Ilakkuvan, R., M.A, M.Phil.

PH.D. student and Affiliated Researcher,

Ecole Francais d'Extreme Orient,

16, Dumas street,

Pondicherry 605 001,

Tamilnadu, India

Personal mobile no. 93424 770 11

E-mail ID: ilakkuvan_r@yahoo.com

Alternative E-mail ID: ilakkuvanr@gmail.com

Permanent address: 33 D, Devagriyai Valakam,

Koilpattu 1st street,

Srivaikundam,

Tuticurin Dist.,

Tamil Nadu, India.

Educational qualifications

Languages known: Tamil & English

2007- PH.D programme at Karantai Tamil Cankam in Tanjore (an old Tamil university institute specialicing in research on classic Tamil literature and grammar).

2003-2004 Thiyakarajar College of Education in Madurai. B.A degree.

2001-2003 Manonmaniam sundaranar University in Tirunelveli. M.Phil. Degree.

1999-2001 Manonmaniam sundaranar University in Tirunelveli. M.A Degree.

1996-1999 Ganesar Sentamil Kallori (College for Tamil Studies) in Melaisivapuri. B.Lit. Degree.

Research interests

Tamil Cankam literature, historical study of literature and grammer, critial edition of classical texts. Ziegenbalg's Bibliotheca Malabarica.

Academic Credentials:

Gold prize medal from University. First Rank in Master of Arts.
Gold prize medal from University. First Rank in Master of Philosophy.

Training and Experience:

One month training in Epigraphy, the Archeological Department of Tamilnadu Government.
Diploma Course of Folklore.
Training for catalogue of Tamil and Grantha Palm Leaf Manuscripts in EFEO.
15 Days Course in Saiva Siddhantha.

Research and Work Experiences:

Doing research in Ziegenbalg's Bibliotheca Malabarica (collection of Tamil manuscripts) under Will Sweetman´s project.
Research Techniciant in Mrs. Eva Wilden's "Critical Edition of NARRINAI" which is one of the Cankam Literature at EFEO.
Made Word Index for KALITTOKAI and produced lists of meaning of words.
Cataloging Tamil and Grantha palm leaf manuscripts for EFEO, one of the rich collections of the World mentioned by UNESCO.
Doing research in Ziegenbalg's Bibliotheca Malabarica (collection of Tamil manuscripts)

Publications.

A research article was published in a research Magazine named 'urai molivu'.
Some poems and stories were published in Tamil literature magazines.
Bibliography of T.V.Gopala iyar who is a great Tamil scholar and grammarian (in print) and will be published by EFEO Publications.

Thesis:

Research on the first Tamil epic called 'cilappatikaram' from an ecological point of view. Submitted as M.phil. thesis.
Philological research on the Purananuru, a manuscript of the cankam literature. Submittes as thesis for the M.A degree.

Other Information:

Hobbies and interests: Reading books, going to historical places and doing field work for self interests.

References:

T.Paramasivan,

Head of the Tamil Studies Department,

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,

Tirunelveli.

A.R.Venkatachalapathy, professor,

79, Second Main Road,

Gandhi Nagar,

Adayar,

Chennai - 600 020