Why is the Vallalar Pannattu Sanmarga Sangam (VPSS) the appropriate vehicle to implement the two projects ?
VPSS is an international organization consisting of Sanmarga members from several countries. For the first time in the last 2 years, VPSS has been able to unite over 1,500 Sanmarga Sangams in India under its banner in which Institutional membership has been granted to many of the sangams and pani mandrams.
Our Vice President Thiru Arani Kothanda Ramaiah (known popularly as K.R.) is a leading personality in the cine world as a Producer and a Director. For over 30 years Shri K.R. has been a major film distributor and is associated with the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce. He has produced 32 films and financed 42 films in various languages. He is also a great spiritual leader and a genuine Sanmargi. He has embarked on many a plan to propagate the story of Vallalar and his ideals (dealing with scientific and spiritual matters) through the medium of films and TV serials in many languages to be distributed internationally.
Our General Secretary is Dr. K.Sivaraman M.B.B.S. M.S. M.R.C.S and Fellow of Royal Asiatic Society (London) who is a leading medical professional of Tamil Nadu. He is a Retired Professor of Surgery in the Thanjavur Medical College. He served as the Dean of that College during 1990-92. He is also a member of the governing bodies of M.G.R. Medical University, Tamil Univesity and Bharahidasan University. He is In the Selection Committee of the Tamil University in Thanjavur. He serves also as the General Secretary of Thanjavur Suddha Sanmarga Sangam. He has authored 18 books in Tamil on various subjects and 4 text books on surgery. His famous contribution is a series of 28 articles on Science and Spirituality (Vignanamum and Meignanamum-விஞ்ஞானமும் மெய்ஞ்ஞானமும்) in the central pages of Dinamani weekly.
Thiru N.Gopala Sundaram B.Sc.,and Associate of the Institute of Bankers in India and New York, is the Committee Member in charge of International Affairs of the Association. He has served as a senior executive in many International Banks in various centres like Calcutta, New York, London and Bahrain. In addition to financial matters, he has proficiency in Tamil literature having served as a Honorary Tamil Professor teaching graduate students of Calcutta University for 10 year during 1960-1970 under the auspicious of Bharathi Tamil Sangam of Kolkatta. He has served in Tamil Mandram of Kolkatta, Bharathi Society of America, New York and Bahrain Indian Fine Arts Society in several capacities.
Thiru Gopala Sundaram’s contribution in terms of raising funds ijn millions of dollars has been significant as a founder-member of the Hindu emple and Cultural Society of New York. He is also a founder member of IngernationalTamil Centre (Pannattu Thamizhar Naduvam) along with Dr. W.P. Panchatcharam, which organization was inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi. He has completed the translation of Arunagirinathar.s entire Thiruppugazh songs into English and has commenced the release of the publication throughout the world. The first book of 103 songs (out of a total of 14 books) was released in functions recently organized at Tiruchendur, London, New York, New Jersy and Albany.
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