• Curator, Government Museum, Chennai-600 008, 1978-2008
• Postgraduate Teacher 1975-77
• Demonstrator and Lecturer Department of Chemistry, St. John’s College, Palayamkottai 1970-72
• Research Supervisor for PhD, University of Madras, 1997-Tilldate
• President 2001-2006, Indian Association for the Study of Conservation of Cultural Property, New Delhi
• Vice-President 1996-2001, Indian Association for the Study of Conservation of Cultural Property, New Delhi
• Convener, Regional Chapter of the Indian Association for the Study of Conservation of Cultural Property, Chennai, 1996-2008
• Visiting Professor to Department of Museology, Baroda University, Baroda
• Visiting Professor to Department of Archaeology, University of Madras
• Visiting Professor to College of Sculpture and Architecture, Mahabalipuram
• Visiting Professor to National Museum Institute, New Delhi
• Visiting Professor to Centre for Cultural Studies, Thirupunithura, Kerala
• Visiting Professor to College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai and many other colleges
• Former Board of Studies Member to the Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin University, Kerala, India
• Member of professional bodies like Museum Association of India, South Indian Numismatic Society, Association of British Scholars
• Indian National Academy of Engineering – Indian Engineering Heritage : Metallurgy
• Former Editor, Conservation of Cultural Property in India, Indian Association for the Study of Conservation of Cultural Property, New Delhi, Former Editor, Nunkalai, Former Editor, Museums’ Journal

Publications

• 26 Books
• 9 Booklets
• 42 Pamphlets
• 152 Research and Popular Articles

Honorary Awards

• Nehru UK Visiting Fellow, 1994
• Getty Travel Fellow, 2000
• Small Study and Research Grants (4) 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2010-2011

Current Research Projects

1. Survey of British Period Oil Paintings and their Conservation Status in

Tamil Nadu

2. Survey of Conservation Status of Archives and Libraries in Tamil Nadu

Listed as Conservator and Museologist