HOUSTON TAMIL STUDIES CHAIR INC

The purposes of HTSC, as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation, are exclusively charitable, educational and scientific, cultural within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the corresponding provision of any future Federal tax law (“Section 501(c)(3)”). The specific purposes of the Corporation are as follows: a. To establish a Chair in Houston, Texas for teaching and research and to provide a forum for Tamil language, literature, linguistics and culture. b. To engage the faculty appointed for HTSC in furthering the state of knowledge about all aspects of history and culture of Tamils, and develop methodology to carry Tamil teaching forward across generations of students. c. To engage the HTSC faculty to conduct Annual seminars and academic conferences for the benefit of American public including the growing Indian diaspora.