G. Balasubramanian has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Tamil University, Thanjavur. He would hold the post for three years from the date of his assumption of office, according to a release from the office of Governor and Chancellor Banwarilal Purohit.
Mr. Balasubramanian is at present the pro-Vice Chancellor of Dravidian University and has published 22 research papers and four books. He was an external examiner for Singapore University and a visiting professor of the University of Warsaw, Poland. He has carried out research projects on survey, documentation and revitalisation of endangered languages in the border districts. of Chittoor of Andhra Pradesh, Krishnagiri of Tamil nadu and Kolar of Karnataka and a linguistic description and assessment of language endangerment, the release said.