Dr. Sri. R. Thiagarajan
President

Dr. R.Thiagarajan is the former Professor and Head of the Postgraduate and Research Dept of Sanskrit, (160 years old) Presidency College, Chennai.
Current Residential Address: 37/16A. Arangappan Street,
West Mambalam, Chennai - 600033. Ph: 9840316797
Email: visvasanti@gmail.com

1. Specialization in Sahitya, Vyakarana, Alankara, Nyaya and Jyotisha
2. He has been teaching Sanskrit and allied cultural subjects there for about 32 years. 
3. He has guided so far 80 M.Phil students.
4. 23 students got Ph.D under his guidance from the University of Madras. 
5. He has been the co-ordinator of the centre of the spoken Sanskrit course.
6. He has delivered more than 1000 Lectures at the educational academies.
7. Presented 108 " Ratnadipika" Sanskrit programmes in Doordarshan, Madras.
8. He has participated in "Vivada medai", "Kalathin Kural", "Disaigal 4" etc in the media. Sun News, News 18 and Vendar T.V to discuss on Sanskrit Subjects. He has given more than 1000 You Tube programmes on various Sanskrit Subjects.
9. Presented more than 160 programmes in All India Radio.
10. He has been recognized as the Man of the Year for 1999 and 2000 (consecutively for two years) by the American Biological Institute for his peerless service to humanity.
11. He has attended many National and International seminars, conferences and symposiums. And had presented more than 100 research papers.
12. He chaired the " Religion and Philosophy" session in the All India Oriental conference held at Madras. His Paper in the World Sanskrit Conference held at Delhi was "Sanskrit and Internet" which was applauded by the Scholars.
13. Text books prepared by him have been prescribed for primary, Secondary and College courses.  They are Samskrita vani, Samskrita Manjari part-I, Samskrita Manjari Part-II, Kalasala Pathamala, Sakuntalacharitam, Samskrita vahini Part-I, Sanskrita Vahini Part II, KumaraSambhava Canto III, Kumarasambhava canto VI, Bhagavata Campu of Cidambarakavi.
14. Dr. Thiagarajan is also a Tamil Writer whose articles have appeared in the popular Tamil magazines-Mangaiyarmalar, Kalki, Kalaimagal, Manjari, Vainavam, Jagadguru, Amman darisanam, and other magazines. He is the brother's son of T. Janakiraman, the famous writer and the sahitya academy award winner.
15. He reviews books for "The Hindu" news Paper and contributes articles in "Tattavaloka" and "Sandarshana" the English journals.
16. He has written numerous articles in English in the reputed journals like B.R. International, Honkong.
17. He has given Foreword to many works in Tamil.
18. He has Written Dramas in Sanskrit and Tamil which were broadcast and telecast.
19. His research Article "Music and Sanskrit" could be read in the internet.
20. He has translated into English and Tamil ( in ten volumes) the Kritis of Muthuswami Dikshitar carnatic Sahitayakara.
21. He is conducting free Sanskrit Class in the Internet.
22. He has recited Sanskrit Devotional Lyrics and Mantras and brought out 160 C.Ds and Casettes 5 DVDs.  A record break.
23. Dr. Thiagarajan has written a book in English entitled "The Bhagavata Campu of Cidambarakavi.
24. He has authored the Work "Culture of India and its global influence".
25. His Tamil works are "Mana oonjal", "Pennmanigal Mummanigal", "Dhvani Oru vilakkam", "Arivum Ariviyalum", "Vani stavam", and "Kalviyum kadamaiyum".
26. He has edited "Kanchi Pushpanjali" a souvenir commemorating the centenary of Paramacharya Chandrasekarendra Saraswati.
27. He has also edited Sri "Yogeeshwara Manjari" a Souvenir on Sage Yajnavalkya and "Veda Vani" a book.

Books written in Sanskrit

1. Saradamba Charithram (2010)
2. Shiva bhujanga Vyakhyaa
3. Veda Vedanta vidya

Books written in English

1. "Hindu Samskaras"- Pub:Palaniappa Bros, Trichy, 2009
2. Bhagavadgita - the brainwave of life
3. Glories of Bhagavadgita through stories
4. Bhagavata campu
5. Didactic fables from the Upanishads
6. Know the Vedic deities
7. Vedic Suktas and Mantras (their meaning and significance)
8. Currently writing the books on Bhagavata and vedic rishis.

Books written in Tamil

1. Tamil samskrita Semmozhi Olipeyarppu Ezhuttucchuvadi
2. Mana oonjal
3. Pennmanigal Mummanigal
4. Dhvani Oru Vilakkam
5. Kalviyum Kadamaiyum

Books Edited

1. Bhagavata Campu of Cidambarakavi - 1983 (From four Palm leaf Manuscripts)
2. Kumara Sambhava - Canto III - June 1984 (Fellowship of Sanskrit Culture, Chennai)
3. Kumara Sambhava - Canto VI. - Aug. 1986 (Fellowship of Sanskrit Culture, Chennai)
4. Kanchi Pushpanjali - 1994 (a commemoration vol.of Sri Kanchi Mahaswamigal)
5. Samskrita Manjari - Part I - June1996 (Fellowship of Sanskrit Culture, Chennai)
6. Samskrita Manjari Part-II - June 1996 (Fellowship of Sanskrit Culture, Chennai)
7. Samskrita Vani- June 1996 (Kuppuswamy research Institute, Chennai)
8. Sri Yogeeswara Manjari 1997 (Sri Yajnavalkya Sabha Chennai - 15 )
9. Samskrita Vahini Prathama - 1998 (Sanskrit Teachers Association)
10. Samskrita Vahini Dviteeya - 1998 (Sanskrit Teachers Association)
11. Kalasala Pathamala - Jul 2000 (Fellowship of Sanskrit Culture, Chennai)
12. Sakunatala caritam - Sep 2005 (Fellowship of Sanskrit Culture, Chennai)
13. Veda Vani part I - 2007
14. Veda Vani Part II - 2008
15. A souvenir of Sukla Yajurveda Sabha, Chennai.

Translated into Sanskrit the Tamil works:

1. Saradamba caritram by Ramamoorthy (2010)
2. Short stories of famous Tamil Writers (For, Sanga palakai, Kuralpeedam, Oct, 2000)
3. Naangaavadhu kutrachattu by Su. Samuthiram
4. Iyarkaiyin sirippu by Vallikkannan
5. Kayitraravu by Pudumai pitthan
6. Vazhkai by Ku. Chinnappa Bharathi
7. Mahabali by Sujatha

Translated into Sanskrit the minor works of the famous J.Krishnamoorthi (Philosopher)

1. Silence and meditative mind
2. Meditation in daily life
3. Importance of meditation
4. What is meditation
5. Understanding our minds
6. Freedom from fear
7. Can human beings change?
8. The beauty of love
9. A compassionate man can not harm anything

Translated into Tamil

1. "Varadarajabhyudaya campu" of Venkatadvari.
2. "Kritis of Muthuswami Dikshita" (10 Volumes).
3. "Vani Stava of Yajnavalkya"
4. Sakuntala Caritam

Sanskrit Works Translated into English

1. Sri Sukta.
2. Bhagya Sukta.
3. Hanuman Chalisa.
4. Hanumad Bhujangam
5. Ashtalakshmi Stotra.
6. Sakala Devata Bija Mantras.
7. Shakuntala Caritam

Projects Done for U.G.C and MHRD Govt of India

1. Yajnavalkya Smriti - Vyavahara Kanda (11 modules with ppt presentation E.M.R.C Chennai, Anna University
2. Indian Aesthetics and Fine arts (16 modules with ppt) (MHRD)
3. Currently doing a project on Artha Sastra. (EMRC)

Accolades and Awards

1. Educational Enthusiast Award for Virtual Teaching, USA.
2. Tejas award for Spiritual contribution

Honours already received

1. Samskrita Ratna ( Title given by Dharma Kesari Solar K.S. Subrahmanya Iyer Trust, Chennai, 23rd Jan. 2000.)
2. Ilakkiya Mamani(Manitha neya Aaraichi kazhagam, Chennai. 23rd Jan.2000)
3. Samskrita Rakshamani( Malleeswara Bhakta jana Sabha, Chennai. 25th April, 2009
4. Sri Yajnavalkya Siromani (By Yajnavalkya Sabha, Bangalore, 2014
5. Kanva Ratna (the top most award of All India "Shukla yajurvediya Kanva Parishad, Nagpur, Feb 2017)
6. Thirumurai Thirumagan (By the Honourable Governor of Tamilnadu, Sri. R.N.Ravi, 2023)

Membership in socio-cultural Societies

1. President of Fellowship of Sanskrit Culture, Chennai.a forum to promote Sanskrit, Culture and related histrionic talents.
2. In this he has organized many literary debates, lectures etc. with doyens like Ma.Po.Si, Ra.su.Nallaperumal, Rajavelu, Rev. Father Ignatius Hridayam, Francis Clooney, Arcot Nawab and others to mention a few.
3. President of Sanskrit Teachers Association. Chennai 
4. President-Yajnavalkya Sabha Pallavaram, Chennai. 
5. President-Bhasha Sangam (Formerly)
6. President-Sanskrit Pandits Association.
 

Membership in Academic Bodies

1. Member-Kuppuswamy Research Institute
2. Member-Editorial Committee Sarawati Mahal Library. Tanjore.
3. Member-Adyar Library and Research Centre. 
4. Member-All India Oriental Conference, held at Madras. President-Civic Exnora, Mambalam Chapter
5. Member-Lions Club.
6. Member -  Newlife for India Movement
7. He has been nominated as the member of High level Sanskrit Promotion committee by the Govt of Tamil Nadu

Membership in Service Organistions

1. Consultant - ISHA Samskriti, Coimbatore
2. Consultant - Appayya Dikshita foundation, Chennai 
3. Advisor - Astroved. Com, Chennai
4. Consultant Editor "Express Star Teller"
5. Associateship with other Universities and other autonomous Colleges:  
6. Examiner of P.G Exams, Mphil dissertations and Ph.d Theses, Madras University,Pondicherry University. Kerala
7. University.Madurai Kamaraj University. venkateshwara University, Tirupati. Visva Samskrita University. Kanchi
8. Visva Samskrita University, Kaladi Many autonomous Colleges (List is long)

Featured in U.S Magazine

1. He is featured in the Hawai U.S.A magazine "The Hinduism Today" under the title "Meet the amazing Dr. teaching with Zest and Zeal (Sep.2004). Visited Kaui Iraivan Temple on their invitation and facilitated translation and recordings of Hindu scripts. http://himalayanacademy.com/blog/taka/2009/06/10/
2. Featured in Express Star Teller and Kalaimagal and many other magazines. 
3. Featured in the work Knit India through literature- by the famous Tamil writer Sivashankari
4. Featured in Kalaimagal Tamil magazine.

Contribution to Films/Social Media

1. He has written Sanskrit Lyrics for the Tamil films. noted among them are "HeyRam" of Kamalahasan.
2. "Baba" of Rajanikanth. 
3. "Ei nee romba Azhaga Irukke".
4. He Composed a Sanskrit song for the latest film "Theri" featuring Vijay.
5. More than 800 YOUTUBE programmes given so far propagating Sanskrit subjects.

Countries visited

1. Countries visited for lectures U.S, California ,Chicago, Hawai, Dubai, Hongkong, Malaysia, and Thailand.
2. Toured many places in U.S given lecture in Chicago University and Undertook Europe tour, London, Switzerland etc.
3. Twice he visited Ceylon to give lectures in Jaffna University. He has visited Japan in March 2018.