Mr. Stephen Hsu, Director-General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in Chennai (TECC), was pleased to meet with TECC’s longtime friend, Dr. V. Parthasarathy. Dr. Parthasarathy is currently the Dean of the Research Development and International Relations Division at Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (KAHE).
Mr. Stephen Hsu, Director-General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in Chennai (TECC), was pleased to meet with TECC’s longtime friend, Dr. V. Parthasarathy. Dr. Parthasarathy is currently the Dean of the Research Development and International Relations Division at Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (KAHE).
During the meeting, Director-General Hsu invited Dr. Parthasarathy and his students to participate in activities organized by the Taiwan Alumni Association and discussed possible future cooperation projects.
At the conclusion of the visit, Dr. Parthasarathy presented Director-General Hsu with a bilingual edition of the great classical literary work Thirukkural, featuring both Tamil and English translations.
Dr. Parthasarathy explained that Thirukkural was composed more than 2,000 years ago by the great Tamil poet Valluvar in the Tamil language. Over the centuries, the work has been translated into various English versions. The most recent English translation was completed by Dr. R. Vasanthakumar, founder of KAHE, which is why this particular edition was chosen as a gift.
As Thirukkural is regarded as one of the world’s important literary masterpieces, a Chinese edition was also published in Taiwan in 2012, allowing more readers to appreciate the timeless wisdom of the Tamil people.
