Venkateswarier Subramaniam

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.