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Tamil University
Understanding the importance of Tamil as a language, the Government of Tamil Nadu established Tamil University on September 1981. The seed of the University was however, sowed way back in 1925 during a confluence of veteran Tamil scholars at Thanjavur. However, the plan of establishing a Tamil University only materialised in 1981 and Thanjavur was chosen as the desired location as it was the seat of Tamil language during Chola dynasty. The University Grants Commission accorded a statutory recognition to the university in 1983 and advanced study in various other allied branches such as Linguistics, Translation, Lexicography, Music, Drama and Manuscriptology.
But this pure research-oriented University introduced academic research by offering M.Phil and Ph.D programmes in 1992 for a few disciplines such as Language, Literature, Translation, Sculpture, History and Architecture. Post graduate programmes was included in June 2003.
Vision of Tamil University
- To analyze and identify the contribution of Tamil culture to the mosaic of Indian Culture
- To reconstruct and revive the scientific thoughts, intellectual achievements and the outstanding industrial knowledge of the ancient Tamils for the use of the contemporary society.
- To study the grammatical and linguistic theories of Tamil language. To study the structure of Tamil language and the potentiality of Tamil Language. To create modern methods for language teaching.
- To translate rare books of Tamil into other languages and vice versa. To preserve and publish Tamil inscriptions, palm-leaf manuscripts, rare-paper manuscripts and rare books.
- To publish encyclopedias related to literature, grammar, science and technical glossary and Philosophy in Tamil.
- To recover and publish the lost cultural components of Tamil and the historical monuments through systematic research.
- To facilitate research on the cultural impacts of the Tamil Diaspora and the foreign relations of Tamizhakam.
Departments of Tamil University
Faculty of Arts
- Department of Sculpture
- Department of Music
- Department of Drama
Faculty of Manuscriptology
- Department of Palmleaf Manuscripts
- Department of Rare Paper Manuscripts
- Department of Epigraphy And Archaeology
- Department of Maritime History and Marine Archaeology
Faculty of Developing Tamil
- Department of Tamil Studies in Foreign Countries
- Department of Translation
- Department of Lexicography
- Department of Social Sciences
- Department of Scientific Tamil and Tamil Development
- Department of Education and Management
Faculty of Language
- Department of Literature
- Department of Linguistics
School of Philosophy
- Department of Tribal Research
- Department of Folklore
- Department of School of Indian Languages & Comparative Literature
Faculty of Science
- Department of Siddha Medicine
- Department of Ancient Science
- Department of Industries and Earth Sciences
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Environmental and Herbal Science
- Department of Library and Information Science
Academic Programs in Tamil University
Post Graduate Programs
- M.A. Tamil Literature
- M.A. Tamil
- M.A. History, Art & Culture
- M.A. Applied Linguistics.
- M.A. Temple administration, Tourism & Philosophy
- M.A. History and Archeology
- M.A. Tamilology, Folklore & Culture
- M.A. Yoga
- M.A. Music
- M.A. Bharathanatiyam
- M.A. Applied Tamilology
- M.A. Social Science
- M.A. Tamilology & History of Editing
- M.Sc. Environmental Science
- M.Sc. Geology
- M.Sc. Computer Science
- M.Sc. Mathematics
- M.S.W
- MLIS
- MCA
- M.Ed
- B.Ed
Research Degrees
- M.Phil and PhD. Programmes under all departments
Diploma Courses
- Saiva Siddantham
- Yoga
- Performing Arts
- Computer Applications
P.G. Diploma Courses
- Herbal Bio-Technology
- Environmental Management
- Siddha Drug Standardization
- Translation
Post Diploma Courses
- Play Creation
- Agarathiyiyal
- Certificate Courses
- Music
- Telugu Language
- Internet Language
Contact Details
Tamil University, Thanjavur
Tamil Nadu – 613010
India