TAMIL AND TAMILAR
DIASPORA STUDIES INITIATIVE @ FIU
Team
Founder
Professor Dr. Kalai Mathee
FL, USA
Founder and Lead, Tamil and Tamilar Diaspora Studies
Advisors
Padmashri George Hart
FL, USA
Senior Advisor
Mr. Nat Natraj
CA, USA
Global Advisor & Mentor
Dr. S. Sambandham
Advisor
Professor Erik Larson
Fl, USA
FIU Faculty Advisor
Dr. V. Janakiraman
DC, USA
Advisor
Dr. M. Arumugam
Tamilnadu, India
Lead Advisor and Ambassador
Professor Giri Narasimhan
FL, USA
FIU Faculty Advisor
Dr. VR Sampath
Tamilnadu, India
Advisor and Ambassador – India
Mr. Caldwell Velnambi
TX, USA
Advisor
Ms. Janaki Kowtha
USA
Advisor
Global Ambassadors & Envoys
Mr. Sri Srinivasa
CA, USA
Ambassador – California
Mr. Vetriselvan
TX, USA
Ambassador – Texas
Ms. Akila Iyengar
Singapore
Ambassador – Singapore
Tamilar Kalai
Mr. Bala Kannan
CA, USA
Advisor
Tamilisai
Ms. Nimmi Arunachalam
FL, USA
Lead, Tamil Isai Endowment
Kalaimamani Sikkil Gurucharan
Tamilnadu, India
Ambassador – Tamil Music
Mr. Arunachalam
Tamilnadu, India
Envoy
Ilangai Tamilar
Ms. Kamisha Kumarasri
FL, USA
Lead, Ilangai Tamilar Endowment; Social Media
Mr. Velan Thillairajah
DC, USA
Ambassador – Ilangai Tamilar
Mr. Ramoshan Canagasaby
CA, USA
Envoy – Ilangai Tamilar
Malaysian Tamilar Diaspora
Dr. Kalai Mugilan
TN, USA
Lead
Mrs. Kalainilaa
Malaysia
Ambassador – Malaysian Tamilar, Legal Advsior
Mrs. Kalaivani
Malaysia
Envoy – Malaysian Tamilar
Vallalar Studies
Dr. Thilagavathy
Malaysia
Lead, Vallalar Studies Endowment
Mr. Prasanna Sivasubramanian
MA, USA
Ambassador – USA
Mr. Pennadam Muthu Jothi
Tamilnadu, India
Senior Advisor, Vallalar Studies
Dr. Priyadarishini Muruganandam
Australia
Ambassador
Dr. Vinayagamoorthy
Malaysia
Ambassador – Malaysia
Dr. Panneerselvam Kuppusamy
FL, USA
Envoy
Padmashri Prof George Hart Lecture Series
Mr. Nat Natraj
CA, USA
Lead, Padmashri Prof George Hart Lecture Series Endowment
Creative Team
Ms. Soumya Ravi
FL, USA
Coordinator – Social Media
Mr. Tamil Chezhian
Tamilnadu, India
Creative Designer
Ms. Suseela Manickam
Tamilnadu, India
Tamil Content Writer
Ms. Debjani Roy
Kolkata, India
Webmaster