Tamil University

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Tamil University
தமிழ்ப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்
Motto in English
Whatever you think, think it in a big way
TypePublic
Established1981
FounderM. G. Ramachandran
ChancellorGovernor of Tamil Nadu
Vice-ChancellorV. Thiruvalluvan
Location, ,
Campus900 acres (3.6 km2)
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.tamiluniversity.ac.in

The Tamil University (Tamil: தமிழ்ப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public state university located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established to provide higher research in the Tamil language.

Location[edit]

Administrative block of Tamil University
Section of Tamil University Administrative block
Library
Arts Faculty Building
Manuscripts Faculty Building
Developing Tamil Faculty Building
Language Faculty Building
Science Faculty Building

The university is situated in a campus of about 900 acres (3.6 km2), granted by the State government of Tamil Nadu, making it the largest university in the state by area. Buildings and blocks for the administrative and academic departments are located in the campus. The administrative block with its gopuram motif can be seen from the National Highway connecting Thanjavur with Trichy. The library is reminiscent of the Indian Parliament at New Delhi.[1] The Karikalan Gallery, built on the occasion of the World Tamil Conference is capable of accommodating about 2000 people.[2]

Vice Chancellors[edit]

Sl. No. Name Period of Service
1 V. I. Subramoniam 19.09.1981 to 19.06.1984 and 22.09.1984 to 31.07.1986
2 S. Agasthialingom 01.12.1986 to 30.11.1989
3 C. Balasubramanian 04.12.1989 to 03.12.1992
4 Avvai D. Natarajan 16.12.1992 to 15.12.1995
5 K. Karunakaran 11.01.1996 to 03.09.1998
6 Kadir Mahadevan 19.02.1999 to 14.09.2001
7 E. Sundaramoorthy 19.12.2001 to 18.12.2004
8 C. Subramaniam 06.06.2005 to 05.06.2008
9 M. Rajendran 19.06.2008 to 18.06.2011
10 M. Thirumalai 10.02.2012 to 09.02.2015
11 G. Bhaskaran 06.08.2015 to 05.08.2018
12 G. Balasubramanian 04.10.2018 to 03.10.2021
13 V. Thiruvalluvan Since 13.12.2021

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tamil University Library
  2. ^ "What to see - Thanjavur district attractions". Thanjavur District Administration. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

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