Dr.Kannan Narayanan
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Profession: Faculty - Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany. Currently, Visiting Professor at KORDI, South Korea.
Education: MSc - The American College, Madurai, India.
PhD - Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India.
PhD - Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan.
Moderator:
- e-suvadi (Electronic Manuscript) a forum of electronic archiving of ancient Tamil manuscripts
- INFITT Europe - a forum to promote INFITT activities in Europe
- Ex-Chairman, International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil (Europe) [INFITT-Europe] - INFITT.
- Author of a Tamil font called "Tamizh" for Macintosh computers based on German keyboard layout. (available in the free software bundle of
INFITT)
- Regional Coordinator (Western Europe) - Project Madurai - Digital Archiving (e-texting) of Tamil Literary works
Author of two short story collection: 'uthir ilai kAlam' and 'nizhal veLi mAnthar'; one novelette collection: 'vilai pOkum ninaivukal'. Author of
eBooks: thIkkuL viralai vaithAl and thirumandiram. Co-authored 4 eBooks with
Subashini Kanagasundaram for THF. Maintains four Tamil Blogs. Internet savvy.
Tel: +82 55 639 8832
E-Mail: nkannan@freenet.de , nkannan@gmail.com
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Mrs.Subashini Tremmel
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Profession: Technical Consultant, Hewlett-Packard GmBH Germany
Academic formation:
-Master of Science in Information Technology and Automation Engineering, University of Esslingen, Germany
- B.Sc in Information Technology from University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
- Oracle Certified Professional
- Webmaster, Tamil Heritage Foundation, INFITT Europe
- General Council Member, International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil (INFITT)
- European Cordinator - Tamil Virtual University, Tamil Nadu
- Associate Editor of an Internet based Tamil e-zine, “Sangamam”
Moderator: dvillage - Digital Village E-Forum, MinTamil - THF E-Forum
Postal Address: Geislinger Str 29, 71229, Leonberg, Germany.
Tel: +49 7152 358488, +49 173 873 2939
E-Mail: ksubashini@gmail.com
URL: http://www.subaonline.net
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Dr.K.Kalyanasundaram
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Profession: Teaching and Research in the area of Photochemistry at the
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland (since 1979)
Academic formation:
- B,Sc and M.Sc in Chemistry from Loyola College, Univ of Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu
- Ph.D in Physical Chemistry, Radiation Laboratory, Univ of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana USA;
- Post-doctoral Research: Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, UK
Tamil IT interests
- one of the first to introduce "free" Tamil fonts (Mylai) on the Net for unrestricted information interchange in Mac, Windows and Unix
platforms (for use in email, tamil websites)
- author of popular "Tamil Electronic Library" website, one of maiden efforts to provide a comprehensive website of interest to Tamil
Diaspora http://www.geocities.com/Athens/5180/
- served as Co-Chair (along with Muthu Nedumaran) for the Internet- based initiative to define a bilingual English-Tamil encoding TSCII,
widely used today in the Net ( http://www.tamil.net/tscii )
- participated in the launch of Project Madurai (a net based initiative
for preparation of etexts of Tamil literary works and their free distribution on the Net) and serves as Project Leader since launch in 1998
http://www.projectmadurai.org
- participated in the launch of INFITT (a global NP-NGO devoted to Tamil IT) and serves in its Executive Committee since launch in 2000 http://www.infitt.org
- colloborated actively with Dr. N. Kannan in the launch of "Tamil Heritage Foundation" (a net based effort for digitization of various
materials related to Tamil cultural heritage) and serves there as one of its two Vice-Presidents (along with Ms. K. Subashini)
Moderator:
- projectmadurai e-forum;
- Tadilnet E-Forum
E-Mail: kalyan@softhome.net
URL: http://www.projectmadurai.org , http://www.geocities.com/Athens/5180/
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Mr.M.Antopeter Ramesh
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Profession: Managing Director - Softview
Education: D.C.S.E (3 yrs); B.Sc (Maths) - Specialised in Multimedia Education
- Advisor : Samarpana, Spastics Organistion
- President: Kani Thamizh Sangam
- GC Member: INFITT
-Author of computer Books: (1).Internet Kaiyedu (Guide to Internet in Tamil); (2).Computer Q&A, (3).How to do the Tamil typing in Computers? (4).DeskTop Publishing and Tamil & Computers.
Postal Address: 118. Nelson Manickam Road, Chennai-29, Tamil Nadu.
Tel: 23742471, 23741053
E-Mail: svc@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in
URL:http://www.tamilsoftware.biz , http://www.tamilcinema.com
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Dr.A.K.Srinivasan
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Profession: Taught Mathematics & Statistics, for about 15 yrs at Mysore and Karnatak Universities. Retired Senior Systems Engr., GE Space Division, USA.
Education: M.Sc. (Statistics); Post Graduate studies in Maths., at Oxford Univ, leading to Doctoral Degree
- Contributed to Mathematical Journals in India and Abroad.
Postal Address: C - 7 & 8 Hiranya, 67/69 Greenways Road, R A Puram
Chennai - 600 028 Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Phone: +9144 24934481/52101812
E-Mail: attipat22@yahho.com
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Mr.Maalan Narayanan
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Profession: Editor of Sun News Channel
Education:Masters in Journalism, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA .
- A writer- journalist, lead the premier Tamil journals namely India Today(Tamil), Dinamani , Kumudam and Kungumam as its editor.
- Editor -Thisaigal, Online Tamil e-zine.
- Maalan has 10 titles to his credit. He has also edited an anthology of Tamil Short stories, in two volumes for Orient Longmans Ltd.
- Microsoft is on a project to bring its premier products like MS Office 2003 in Tamil and he has been asked by Microsoft to be the validator of the softwares.
- He is also the Moderator for the Tamil Glossary of IT terms another project by Microsoft.
- Member of the Executive Committee of International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil (INFITT).
- Editor of its technical journal Min Manjari.
E-Mail: maalan_narayanan@yahoo.co.in , malan@sunnetwork.org
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Mr.Anna Kannan
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Profession: Tamil Editor in Chennai Online dot com
-Ex-Editor of Tamil Sify portal & Amudhasurabi monthly magazine
-Worked in many journals, publications and All India Radio
Education: B.Com - Madras University
-M.A. Tamil - Annamalai University, Chidambaram
-M.Phil. Tamil (e-zines in Tamil) - Madurai Kamaraj University
Books: Author of BUpaalam (Poems / 1996), Uchcham adam gnAnam uyirppu (Poems / 1997); KAnthaLagam - 20 ANdugaL (Institutional history / 2000), ThagaththagAya thangammA (Biography / 2001); KalAm AgalAm (Children songs / 2002), NURRukku nURu (Children stories / 2003); Tamizhil iNaiya ithazhgaL (M.Phil. Thesis / 2004);
Blogs: http://annakannan.blogspot.com
http://annakannan-kavithaigal.blogspot.com
http://annakannan-photos.blogspot.com
http://annakannan-interviews.blogspot.com
E-Mail: annakannan@gmail.com
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Mr.Santanam Swaminathan
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Profession: Part Time Health Advocate, New ham General Hospital, london
Part Time Tamil Tutor, University of London, London
Education: M.A (History), M.A.(Literature)
- B.Sc (Biology & Chemistry)
- Higher Diploma in French
- Certificate in Archaeology
- Former Senior Sub Editor- Indian Express Newspapers Ltd-India
- Former Tamil Producer, BBC World Service, Bush House, London, UK
-Received Interpreter of the Year Award from Grip in 1997
-Awarded Millennium Award Fellowship in 1999
-Awarded Volunteer Manager of the Year Award by Whitbread Group in 2001
-Author of three books in Tamil: On Reporting & Q&A
Posts held in Organisations:
- President of South Indian Society(Regd. Charity)
- Secretary of THF - London
- Secretary of London Sath Sangam (Regd. Charity)
- Secretary of Hindu Association
- President, Barnet Tamil Association
- Committee member, Asian Deaf Women Association
Postal Address: 132 Dale Avenue, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 6AF, UK
Tel./Fax: +44 (0)20 8931 9546, Mobile 07951 370697+99444016789
E-Mail: swami _ 48 @ yahoo. com
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Mr.Kengatharaiyer Sarveswaran
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Profession: Systems Engineer, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
Education:
BSc (Hons) in Computer Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
MSc in Computer Science (Reading), University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
- Tamil Translation Coordinator, Tamil Forum Moderator, Tamil community site owner, Joomla.org. http://community.joomla.org/translation-teams-list.html
- Tamil Translation Coordinator, Tamil Moodle Manual author, http://docs.moodle.org/en/Translation_credits, http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_manuals
- Co-Author, Tamil Language pack for Mozilla Firefox, https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6651
- Contributor, Sri Lankan Tamil keyboard standardization project, ICT Agency, Sri Lanka. http://www.emathumozhihal.lk/
- Tamil team leader, LAKapps project. http://ta.lakapps.lk
- Contributor, Tamil Mozilla Firefox user manual and Mozilla Thunderbird user manual.
- Member, International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil (INFITT)
- Member, Tamil-IT glossary revising team, http://www.lakapps.lk/moodle
Web : www.tamil-it.org, sarves.tamil-it.org
Blog : http://www.goodsarves.blogspot.com/, http://l10n-tamil.blogspot.com/
Email: iamsarves@gmail.com
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Mr.R.Krishnamachary Rangaswamy
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Profession: Retired Technician, LUCAS TVS
- Tamil drama artist,
- Author and director of 11 Tamil theater
- Environmental evengalist
Phone: +9840884088
Web:http:thamizthenee.blogspot.com, http://peopleofindia.net
E-Mail: rkc1947@gmail.com
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Mr.K R. A. Narasiah
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Profession: Retired Chief Mechanical Engineer of Vizag Port.
Former Consultant to the World Bank for the Emergency rehabilitation Programme of Kingdom of Cambodia.
Former ADB consultant, Visiting Faculty AMET University for MBA Programme. (Terminal Management and IMO related subjects)
Education: Marine engineering. I. N. S. Shivaji Naval Engineering College Lonavla
-Writing: over 100 short stories in Tamil (9 as Muthirai kathai in Vikatan.)
-3 collections of short stories published, first one for 6 years as non-detailed study for UGs in Madura College. Second won 2 awards. Third won TN State award.
-Non fiction. Kadal Vazhi Vanikam a treatise on sea trade from 3rd century BC – won TN State award.
-Madrasapattinam the story of Chennai from 1630 to 1947. Won TN State award. and Chidambaram Meyyapan award
-Sadharana Manithan Biography of Chitti Sundararajan.
-Madras (Tracing the history of Madras from 1369) in ENGLISH
-Overcoming Challenges the story of 125 years of the Port of Chennai with S Muthiah ENGLISH
-Now writing the history of Madurai (Aalavai)
Phone: 044-24424104; 044-24454319; 9840970242.(India)
Web:http:thamizthenee.blogspot.com, http://peopleofindia.net
E-Mail: narasiah@yahoo.com
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Prof.Dr.Ranggasamy Karthigesu
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Profession: Professor of Mass Communication, University Science Malaysia; now retired.
- Broadcaster, Radio 6, Malaysia
B.A (Hons) in Indian Studies (1968 Malaya), M.Sc. in Journalim (1977 Columbia), Ph.D. in Communication (1991 Leicester)
More Information can be found at: http://www.tamil-heritage.org/photoarc/malaysia/karthi.html
Home Address: 356-W, Lengkok Pemancar, 11700 Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia.
Tel: +604-6579957
E-Mail: karthi@myjaring.net
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