முனைவர் ஆ. அழகுசெல்வம்
Dr. Prabhakaran, holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in
Mathematics . He earned an M.S., Ph.D. in Computer
Science, and an MBA. in the USA Dr. Prabhakaran
retired after holding senior positions in the private sector
and serving at NASA and the US Army.
An active advocate for the Tamil language, literature,
and culture, Dr. Prabhakaran has made significant
contributions to the welfare of the Tamil community.
He has served as President of the Washington Tamil
Sangam, Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Foundation,
and Vice President of FeTNA. In the Washington, D.C.
area, he founded the Tamil Literary Study Group, where
he conducted in-depth studies of the Thirukkural and
classical Sangam literature. He successfully organized
the first International Thirukkural, Purananuru, and
Kurunthokai Conferences in the USA. His insightful
commentaries on Thirukkural and Sangam literature
have been widely shared on blogs, reaching millions of
Tamils worldwide.
Dr. Prabhakaran has authored two books
on Thirukkural in English: The Ageless Wisdom
(As Embodied in Thirukkural) and Valluvar's
Answers to Vital Questions. He has also written
a Tamil book on Thirukkural. In addition to his
works on Thirukkural, he has published detailed
commentaries on Purananuru
and Kurunthokai , and on all
ten poems in Paththupaatu (g¤J¥gh£L). In total,
he has written 17 books on Thirukkural and Sangam
literature. Dr. Prabhakaran has delivered numerous
lectures on these subjects in both India and the USA,
further contributing to the global appreciation of
Tamil heritage.
Recently, he produced a 30-minute documentary
on Thirukkural, the first of its kind, now available on
YouTube. This documentary is being translated into
Hindi, French, German, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese,
and Tamil.