Venkateswarier Subramaniam
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Professor V. Subramaniam enjoyed two outstanding careers. As an academic, he taught Political Science in Universities in all the five continents. At the time of his passing in 2004, he was Distinguished Research Professor at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. In his other calling as a pioneering composer of dance dramas on Buddhist themes, he is well recognized in the performing arts world and has left a legacy of 28 dance dramas in Sanskrit, published in six books; Pancha Kanya Tarangini, Veera Kanya Vahini, Kinkini Mala, Dima Panchakam & Arya Satyam. The sixth book, Vazhi Vazhi Vandon Vazhi has five dance dramas in Tamil, on five women who played a crucial role in Buddha’s life.
Books
The Sacred and the secular in India's performing arts
Contributed articles.
Buddhist-Hindu interactions from Śakyamuni to Śankarācarya
Papers presented at the Conference on the Interactions of Buddhism with Hinduism organised by the Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, in Nov. 1990.
Classes and elites in Afro Asia
With special reference to Africa and India.
Mother goddess and other goddesses
Revision of papers presented at a conference on the Mother Goddess at Carleton University in November 1987 with the help of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Department of Religion, Carleton University.
Political theorizing in Asia
Revised and edited papers presented at the Conference on Non-Western Political Theory, held at Carleton University, 28-30 November 1985 (Ottawa, Canada).