INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

1994 August 15-20
XIV International Comparative Literature Association Congress University of Alberta, Canada. The Paper entitled,” Tamil Identity: The Cult of the Unique" was accepted for presentation but could not attend due to lack of Financial Support.

1997 August 16-22
XIV International Comparative Literature Association Congress University of Alberta, Canada. The Paper entitled,” Tamil Writing? or Tamil Speaking ?-- Word Power in Tamil Performance Poetry" Was accepted for presentation but could not attend due to lack of Financial Support.

2001January8-10
Vth Biennial International Conference of the Comparative Literature Association held at Trivandrum hosted by Centre for Comparative Literature Kerala University and Presented a paper entitled,” Tamil Objects Poetics and English Modern Poetry:
A Comparative Study"

2004 March,27-29
International Seminar on Mahabharata organized by Sahitya Akademi at New Delhi, participated and chaired one of the sessions of the seminar on Mahabharata Texts Contexts and Readings.

NATIONAL SEMINARS

2000 December 6 - 8
ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF LINGUISTS Organized by CAS in Linguistics Annamalai University Annamalai Nagar and make a Presentation as a Panelist on "Translation and Literature".

2001 January 27 & 28
Tamil-Malayalam Translation Seminar organized by Thiruvananthapuram Tamil Sangam & Kerla Sahitya Akademy Thrissur,and Presented a paper on "My Experience as a Translator".

2001 March 28 -29
UGC National Seminar On "The Future Challenges For Tamil Studies" and presented a paper on Challenges in Store for poetry Studies.

2001 April 19
Three day Tamil-Malayalam Poetry Festival & Seminar at Chennai organized by Sahitya Akademi & International Institute of Tamil Studies Presented a paper on critical survey on Tamil Poetry 1970-2000.

2003 March 8
National Seminar “ Indian Short Fiction” organized by sahitya Akademi and the Dept of Tamil Studies, M.K.University , Madurai and chaired the session on “Negotiating Life Through Fiction”.

2004 March 17-19
National Seminar on Dravidian Poetry: A Critical Appraisal, at International Institute of Tamil Studies, Chennai, , and presented a paper on “Tamil Poetry since 1901.”

2004 April 3-4
National Seminar on “Transition and Pioneers of Indian Literature” organized by Konkani Bhasa Mandal and Sahitya Akademi held at Mumbai

2004 September 9
Chairperson Address of the Poetry Session in the Seminar “New Voices” organized by Ashitya Akademi at Trivandrum

2004 September 18-19
Valediction Address in the National Seminar on Literature, Media and Social Transformation” organized by Holy Cross College, Trichy

REGIONAL SEMINARS

1993 October 26 & 29
Seminar on "Teaching Creative Literature" Organized by Dept of Tamil Studies Bharathiar University Coimbatore Chaired the Workshop Session on Teaching Classical Texts.

1996 March 4
Seminar on "Societal Changes and Literature" organized by the Dept of Tamil Studies, American College, Madurai, and presented a Paper on Subjective centre in the World of New Poetry".

1996 April 24 & 25
Dr.K.MEENAKSHISUNDARANAR Endowment Seminar on Creativity & Criticism Organized by Dept of Tamil Studies Bharathiar University, and Presented a paper on "Criticism as Creation".

1998 March 30 & 31
2-day Regional Seminar on Postcolonial Literature on the theme "The Empire Writes back in English" and Presented a Paper on Women's Writing in English.

2000 September 5
A Seminar on Tamil Ancient Literature Organized by Liturgical Research Centre of Syro-Malabar-Church and made a Presentation on Sangham Literature and Christian Influence.

2001 January 6
Regional Seminar on Interdisciplinary Research in Tamil Studies Organized at Bishop Heber College Trichy by Aravanan Research Trust, and Presented a Plenium lecture on "Interdisciplinary Domains in Literature Studies".

2001 January 29
“Subjectivity and Inner World in Recent Poetry”. Seminar on Modern Writings at Department of Tamil Studies, American College, Madurai

2001 Feburary 28
Regional Seminar on Canadian Studies at Bharathi Memorial, Ettayapuram organized by Dept of English,M.S.University and presented a paper on the "Aesthetics of the Deprived".

2001 March 3-4
Seminar on “Translation as Creative Literature” organized by Department of English, N.G.M.College, Pollachi. Attended as the Chair person for session “ Problems of Translation”.

2001 March 30 & April 1
Regional Seminar on "Bharathi and Bhakthi Literature" organized by Gandhigram University presented a paper on "European Metaphysical Poets & Subramania Bharthi".

2001 July 30
V.O.Chidambaranar Golden Jubilee One day Seminar on Literary Theories organized by the Dept of English of the College and Presented a paper on "Deconstruction: Theory and Method".

2001 September 5
Presented a paper on “Poetics of Modernism: European and Tamil Versions” at Comparative Literature Seminar held at Dept of English and Comparative Literature, M.K.University, Madurai

2003 September 1-3
Seminar on Literary Criticism, presented the Keynote Address of the session, ”Post Colonialism and Literary Criticism” held at Dept of English, M.S.Univ. Tirunelveli.

2004 February 19-21
Presented a paper on ‘The Aesthetics of Canadian Native Poetry’ at the Seminar on New Literatures organized by Government College Trivandrum .

2004 October 15
Presented the Inaugural Address in the Seminar on “Bharathidasan School of Poets” organized by Alagappa University, Karaikudi

2004 November 23
Inaugural Address in the Sahitya Akademi Seminar on “Ballad as a Living Tradition” organized by Dept of Folklore , St Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai.

2004 December 1
Strategies of Teaching Literature. ELT Seminar for Govt. College Teachers organized by Director of Collegiate Education at Holy Cross College,Tiruchirapalli.

2004 December 2
Presented a paper on “ Teaching Culture through Poetry” at the International Seminar on Teaching Culture for the Tamil Teachers, organized by Dept of Tamil Studies M.K.University, Madurai.

Dec 2, 2004:
International Tamil Teachers mostly from Singapore, Malayasia, and South Africa at a Seminar on Teaching Culture at the Dept of Tamil Studies Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai India.

Dec 9, 2004:
Inaugural Address at Refresher Course on Translation for College Teachers at Tamil University Thanjavur.