literary Analysis and Cultural Critique. Lexington Books, 2013, 160. Garard., Greg. “Problems and Prospects in Ecocritical Pedagogy.” Environmental Education Research, 2010 (16:2)

Slovic, Scott. “Green Trends in International Literary Studies: Many Voices, Same Songs.”

Association of Swedish Teachers and Researchers in America, Washington, DC, 15 October 2010.

Christine Gerhardt. A Place for Humility: Whitman, Dickinson, and the Natural World. U of Iowa P, 2014, x. Ingram, Annie Merill. “Preface.” Words for a Small Planet: Ecocritical Views. Nanette Norris. Lexington Books,

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2013, xii

Bloomer, Kristin. “Tamil Tropes, Modern Selves: The Poetics of Possession in Urban Tamil Nadu.” Paper in 40th Annual Conference on South Asia. Center for South Asia, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, 2011.

Kochhar-Lindgren, Kanta. “Dramatizing Water: Performance, Anthropology and the Transnational.” The Rupkatha Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities V 2 (2013): 22-33. ISSN 0975-2935 Tharaud, Barry and Elizabeth Pallito, ed. “Introduction.” The Endangered Planet in Literature: Selected

Proceedings. An International Conference at Dogus University, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-18 November, 2005, 5-14.

Krishnaswamy, Revathi. “Toward World Literary Knowledges: Theory in the Age of Globalization.”

Comparative Literature 2010 62. 4 (2010): 399-419. pancaangkam. “cuuzhaliyal tiRanaayvu.” (Environmental Criticism). ilakkiyamum tiRanaayvuk

kooTpaaTukaLum (Literature and Critical Theories). 352-262. (Tamil essay) Caprioli, Leonella Grasso and Conservatorio di Musica di Vicenza “Ecomusicology: A Key to Understand

Harmony,” 3rd International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Venice, 19-23 September, 2012.

Desai, Hemang A. “Song of Subaltern: Arun Kolatkar’s Kala Ghoda Poems.” 2008.

Source: www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?AuthorID=92027 TEACHING EXPERIENCE COURSES INTRODUCED MUSIC 2004-5 Music and Literature, an Interdisciplinary Course for all the Undergraduates, Madras Christian College, Chennai. 1985 Tamil Musicology, an optional course, MA, Department of English, Madras Christian College, Chennai LITERATURE 1994 Ecoliterature, an optional course for IV Semester, M.A., English Literature, Madras Christian College, Tambaram,

Chennai. 1985 Tamil Poetics, an optional course, MA, Department of English, Madras Christian College, Chennai

SHORT COURSES OFFERED

2006 Semiotics and Tolkaappiyam, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 17-31 January, 2006. A course organized by the Central

Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore.

2000 Languages and Culture, a unit of the 3-credit course, People and Cultures of India, for students of Concordia University,

Nebraska, USA, at the Academic Staff College, University of Madras, 10 March to 7 April, 2000.

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Beginning Tamil Course to students from Europe, UK and USA for more than 20 years.

Short Courses on Tamil Classics to students from Study Abroad Programmes at Madras Christian College, Chennai.

COURSES TAUGHT 1) Undergraduate Level English: Literature MUSIC Music and Literature, Interdisciplinary Course, II UG Tamil Musicology, Interdisciplinary Course, III UG Tamil Poetry and Music (USA) LITERATURE Practical Introduction to Literature, I BA Indian Writing in English, III BA Women’s Writing in India, III BA Modern Period (Prose), III BA American Literature (Prose), III BA European and Tamil Classics, III BA Indian Ecocriticism (USA) Introduction to Comparative Literature Non-Dravidian Indian Literature Introduction to Dravidian Literature English: Language General English both Remedial and non-Remedial Value Education Social Ethics (Convenor at MCC ) Art Indian Art (USA) 2) Postgraduate Level English: Literature Literary Interpretation Age of Elizabeth (Prose) Neo-Classical Age (Prose) Modern Period (Poetry) Literary Criticism General Essay Critical Theory Since 1965 Ecoliterature (formerly, Tamil Poetics) Postcolonial Literature Critical Theory (Theory and Cultural Criticism) Interdepartmental Classes Tamil Literature (cilappatikaaram) for Tamil Postgraduates Intercollegiate Classes

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Tolkaappiyam for Postgraduates and Research Scholars of other colleges 3) Continuing Education Coordinator, PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication, Madras Christian College. 4) M.Phil.Level (since 1990) Research Methodology Twentieth Century Criticism Critical Theory 5) Ph.D. Level (since 1990): Advisor; member of doctoral committees of several

colleges; external examiner for doctoral students of Madras University and other universities as well ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE MUSIC & THEATRE 2013 Member, Advisory Committee, Tamizh Icaic Cangam, Chennai; meeting on 9 September, 2013. 2014 Organised Theatre Workshop with Kanta Kochhar-Lindgren, at Central University of Tamil Nadu,

18-23 March 2015 2002 Secretary, tamizicaiyiyal uyarnilai aayvu manRam. (Forum for Advanced Research in Tamil Musicology),

Madurai, 2002. 1991-1992 Secretary, tennaka icaittamiz aayvup peeravai (Academy for Research in South Indian Musicology),

Chennai, 1991-1992. OTHER 2016 Registrar (Acting), Central University of Tamil Nadu, 6-7 January 2016 2015 Member, Sectional Committee, GIAN, MHRD, India. From November 2015

Vice-Chancellor-in-charge, Central University of Tamil Nadu, 12-14 March; 7-9 January, 2015. Nodal Officer, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan. Central University of Tamil Nadu. From 2015-

Consultant, Project funded by US Embassy, New Delhi, on “Windows At The Edge of Water: Toward Our Future Cities” coordinated by Dr. Kanta Kochhar-Lindgren, Macalaster College, St. Paul, MN, USA.

2014 Editorial Advisor, Editorial Board, Literary Explorer: An Annual Publication of Critical Studies in English Language and Literature. Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli. (Since December 2014-;

see Literary Explorer 12. 1 (December 2014). ISSN 0973 0524 2014 Member, Board of Studies, Department of Comparative Literature, Central University of Kerala, Kerala. Till present 2014 Deputy Superintendent, Central University Common Entrance Test, 26, 27 April, 2014,

Central University of Tamil Nadu.

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2014 Member, Internal Quality Assessment Cell, Central University of Tamil Nadu, since 9 October, 2013. 2013 Member, Academic Council, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. 2013 Member, Executive Council, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. 2013 Member, Board of Studies, Department of English, Sadakatullah Ayya College, Tirunelveli, 2013-2015. 2013 Member, Board of Studies, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore. 2013-Till present. 2012 Member, Panel of Experts, Faculty Recruitment for Central University of Tamil Nadu, at Madras School of

Economics, Chennai, 10-18 May 2012, at Central University of Tamil Nadu, Tiruvarur, on Sunday 3 June, 2012. 2012 Member, Panel of Experts, Administrative Staff Recruitment for Central University of Tamil Nadu,

at Central University of Tamil Nadu, Tiruvarur, on Sunday 4 June, 2012. 2012 Member, Academic Council, Periyar Maniammai University, 8.3.2012—8.3.2014 2011 Head-in-charge, Department of English Studies, Central University of Tamil Nadu. Till present. 2010 Member, Advisory Committee for English at Central University of Tamil Nadu. Coordinator, Language Studies, Central Universities Common Entrance Test. Programme Director and Coordinator, Study Abroad Programme of Queen’s University, Belfast, N.Ireland,

January-February, 2010 in India. 2010 Member, District Level Committee on the Creation of marutam tiNai Genetic Park, State Agriculture Department,

GO 221, dated 30/09/2010

2009-2011 Coordinator of Language Programmes, Head, Department of English, Central University of Tamil Nadu 2009 Eco Advisor, PeeVee Inc., 1587, Bluebell St., Livermore, California 94551. 2008 Member, Academic Council, Madras Christian College, Chennai, 2008. 2008 Founder, Indian Journal of Ecocriticism, the official journal of OSLE-India, 2008. 2007 Conducted a Workshop on Ecoliterature at Meenakshi College for Women, Chennai, 2 February, 2007. 2007 Chairperson, II International Conference of OSLE-India, Bangalore, 8-9 June, 2007. 2007 General Secretary, Indian Association for Studies in Contemporary Literatures in English, Allahabad, 2007. 2006-7 Member, Board of Studies in English, Meenakshi College for Women, Chennai, 2006-2007. 2006 Academic Coordinator, Davidson Semester-in-India Programme, Madras Christian College, 2006.

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NAAC Committee Member, Faculty Performance Assessment Committee, Meenakshi College for Women, Chennai, 2006. Organiser with Prof. Vincent. I International Conference of OSLE-India, Chennai, 18-19 September, 2006.

Member, Expert Committee for assessing the performance of the faculty of English, Meenakshi College for

Women, Chennai, for NAAC requirement, 2006. Conducted Faculty Development Programme, Acharya Institute of Management and Sciences, Bangalore,

11 November, 2006. 2005 Member, Expert Committee Meeting, Project titled, “Bhasha Mandakini” of Central Institute of Indian Languages,

Mysore, 2-5 May, 2005. 2005 General Secretary, IASCL (Indian Association for Studies in Contemporary Literature XII All-India English Teachers

Annual Convention and International Conference on “Contemporary Thought and New Literatures in English” at Department of English, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, UP, on December 15, 16, 2005. Founded OSLE-India (Organisation for Studies in Literature and Environment-India) and serve as its President, 2005.

2004 Organiser with Prof.Victor Frederick, III World Conference of XI All-India English Teachers Annual Conference

on Contemporary Literatures in English, 20-21 December, 2004. 2004 English Expert, National Screening Committee, Fulbright Visiting Lecturerships, USEFI, Chennai, 9 Sept. 2004. 2003 Organiser, Seminar on Diversity and Identity in Tamil Narrative Tradition, sponsored by Katha, New Delhi,

12 September, 2003. 2002 English Expert, National Screening Committee, Fulbright Visiting Lecturerships, USEFI, Chennai, 28 August, 2002.

Member, Journal Committee, Service and Research Institute on Family and Children (SERFAC), Chennai. Chief Guest & Speaker, Awareness Programme for Irular Community in Kancheepuram District, 14 August, 2002. Title of Lecture: “Government Policies and Initiatives for Irular.”

2000 Organiser, Workshops on "The Impact of Environmental Degradation", Madras Christian College, Chennai, July, August, 2000. 'Tamil Ecopoetics' UGC Refresher Course for English Teachers, Madras Christian College,

Chennai, 12 February, 2000. 1998 Editorial Committee, Self-Study 1997-1998, Madras Christian College, Chennai, 1998. 1997 Panelist, Translating Genres other than the short story, Katha, 1997. 1995-1996 Course Supervisor, PG Diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication, Department of Continuing Education, Madras Christian College, Chennai, 1995-1996. Member of Committee to discuss UGC requirements concerning Workshop on Autonomy, 3 November 1995. 1991-2000 Member (from 1991-2000), Tamil Bhasha Samiti, K.K.Birla Foundation, New Delhi. Saraswati Samman: 1991-2000.

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Ed. B.N. Tandon. New Delhi: K.K.Birla Foundation, 2003, 674. ISBN: 81-8143-019-0

Coordinator of Independent Study Projects, Davidson Semester-in-India Programme, Madras Christian College, Chennai. September-November., 1991

Organised several Workshops, Seminars and Conferences during the past 27 years of service at Madras Christian College, Chennai.

1989 Member of a team of University teachers to prepare a Prose Anthology for I year UG of the University of Madras, 1989. 1988-1994 Member, Academic Council. Madras Christian College, Chennai, 1988-1994. 1988-1994 Convenor, Social Ethics, Madras Christian College, Chennai, 1988-1994. 1987 Organiser, a session of UGC Summer Institute on English Literature Teaching at the British Council, Madras,

20 August, 1987. 1986-88 Secretary, Community of English Language Teachers (CELT), University Grants Commission (UGC), Summer

Institute Follow-up group for teachers of English, 1986-88. 1986 Director of the COHSSIP (College Humanities and Social Science Improvement Programme), Department of English,

Madras Christian College, Chennai, 1986. 1983- 1985 Founder, tiNai (discussion group), Madras Christian College, Chennai, 1983-85. 1977 Member of a team for planting 500 saplings in IAF in collaboration with IAF, Tambaram & A-TEEAM, a voluntary

youth group to celebrate World Environment Day on 5 June 1977. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 2015 Visiting Ne Na Contemporary Art Space (Chiang Mai, Thailand) and meeting artists, 12-19 Februrary 2015. 2011 Reviewer, The Journal for English Language and Literature Studies (TJELLS), 2011. 2006 Peer Reviewer, “Environmentalism and Imperial Manhood in Jim Corbett’s The Man Eating Leopard of Rudrapryag submitted for publication in Mosaic: A Journal for the Interdisciplinary Study of Literature. RESEARCH SUPERVISION 1990- M.Phil. (29 June) and Ph.D. Guidance Permission (7 December) from University of Madras

Ph.D Ph.D. Awarded

MUSIC, THEATRE, PERFORMANCE

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1. Lilian Charles, “Play Element in Albee and Pinter,” full-time, registered; awarded, July 1997 2. Suja Pothen, “Women in the Agricultural Folksongs of Central Kerala,” full-time, registered 2000; awarded 2008 3. Rayson K. Alex, “Symbiosis in the Songs of Mudugar,” full-time, registered 2005; awarded 2010 Ph.D. in progress

Shobhana P. Devadasan, “Towards Reading Song in Performance as Aural Narratives: A Study of the Work of Mark Knopfler.” Christ University, Bangalore, part-time, registered 2010

EXTERNAL EXAMINER

1.Anjana Puri, “Voice, Rhythm and Movement: Towards a Pedagogical Model for Training the Actor with special reference to Indian Music Traditions,” June 2007

2. Nagaradhika, R. “ Standin’ Up And Telling It As It Is: An Approach to Australian Aboriginal History and Identity

Through Text, Interview and Performance,” University of Madras, June 2005 3. Koo. Canmukaveel. cilampil arankeerru kaataiyinicaippakutikal. Ph.D.diss. submitted to Madurai Kamaraj

University, Madurai, March1994. 4. Karmegam, “Sacrificing Dissent, Celebrating Tragedy: Revisiting Theatre, Ritual, and Performance with reference to

Kalari Festivals of TamilNadu,” Jawaharlal University, New Delhi, 2015. (viva voce:19 March 2015) DOCTORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR NON-SUPERVISED CANDIDATES Koo. Canmukaveel. cilampil arankeerru kaataiyinicaippakutikal. Ph.D.diss. submitted to Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, March1994. Ph.D. Awarded

LITERATURE & LANGUAGE

1. N.C.Rama, “Imagery in the poetry of Ci.Mani and Es. Vaitisvaran: A Comparative Study,” 2001;

full-time registered; awarded 2003 2 .Priscilla Josephine Sarah, “A Study of the Intelligibility of Spoken English Among B.Ed. Trainees in Tamil Nadu,” full-time, registered 1999; awarded 2005 3. Radha Bhat, “Ethnic Conflict in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mocking Bird and Arundhati Roy’s

The God of Small Things,” April 2005; part-time, registered 1999; awarded 2006 4. Bernadine Mary Antony, “Hybrid Identities: A Study of the Fiction of Two Late Twentieth Century Writers

of the Indian Diaspora, Meera Syal and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, part-time, registered 2004; awarded 2007

5.Jayashri, K. “The Enchanted Forest in Patricia Wrede’s The Enchanted Forest Chronicles is Representative

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of the Bilaterally Interrelational Oikos of the Secondary World,” full-time, registered 2002; awarded February 2009

6.Aleena Manoharan, “A Bioregional Reading of Select Plays of Jack Davis,” full-time, registered 2002; awarded 2008

7. Susan Deborah, “An Ecocritical Reading of the Narratives of aRavaaNikal of T.kalluppaTTi,” University of Madras; full-time, registered 2007; awarded 2014 Co-Guide 2015 Co-guide, Arivalagan, “Forests, Environmental Change and Tribal Communities in Colonial Tamil Nadu.” (Supervisor: A. R. Venkatachalapathy), Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai. 2009-2015 Ph.D. in progress 1. Subarna De, “A Bioregional Reading of Select Novels on Coorg.” Central University of Tamil Nadu, full-time

registered 2012. 2. Sayantan Chakraborty, “An Ecotheoretical Reading of Khasi Poetry.” Central University of Tamil Nadu, full-time

registered 2012. 3. Shobhana Mathews. “Towards Reading Song in Performance as the Aural Narratives: A Study of the Work of

Mark Knopfler.” Christ University, Bangalore, registered 2010; submitted Synopsis in 2016. 4. Padmakumar, Department of English, “Cultural Politics of Sports and Nationalism in Popular Indian Cinema.”

Christ University, Bangalore; part-time, registered 2011 5. Tana Trivedi, Department of English, Christ University, Bangalore; part-time, registered 2011. 6. Sreyashi Dhar, “Representation of Women in Select Films of Rituparno Ghosh and Shyam Benegal.”

Department of English, Christ University, Bangalore; part-time, registered, 2011.

EXTERNAL EXAMINER Ph.D. in English

1. Padmini Bernard Fenn, “The Sea in the Plays of Eugene O’Neill,” April 2009, (Manonmaniam Sundaranar University)

2. R. Sreelatha, “Indian Literature from an Ecofeminist Perspective with special reference to Mahaswetha Devi’s works,” 18.2.2005 3. K.M.Robert Sam Raj, “John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress and H.A. Krishna Pillai’s Iratcaniya Yaattirikam:

A Comparative Study,” June 2000

4. V.K. Venkata Lakshmi, “An Ecocritical Reading of Some Contemporary Tamil Poems in English,” Annamalai University, M.Phil., May 2007

5. Jasmine Sally Devadhas, “Betrayal and Affirmation of Faith in Graham Swift’s Novels,” University of Madras, 2007

DOCTORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR NON-SUPERVISED CANDIDATES 1. Co-guide, Arivalagan, “Forests, Environmental Change and Tribal Communities in Colonial Tamil Nadu.”

(Supervisor: A. R. Venkatachalapathy), Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai. 2009-2015

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2. Co-guide, Nitha G. Nair, “Critiquing Participation: A Reflection on Women’s Inclusion in Forest Management.” (Supervisor: Ajith Menon), Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai. From 2009-

3. Mrs. R. Sreelatha, Indian Literature from an Ecofeminist Perspective with special reference to Mahaswetha Devi’s works,” 18.2.2005

4. K.N.Shoba, “Towards Ecoethnicism: Converging Indigenous and Ecological Consciousness in Select Native

Canadian Fiction,” 10.2.2006 5. T.Sumathy Tamizhacci Tangapandian, “Diasporic Writing of the Srilankan Tamil Migrants in Australia.”

Ethiraj College, Chennai, 2005. Ph. D. Dissertations on Nirmal Selvamony’s theory of tiNai Poetics (Oikopoetics) 1. G. Ruby, “Poems of Robert Frost: Oikopoetic Dimension.” Bharatidasan University, August 2007.

Supervisor: Suresh Frederick.

2. Jayashri, K. “The Enchanted Forest in Patricia Wrede’s The Enchanted Forest Chronicles is Representative of the Bilaterally Interrelational Oikos of the Secondary World,” full-time, registered 2002; awarded February 2009.

M.Phil. MUSIC &THEATRE 1996-97 Suja Pothen, “Agricultural Folksongs of Central Kerala.” 2001-02 B.Devi Kamala, “Australian Indigenous Theatre: A Study of Three Aboriginal Plays: Stolen,

Box The Pony, The 7 Stages of Grieving,” April 2004 EXTERNAL EXAMINER FOR M.Phil.

Mudasir Ahmad Mir, “Harold Pinter’s Contribution to the Theatre of the Absurd.” M.Phil. diss. Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, 2014.

1990- M.Phil. (University of Madras); Awarded: 16 LITERATURE, LANGUAGE

1. 1990-91 E. Anbarasan, “Deep Ecological Study of Thoreau.” 2. 1991-92 Beneson Thilagar Christudoss, A Structuralist Analysis of the Folktales of Narikkuravar,” June 1993 3. 1992-93 Bindu V. Nair, 4. 1993-94 Annie Mary Sam, “Woman as portrayed in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House and N.Krishna Pillai’s Kanyaka,” 1993-94. 5. 1993-94 K.S. Usha Nair, “Indianization of English in Indian English Fiction with Special Reference to

Raja Rao’s Kanthapura,” 1993-94. 6. 1995-96 K.M. Shyni, “Untouchability in Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable and Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai’s

tooTTiyuTe makan: A Comparative Study,” August 1998 7. 1997-98 Raj Bushan Chakravarthi 8. 1998-99 K. Deepa 9. 1998-99 R. Anupama, “Problems of Translation in M.T.Vasudevan Nair’s Kaalam, The Demon Seed

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and Second Turn,” December 1999 10. 1999-2000 James Peter 11. 2002-03 J. Frederick Allen Chandran, “Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart: An Ecocritical Analysis,” November 2004 12. 2003-04 Susan Deborah, “Regeneration and Four Myths,” May 2006 13. 2004-05 Valerie Kiran Raj, “Writing Skills in the English Classroom with reference to the ICSE and CBSE Syllabi of Classes IX and X,” May 2007 14. 2006-07 B. Bhavani 15. 2009-10 Bijoyini Mukherjee, “Wuthering Heights: An Ecocritical Study,” February 2010

GUIDE FOR RESEARCH CANDIDATES IN OTHER UNIVERSITIES

M.Phil. in Journalism and Mass Commuication 1. N. Watson Solomon, “A Quantitative Analysis of Media Language,” December 2006, Madurai Kamaraj University,

M.Phil in English 1. G. Franklin Wilfred, ‘“Nature-centred or Man-centred: A Study of Ted Hughes’s Poetry,” Department of English,

(DDE), Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, May 2006 2. Monsingh Daniel, “The Territorial Imperative in Ice-Candy Man and Train to Pakistan: An Ecocritical Reading,”

November 2009 EXTERNAL EXAMINER FOR M.A.

University of Madras, from 2000.

PAPER SETTER FOR OTHER COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES M.Phil. A Course in Fiction (2ME1), Thiagarajar College, Madurai, 2002. PG British Literature III, The Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai, 2003. RESEARCH CONSULTANCY MUSIC, PERFORMANCE

2012 With Kanta Kochhar, University of Washington, and Inder Salim, SARAI, Centre for Studies in Developing Societies

(CSDS), New Delhi. Planning for a two-week programme in Delhi on Performance on the theme of Water, at SARAI, CSDS, New Delhi, 24, 25 July 2012.

2011 Consultant, Ragamala Dance, a dance troupe in Minneapolis, USA, 2011. 1994 Faculty Advisor for Dr.Joseph Gardner, Department of Theatre, Davidson College, Davidson, NC, USA, 1994.

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OTHER 2014 For Siffo Kumeds working on tiNai poetics, supervised by Dr. Suresh Frederick, Bishop Heber College,

Tiruchi, 7-17 March. 2013 Skype-Interviewed by Gray Kochhar-Lindgren, Associate Vice-Chancellor for Undergraduate Learning, Professor,

Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Washington at Bothell, USA, on DESIGN on 8 January 2013,

as part of a thread of University of Washington at Bothell’s Forum on Innovation: Engaging Design.

2013 Formation of syllabus for Ecocriticsm course in the Department of Modern Indian Languages,

University of Delhi, Delhi, 2013. 2013 Peer Review of “Tigers, Trees and Environmental Visions: A Look at Indian Nature Writing.”

For Viruses and Weeds: Ecopoetics After Postmodernism by Cordula Lemke and Jennifer Wawrzinek to be published

by WVT, Trier, 2013.

2012 Preetha Mani, Rutgers University at New Brunswick, USA.

Remi Tournebize, Agronomy scholar, SupAgro, Montpellier, France.

2010 Faculty Advisor to Raphaela Holinsk, School of English, Queen’s University, Belfast, Ireland, 2010. 2008-2009 N.Komala, “Analysis of Self-Realization in the Psalms of Thirumangaialwar,” M.Phil.Diss., 2008-2009.

University of Madras, 2008-2009. 2007-8 Faculty Advisor to Ms.Heidi Danzl (Department of English, Salzburg University, Austria) who audited my Ecoliterature Course at Madras Christian College, Chennai, and obtained research guidance, 2007-2008. 2005 Advised E.D.Israel Oliver King, “Sacred Forests of Kolli Hills, Tamil Nadu, India: A Study on Botany, Ecology and

Community Interactions,” April 2005

2003 Faculty Advisor to Miss Leyla Knittweiss, Newcastle University, UK, 2003. 1999 G. Lakshmi. “Landscape in Modern Indian Poetry in English.” University of Madras. Registered as a full-time

doctoral scholar in 1999 and later discontinued. 1994 Peer-reviewed essay for Trumpeter, a Canadian journal of Ecocriticism, 1994. 1991 Advised Lakshmi Ramachandran, “The Gothic Mode in Fiction.” Several discussions in 1991-1992. SHORT COURSES OFFERED 2006 Semiotics and Tolkaappiyam, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 17-31 January. A course organized by the Central

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Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. 2000 Languages and Culture, a unit of the 3-credit course, People and Cultures of India, for students of Concordia University, Nebraska, USA, at the Academic Staff College, University of Madras, 10 March to 7 April.

Beginning Tamil Course to students from Europe, UK and USA for more than 20 years. Short Courses on Tamil Classics to students from Study Abroad Programmes at Madras Christian College, Chennai.

1994 Ecoliterature, an optional course for IV Semester, M.A., English Literature, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai. 1985 Tamil Poetics, an optional course, MA, Department of English, Madras Christian College, Chennai. PUBLICATIONS BOOKS MUSIC

Introduction to Tamil Musicology. Monograph submitted to Central Institute for Classical Tamil, Chennai. (Unpublished)

1989 The Unsung Melodies: The Story of Palavecam Ceervaikkaaran. (A Tamil Ballad) Trans. V.Murugan. Eds. Nirmal Selvamony, R.Nirmala Devi and Thasarathan. Madras: Institute of Asian Studies.

OTHER Paripaatal. A Critical Edition of English Translations submitted to Central Institute for Classical Tamil,

Chennai. 2009 Value Education Today: Explorations in Social Ethics. Eds. J.T.K.Daniel and Nirmal Selvamony. Chennai: New Century Book House, reprint, 2009. 2007 Essays in Ecocriticism. Eds. Nirmal Selvamony, Watson Solomon and Rayson K. Alex. Chennai: OSLE-India, New Delhi: Sarup and Sons. 1999 Living and Feeling: An Anthology of Indian Women’s Writing in English. Eds. P.Rajani, V.Rajagopalan and Nirmal Selvamony. Chennai: Department of English and Centre for Women’s Studies, Madras Christian College. (textbook) Changing Face of the Coastal Zone Between Chennai and Mamallapuram Eds. Nirmal Selvamony, Bagavandas, Rajani and Dayanandan. Chennai: Madras Christian College. Who Says My Hand A Needle Better Fits: An Anthology of American Women Writers. Eds. P. Rajani, V. Rajagopalan and Nirmal Selvamony. Chennai: Department of English & Centre for Women’s Studies, Madras Christian College. (textbook) 1998 Persona in Tolkaappiyam. Chennai: International Institute of Tamil Studies.

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1996 Other Eyes and Other Voices: An Anthology of Women's Writing. Eds. P.Rajani, V.Rajagopalan and Nirmal Selvamony. Madras: Department of English, and Centre for Women's Studies, Madras Christian College. (textbook) tamizhk kaaTci neRiyiyal. (Methodology in Tamil Philosophy). Chennai: International Institute of Tamil Studies. 1990 Value Education Today: Explorations in Social Ethics. Eds. J.T.K.Daniel and Nirmal Selvamony. Madras:

Madras Christian College and All-India Association for Christian Higher Education (AIACHE), New Delhi. (in use as Course Book for Value Education in some colleges in India).

1986 Coursebooks for English as Second Language (4 volumes). Tambaram : Madras Christian College.

(produced by me as Director of the UGC’s COSSHIP programme of the Department) (unpublished textbooks). TRANSLATION Tamil Translation of O.Henry's "Ransom of the Red Chief, for Katha, New Delhi, and the USIS, Chennai.

Selected poems of Mayuram Vedanayagar (1826 - 1889) (to be published)

1991 “Come Out O Panther.” Selected Poems of Bharathidasan, Tiruchirapalli: Bharathidasan University, pp. 249-50. 1990 The Story of Palavecam Cervaikkaran (translation of a long Tamil folk ballad) (unpublished).

3 poems of Bharathidasan, for Department of Tamilology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchi, March 10. (unpublished). 'Seventy Poems on the Plough' in Er Elupatu, Tirukkaivalakkam, ed. C.Karalacinkam, Madras: Aintinaip Patippakam,

pp. 117-136 d. 1989 The Unsung Melodies: The Story of Palavecam Ceervaikkaaran. (A Tamil Ballad) Trans. V.Murugan. Eds.

Nirmal Selvamony, R.Nirmala Devi and Thasarathan. Madras: Institute of Asian Studies. 1989.

Akattinai Iyal, (of Tolkappiyam), Nagercoil: Sobitham Pathippakam.

Assisted in the translation of Teen Malarkal by Murugatasan, Pumpukar: Tenral Patippakam, 1989.

1988 Selected Poems (14) of Alandur Ko.Mohanarangam (to be read at the X World Congress of Poets, Thailand, Nov.

(unpublished).

Improved the translation of Porul Atikaaram of Tolkappiyam for International School of Dravidian Linguistics,

Trivandrum. 1987 'Shadow'. English: A Research Journal, Department of English, Madras Christian College, Tambaram,

1987-88, 30-34 (translation of author's Tamil Play nizhal).

*Tamil Translation of O.Henry's "Ransom of the Red Chief, for Katha, New Delhi, and the USIS, Chennai. Selected poems of Mayuram Vedanayagar (1826 - 1889), for The United Theological College, 63 Miller's Road, Bangalore 560046 (to be published)

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BOOK SECTION EDITOR 2014 Section: “Logic in the Tamil Tradition.” Ed. Springer Handbook on Indian Logic. Ed. Sundar Sarukkai.

To be published by Springer. ESSAYS IN BOOKS MUSIC, THEATRE 2014 “On Barman’s Translational Tryst Through a kuRuntokai Song.” Kurndoheir Kabita. Trans. Bijoy Sankar Barman.

Guwahati: Panchajanya, 2014, 119-121. ISBN 978-81-921779-1-5 2011 “paN.” Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Vol. VIII. Ed. Kapil Kapoor. New Delhi: Rupa & Co., 2011, 1.

ISBN HB: 9788129115881 “paaNar.” Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Vol. VIII. Ed. Kapil Kapoor. New Delhi: Rupa & Co., 2011, 1-2.

ISBN HB: 9788129115881

2009 “niilakaNTa yaazhppaaNarin yaazh.” kireekkattiRkuppoona tamizhicai. Ed. ka.vicayakumar. koovai: tamizhoocai patippakam, 2009, 11-15.

2006 “kaLam as Heterotopia.” Folklore as Discourse. Ed. M.D. Muthukumaraswamy. Chennai: National Folklore Support Centre, 2006, 165-190. Print. ISBN 81-901481-6-8. 2003 *"Icaip peerarinar V.P.K.Sundaranaar", Tamil Valarcciyil Kirictavac Caanroor. Eds.P.S.Yesudasan, Michael Faraday.

Chennai: Tamil Ilakkiyat Tamilp Peeravai Veliyiitu. 1999 ‘Tamil Christian Hymn: A Postcolonial Critique.’ On Translation. Ed. M.Valarmathi.

Chennai: International Institute of Tamil Studies, 1999, 357-372. 1997 ‘taamparam eekamparanarin nurru ettut taalat tiruppukal nuul.’ (about Mr.Ekamparam's book entitled tiruppukal

songs in 108 musical timings) T.Ekamparam. nuurru ettut taalat tiruppukal. Tambaram: Iraipani Manram. 1991 “Arunagiri Through Tolkappiyam.” Madhura Kala: Silver Jubilee Commemoration Volume. Eds. K.Lakshminarasimhan, M.Hariharan, and Sharada Gopalan. Trivandrum: CBH Publications and Madurai: Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Vidyalayam, 1991, 193-204. ISBN 81 85381 14 3 OTHER

2016 Interweaving Performance Cultures. Workshop in International Research Center, Berlin, W.Germany,

11-16 October. (To be published)

“Logic in tolkaappiyam.” Springer Handbook on Indian Logic. Ed. Sundar Sarukkai. Springer (Submitted; To be published)

“Logic in Tamil Tradition.” Springer Handbook on Indian Logic. Ed. Sundar Sarukkai. Springer (Submitted;

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To be published) “Development Poetics: A tiNai Aesthetic View.” Aesthetics of Development. Ed. John Clammer and

Ananta Kumar Giri. Palgrave Macmillan. (To be published) /* “what is A fig?” Ecodocumentaries: Critical Essays. Ed. Rayson K. Alex. Palgrave Macmillan. (To be published)

2015 “Possession as Address.” Ecocriticism and Religion. Ed. Animesh Roy. (To be published) “The Ecocritical Turn of Theory.” Ecocriticism at Threshold. Ed. Robert Marztec. (To be published) “Theory Gazes At tiNai: New Directions in Tamil Poetry and Poetics.” Literary Criticism Today: Texts, Trends

and Issues. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 2014. (to be published)

“Communitas Harmonia in Wordsworth: A Musicosociological Glance.” Transformative Harmony. Ed. Ananta Kumar Giri. Cambridge Scholars Press. (to be published)

“Ecorights and Responsibility.” New Horizons of Human Development. Ed. Ananta Kumar Giri. New Delhi: Studera Press, 2015.

“Vikram Seth and the New Poetics.” Critical Essays on Indian English Poets. Ed. Joseph Dorairaj and Hema

V. Raghavan. Wordsworth India, 2015. “An Ecolinguistic Window on Globalization.” Globalization and the Teaching of English. Sanjay Goyal

and N. Krishnaswamy. Delhi: Vijaya Books, 2015, 100-117. ISBN 978 9381480 793 2014 “New Flowers on an Old Tree: Colonial Development and Contemporary Tamil Poetry.” Aspects of

South Indian History: A Reawakening. A Commemoration-Volume in Honour of Dr. T. Sundararaj. Ed. V.M.Selvamony. Nagercoil: Jama Foundation, 2014, 59-67 .

“Authorship in the Light of tiNai.” Culture and Media: Ecocritical Explorations. Ed. Rayson K. Alex, Susan Deborah and Sachin Dev. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014, 170-188. ISBN-10: 1443859710 ISBN-13: 978-1443859714 2012 “tiNai as Tree: Revisiting Tree Worship in tiNai societies.” Ecology and Life Writing. Hornung, Alfred

and Zhao Baisheng. Heidelberg: Universitatsverlag Winter, 2012, 89-104. ISBN: 978-3-8253-5892-1 “tiNai and Language Theory.” Contemporary Contemplations of Ecocriticism. Ed. Suresh Frederick.

New Delhi: Authors Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-81-7273-642-2 “Tinai Social Order: One of the Origins of Indian Ecological Literature.” Ecological Literature. Ed. Liu Qinghan. People’s Publishing House, 2012, 109-120. ISBN: 978-7-01-010912-1

“Dravidian Religion.” Oxford Encyclopedia of South Asian Christianity. Vol.1. Oxford UP, 2012, 232-234.

2011 “tiNai poetics and Tamil Poetry.” Horizons: Critical Perspectives on Language and Literature. Ed. Suresh Frederick. Thanjavur: Amirthamani Publications, 2011. (ISBN 978-81-920985-1-7)

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2010 “Esthetic Approach to Nayak Art.” Recent Researches in Archaeology, History and Culture: Festschrift to Prof.K.V. Raman. Vol. 2. Ed. P. Chenna Reddy. Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan, 2010. ISBN 8173200874; 9788173200878.

“Sacred Ancestors, Sacred Homes.” Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril. Eds.Kathleen Dean Moore and Michael P.Nelson. San Antonio: Trinity University Press, 2010, 137-140. (Includes contributions from The Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Pope John Paul II, Barack Obama among other distinguished world leaders)

2009 “Iraamalinga Vilaasa Eyinar Ezhuttil Iyaypuc Citaivu.” Cithiramaadam: Tamizhakac Cuvarooviyangal Kuritta Katturaikal. Ed.Bhartiputhiran. Chennai: Maatru Veliyeetagam, 83-93. With Daniel, J.T.K. “Introduction.” Value Education Today: Explorations in Social Ethics. Eds. J.T.K.Daniel

and Nirmal Selvamony. Chennai: New Century Book House, rpt., 2009, xii. “De-development: A Case for Tradition.” Value Education Today: Explorations in Social Ethics. Eds. J.T.K.Daniel and Nirmal Selvamony. Chennai: New Century Book House, rpt., 2009, 86-97. “An Alternative Social Order.” Value Education Today: Explorations in Social Ethics. Eds. J.T.K.Daniel and Nirmal Selvamony. Chennai: New Century Book House, rpt., 2009, 215-236.

2008 “Water in Contemporary Tamil Literature”. Words on Water. Eds. Maureen Devine and Christa Grewe- Volpp. Trier: Wissenschftlicher Verlag Trier, 89-101. “The Two Paradises of the American Imagination.” Critical Perspectives on American Literature. Ed S.P.Dhanavel.

New Delhi: Sarup & Sons, 2008, 8-25. 2006 “Tamil-English: Literary Relations: An Oikocritical Approach”. Tamil and English: Mutual Influences.

Ed.V.Jayadevan. Chennai: Jayadevan.

“Endangering Ontology: A Critique of Humanistic Ecocriticism”. Proceedings of the IV International Conference of Literatures in English on the The Endangered Planet in Literature. Nov.16-18, 2005. Dogus University, Istanbul, Turkey. “Migrancy in Literature.” Migrant Voices in Literatures in English. Ed. Sheobushan Shukla, Anu Shukla. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons, 2006, 115-126.

2005 “Migrancy in Literature”. Contemporary World Literatures in English. Volume II. Migrant Voices in Literatures in

English. Eds. Sheobushan Shukla and Anu Shukla. New Delhi: Sarup and Sons (for World Association for Studies in Literatures in English). 115-126.

“From Environmental Aisthesis to Ecopoiesis”. Environmental Aesthetics. Ed.S.Vanathu Antoni. Department

of Philosophy, Arul Anandar College, Karumathur, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, 35-44. “Poetry as Ecopoetry”. Some Perspectives in Indian Writing in English: Papers Presented at the UGC-sponsored

National Conference, 2nd & 3rd September, 2005. Ed. The Department of English, SNDB Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai 600 044. Chennai: The Department of English, SNDB Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai 600 044, 32-48.

2004 "The Ontology of the Work of Art: An Introduction to Tamil Poetics", Critical Theory: An Oriental Perspective. Ed.Naqi

Hussain Jafri. New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia, and Creative Books, 2004, 334-359.

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*“Foreword.” Tamizarivoom. By Ku.Araceendiran. Cennai: Kaaviri Patippakam. 2001 “Ecorights.” Current Issues in Bioethics and Environment. Eds. Gabriel, Joshua, Jayapaul Azariah. Chennai:

Department of Philosophy, Madras Christian College, 2001, 265-291. 2000 Preface. The Poetry of Sylvia Plath. By P.Rajani. Orient Longman, viii-xii.

“ Post-coloniality and the Discourse of Development.” Post-coloniality: Reading Literature. Eds. C.T.Indira and Meenakshi Shivram. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing Pvt.Ltd. 59-70.

*‘tonmam: oor iyankiyal aayvu.’ (A Dialectical Study of Myth) putiya nuuRRaaNTum tamizc cuuzalum (The Twenty-

first Century and the Tamil Context). Chennai: Madras Christian College, 2000, 41-57. (in Tamil) Commentary. Lakshmi Kannan’s ‘India Gate.’ Living And Feeling. Eds. P.Rajani, V.Rajagopalan and Nirmal Selvamony. Chennai: Department of English and Centre for Women’s Studies. 120-130.

Commentary. Lakshmi Kannan’s ‘Islanders.’ Living And Feeling. Eds. P.Rajani, V.Rajagopalan and Nirmal Selvamony. Chennai: Department of English and Centre for Women’s Sturdies. 87-90.

With Aparna Srinivas. Commentary. ‘Imtiaz Dharker.’ Living And Feeling. Eds. P.Rajani, V.Rajagopalan and Nirmal Selvamony. Chennai: Department of English and Centre for Women’s Studies. 255-266.

Commentary. Flannery O’Connor’s ‘Everything That Rises Must Converge.’ Who Says My Hand A Needle Better Fits? Eds. P.Rajani, V.Rajagopalan and Nirmal Selvamony. Chennai: Department of English and Centre for Women’s Studies. 120-129.

Commentary. Joyce Carol Oates’s ‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?’ Who Says My Hand A Needle Better Fits? Eds. P.Rajani, V.Rajagopalan and Nirmal Selvamony. Chennai : Department of English and Centre for Women’s Studies. 152-158.

1999 *‘tamilk kumukaayattil meelainaattavarin aan-pen uravu nilai parriya karuttukalin celvaakku.’ (The influence of the

western ideas of man-woman relationship on Tamil Society) aan-pen uravu nilai: naataka valakkinum ulakiyal

valakkinum (Man-women relationship: In Art and in Life) Ed. Livingstone, David Prabhakar & George, Chennai: Bharati

Manram, Madras Christian College, 48-54. 1997 *'tolkaappiyak kalaiyiyal.' (Aesthetics in tolkaappiyam) tolkaappiya ilakkiyak kootpaatukal (Literary Principles of tolkaappiyam). Eds. S.Jean Lawrence, K.Bhagavathi. Chennai: International Institute of Tamil Studies, 284- 309.

*‘etirkaalat tamilar panpu.’ (The character of the future Tamils) tamilar etirkaalaviyal (The Future of the Tamils). Ed.

David Prabhakar.Chennai: Bharati Manram. 70-82. Commmentary. Shashi Deshpande's ‘My Beloved Charioteer.’ Other Eyes and Other Voices- II. Eds. P.Rajani,

Felix Moses and Manohar Samuel. Chennai: Department of English and Centre for Women’s Studies. 90-97.

Commentary. S.Usha's 'To Mother.' Other Eyes and Other Voices – II. Eds. P.Rajani, Felix Moses and Manohar Samuel. Chennai: Department of English and Centre for Women’s Studies. 123-127.

Commentary. Ajeet Cour’s ‘Maami.’ Other Eyes And Other Voices-I. Eds. P. Rajani, V.Rajagopalan and Nirmal

Selvamony

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Contributor to Metaphor and Translation (to be published) by Katha, New Delhi.

1993 *‘tinaippeyar: An Inquiry into the relation between Anthroponymy and Toponymy.’ Studies in Dravidian Place Names. Thiruvananthapuram: Place Name Society. 48-63.

“Introduction.” Fables (The Stories of Kaasi Aanantan). By Kaasi Aanantan. Cennai: Kasi Anandan Kudil. 1990 “Towards An End of Education.’ National Consultation on Indian Higher Education: Thrusts Into Future. Ed. Michael Lockwood. Tambaram: Madras Christian College. 37-43.

With Daniel, J.T.K. “Introduction.” Value Education Today: Explorations in Social Ethics. Eds. J.T.K.Daniel and Nirmal Selvamony. Chennai: Madras Christian College and AIACHE, 1990, xii. “An Alternative Social Order.” Value Education Today: Explorations in Social Ethics. Eds. J.T.K.Daniel, Nirmal Selvamony. Tambaram: Madras Christian College and AIACHE, 1990, 215-236. 'De-development: A Case for Tradition.’ Value Education Today: Explorations in Social Ethics. Eds. J.T.K.Daniel, Nirmal Selvamony. Tambaram: Madras Christian College and AIACHE. 86-97.

1989 *'vinaayakan' (Ganapati), aayvukkoovai (of 21st Symposium), Annamalai Nagar: All - India University Tamil

Teachers' Association, 367 - 72. *'pramman' ,aayvukkoovai. (3rd Symposium) Tanjore: All India Tamil Literary Association, 184 - 88. “Introduction”. Fables (The Stories of Kaasi Aanantan). By Kaasi Aanantan. Cennai: Kasi Anandan Kudil.

1985 *‘tolnerik katavuliyal.’ (Theology in tolkaappiyam) tamil kirictava marapu (Tamil Christian Heritage). Ed. Gnana Robinson. Madurai: Tamil Theological Book Club, Tamilnadu Theological Seminary. 236-59. 1984 ‘Modern Womanhood: A New Caste?.’ A Vision for India Tomorrow. Eds..J.T.K.Daniel, R.Gopalan. Tambaram: Madras Christian College. 28-34. WEB PUBLICATIONS 2014 “The Cries of Water.” Dividing Waters: The Valley in Distress. Lila Interactions: An Online Medium of Translocal Dialogues. www.lilainteractions.in/dividing-waters/

“A Tentative List of Birds of naakakkuTi campus of Central University of Tamil Nadu.” www. cutn.ac.in "Tamil Studies". Website on the late Prof. Gift Siromoney. "http://www.emi.ac.in/gift/Tamil Studies.htm"

http://www.emi.ac.in/gift/Tamil Studies.htm 2004 “Tribute to a Musicologist.” (V.P.K.Sundaram). Journalism Online

http://www.angelfire.com/nd/nirmaldasan/journalismonline Newsletter, Issue No. 50, April 2004

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“De-development: A Case for Tradition.” http://www.angelfire.com/nd/nirmaldasan/journalismonline/dacft.doc October 27, 2013.

JOURNAL ESSAYS MUSIC 2014 “paNNaayvu aaRRuppaTai: tiNai icai nookkum tirumuRai icai.” (Guiding paN Research: tiNai music-oriented

Saivite Hymnal music). 71st Annual Report of pan Research. cennai: tamiz icaic cagkam, (Academy of Tamil Music), 2014.

1998-1999 ‘kuuttu (Dance / Drama) in tolkaappiyam.’ The Samskrita Ranga Annual IX 1988-90 on Indian

Classical Theatre Tradition. Ed. S.S.Janaki. Madras: The Samskrita Ranga. 1998-99, 82-116. 1998 Rev.of Ilango Atikal's The Cilappatikaram. Trans. R.Parthasarathy. Indian Literature (Sahitya Akademi's Bi-monthly

Journal) Jan-Feb 1998: 246 - 251. ISSN: 0019580-4 1998 *“tinai icai iyal: tamilicai marapum piranaattu icai marapukalum.” (tinai Musicology: the musical traditions of the

Tamils and the people of the other nations) 47th Annual Report of the pan (raga) Research Conference, Chennai: Tamil Icaic Cankam,, 73-83.

1995 With S.Shankar (Dept. of English, Rutger's State University, USA). Rev. of ‘R.Parthasarathy's The Tale of an Anklet:

A New Translation. (R.Parthasarathy's The Tale of an Anklet: A New Translation Brings Back an Old World') South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection. 5 (Summer, 1995): 43-44.

1995 'tolkaappiya icai marapum pira naattu icai marapum.' (Music traditions of tolkaappiyam and other nations)

46th Annual Report of the pan (raga) Research Conference. Chennai: Tamil Icaic Cankam,1995, 99-112. 1993 'tolkaappiyat tamil icai iyal.' (Tamil Musicology in tolkaappiyam) Annual Report of the pan (Raga) Research Conference. Chennai: Tamil Icaic Cankam, 1993, 77-96. OTHER 2016 “Speaking the Truth about the Liberalist Public Intellectual to Power.” Humanities Circle 4. 1 (2016) (Abstract

submitted; to be published)

“From the Anthropocene to the Neo-tiNaicene.” Humanities Circle 3. 2 (July-December 2015): 115- 130. ISSN 2321-8010

“TeriiTaa kaaNaata maiyam.” (The Centre Derrida Did Not See). putuppunal (Annual Issue) 8. 1 (January 2016): 19-25. ISSN 2278-1641

2015 “From the Anthropocene to the Neo-tiNaicene.” Humanities Circle 3. 2 (Winter 2015): 115-130.

ISSN 2321-8010 “kaLam and Free Space in Nongkynrih’s The Yearning of Seeds.” Kavyabharati 27 (2015): 199-221.

ISSN 0975-3559

“Home and Spiritual Praxis: An Ecotheoretical Praxis.” Special issue on “Spiritual Pragmatism and Spiritual Pragmatics: New Horizons of Theory and Practice and the Contemporary Challenges of Transformation.”

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3D IBA Journal of Management and Leadership 5. 2 (January –June 2014): 136-149. ISSN 2230-7524 2014 “Considering the Humanities Ecotheoretically.” Journal of Contemporary Thought 40 (Winter 2014): 5-20. “A New Approach to Indian Art: The Pan Indian Scrubland tiNai Paradigm.” Journal of Tamil Studies 85

(June 2014): 47-53. ISSN 0022-4855

2013 “Serving Flesh and Fish Blood as Neopostcolonial Poetics.” A Review Essay on S. Shankar’s Flesh and Fish Blood: Postcolonialism, Translation and the Vernacular. U of California P, 2012; Orient Blackswan Private Limited, 2013. ISBN 978 81 250 49883. In Journal of Contemporary Thought 37 (2013): 95-112. ISSN 0971-4731 “Lyre, Violin and Harp: Reading Seth, Ezekiel and Derozio Against the tiNai Grain.” Eclectic Representations 3: 1 (July 2013): 19-76. ISSN 2231-430X

2012 “Interrelatedness: tiNai, Ecocriticism and Envirocriticism.” Gandhigram Literary Review 1.1 (Summer 2012): 61-80. ISSN: 2278-8170 “Revisiting Greenness: A tiNaiological Approach.” Eclectic Representations 2 (March 2012): 172-197. ISSN: 2231-430X 2010 “The tiNai Way.” Jeevadhara. XL.235 (2010): 37-46. ISSN 0970-1125 2009 Deborah, Susan and Nirmal Selvamony. “Home in cagkam Love Poetry.” Indian Journal of Ecocriticism

I.2 (2009):100-107. ISSN 0974-2840 with Susan Deborah. “Displacement of Niche in Su. Samuthiram’s The Third Gender. Scott Light: Journal of

English Studies 2 (October 2009): 57-68. ISSN 0975-0819 Alex, Rayson K. and Nirmal Selvamony. “Niche in Select Short Stories of Jhumpa Lahari.” Indian Journal of

Ecocriticism I.2 (2009):108-115. “Introductory Remarks on Oikosemiotics.” Literary Explorer 8.2 (December 2009): 1-12. ISSN: 0973-0524 2008 “tiNai in Primal and Stratified Societies.” Indian Journal of Ecocriticism I.1 (2008): 38-48. 2006 “Power, Agency and the Oikos.” Tamkang Review. Vol.XXXVII No.1 (Autumn 2006): 199-212. ISSN 0049-2949 2005 “Human Identity in Some Contemporary Asian Poems”, Akshara: Annual Research Journal of Critical and Creative Writing in English. Vol.1.1 (March 2005): 1-18. 2002 “Ecoaesthetics: A Note”. PILC Journal of Dravidic Studies Vol. 12:1, 12: 2 (January & July, 2002): 215-224. ISSN 0971-0957 2001 “talai” (ancient Tamil grass skirt), kolam. 8 (July 2001). http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/journal/kolam/vols/kolam www.fas.nus.edu.sg/journal/kolam/vols/kolam 8/IA-old Lit/Talai-An%20ancient%20Tamil%20Grass skirt.html 2000 "The Syllogistic Circle in Tolkaappiyam". Journal of Tamil Studies. 57&58 (June &Dec.2000): 117-134.

ISSN 0022-4855

1999 With Lakshmanan Sabaratnam. ‘Awareness Gendered.’ English: A Research Journal VII (1999): 5-11.

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“The Feminity of the Poem: An Introduction to kalam Poetics.” English: A Research Journal VII (1999): 35 -42.

1998-99 *'ariviyalaa? Ilakkanamaa? ' (What is the apt Tamil term for science?) aayvukkoovai (of 22nd Symposium) of All India

University Tamil Teachers' Association. Pondicherry: Pondicherry University. 530 -35. 1997 Selvamony, Nirmal and A.Rukmani, "Land Health: The Bioethical Approach of the Foragers", Bioethics in India:

Proceedings of the International Bioethics Workshop in Madras, 16-19 Jan.1997, University of Madras, Eds. Jayapaul Azariah, Hilda Azariah, and Darry R.J.Macer, Christchurch, N.A.: Eubios Ethics Institute, 275-279. http://www.biol.tsukuba.ac.jp/~macer/index.html

With E.P.S.Thyagaraju and Shanthakumari Rajan. “The Changing ELT Scene in India: Teacher Development Groups.”

Focus on English 5:1 (1989): 11-20. 1996 ‘Elements of Axiology in tolkaappiyam.’ Journal of Tamil Studies 49&50 (1996): 171-187. ISSN 0022-4855 1994 “Womanhood in Early Tamil tinai society.” English: A Research Journal, Department of English & Centre for Women's Studies, Madras Christian College (1993 – 1994): 67-77.

*“tiNait tolilnuTpam” (Technology of the Ancient Tamil Societies known as tinai) Valar Tamil Ariviyal (papers of the 3rd symposium): engineering - technology). Eds. Dr.Rama Sundaram, Dr.A.Ilankovan. Tanjavoor: All India Association for Scientific Tamil. 80-87.

“Education through the Environment.” Peace Education II.3. 41-44.

1993 *‘talaiyutai.’ aayvukkovai All India University Tamil Teachers’ Association. Pondicherry: Pondicherry University. 506-510. *’potiyil.' (Ancient Tamil Structural Edifice) ayvukkoovai (of 23rd symposium) Vol.2 of All India University Tamil

Teachers' Association. Pondicherry : Pondicherry University. 44-48.

1989 'alavai (Criterion of valid knowledge) in tolkaappiyam', Journal of the Department of Philosophy. Madras Christian

College, Tambaram, March, 14-15. ‘manram.’ Tamil Civilization. 7. 2-4 (1989): 39-57. 'ca-Initial Words in Tamil', Journal of Asian Studies, Sept., 1989, Vol. VII, No.1, 137-148. * 'vinaayakan' (Ganapati), aayvukkoovai (of 21st Symposium), Annamalai Nagar: All - India University Tamil Teachers'

Association, 367 - 72.

1988 “tinaippeyar (The People of tinai regions): An Inquiry into the relation between anthroponymy and toponymy.” PLANS Bulletin. Thiruvananthapuram: Place Name Society (PLANS). 31-32. 1987-88 How Moral Can A Play Be?' English: A Research Journal. Department of English, Madras Christian College, Tambaram (1987-88): 24-29. 1986 'The Study of Literature.' The English: A Research Journal (Department of English, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, 1986-87) : 59-60.

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1985 * 'ceyyul. ' (Art) Journal of Asian Studies 2 : 193 - 202. 1979 'An Overview of Dialogue in Madras Christian College.' Religion and Society. (Christian Institute for the Study of

Religion and Society, Bangalore, 1979) : 88-90.

FULL PAPER IN PROCEEDINGS 2005 “Endangering Ontology: A Critique of Humanistic Ecocriticism,”The Endangered Planet in Literature:

Selected Proceedings. Ed. Barry Tharaud, Elizabeth Pallitto. International Conference, Dogus University, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-18 November, 2005, 107-121. “Power, Agency and the Oikos.” The Third Tamkang International Conference on Ecological Discourse. Tamshui, Taipei County, Taiwan, R.O.C.: Tamkang University, 27-28 May, 2005, 106-120.

2004 “Ecocriticism at Tambaram”. III World Conference and XI All India English Teachers’ Annual Conference on

“Contemporary Literatures in English: Theory and Practice with focus on Environment and Literary Studies.” 20-21 December 2004, Madras Christian College, Chennai, 40-41.

“Environment and Literature”. III World Conference and XI All India English Teachers’ Annual Conference on “Contemporary Literatures in English: Theory and Practice with focus on Environment and Literary Studies.” 20-21 December 2004, Madras Christian College, Chennai, 41-46.

1997 With A.Rukmani, "Land Health: The Bioethical Approach of the Foragers", Bioethics in India: Proceedings of the International Bioethics Workshop in Madras, 16-19 Jan.1997, University of Madras, Eds. Jayapaul Azariah, Hilda Azariah, and Darry R.J.Macer, Christchurch, N.A.:Eubios Ethics Institute, 275-279. BOOK REVIEW IN FOREIGN JOURNAL 1995 With S.Shankar (Dept. of English, Rutger's State University, USA). Rev. of ‘R.Parthasarathy's The Tale of an Anklet:

A New Translation. R.Parthasarathy's The Tale of an Anklet: A New Translation Brings Back an Old World.' South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection. 5 (Summer, 1995): 43-44.

UNPUBLISHED REVIEW 2016 Peer Reviewed a forthcoming volume on Ecocriticism: Sarah Nolan’s Unnatural Ecopoetics. To be published by University of Nevada Press. BOOK REVIEW IN INDIAN JOURNALS 2009 “Portable Homeland: Robin Ngangom’s Takes on the Dying Tinai Tradition of the Indian North East.” Rev. of

Robin Ngangom’s The Desire of Roots. Cuttack: Chandrabhaga, 2006. for Kavyabharati 2007 “Ocular Noise: Poetising the Semele-Zeus Syndrome.” Rev. of Sampurna Chatterjee’s volume of poems, Sight May

Strike You Blind. Kavya Bharati 19 (2007): 179-190.

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2006 Rev. of R.Narasimhan’s Characterizing Literacy: A Study of Western and Indian Literacy Experiences. Review of Development and Change XI.1 (January-June 2006): 85-95.

ABSTRACTS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 2014 “The Ontic Quandary of Theory.” Two-day International Silver Jubilee Seminar on “Theorizing Today: 25 Years Later.” Jointly organized by the Forum on Contemporary Theory, Baroda, and the Department of Political Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, 10-11 February, 2014. 2013 “Region in The Guide.” XVI International Conference on “Translation, Comparatism, and the Global South.”

Organized jointly by The Forum on Contemporary Theory, Baroda and the Department of Studies in English, University of Mysore, at the Hotel Regaalis, 15-18 December, 2013.

2013 “An Ecolinguistic Window on Globalization.” International Conference on Globalization and the Teaching of English, Department of English, Jain Vishva Bharati Institute, Ladnun, Rajasthan, 19-20 October, 2013. 2013 “Region and Regionization.” Abstracts of the Two-day National Seminar on “Theorizing the Region.” Department of English, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga University Campus, 27-28 March, 2013. 2012 “Can The Hungry Tide Be Human Home?” Abstracts of the National Conference on “Towards Ecological Perspectives

on Water.” Department of English, Central University of Tamil Nadu, 26-27 October, 2012. 2007 “Revisiting Greenness: An Oikological Approach.” Abstracts of the Second International Conference of OSLE-India, AIMS, Bangalore, 8, 9 June, 2007, 17. 2005 “Power, Agency and the Oikos”. The Third Tamkang International Conference on Ecological Discourse. 27-28 May 2005, Tamkang University, Tamshui, Taipei County, Taiwan, Republic of China, 106-120.

“Ecotechnology: A Reading of Susan Swan’s The Man Doll and Marlene Nourbese Philip’s Burn Sugar.” XXI IACS International Conference on Canadian Studies on “Society, Environment and Technology: Canada and India”. 24-26 February 2005, Canadian Studies Centre, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 83.

2004 “Literary Migrancy in the Light of tinai poetics”. II World Conference and X All India English Teachers’ Conference on “The Migrant Voices in Literatures in English”. 30-31 January 2004, Dhanwate National College, Congress Nagar, Nagpur, 49-50.

“tinai, an Early Ecocritical Theory”. III World Conference and XI All India English Teachers’ Annual Conference on “Contemporary Literatures in English: Theory and Practice with focus on Environment and Literary Studies.” 20-21 December 2004, Madras Christian College, Chennai, 17.

1999 "Holistic Land Ethics". Abstracts. Regional Seminar on Land Alienation Among Rural And Tribal Societies, 13-14 March 1999, sponsored by UGC. Dept.of Anthropology, Univesity of Madras, Chennai. 1997 "Development Poetics and Contemporary Tamil Poetry". Abstracts of Silver Jubilee Symposium. International Institute of Tamil Studies, Chennai. WRITINGS IN MAGAZINES

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MUSIC 2003 "Irupataam Nuurraantu Icaittamil Dr.V.P.K.Suntaram", Nilal 7 (May 2003): 9. 1995 'naattiyat tamil allatu aatarramil.’ (theatre/dance tradition in Tamil) Souvenir of the 12th year Ceremony, Association Tamilar Oli, Montreal, Canada, 1995. 1989 'cakoota yaal.' (An ancient Tamil stringed musical instrument) taru 3 (1989): 14-19. OTHER 2011 “Mr.S.A.Thomas: The Motto of My School.” Headmaster of Margoschis High School, Nazareth:

S.A.Thomas: A Commemorative Volume, 2011, n.p. 2010 “celvamaNi” teecoopakaari 2007 “Interview with Nirmal Selvamony.” tiiraanati 6.7 (December 2007): 32-40. 2000 *An Interview with Prof. Nirmal Selvamony on the theory of tiNai. ootam 1.1 (2000) : 8-13. (a privately circulated journal from Chennai) *“tolkaappiyat tinaai nutpankal.” (The Implications of the tinai concept in tolkaappiyam) Retell. Tiruchirappalli:

St.Joesph’s College. 27-28. 1998 *‘tinaippaaviyal.’ (ecopoetics) taru 3.2 (1998): 13-14. 1997 “Literature Studies in India in 2000, A.D.” Semester Harvest I. 1 (1997, Madras Christian College School of Continuing

Education, Chennai): 31-32. “New Flowers on an Old Tree: Colonial Development and Contemporary Tamil Poetry.” Souvenir of the First

World Christian Tamil Conference. New York, Hofstra University, 15-18 August. 1994 “The Future of Tamil Indigenes.” Our Voice. Chennai: Department of Social Work, Madras Christian College. 9-11.

“Environment: Our Responsibility.” Our Voice. Chennai: Dept. of Social Work, Madras Christian College. 16-19. 1993 *'kaatci iyal.' (Philosophy) centamilc celvi (March): 258-63.

*'kaatci iyal.' (Philosophy). centamilc celvi (April) : 298-302.

1991 *'vinaayakan.' centamilc celvi. (Feb. 1991): 227 - 237. 1990 * 'ampalam.' (Ancient stone shelter) taru. 4, 27-32.

1989 *'pramman.' aayvukkoovai. (3rd Symposium) Tanjore: All India Tamil Literary Association, 184 - 88.

"Back to tinai" . Seventh International Tamil Conference Souvenir. 1989 Mauritius. Chennai: World Tamil Poets’ Association, 1989, 129-30.

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1988 *ancirait tumpi.’ (Butterfly) taru, 2 24-26. 1985 * 'icaiyiyal: vaayil neertal.' (Musicology: Introduction) Madras Christian College Magazine LIV (1985) : 82-85. 1983 * 'tamilar kanta katavuliyal.' (The Theology of the Tamils) iraiyiyal malar 14 (Tamilnadu Theological Seminary,

Madurai): 48-48. 1981 * 'tamil netunkanakku.' (Tamil Alphabet) centamilc celvi 55: 331.

* "matamaarrattin mutal murkol.' (The primary presupposition in religious conversion) iraiyiyal malar 9 (Tamilnadu

Theological Seminary, Madurai): 45-48. 1979 'Lady Godivia: The Robe Myth.' Annual of United Theological College, Bangalore. 22-23. ESSAYS IN MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE MAGAZINE MUSIC, THEATRE 2002-3 *"tamizharallaarin tamizhicaip paNi (The contribution of non-Tamils to Tamil Music). Madras Christian College

Magazine. Vol.LXIX (2002-2003):110-119. 2001 *"mupparat cilampu" (Anklet with three gems). Madras Christian College Magazine LXVII (2000-2001):

129-131. 2000 *’meyyaattiyal.’ (includes an English translation of meyppaattiyal of tolkaappiyam) Madras Christian College Magazine LXVII (2000): 100-107.

1999 *’pakavatiyaa pacca?’ Madras Christian College Magazine LXV (1999) : 53-54. 1994-1995 ’tamilk kuuttiyal.’ Madras Christian College Magazine LX (1994-1995): 68-71. 1990 *'ampalam' Madras Christian College Magazine LVI (1990): 103-7. OTHER 2004 “Ecoregional Education,” Madras Christian College Magazine. Vol.LXX (2003-2004):60-66. 2003-4 *“teriitaa kaaNaata maiyam” (The Centre Derrida did not see). Madras Christian College Magazine.

Vol.LXX (2003-2004): 94-106. 2001-2002 “Ecosculpture.” Madras Christian College Magazine LXVII (2001-2002) :30-35. 2001 “Free Verse.” Madras Christian College Magazine LXVII (2000-2001): 62-69. 1999 “Decolonising The Literary Mind: Literature Curriculum for the free and the brave.’ Madras Christian College Magazine LXV (1999): 36-41.

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1996 'A Few moments with Takazhi', Madras Christian College Magazine LXIII (1996-97) : 246-251.

1995 *'tamil icaipputaiya moliyaa?'’ (Is Tamil a Tone Language?) Madras Christian College Magazine, 1995-1996, 96-99.

'Value Education.’ Madras Christian College Magazine LVI (1990-1991) : 15-19. 1994 'Education Through the Environment.' Madras Christian College Magazine LV (1988-1989): 46-49. 1991 *'meypporuliyalaa? kaatciyiyalaa?' (What is the apt Tamil term for philosophy?) Madras Christian College

Magazine LVII (1990-1991): 57-64.

1989 “From Stateliness To Clownishness: The 'Changing' Role of English Education in India.” Madras Christian College Magazine. 25-31.

1985 *'icaiyiyal: vaayil neertal.' (Musicology: Introduction) Madras Christian College Magazine LIV (1985) :

82-85.

1984 *'ceyyul aarruppatai.' (Guide to Art) Madras Christian College Magazine LII and LIII (1983-84) : 109 – 113.

CONFERENCE PAPERS PAPERS IN CONFERENCES/SEMINARS ABROAD MUSIC 2016 Paper on Performance in Indian Tradition. International Research Center, “Interweaving Performance Cultures,”

Berlin, W.Germany, 11-16 October. 2015 ‘Music in “To a Skylark,” “kuyil paaTTu” and “aantaip paaTTu.” “Rereading Romanticism: Imagination,

Emotion, Nature and Things.’ Biennial Conference of the Romantic Studies Association of Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia, 23-25 July, 2015. (paper accepted but could not present in the conference)

2005 “Tamil Music Today.” Institut for Musik und Musikwissenschaft, Universitat Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany, 22 November, 2005.

1995 “Kalam: The Sacred Space.” Fourth Annual British Common wealth and Postcolonial Studies Conference,

Georgia Southern University, Georgia, USA, 13-15 April, 1995.

“Kalam: ritual.” Faculty Seminar, Davidson College, Davidson, NC, USA, 10 May. OTHER 2015 “Possession and Community.” Paper in a Panel on Spirit Possession. Annual Meeting of the American Academy

of Religion, 21-24 November 2015, Atlanta, USA. (was accepted as panelist but could not attendance conference)

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2014 “Ecocriticism, Envirocriticism and tiNai Criticism.” Seminar Series. School of English. University of Hong Kong. 23 October 2014. 2011 “Possession As Address.” Panel on “Altered States: Spirit Possession, Modernity and Other Dangerous Crossings in India.” 31 March-4 April 2011, Association for Asian Studies, Convention Center, Honolulu, 3 April. (Moderator: Prof. Wendy Doniger) 2010 “Tinai as Tree: Revisiting Tree Worship in Tamil Tinai Societies.” International Conference on Ecology and Life Writing.

Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, 24-27 June.

2009 “Il: The Oikological Human.” “Ecological Literature and Environmental Education.” Beijing University, Beijing, PRC, 14-21 August, 2009. “Beyond Envirocriticism and Ecocriticism: The Concept of tinai and the critique of modernity.” 26th Annual Spring Symposium of the Center for South Asian Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA, 9 April.

“Women in tinai and state societies.” Women and Religion, Department of Religion, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA, 10 April. “The Dying Tinai Tradition in the Poetry of the Indian North East.” Department of English, Queen’s University,

Belfast, Northern Ireland, 10 May. 2006 “Water in Contemporary Tamil Literature: An Oikocritical Approach”. 2nd Biennial Conference of European

Association for the Study of Literature, Culture and Environment, on “Water: Literary, Cultural and Environmental Perspectives”. Alps-Adriatic University of Klagenfurt, Austria, 28 April-1 May, 2006.

“Ecocriticism and Oikos: Early Tamil Literature.” Graduate Seminar in “Nature in Narrative” at Institut fur Anglistik

und Amerikanistik, Universitat Klagenfurt, Austria, 2 May, 2006. 2005 “A Heaven of Blue Glass and the Jasmine Bower: American and Tamil Paradises.” John F.Kennedy Institut

fur Nordamerikastudien, Abteilung fur Literatur, Berlin, Germany, 24 November. “Literature, Nature, India: From Tinai to Oikocriticism.” Institut fur Anglistik und Amerikanistik,

Universitat Dortmund, Germany, 22 November. “Endangering Ontology: A Critique of Humanistic Ecocriticism.” IV International Conference of Literatures

in English, organized by The World Association for Studies in Literatures in English, and The Department of English Language and Literature, Dogus University, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-18 November, 2005.

“Power, Agency and the Oikos.” The Third Tamkang International Conference on Ecological Discourse,

Tamkang University, Tamshui, Taipei County, Taiwan, Republic of China, 27-28 May, 2005. 1995 “Ecological Poetry: Nature in the Ancient Poetry of the Tamils” Dept. of English, Rutger's State University, NJ,

USA, 18 April. ' “Colonial Development and Contemporary Tamil Poetry.” Fourth Annual British Commonwealth and Postcolonial

Studies Conference, Georgia Southern University, Georgia, USA, 13-15 April.

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1994 “The Feminine Frame of Honour: Through Female Narration in Early Tamil Poetry.” International Conference of the Association de Literature Feminina Hispanica, Davidson College, Davidson, NC, USA, 20 October.

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION ABROAD 1995 ASIA Network Conference, St.Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA, 21-23 April, 1995. PAPERS IN FILM FESTIVAL IN INDIA 2014 “Ecocriticism and Indian Ecocriticism.” Tinai EcoFilm Festival 2014, BITS-Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, 31 January, 1 February, 2014. 2014 “Development from a tiNai Perspective.” Tinai EcoFilm Festival 2014, BITS-Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, 31 January, 1 February, 2014 PAPERS IN CONFERENCES IN INDIA MUSIC, DRAMA 2016 “tiNai Rights.” Plenary paper in the National Seminar on “Redefining Gender and Environmental Ethics:

A Discoure on Green Literature.” Annamalai University, 4 March, 2016. 2015 “Reconstruction of Tamil Musicology: The Contribution of V.P.K.Sundaram.” International Conference on

“Reconstructing Classical Tamil Traditions: A Global Quest.” Organized by the Department of Tamil, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, 25-27 March 2015. (International/I)

“The Seeds of Drama in tolkaappiyam.” National Seminar on “Contemporary Indian Drama,” Sahitya Akademi, Bangalore, 18-21 January 2015. (National/N)

2014 ”tolkaappiyat tamiz icaiyiyal: putityatoor aNukumuRai.” (A New Approach to the Musicology of

tolkaappiyam).Three-day Conference on “cevviyal ilakkiya ilakkaNagkaLil icai nuNukkagkaL.” (Musicological Nuances in Classical Literature and Grammar). Jointly organized by Tamil Music College at tamiz icaic cagkam and Central Institute for Classical Tamil, cennai, at Raja Annamalai Hall, cennai, 4-6 March, 2014. (Invited Paper) (N)

2008 “Tinai Musicology.” Workshop-cum-Training Programme on the concept of Tinai in Sangam Literature.

Conducted by the Centre for Excellence for Classical Tamil, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. 10 January, 2008 (Invited Paper) (N)

2007 “Is Musical Sound Meaningful?” National Seminar on the Legacy of Saussure and Contemporary Indian Experience, organised by CIIL, Mysore, at ASSM College, Mukandpur, Punjab, 9-11 February, 2007 (Invited Paper) (N)

2006 “Musicology in Tolkaappiyam: An Oikomusicological Approach”. “Tolkaappiyattil Icaikkurippukal” (References to

Music in Tolkaappiyam), Musicological Conference organised jointly by the Music Department of Tamil University,

Tanjavur, and Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, at Tamil University, Tanjavur, 27, 28 July, 2006. (N) 2003 "American Jazz and Popular Culture", UGC Refresher Course for Teachers of English, Dept. of English,

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University of Madras, 7 August, 2003 (Invited Paper) (N)

'Tamil Christian Hymn: A Translational Cloned Mantis', UGC National Seminar on Translation, International Institute of

Tamil Studies, Chennai. 24-26 Feb., 2003 (Invited Paper) (N) 2001 'Tinai Icai Iyal: Tamil Icai Marapum Pira Nattu Icai Marapum' (Tinai Musicology): Musicological traditions in Tamil and of other nations), 47th annual Pan (raga) Research Conference, Chennai, 23 December, 2001 (Invited Paper) (Regional/R) 1996 “Tinai Icai Iyal: Tamil Icai Marapum Pira Nattu Icai Marapum” (Tinai Musicology): Musicological traditions

in Tamil and of other nations), 47th annual Pan (raga) Research Conference, Chennai, 23 December, 1996 (Invited Paper) (R)

1995 Tolkaappiya icai marapum pira naattu icai marapum' (The music traditions of South India and other nations), 46th

paN (raga) research conference, Tamil Icaic Cankam, Madras, 25 December, 1995 (Invited Paper) (R)

1993 * 'Tolkappiyamum cantaviyalum' (Tolkaappiyam and Cantam prosody), 44th Pan (raga) Research Conference, Tamil icaic cankam, cennai, 23 December, 1993 (Invited Paper) (R)

1992 'Tinai Icai Iyal: Tamil Icai Marapum Pira Nattu Icai Marapum' (Tinai Musicology): Musicological traditions

in Tamil and of other nations), 47th annual Pan (raga) Research Conference, Chennai, 23 December, 1992 (Invited Paper) (R) 1991 'Tolkappiyat tamiz icaiyiyal.” (Tamil Musicology in Tolkaappiyam), 42nd Pan (raga) Research Conference, Tamil icaic cankam, cennai, 24 December, 1991 (Invited Paper) (R) 1990 “KaLam: An Ancient Tamil Acting Area” 10th session of the South Indian History Congress, at Raju’s College, Rajapalayam, 10-12 January, 1990. (N)

'Manram' (Ancient Tamil Village Square), All India Conference on Folklore, Telugu University, Hyderabad, 22-24 Nov.,

1990. (N) 'Kalam in Paantiyan Peruvaluti Sacrificial Coins', XVI Annual Epigraphical Society of India Congress, Mysore, 16-18

February, 1990. (N)

1989 ‘Kalam (Ancient Tamil Acting Area): An Ancient Tamil Acting Area’, X Session of the South Indian History Congress,

Raju's College, Rajapalayam, Tamilnadu, 10-12 Jan., 1989. (N) *'Tolkaappiyattil Kuttu' (Drama in Tolkaappiyam), Seminar on Tol Tamilakam (Ancient Tamilnadu), St.Thomas's Hall,

Madras Christian College, Tambaram. (N)

1987 “Kalam as Heterotopia”. National Conference on “Folklore as Discourse.” National Folklore Support Centre, Chennai, 1987 (Invited Paper) (N)

1981 'A Method for Musicology', Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam, Madurai. (R) OTHER

2015 “tiNai As Tree and Tree as tiNai.” tiNai Eco Film Festival organized by BITS-Goa, at Rajiv Gandhi National

Institute for Youth Development, Chennai, 6-7 February, 2015. (I)

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“The Way of our Primal Home.” Workshop on Culture, Sustainability and Creativity: Rethinking Business Today.” Indus Business Academy, Bangalore, 10 April 2015.

2014 “Considering the Humanities Ecotheoretically: The Case of Theory.” Plenary Paper in the Silver Jubilee Conference

on “Re-imagining Theory: New Horizons for the Humanities and the Social Sciences” of the Forum on Contemporary Theory, Goa, 20-24 December 2014. (Invited Paper) (I)

“Perspectives on Ecocriticism.” Seminar, Department of English, Bharatiyar University, Coimbatore, 12 Sept. 2015. (Reg)

“Varieties of Ecocriticism.” Seminar in the department of English, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore, 12 Sept. 2015. (Reg) “Theory Gazes At tiNai: New Directions in Tamil Poetry and Poetics.” Paper presented at the National Seminar on Literary Criticism Today: Texts, Trends and Issues.” Organized by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, 13-15 March 2014. (Invited Paper) (N)

“The Ontic Quandary of Theory.” Silver Jubilee Seminar of Forum on Contemporary Theory on “Theorizing Today.” at M.S. University of Baroda, 10, 11 February, 2014. (N) 2013. “Region in the Guide.” Plenary Paper in the XVI International Conference on “Translation, Comparatism and the

Global South.” Jointly organized by the Forum on Contemporary Theory and the Department of Studies in English, University of Mysore, Mysore, 15-18 December, 2013. (Invited Paper; I)

2013 “An Ecolinguistic Window on Globalization.” International Conference on “Globalization and the Teaching of English.” Department of English, Jain Vishva Bharati Instititue, Ladnum, Rajasthan, 19-20 October, 2013. (Invited Paper) (I) 2013. “Ecoliterature and the Region.” Two-day national seminar on “Theorizing the Region.” Department of English,

Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga University Campus, 27-28 March, 2013. (Invited Paper) (N) 2013 “The Possibility of Ecocriticisms.” UGC-sponsored National Seminar on “Green Words for a Green World:

Ecoconsciousness in Literature.” PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, in collaboration with tiNai. 12 February 2013. (Keynote Address as President of tiNai) (N)

2012 “Homing as Ecocriticism and Spiritual Praxis.” International Workshop on “Spiritual Pragmatics.” Conducted by Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, at the Indus Business Academy, Kanakapura, Bangalore, 13 February. (Invited Paper) (I)

Keynote Address. UGC-sponsored National Conference on “Ecocriticism: Developing Environmental Consciousness through English Studies.” Anand Niketan College, Anandwan-Warora, Chandrapur District, Maharashtra, India, 2 February. (Invited Paper) (N) 2011 “Ecocritical Reading of Indian River Texts.” Keynote Address in the UGC-sponsored National Seminar on “Green Perceptions: Ecology and Texts.” St.Paul’s College, Kalamassery, Kerala, India, 15-16 September. (Invited Paper) (N) Keynote Address. National Conference on “Towards Indian Ecocriticism.” Central University of Tamil Nadu, India, 2-3 December. (N)

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2010 “The Name and Nature of Ecocriticism.” International Conference on “The Name and Nature of Ecocriticism.” Central Universityof Tamil Nadu, India, 6-7 December. (I) 2009 “Tamil Ecology.” National Conference on “Natural Resources: A Multi-Religious Approach.” Asian Centre for Cross-Cultural Studies, 14-16 October, 2009, Panayur, Chennai 600 119. (Invited Paper) (N) “Home: The Tryst of the Ecocritical and the Postcolonial.” IV International Conference of OSLE-India. National

College, Tiruchi, 25-26 September, 2009. (I) 2008 “Development Aesthetics.” Workshop on “New Horizons of Human Development, Art, Spirituality and Social

Transformations. “ Madras Institute of Development Studies. 28-29 March. (Invited Paper) (I) “Home, Identity and Universality: Dialogic Explorations.” Workshop on “Identity and Universality.” Madras

Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, 28 July, 2008. (Invited Paper) (I) Response to the Lecture on “The Religious Roots of Communal Violence” by Rev.Dr.Gnana Robinson, at the Faculty

Seminar, Madras Christian College, Chennai, 23 October, 2008. (Reg)

“An Introduction to Ecocriticism.” UGC-sponsored National Seminar on Literary Theories. Lady Doak College, Madurai. 7-8 February. (Invited Paper) (N)

“Land in Ecocriticism.” Changing Landscapes: Towards a New Eco-culture.” Two-day Interdisciplinary National Seminar on Literature and Environment. Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, Kerala. 1-2 February. (Invited Paper; N) “From Landscape to Land: A Case for Tinai.” Changing Landscapes: Towards a New Eco-culture.” Two-day Interdisciplinary National Seminar on Literature and Environment. Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, Kerala. 1-2 February. (Invited Paper) (N)

“Tinai Social Order.” Plenary Session of the International Seminar on Sangam Literature. Emeneau House, Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh. 23 January. (Invited Paper) (I)

“Land, Culture and Knowledge Systems.” Keynote Address. III International Conference of OSLE-India,

St.Ann’s College, Hyderabad, 4-5 January. (I) “Culture is a matter of Land Use.” Panel, III International Conference of OSLE-India, St.Ann’s College,

Hyderabad, 4-5 January. (I) “Water in Tamil Literature: An Oikocritical Approach.” UGC-sponsored National Seminar on “Nature in Literature.” Research Department of English, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli, 12 December. (Invited Paper) (N)

“Ecocriticism and Tinai Ecocritical Theory.” UGC-sponsored Refresher Course on “Environmental Sciences.” Academic Staff College, Goa University, Goa. 23 November. (Invited Paper) (N)

“Oikocriticism.” UGC-sponsored Refresher Course on Environmental Sciences. Academic Staff College, Goa University, Goa. 23 November. (N) “Towards a Tinai Society.” Conference on Tinai. Madras Christian College, Chennai, 2 November. (Reg)

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2007 “Land, Culture and Knowledge Systems,” Workshop on Ecocriticism” St.Ann’s College, Hyderabad, 7 September. (Reg) “Oikological Approach to Ecoaesthetics.” Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Chennai, 28 August. (Invited Paper) (Reg) “Introduction to Ecocriticism,” Department of English, Vaishnav College for Women, Chromepet, Chennai, 9 August. (Invited Paper) (Reg) “Revisiting Greenness: An Oikological Approach.” Second International Conference of OSLE-India on “Towards a

Greener Era: Interdisciplinary Approaches”, AIMS, Bangalore, 8, 9 June. (I) (Organizer) “Gender and Development in Three Literary Texts: An Oikic Reading.” International Workshop on Gender and

Development in Asian Literature, SCILET, American College, Madurai, 16-20, May. (Invited Paper) (I) “Ecocentrism.” State Level Seminar on “Ecocentrism: A New Vision,” St.John’s College, Palayamcottai, 17 February. (Invited Paper) (Reg) (Co-organizer) “Ecoliterature.” Workshop on Ecoliterature, Meenakshi College for Women, Chennai, 2 February. (Reg)

“Towards a Definition of Literature.” UGC-SAP-DRS sponsored Workshop on the “Formation of Literary Theories”, Department of Tamilology, Pondicherry University, 28-30 January. (Invited Paper) (N)

2006 “Alternatives to Modern Science.” Faculty Development Programme, Acharya Instittute of Management

and Sciences, Bangalore, 11 November. (Reg) (Co-organizer)

? “Oikotechnology”, XXI IACS International Conference on “Society, Environment and Technology: Canada and India”, Canadian Studies Centre, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 24-26 February. (I)

“Tamil-English Literary Relations: An Oikocritical Approach.” Seminar on Tamil and English: Mutual

Influences.” Department of Tamil Language, University of Madras and The Madras English Association. Marina

Campus, University of Madras.12 December. (Invited Paper) (N) 2005 Keynote Address on “Ecocriticism”, National Conference on “Current Theories and their Impact on Teaching of

Literature”, St.Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, 9-10, February. (N)

“Introduction to Ecocriticism”. UGC-sponsored State Level Seminar on “Recent Approaches to Modern English Literary Criticism and Their Impact on Reading and Teaching Practices”. PG & Research Department of

English, Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli, 15 September. (Invited Paper) (Reg) “Oikolinguistics,” National Seminar on the Pillars of Vision India: Panini, Bharthrihari and Tolkaappiyar,

University of Madras, Chennai, 31 March-3 April. (Invited Paper) (N) “From Environmental Aisthesis to Ecopoesis”, National Symposium on Environmental Aesthetics, Department of

Philosophy, Arul Anandar College, Karumathur, Madurai District 625 514, 16-17 March. (Invited Paper) (N) “Oikotechnology”, XXI IACS International Conference on “Society, Environment and Technology: Canada and India”,

Canadian Studies Centre, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 24-26 February. (I) 2004 “Literary Migrancy in the Light of tinai Poetics.” World Conference on "The Migrant Voices in Literatures in

English", Nagpur, 30-31 January. (Invited Paper) (I)

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“An Introduction to Ecocriticism.” Department of English, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli, 21 February.

(Invited Paper) 2003 “Introduction to Ecopoetics.” UGC Refresher Course on "Modernism and Postmodernism" for Teachers of English,

Dept. of English and Comparative Literature, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 22 May. (Invited Paper) "Human Identity in Some Contemporary Asian Poems". Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, 5.12. 2003.

(Invited Paper)

Organiser with Lakshmi Narayan, National Conference on Chaos Theory, Madras Christian College, 31 October. "Diversity and Identity in Tamil Narrative Tradition", Seminar on Tamil Narrative Tradition. Dept. of English, Madras Christian College, 12 Sept. 2003.

2002 'Ecopoetics in Tamil Tradition', International Seminar of Tamil Studies, International Institute of Tamil Studies,

Chennai 600 113, 28-30 Dec. (Invited Paper) 'Land Ethics: An Ecological Model', Workshop cum Seminar on Bioethics, Department of Zoology, University of Madras,

18 January. 'Ecopoetry in Translation', Department of English, Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women,

Chennai 600 044, 28 January. (Invited Paper) 16 'Land Ethics' Seminar on "The Changing Face of the Coastal Zone Between Madras and Mamallapuram",

Madras Christian College, Madras, October 12. “Contemporary Tamil Ecopoetry,” Postgraduate Seminar, Department of Zoology, Madras Christian College, 8, Oct.

(Invited Paper) “Ecopoetry.” Seminar on Curriculum Development, Centre for Women's Studies, Madras Christian College and Department of English, University of Madras, at Madras Christian College, Madras, 11 & 12 March. 'An Introduction to Indian Ecopoetics', National Concerns in Indian Writing in English / Translations, Refresher Course for College Teachers of English in Tamilnadu, 10 August. (Invited Paper) 'Womanhood in Early Tamil Tinai Society', Seminar on woman and family in literature, Department of English, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, 3 Mar. (Co-organizer) Poetic Order and Chaos Theory." Dynamics of Order and Disorder in Nature and Society: Chaos, Systems Theory and Chaocomplexology. 6th Annual Conference of NEST, University of Goa, at Kalyanapuram, Tamilnadu, 2-4 November, 2002. (Invited Paper) “Understanding Aboriginal Art: The Case of Australia", International Conference on "Understanding Australia:

Culture, Society and Polity". University of Madras, Chennai, 9-11 January. (Invited Paper) 2000 'Tamil Ecopoetics' UGC Refresher Course for English Teachers, Madras Christian College, Chennai, 12 February.

(Invited Paper)

"Canka kaalat tirunerikalil Tirunilam" (The Sacred Space in the Spiritual Traditions of Cankam Age). UGC-sponsored

Refresher Course for Teachers of Tamil, Tamil Department, Tamil University, Tanjavur, 10 March. (Invited Paper) 1999 “Problems of Translating Christian Tamil Hymns” Seminar on Translation, International Institute of Tamil Studies, Chennai, 24-26 February, 1999 (Invited Paper)

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“Preliminary Remarks on Narrative Dalit Theology'.” Seminar on Narrative Dalit Theology, Dhyana Ashram, Santhome, Chennai 6, 7 March. (Dalit Literature). (Invited Paper)

“Awareness Gendered.” National Seminar on Women and Social Justice, Department of English, and Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai, 1, 2 March. (Co-organizer)

“Culture Translation.” Keynote Address in Workshop on Teaching Translation. Stella Maris College, Chennai, 23 Jan. (Invited Paper)

Consultative Workshop on the preparation of a Tamil Prose Reader, Mozhi Trust, Chennai, 23 June.

1998 “Verse Grammar Translation.” Workshop on Translation, Stella Maris College, Chennai 10-12 Nov. “Banoak: A figure of Culture Translation.” International Conference on The Banyan and the Oak:

Translation and Cultural Representations, organised by the British Council at Chennai. Hotel Grand Orient, Chennai 29-31 Oct. (Invited Paper)

“Biographical Element in Early Tamil Tradition.” National Seminar on "Towards a Critical Biography in India", Chennai: India Studies Programme, University of Madras, 24-25, Mar. (Invited Paper)

1997 “Ecopoetics in Tamil Tradition.” International Seminar of Tamil Studies, International Institute of Tamil Studies, Chennai 600 113, 28-30 Dec. (Invited Paper)

“Land Ethics: An Ecological Model.” Workshop cum Seminar on Bioethics, Department of Zoology, University of Madras, 18 January.

“Ecopoetry in Translation.” Department of English, Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for

Women, Chennai 600 044, 28 January. (Invited Paper)

“Land Ethics.” Seminar on "The Changing Face of the Coastal Zone Between Madras and Mamallapuram,” Madras Christian College, Madras, October 12.

“Contemporary Tamil Ecopoetry.” Postgraduate Seminar, Department of Zoology, Madras Christian College,

8, Oct. (Invited Paper)

“Ecopoetry.” Seminar on Curriculum Development, Centre for Women's Studies, Madras Christian College and Department of English, University of Madras, at Madras Christian College, Madras, 11 & 12 March.

“An Introduction to Indian Ecopoetics.” National Concerns in Indian Writing in English / Translations,

Refresher Course for College Teachers of English in Tamilnadu, 10 August. (Invited Paper)

“Womanhood in Early Tamil Tinai Society.” Seminar on woman and family in literature, Department of English, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, 3 Mar.

“Postcoloniality and the Discourse of Development.” National Conference on the Configurations of Culture,

Post-coloniality, and Nationalism in Literature in English, Department of English, University of Madras, Chennai, 6 February. (Invited Paper)

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“Literary Translation.” Seminar on Certificate Course in Translation, Ethiraj College, Chennai, 22 Nov. (Invited Paper)

Co-ordinator, with M.Bagavandas, "Who Suffers when the Environment is Degraded?" Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai. Sponsored by United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, New York.

1996 Investigator, "The Changing Face of the Coastal Zone between Madras and Mamallapuram: An Interdisciplinary

Study of Environmental and Ethical Issues", Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai. Sponsored by United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, New York.

“Art, Imagination, Culture: The Making of a Story.” Katha National Workshop, co-sponsored by Department

of English, University of Madras, and Madras Book Club, Chennai, at F-50, Century Building, University of Madras, Chennai 31 March and 1 April. (Invited Paper)

1994 “Ancient Tamil Grass Skirt.” National Conference on Indigenous Science and Technology, Bharatidasan University, Tiruchi, 24-25 February. 15 (3N+7S+5L) Presidential Address on “An Ecocritical Approach to Nayak Art.” Seminar-cum-Workshop on “Mural Paintings:

Significance and Conservation”. Jointly sponsored by Government Museum, Chennai, and Centre for Plants, People and Environment, Chennai, 9 October. (Invited Paper)

“Ecocriticism to Oikopoetics.” Refresher Course in English, Department of English, Pondicherry University, 12 March. (Invited Paper)

Workshop on Project Kanchi: Katha's Interface with Academia (regarding preparation of textbook on Ecopoetics) organised by Katha, Sanskriti, Anandgram, New Delhi, 2-3 August. (Invited Paper)

'Tamil Ecopoetics' UGC Refresher Course for English Teachers, Madras Christian College, Tambaram,

Chennai, 12 February. (Invited Paper) * Otta kaatci (Tamil Philosophy), Tolkappiyam symposium, Department of Tamil, Bharatidasan University,

Tiruchirappalli, 28, Jan.

1992 * 'Methodology of Ancient Tamil Philosophy', Maraimalai Atikal Endowment Lecture-4, Chennai: International Institute of Tamil Studies, 6, 7 Sept. (Invited Paper)

'Kaatciiyal or Tamil Philosophy', Department of Philosophy, Madras Christian College, 19 December. (Invited Paper) Tiruvalluvar Aruliya Muppaal (The Three ultimate values of Tirukkural), Tamil research forum, Maraimalai Nagar,

Madras, 16, Jan. 'Ancient Tamil grass skirt', Seminar on Indigenous Science and Technology, Bharatidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 25

Feb. 'Womanhood in Early Tamil Tinai Society', Seminar on woman and family in literature, Department of English, Madras

Christian College, Tambaram, 3 Mar. 'Making another Tolkaappiyam: A verse grammar translation', Indo-British symposium on Literary translation into English, Madras, 5-9 Apr. (Invited Paper) (I)

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1991 “TaLai: An Ancient Tamil Garment” in the 11th session of the South Indian History Congress, University of Calicut, 1-3 February. 'A Response To Fr.Felix Koikara's Paper, "Culture and Values" Sophia Centre, Kottyam, 16 March. 1990 “The case for an Alternative Social Order.” Seminar on Witnessing to the Faith in the context of Cultural Pluralism (AIACHE-sponsored), Madras Christian College, Tambaram, 28 Dec. - 1 Jan. (Invited Paper) 'Towards an End of Education', National Consultation on Indian Higher Education: Thrusts Into Future, 17-21 Sept.,

Madras Christian College, Tambaram. (Invited Paper) “The Syllogistic Circle in Tolkaappiyam” in the 65th session of the Indian Philosophical Congress, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 27-29 December. (I) “Free Verse” at the 39th All-India English Teachers’ Conference, University of Madras, 28-31 December. 'Value Education', Seminar on Autonomy, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, 23-24 April.

“Tinaippeyar” (The people of tinai regions): An Inquiry into the relation between anthroponymy and toponymy', National Seminar on Dravidian Place Names, 11-12 March, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore.

“De-Developing Society: A case of the traditional social order.” National Workshop on Value Education, 13-18 June, Danishpet, Salem, Tamilnadu. (Invited Paper)

“Environment.” National Workshop on Value Education, 15-22 June, Danishpet, Salem, Tamilnadu. (Invited Paper)

“Mass Communication.” National Workshop on Value Education, 15-22 June, Danishpet, Salem, Tamilnadu. (Invited Paper)

1988 ‘Tolkaappiyam on Ca-Initial words', xiv All-India Conference of Dravidian Linguists, 13-15 January, ISDL, Trivandrum.

'Ca-Initial words in Tamil', Third Conference of the All India Association of Tamil Linguists, 25-27 Feb., Department of

Linguistics, Tamil University, Thanjavur. 'Tinaippeyar' (The people of tinai regions): An Inquiry into the relation between anthroponymy and toponymy', National

Seminar on Dravidian Place Names, 11-12 March, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore. 'Elements of Axiology in Tolkaappiyam', International Seminar on South Indian Contribution to Indian Philosophy, 19-

21 Nov., International School of Dravidian Linguistics (ISTL), Trivandrum. (I) *'Tol Nerik Katavuliyal' (Theology in Tolkaappiyam), State Seminar on Tamil Christian Heritage,

Tamilnadu Theological Seminary, Arasaradi, Madurai, 28-30 Sept. (Invited Paper) 1987 'Values Among the Scrubs of Tambaram', Staff Study Circle, 19 March, Madras Christian College, Tambaram. 'Source of Indian Values', National Workshop on Value Education, 15-22 June, Danishpet, Salem, Tamilnadu.

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'Mass Communication', National Workshop on Value Education, 15-22 June, Danishpet, Salem, Tamilnadu. 1986 “Modernization.” (with Arivudai Nambi), Seminar on the Javadi Hills of the Eastern Ghats of India, 21 April,

Madras Christian College, Tambaram. 1984 'Social Values in English Novels', Workshop in Social Ethics, CIRDS Centre, Madras Christian College, Tambaram. 1983 'Another Presupposition?' The problem of Identity in the context of (higher) education in Tamilnadu, Staff

Study Circle, 14 Oct., Madras Christian College, Tambaram. 1982 'Towards Capitalization of the '1' in literature', Seminar on Curriculum Development, 5 July, P.G. Department

of English, Madras Christian College, Tambaram. CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION/RESOURCE PERSON MUSIC 1990 ‘Tamil Naattiyap Panpaatu’ (Tamil Drama Culture), International Institute of Tamil Studies, Taramani, Adyar. OTHER 2014 “Tea For David.” In honour of Prof. David Washbrook, Trinity College, Cambridge, One-day conference

organized by Humanities and Social Sciences department, IIT-Madras, 8 December 2015. 2013 Forest, Livelihood. Organized by the Department of Social Work, Madras Christian College, 3-5 October, 2013. 2013. One-day workshop on “Teaching Grammar” and “Teaching of English in Post-Independence India.” Central University of Tamil Nadu, Tiruvarur, 5 February, 2013. 2007 Resource Person, State Level Seminar on “Ecocentrism: A New Vision” at St.John’s College, Palayamkottai,

17 February. 2006 Participant, Regional Conference on “Quality Improvement and Sustenance In Higher Education”, at Madras

Christian College, Chennai, 20 -21 February.

Workshop on “Oral History” at National Folklore Support Centre, Chennai, 10 January. Regional Conference on Quality Improvement and Sustenance in Higher Education, sponsored by NAAC and

UBCHEA, at Madras Christian College, Chennai, 20-21 February, 2006.

Resource Person/Participant, Conference on Translators, at Tamil University, Tanjavur, organised by the Department of Translation, Tamil University, Tanjavur, and Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, on 26, 27 June.

Panelist. “Contemporary South Asian Poetry” for Students from Earlham College, Indiana, USA, at Women’s Christian College, Chennai, 14 September.

2005 Participant, International Study Conference on Human Rights and Water, Department of Social Work, Madras Christian College, Chennai, 9-12 October, 2005.

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Moderator, Ramachandra Guha’s session on “History and Literature,” Workshop on Literature Teaching, organized by the British Council, Chennai, at Stella Maris College, Chennai, 7 July.

National Seminar on the Pillars of Vision India: Panini, Bharthrihari, and Tolkaappiyar, organsied by the Central

Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, at University of Madras, 31 March-3 April.

Consultative Workshop on Folklore Teaching, National Folklore Support Centre, Chennai, 25 June. Resource Person, Two-day National Conference on Current Theories and Their Impact on Teaching of Literature,

St.Joseph’s College, Tiruchi, 9-10 February. Chaired the seminar and responded to Dr.Venkatachalapathy’s paper, “The Making of the Literary Canon in Colonial

Tamil Nadu”, at Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, 31 October. 2004 Two-day Symposium on “Formative Phase in South Indian History: The Earliest Tamil (Brahmi) Writings and Recent

Archaeological Discoveries” at Madras Institute of Development Studies, 6-7 February, 2004. Chaired a session in the II World Conference on "The Migrant Voices in the Literatures in English,” Nagpur, 30, 31 January. 2003-6 Co-Investigator, "Nayak Paintings". Funded by Ford Foundation. 2003 International Conference on “Colonialism and Modernity: Mediated through Theory” at the Department of English,

University of Madras, 18-19 December, 2003. Chaired a session in the International Conference on "Colonialism and Modernity: Mediated Through Theory,”

Department of English, University of Madras, 18, 19 Dec. Panelist, National Workshop on the "Voice of the Voiceless,” Department of English, Loyola College, Chennai,

10-11 January. Moderator, National Workshop on the "Voice of the Voiceless,” Department of English, Loyola College, Chennai,

10-11 January.

Workshop on Translation, Katha, New Delhi, at the Department of English, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai, 28 February & 1 March.

Workshop on Planning and Teaching Courses in Translation studies, Katha, New Delhi, and Department of English, University of Madras, at the Department of English, University of Madras, 21 March.

2001 Seminar on “Literature, Culture and Translation” Department of English, University of Madras, 7 March, 2001. Seminar, Department of English, University of Madras, Chennai, 11 January. Inter-University Seminar on Intersection of Identities in Canadian Literature, at the Research Department of English,

Bharati Women’s College, Chennai, 1-2 March. 2000 Special Lecture Programme and Workshop at the Department of English, University of Madras, Chennai,

29 August, 2000.

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All-India Conference of Dravidian Linguists, conducted by the International School of Dravidian Linguistics,

at Idayangudi, 22-24 June. Seminar on “Intersection of History and Fiction in Canadian Literature” organized by the State Institute of English,

Tamil Nadu, 27-28 March. Chaired the Session, “The Dilemmas of the Translator: Truth in Negotiation and Fidelity in Translation.” Katha

International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Short Story, Sanskriti Kendra, Anandgram, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, New Delhi, 20 December.

Workshop on English Language Teaching for teachers in Indian institutions of higher education sponsored by the

United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia conducted by Clifford Hill of Columbia University and Kathleen Hill of Sarah Lawrence College, USA, at Stella Maris College, Chennai, 7-9 May.

1997 Coordinator, with M.Bagavandas, "Who Suffers when the Environment is Degraded?” Madras Christian College,

Tambaram, Chennai. Sponsored by United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, New York. Workshop on Networking of Autonomous Colleges, University Grants Commission, Hyderabad, and Stella Maris College, Madras, 26 & 27 October.

Workshop on "Teacher Development", British Council Division, Madras, 28-30 Nov. National Seminar on “Higher Education in India: Relevancce and Challenges” at the Departments of Arts and Commerce, Stella Maris College, Chennai, 31 January, 1 February.

Panelist, Translating Genres other than the short story, Vak-Utsav, Katha South, Anna University, 3 May. 1996 Workshop on “Art, Imagination, Culture: The Making of a Story,” organized by Katha and the University of Madras,

at the University of Madras, 31 March, and 1st April, 1996.

Investigator, "The Changing Face of the Coastal Zone between Madras and Mamallapuram: An Interdisciplinary Study of Environmental and Ethical Issues,” Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai. Sponsored by United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, New York.

Seminar on Curriculum Development, Madras Christian College, Chennai, 11, 12 March. In-service Teacher Development Seminar-cum-workshop for Teachers of English on Teaching of Literary Criticism

and Critical Theory, State Institute of English, Tamilnadu, Department of English, University of Madras, at the Centenary Building, University of Madras, Chennai, 5-7 February.

1995 Delegate from Madras Christian College (MCC) with the Principal of MCC, UGC Southern Regional Workshop

on Networking of Autonomous Colleges, at Stella Maris College, Chennai, 26-27 October. 1994 Conserving our Ecological Heritage: The Tamil Tradition, C.P.Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, 1 Eldams Road,

Madras - 600 118, 14 September.

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Lectures on the Nature of Science, Technology and Society in Pre-British India, Vidhya Mandir School, Mylapore,

Madras (organised by Patriotic and People-Oriented Science and Technology) 22 & 29 March.

Workshop on Project Kanchi: Katha's Interface with Academia (regarding preparation of textbook on Ecopoetics)

organised by Katha, Sanskriti, Anandgram, New Delhi, 2-3 August.

1993 Interdisciplinary Seminar on Bio-ethics, Max Muller Bhavan Library, Chennai, 21 October.

Workshop on Futurology: Sustainable Society: Scan and Plan, Department of Zoology, University of Madras, 26-28 June.

Lectures on the Nature of Science, Technology and Society in Pre-British India, Vidhya Mandir School, Mylapore, Madras (organised by Patriotic and People-Oriented Science and Technology) 22 & 29 March.

Presidential Address on “An Ecocritical Approach to Nayak Art.” Seminar-cum-Workshop on “Mural Paintings: Significance and Conservation.” Jointly sponsored by Government Museum, Chennai, and Centre for Plants, People and Environment, Chennai, 9 October.

“Ecocriticism to Oikopoetics,” Refresher Course in English, Department of English, Pondicherry University, 12 March.

“An Introduction to Ecocriticism,” Workshop on Modern Literary Theory and Criticism, Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, 29 January.

Workshops on “The Impact of Environmental Degradation.” Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai, July, August. (Co-organizer)

"Colloquium on Globalisation of Mass Media: Consequences for Indian Cultural Values,” United Theological College, Bangalore, 29, 30, 31 July.

Workshop on Project Kanchi: Katha's Interface with Academia (regarding preparation of textbook on Ecopoetics)

organised by Katha, Sanskriti, Anandgram, New Delhi, 2-3 August. 1991 "Tamilnadu in 2000 A.D.", St.Thomas's Hall, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai, 16 September. Workshop on Futurology: Sustainable Society: Scan and Plan, Department of Zoology, University of Madras, 26-28 June. Resource Person, Mass Action for National Regeneration programme, Mudichur, Tambaram, 5 May. Lectures on the Nature of Science, Technology and Society in Pre-British India, Vidhya Mandir School, Mylapore,

Madras (organised by Patriotic and People-Oriented Science and Technology) 22 & 29 March. 1990 Workshop on Teaching Grammar Communicatively. Organised by Orient Longman and the British Council Division,

Madras, conducted by Judith Baker of Pilgrims Language Courses Centre at Canterbury, UK, 5-6 March, Teachers’ Centre, Church Park, Madras.

Seminar on Tamil Dramatic Tradition, International Institute of Tamil Studies, Chennai, 13 February.

Moderator, Seminar on American Women Writers, English Association, Department of English, Madras Christian College, Madras, 20 February.

Resource Person for “Social Order and Faith,” Institute for Advanced Christian Studies, Madras Christian College,

Chennai.

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Director, Workshop on Social Ethics, 30 June, Anderson Hall, Madras Christian College, Chennai.

1989 Workshop on “Futurology: Sustainable Society: Scan and Plan” Department of Zoology, University of Madras,

26-28 June, 1989. Workshop on 'Syllabus Design and ELT Materials Production for Teachers of English,’ Presidency College,

Madras, 25 Jan. Member of team of University teachers invited to prepare a Prose Anthology for 1 year UG for the University of Madras. Director, Workshop on Social Ethics, 1 July, CIRDS, Madras Christian College, Chennai. 1988 Workshop on Teacher Development conducted by Rod Bolitho, Deputy Director, International Education Centre,

College of St.Mark and St,John, Plymouth, UK, 28-30 November. Seminar on 'The Changing ELT Scene in South India’, conducted by C.J.Brumfit, Prof. of Education, University of

Southampton, UK, at the British Council Division, Madras, 27 August. Workshop on Value Education, Danishpet, Salem, Tamilnadu, 13-18 June. (Co-organizer)

Workshop on English Literature Teaching in India: Background and Case for Curriculum Development, British Council, Madras, 16-20 Feb.

Seminar-cum-Workshop on Discourse Analysis, 19-21 March, British Council, Madras.

Faculty Improvement Programme: In-service Training Course for Professors/Assistant Professors of English in

Tamilnadu Colleges, 16-18 Nov., British Council, Madras. 1987 14th Symposium of Writers and Readers, Friends Literary Circle, 25-26 Jan., Inter-Church Service Agency, Madras. Workshop on Value Education, Danishpet, Salem, Tamilnadu, 15-22 June. (Co-organizer) Director (with Dr.J.T.K.Daniel), Training Course in Value Education, 2-12 May, Krishtu Jyoti College, Bangalore. 1986 Remedial English. A University Grants Commission-sponsored project called COHSSIP, Madras Christian College,

Tambaram. 1985 In service Training Seminar-cum-workshop on the Techniques of Teaching Drama for College Teachers of English,

16-25 Sept., Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai.

Workshop on Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), 9-10 Feb., British Council, Madras. 1984 “Social Values in English Novels,” Workshop in Social Ethics, CIRDS Centre, Madras Christian College, Tambaram. (Co-organizer) Ethical Reflections on the play Nilal, study material for Social Ethics, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai. Consultation on Value Education in Autonomous Colleges, All India Association for Christian Higher Education,

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23-28 April, Kristu Jyoti College, Bangalore. 1983 “Workshop on Human Rights and Women” Gurukul Campus, Madras, 11-13 September. ENDOWMENT LECTURES 2016 Dr. Lourdu Memorial Endowment Lecture on “ceyyuLiyal allatu kalaiyiyal” (On the theory of art).

Department of Folklore, St.Xavier’s College, Paalayamkoottai, 1 March 2016.

2015 Endowment Lecture on the renowned Musicologist V.P.K. Sundaram and Tamil Musicology in honour of Dr. V.P.K.Sundaram. Department of Performing Arts, Bharatidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 26 March 2015.

2014 “The Ecotheoretical Turn of Theory Through the Literary Lens.” Seventeenth Endowment Lecture in the name of Padma Bhushan Dr. Rajah Sir M.A. Muthiah Chettiar of Chettinad. Department of Modern Indian Languages,

University of Delhi, 7 March, 2014. 1999 “Tolkaappiyattin tinai nuTpankaL” (The Nuances of tinai in Tolkaappiyam). AruLmiku MaNivaLan aTikaLaar Endowment Lecture, St.Joseph’s College, Tiruchi, 31 August, 1999. 1992 “Tamizhk kaaTci neRiyiyal.” ( 'Methodology of Ancient Tamil Philosophy'), Maraimalai Atikal Endowment Lecture-4, Madras: International Institute of Tamil Studies, 6, 7 Sept. INVITEE OF CELEBRITY LECTURES

Deepak Nayyar’s Distinguished Lecture at Queen’s University, Belfast, N.Ireland. Noam Chomsky’s Lecture on Language and Linguistics in Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. Jane Goodall’s lecture at the British Council Division, Chennai. David Crystal’s lecture on Linguistics at the British Council Division, Chennai. V.S.Naipaul’s reading from his work, Landmark, Chennai. Umberto Eco’s Talk at the Institute of Indology, Pondicherry. A.R.Ammons’s Poetry reading at Davidson College, Davidson, USA, 1994. Sudeep Sen’s Poetry reading at Davidson College, Davidson, USA, 1994.

INVITED LECTURES ABROAD MUSIC 2015 “Tamil Christian Music.” Course on South Asian Religion. Carleton College, USA, 2015 (though skype on 29 April)

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2011 “ Tamil Christian Hymn.” Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, USA. 2009 “The Carnatic Epiphyte on the Tamil Music Tree.” Department of Music, Elmhurst College, Chicago, USA, 4 May.

“Tamil Music Today”. Department of Music, Universitat Dortmund, Germany, 22 November.

OTHER 2015 “The Sacred in Dravidian India.” Course on South Asian Religion. Carleton College, USA (though skype on 26 April) 2014 “Ecocriticism, Envirocriticism and tiNai Criticism.” Seminar Series, School of English,

University of Hong Kong, 23 October 2014. 2011 “Possession in tiNai society.” Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, USA, 2011.

“tiNai and the Tamils.” North East Ohio Tamil Sangam, Ohio, USA. 21 May. “Indian Art: A New Perspective.” Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 7 June 2011.

“Regional Paradigms in Indian Art.” India Scholar Reception, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 26 April 2011.

2009 "Women in tinai and state societies." Women and Religion, Department of Religion, University of Hawaii at Manoa,

10 April. 1995 “Ecological Poetry” Department of English, Rutger’s State University, NJ, USA, 18 April.

INVITED LECTURES IN INDIA MUSIC 2015 “Performability of cagkam Compositions.” School of Art and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 5.30 pm, 19 March 2015. 2005 “Music and Culture.” Good Earth School, Naduviirappattu, Chennai, 30 June, 2005. OTHER 2015 “The Way of Our Primal Home.” Lecture-Workshop on “Culture, Sustainability and Creativity: Rethinking Business Today.” Indus Business Academy, Bangalore, Friday, 10 April 2015. (I) 2014 “Varieties of Ecocriticism.” Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore, 12 September, 2014 2014 “Ecocriticism and Indian Ecocriticism.” Department of English, Bharatiyar University, Coimbatore, 12 September, 2014

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2013 “Ecocriticism.” Christ University, Bangalore, 22 June 2013. 2012 “tiNaikaLil uRaiyum tamizhar ulakam.” (The world of the Tamils in tiNaikaL). A Public Lecture at Sangam 4: maarkazhit tamizhar vizha, CSI Synod Hall, Royapettah, Chennai. 22 December 2012. 2011 An Appraisal of M.L.Thangappa’s Red Lilies and Frightened Birds. Trans. of muttoLLaayiram. New Delhi: Penguin, 2011. Book Release Event, Putuvait tamizhc cankam, Pondicherry, 9.10. 2011. “Overview of the Diversity of Indian Cultures and Diverse Perceptions of the Environment.” Guest Lecture at the Semester-in-India programme for Davidson College, at Madras Christian College, Chennai, 7 September, 2011. 2007 Resource Person, UGC-SAP-DRS sponsored Workshop on the “Formation of Literary Theories”, Department of Tamilology, Pondicherry University, 28-30 January, 2007.

Resource Person, National Seminar on “The Legacy of Saussure and Contemporary Indian Experience”, organized by CIIL, Mysore, at ASSM College, Mukandpur, Punjab, 9-11February, 2007.

2006 Five Lectures in the Course in Semiotics on Tolkaappiyam and Semiotics, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 17-31 January, 2006.

Public Lecture: “The Ontological Principle in Ecocriticism.” National Folklore Support Centre, Nungampakkam, Chennai, 16 June, 2006.

“Ecoliterature.” Meenakshi College for Women, Chennai, 24 February, 2006.

“Ecological Criticism.” Semester- in-India Programme of Davidson College, NC, USA, at Madras Christian College, 28 September.

2005 Resource Person, Five-day Workshop on “Modern Literary Theory and Criticism”, Faculty of English and Foreign Languages, The Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram, Dindigul, 27-31 January, 2005. 2004 “Part II English: Quality Improvement.” Refresher Course, Madras Christian College, Chennai, 11-15 October, 2004.

“The Centre Derrida Did Not See.” A Public Lecture on Jacques Derrida, Hall for Tamil Nadu Government Workers Union, Triplicane, 25 November, 2004.

1990 “Social Order and Faith.” Institute for Advanced Christian Studies, Madras Christian College, Chennai.

UGC Refresher Course Lectures at University of Madras (1994, 1996, 2000, February 2001 at Stella Maris College, November 2001at Ethiraj College, 2003, 2005, 2006), Bharatidasan University (2002), Madurai Kamaraj University (2003), Tamil University (2004), Pondicherry University (2005), Goa University (2007).

PROJECT MUSIC & PERFORMANCE

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2015 Consultant, Project funded by US Embassy, New Delhi, Performance on “Windows At The Edge of Water:

Toward Our Future Cities” coordinated by Dr. Kanta Kochhar-Lindgren, Macalaster College, St. Paul, MN, USA. 2015

2014 Composing music and playing the guitar for a performance project in Indian and Hong Kong,

coordinated by Dr. Kanta Kochhar-Lindgren, University of Washington, Bothell, USA, 1-15 August 2014; 9 October – 2 November 2014.

2010-2012 Project Advisor, Collection of Oral Literature of Mudugar and Kurumbar of Attappaadi, India,

World Oral Literacy Project, U of Cambridge, 2010-2012. 2006 A Monograph on Tamil Musicology. Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, 2006. OTHER 2010-2012 Project Advisor, Creation of Digital Dictionary of Mudugar Language, Firebird Foundation for

Anthropological Research, USA, 2010-2012.

2006 “Editing the Translations of paripaaTal.” Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, 2006.

2005 Member, Project on Tamil Prose Reader, MOZHI Trust, Chennai, 2005.

2005 Member, Expert Committee Meeting, Project titled, “Bhasha Mandakini” of Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, 2-5 May, 2005.

2004-2006 Co-investigator, “Nayak Paintings in Tamil Nadu.” Funded by Ford Foundation, 2004-2006.

1998 Translator of O.Henry’s Stories, a project of Katha, New Delhi, 1998. 1997-1998 “Who Suffers When the Environment is Degraded?” Project funded by United Board for Christian

Higher Education, USA; project budget Rs.2,00,000. 1996-1997 "The Impact of Environmental Degradation", funded by United Board for Christian Higher Education, USA;

Madras Christian College, Chennai, 1996-1997.

Contributor to Katha-IRD project on “Metaphor and Translation,” 1996-1997.

1995 Translator, Select Songs of Mayuram Vedanayagar, United Theological College, Bangalore, 1995.

1994 Translation of select poems of Bharatidasan’s into English, Sahitya Akademi, 1994.

1989 Editing a Prose Anthology, Department of English, University of Madras, 1989.

1988 Director of the COHSSIP (College Humanities and Social Science Improvement Programme), Department of English, Madras Christian College, Chennai, 1988.

1981 Religious Word Book, Tamil Theological Book Club, Madurai, 1981.

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EXPERT PANEL MEMBER In more than a dozen books on the English language published by Thomson and Vijay Nicole Imprints

Private Limited, 2004. OTHER EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE 1997 Editorial Committee. Self-Study Project 1997-1998, Madras Christian College, Tambaram. 1995 with Michael Lockwood, Michael Faraday, Mathivanan edited Madras Christian College Magazine LX (1994-1995). 1993 Editor. Newsletter. Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai. 1987 Co-edited with P.Rajani. English: A Research Journal. Department of English, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai. (1987-88).

Assistant Editor. Journal of the Department of Philosophy, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai, March.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES Society for Ethnomusicology (annual member)

Forum on Contemporary Theory (life member)

Association for American Geographers (annual member) American Academy of Religion (annual member) Association for Asian Studies (annual member)

Indian Association for Canadian Studies (life member) Association for Studies on Australia (life member) Honorary Life Member, North American Ohio Tamil Sangam, USA Founder, tiNai (formerly, Organisation for the Study of Literature and Environment-India) International Association for the History of Religions (annual member) CREATIVE WRITING

THEATRE

2002 Mother Change. Chennai: Madras Christian College, 2002. (Playscript; adaptation of Hayavadana)

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1999 *pakavatiyaa pacca? Madras Christian College Magazine LXV (1999) : 53-54. (playlet) 1982 Shadow (nizal). English: A Research Journal. Department of English, Madras Christian College, 1987-1988,

30-34. A street play (nizal) I wrote in Tamil, directed and acted. Staged in various parts of Chennai. (My essay based on this play, “How Moral Can A Play Be?” appeared in English: A Research Journal. Department of English, Madras Christian College, 1987-1988, 24-29. POETRY 1994-5 tiNai haikus and two other poems in Vaanam Pirantatu (A volume of poems), Madras: Department of Tamil, Madras

Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai.

Ten Haikus in Tamil, South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection, Winter, 4, 50-51. 1984 Six verses in the present author's article, 'ceyyuL aaRRuppaTai' (Guide to Art), Madras Christian College Magazine, LII and LIII (1983-84): 109.

*A verse in the present author's article, 'Icaiyiyal: Vayil Nertal' (Musicology: Introduction), Madras Christian College

Magazine, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai, LIV, 82. 1983 *Six verses in the present author's article, 'Ceyyul Arruppatai' (Guide to Art), Madras Christian College Magazine, LII

and LIII (1983-84), 109. STUDY MATERIALS 1978 T.S.Eliot: An Introduction (for correspondence Course), Madurai Kamaraj University. MEDIA PROGRAMMES RADIO TALK 2012 *“Introduction to paripaaTal.” FM Rainbow, Chennai, All-India Radio, 10.02 A.M. 27 July, 2012. (in Tamil) 2007 “caanRoor cintanaikaL.” (Words of the Wisemen) on Chennai A, February 2007. 2006 “Sleep in English Literature” (Tamil), All India Radio, Chennai A, 8 pm, 12 February. TELEVISION TALK 2012 “Do We Give Undue Importance to English?” niiyaa naanaa? (You or Me?). Vijay TV. Chennai.

30 Oct.2012. 2007 Television interview on “Tinai,”in “Cevvi,” Makkal Television, September, 2007 2006 “Red Earth and the Pouring Rain” (On Monsoons in India), NDTV. 2000 “On Literature” Jaya Television, 13 October.

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