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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Biography==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Biography==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Avvai Natarajan, hailing from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is a former secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Department of Tamil Language Development and Culture.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ISRC&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://isrc.edu.in/page/avvaiprofile | title=ISRC | publisher=ISRC | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Holder of an MLitt and a doctoral degree (PhD) in Tamil literature,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Milestone - Avvai Natarajan 1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy-rk4NCSz4 | title=Milestone - Avvai Natarajan 1 | publisher=YouTube | work=Video | date=6 October 2012 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Natarajan has also worked as the Vice Chancellor of [[Tamil University]], Thanjavur.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ISRC&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;The Hindu&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article1543783.ece | title=The Hindu | publisher=The Hindu | date=17 March 2011 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is a member of the [[Central Institute of Classical Tamil]], an institute established by the [[Government of India]] for propagation of classical Tamil language and culture.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;CICT&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.cict.in/governing_board_tamil.php | title=CICT | publisher=CICT | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205080424/http://www.cict.in/governing_board_tamil.php | archive-date=5 December 2014 | url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He also sits in the advisory councils of Sattakadir&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Sattakadir&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.sattakadir.com/editorialboard.html | title=Sattakadir | publisher=Sattakadir | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the Madras Development Society.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;MDS&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.mdschennai.com/board.html | title=MDS | publisher=MDS | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He has delivered keynote addresses in many seminars&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Speech&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://sairam.edu.in/sims-international-conference-dr-avvai-natarajan-speech/ | title=Speech | publisher=Sai Ram Engineering College | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and holds the chair of the selection committee of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aram Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Business Wire&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.businesswireindia.com/news/news-details/shriram-ilakkiya-kazhagams-%E2%80%98aram-award-2012-be-presented-dr-kv-thiruve/35986 | title=Business Wire | publisher=Business Wire | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2011, the [[Government of India]] honoured him with the civilian award of [[Padma Shri]], honoring his contributions towards Tamil language and culture.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Padma Shri&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Avvai Natarajan, hailing from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is a former secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Department of Tamil Language Development and Culture.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ISRC&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://isrc.edu.in/page/avvaiprofile | title=ISRC | publisher=ISRC | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Holder of an MLitt and a doctoral degree (PhD) in Tamil literature,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Milestone - Avvai Natarajan 1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy-rk4NCSz4 | title=Milestone - Avvai Natarajan 1 | publisher=YouTube | work=Video | date=6 October 2012 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Natarajan has also worked as the Vice Chancellor of [[Tamil University]], Thanjavur.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ISRC&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;The Hindu&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article1543783.ece | title=The Hindu | publisher=The Hindu | date=17 March 2011 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is a member of the [[Central Institute of Classical Tamil]], an institute established by the [[Government of India]] for propagation of classical Tamil language and culture.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;CICT&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.cict.in/governing_board_tamil.php | title=CICT | publisher=CICT | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205080424/http://www.cict.in/governing_board_tamil.php | archive-date=5 December 2014 | url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He also sits in the advisory councils of Sattakadir&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Sattakadir&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.sattakadir.com/editorialboard.html | title=Sattakadir | publisher=Sattakadir | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the Madras Development Society.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;MDS&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.mdschennai.com/board.html | title=MDS | publisher=MDS | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He has delivered keynote addresses in many seminars&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Speech&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://sairam.edu.in/sims-international-conference-dr-avvai-natarajan-speech/ | title=Speech | publisher=Sai Ram Engineering College | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and holds the chair of the selection committee of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aram Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Business Wire&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.businesswireindia.com/news/news-details/shriram-ilakkiya-kazhagams-%E2%80%98aram-award-2012-be-presented-dr-kv-thiruve/35986 | title=Business Wire | publisher=Business Wire | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2011, the [[Government of India]] honoured him with the civilian award of [[Padma Shri]], honoring his contributions towards Tamil language and culture.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Padma Shri&amp;quot; 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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;==See also==&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* [[Tamil University]]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==External links==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==External links==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy-rk4NCSz4 | title=Milestone - Avvai Natarajan 1 | publisher=YouTube | work=Video | date=6 October 2012 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy-rk4NCSz4 | title=Milestone - Avvai Natarajan 1 | publisher=YouTube | work=Video | date=6 October 2012 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Avvai Natarajan&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is an Indian scholar, educationist and the former Vice-Chancellor of [[Tamil University|Thanjavur Tamil University]]. The [[Government of India]] honored Natarajan in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Padma Shri&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Shri |publisher=Padma Shri |date=2014 |access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Biography==&lt;br /&gt;
Avvai Natarajan, hailing from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is a former secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Department of Tamil Language Development and Culture.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ISRC&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://isrc.edu.in/page/avvaiprofile | title=ISRC | publisher=ISRC | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Holder of an MLitt and a doctoral degree (PhD) in Tamil literature,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Milestone - Avvai Natarajan 1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy-rk4NCSz4 | title=Milestone - Avvai Natarajan 1 | publisher=YouTube | work=Video | date=6 October 2012 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Natarajan has also worked as the Vice Chancellor of [[Tamil University]], Thanjavur.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ISRC&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;The Hindu&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article1543783.ece | title=The Hindu | publisher=The Hindu | date=17 March 2011 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is a member of the [[Central Institute of Classical Tamil]], an institute established by the [[Government of India]] for propagation of classical Tamil language and culture.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;CICT&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.cict.in/governing_board_tamil.php | title=CICT | publisher=CICT | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205080424/http://www.cict.in/governing_board_tamil.php | archive-date=5 December 2014 | url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He also sits in the advisory councils of Sattakadir&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Sattakadir&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.sattakadir.com/editorialboard.html | title=Sattakadir | publisher=Sattakadir | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the Madras Development Society.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;MDS&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.mdschennai.com/board.html | title=MDS | publisher=MDS | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He has delivered keynote addresses in many seminars&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Speech&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://sairam.edu.in/sims-international-conference-dr-avvai-natarajan-speech/ | title=Speech | publisher=Sai Ram Engineering College | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and holds the chair of the selection committee of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aram Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Business Wire&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.businesswireindia.com/news/news-details/shriram-ilakkiya-kazhagams-%E2%80%98aram-award-2012-be-presented-dr-kv-thiruve/35986 | title=Business Wire | publisher=Business Wire | date=2014 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2011, the [[Government of India]] honoured him with the civilian award of [[Padma Shri]], honoring his contributions towards Tamil language and culture.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Padma Shri&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Tamil University]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Central Institute of Classical Tamil]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{portal|India}}&lt;br /&gt;
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* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy-rk4NCSz4 | title=Milestone - Avvai Natarajan 1 | publisher=YouTube | work=Video | date=6 October 2012 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyhdllboSKM | title=Milestone - Avvai Natarajan 2 | publisher=YouTube | work=Video | date=6 October 2012 | access-date=26 November 2014}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Literature &amp;amp; Education}}&lt;br /&gt;
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