In a recent visit to Tamil Nadu, India for a conference and data collection field work, C3RI PhD student Vigneshraj Ramachandran Subramanian was invited to deliver a guest lecture in his area of research. He was honoured at the Tamil University, Thanjavur, India on 15th August 2015 for his contribution in the field of Tamil Computing.

His interview on 'Big data in Tamil: Opportunities, benefits and challenges' was published in the Indian Express (Chennai and Tamil Nadu editions) in September 2015, and he has also been invited by the Government of Tamil Nadu's Tamil Virtual Academy to contribute towards the state's IT policy and initiatives.