Prof. T. Murugarathanam is an eighty six year young scholar and has served in Thirukkural Research at the Madurai Kamaraj University as a distinguished Professor & Head of Tamizh Studies. His fields of expertise include Linguistics, Philology, Literature & Indic Studies. He is ably supported by his wife Dr. Meenakshi Murugarathanam, who is also a Tamil scholar on her own merit and accord.

Prof. Murugarathanam is also the founder of the scholarly association - 'ஞாலத் தமிழ்ப் பண்பாட்டு ஆய்வு மன்றம்' (World Assembly of Research in Tamil Culture). He conducts regular workshops for enhancing the research skills of young scholars. He has authored 50+ books and has submitted papers internationally at Conferences held in United States, Canada, Malaysia & Mauritius. He is also a member of these renowned global bodies 1) Association for Asian Studies-USA, 2) International Institute for Asian Studies-Europe, 3) Institute Asian Studies-Chennai 4) Dravidian Linguistics Association -Thiruvananthapuram.

Dr. Murugarathanam has received many awards including the Tamizh Chemmal Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Tamizhaakarar Award from the Kundrakkudi Mutt. He also served as the very first Director of Tamil Development at the Thanjavur Tamil University.