Dr Thillai Chidambaram Rajarethinam
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Rajarethinam (b. 1974) did his bachelor's degree in Tamil, Vivekananda college, Agasteeswaram, Kanyakumari. He received his Master's degree, M.Phil Degree and Ph.D in Tamil from the Department of Tamil, University of Kerala, Trivandrum. Worked under Prof. VI.Subramoniam in the International School of Dravidian Linguistics (ISDL), Trivandrum as Project fellow for eight months. Worked under Dr.V.Jeyadevan, in the Lexicon Revision Project, University of Madras as Project fellow for four months. Worked in the Department of Tamil, PGP Arts and Science College from 2007 to 2012 as Lecturer. From 2014 to 2019 he was a researcher in NETamil, group C: Tolkāppiyam. Was nurtured under Dr(Mrs) Gloria Sundramathy, Prof. V. I. Subramaniam and Dr. K. Nachimuthu. Areas of research – Tolkāppiyam, Caṅkam literature, Literary Theories and Poetics.
Authored four books and published about 20 papers.
Current research: A Critical Edition of Tolkāppiyam Poruḷatikāram, Akattiṇaiyiyal with the Commentary of Nacciṉārkkiṉiyar
Books
- Ilakkaṇak kaṭṭuraikaḷ, Kavvya, Ceṉṉai 2014.
- Akapporuḷ viḷakkam, Kavvya, Ceṉṉai 2014.
- Peruntalaivar kāmarājariṉ makkaḷ paṇiyum mēlāṇmaiyum, IITS, Ceṉṉai 2012.
- Citampara antāti kataippāṭal. Nām tamiḻar patippakam, Ceṉṉai 5. 2005.