Dr. Arputham is a lawyer and an academician with nearly four decades of experience in administration of higher educational institutions. He is an author and has several books and publications in Tamil and English to his credit. Previously, he was the Principal of Dr. Ambedkar Govt. Law College, Puducherry.

Dr. Arputham is actively involved in the development of higher educational institutions in Tamil Nadu. He has been instrumental in promoting moot court competitions, seminars, workshops and colloquia in the state. He has also helped organize the first all women’s moot court competition. Similarly, he also organized three moot court competitions for the benefit of Tamil-speaking students in Tamil Nadu.

To recognise his contribution to the development of “Satta Tamil” through the authorship of seven law books in the language, he was awarded the “Satta Nool Sirpi” by the Bangalore Tamil Sangam.

Dr. Arputham was the Chairman of the Board of Studies in Law (UG & PG), Puducherry University, as well as a member of the Academic Council of Puducherry, and the Tamil Law University, Puducherry.