The World Tamil Research Conference, titled “Classical Tamil and Tamils in the World of Artificial Intelligence,” will be held in Toronto, Canada, from October 15 to October 18, 2026.
The conference will provide an academic platform that brings together scholars, researchers, and educators from around the world to explore the intersections of Classical Tamil, artificial intelligence, philosophy, culture, diaspora life, globalization, history, and regional economic development.
The conference also aims to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue that highlights the historical depth of Tamil intellectual traditions and their contemporary relevance in today’s world.
Tamil and Artificial Intelligence
Philosophy and Culture
Economic Thought and Ways of Life
Tamil History and Ways of Life
Economic Development of the North-East
Abstracts must be 250-300 words.
Abstracts may be written in Tamil or English.
Tamil submissions must use a 12 pt Unicode font; English submissions must use 12 pt Times New Roman.
Keywords must be provided.
The submission deadline is June 10, 2026.
Submit online at www.GlobalTamilConference.org.
All submitted abstracts will be thoroughly reviewed by the conference research committee. Authors whose abstracts are selected through this review will be invited to prepare a full research paper.
All researchers will be notified of the decision on their abstracts by June 30, 2026.
Full research papers must not exceed 3,000 words and must use a 12 pt Unicode font. Papers must be submitted through the website listed above by August 31, 2026.
Selected authors from Sri Lanka and India will be provided with round-trip airfare to Canada and accommodation in Canada.
For more information about the conference, visit www.GlobalTamilConference.org.
Tamil in the World of Artificial Intelligence
Translation in the World of Artificial Intelligence
Creative Literature in the World of Artificial Intelligence
Technical Terminology in the World of Artificial Intelligence
Philosophy and Tamil Thought
Tamil Art and Aesthetics
Tamil Family Values and Feminism
Cultural Change and Identity Preservation Among the Tamil Diaspora
Tamil Economic Thought and Entrepreneurship
The Economic Contribution of Overseas Tamils and Globalization
The Lives of Marginalized Communities and the Natural Economy
The Lives and Rehabilitation of Eelam Tamils
The Antiquity of Tamil History and the Development of Civilization
Tamil Educational and Medical Science Traditions
Language Politics and the Preservation of Tamil Identity
Tamil Migration and the Lives of Tamils Worldwide
Small and Medium Enterprise Development in the North-East
Development of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water Resources, and Tourism in the North-East
Current Challenges in Human Resource Development in the North-East
The Contribution of Tamils Worldwide to the Development of the North-East
(Head, Department of Philosophy and Saiva Siddhanta, University of Madras)
(Former Professor, University of Toronto)
(Professor of Econometrics, Griffith University, Australia)
(Former Vice-Chancellor, Anna University)
(Former Head, Department of Drama, Tamil University, Thanjavur)
(Board of Trustees Member, Tamil Development Academy)
(Former Professor of Economics, University of Madras)
(Former Professor, Madras Institute of Development Studies)
(Former Head, Department of Tamil, University of Madras)
(Former Professor of Tamil, University of Jaffna)
(Senior Professor of Tamil, University of Jaffna)
(Head, Department of Christian Civilization, University of Jaffna)
(Former Professor of Tamil, University of Jaffna)
(Professor, Department of Tamil Studies, Eastern University)
(Head, Department of Tamil Studies, Eastern University)
(Former Professor of Tamil, University of Jaffna)