The retired professor and head of the English department at Presidency College in Chennai, Dr. V. Murugan, has written 15 books, including the Tamil-Tamil-Electronic Dictionary, A Dictionary of Literary and Critical Terms in Tamil, Tolkappiyam in English, Kalittokai in English, and Narrinal in English. He holds a D.Litt in Lexicography and Translation. The Oxford University Press India English-English-Tamil Dictionary is edited by him. In addition to serving as Chief Editor of the Tamil Lexicon Revision Project and retired professor and head of the university of madras' department of tamil literature, Dr. V. Jayadevan also served as professor emeritus of tamil literature. He has written multiple dictionaries and other research works, holds a degree in lexicography, and has a number of additional credentials. In addition to serving as General Secretary of the Lexicographical Society, he was a past President of ASIALEX.