Back close
Admissions

Dr. K R Priya

Chairperson, Department of Amrita Darshanam, International School of Culture and Spiritual Studies, School of Engineering, Chennai Campus | Associate Professor, Department of Amrita Darshanam, International School of Culture and Spiritual Studies, School of Engineering, Chennai Campus

Qualification: Ph.D. (Anthropology)
priya@ch.amrita.edu

Bio Publications Education Work Experience Awards and Memberships Seminars Attended Conferences Attended Projects
Bio

An individual with 21 years of professional experience in academic teaching, research, exemplary planning, prioritization and delegate skills; Very keen on detail and extremely organized; Ability to mentor staff and students productively; vast knowledge in human development, behavior, socio-economic, Sustainable development and liaison work

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2015

Participatory Forest Management of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve in compliance with Forest Rights Act of 2006

Cite this Research Publication : Article, entitled, "Participatory Forest Management of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve in compliance with Forest Rights Act of 2006", jointly written by SriSanjayan Kumar, IFS, Deputy Director, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Thekkady, Kerala has been approved by the referees for publication in the journal, The Oriental Anthropologist, An international research journal (biannual) will be published in Volume 15, No. 1, 2015 issue of the journal. (Accepted for publication )

Publisher : Oriental Anthropologist

Year : 2015

Incorporation of indigenous knowledge in Modern Technology; Bias and Apprehensions

Cite this Research Publication : “Incorporation of indigenous knowledge in Modern Technology; Bias and Apprehensions” have published in an international journal,has been reviewed andaccepted for publication in journal NSMJ (ISSN 2349-4883). In addition, the paper will be published in The Nehru School of Management Journal (NSMJ) Vol. 2, Issue 2 - March 2015.

Publisher : Nehru School of Management Journal (NSMJ)

Year : 2011

The cognitive dimensions of Fieldwork among the Fishing communities of Kerala

Cite this Research Publication : “The cognitive dimensions of Fieldwork among the Fishing communities of Kerala” in the issue of the Journal “South Asian Anthropologist” Vol 11 No-1 in March 2011.

Publisher : South Asian Anthropologist

Year : 2010

The health care practices associated rituals for the mother and the newborn: A studyamong the Mukkuvas of Kerala

Cite this Research Publication : “The health care practices associated rituals for the mother and the newborn: A studyamong the Mukkuvas of Kerala” has published in the International Journal Man and Life(A Journal of the Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology ) Vol.36 No 1&2January to June 2010 Ref.No ISRAA/MAN&LIFE/10/09

Publisher : International Journal Man and Life

Year : 2010

Aninsight into the traditional deity Nagayakshi worship practices among the Mukkuva Community

Cite this Research Publication : “Aninsight into the traditional deity Nagayakshi worship practices among the Mukkuva Community” published in The Oriental Anthropologist (A Biannual International Journal of Science of Man) Volume 10 Number 1, 2010

Publisher : The Oriental Anthropologist

Education
  • BA (Sociology) Vimala College Thrissur, University Of Calicut, Kerala Passed Out With First Class (1992)
  • MA (Anthropology) University Of Calicut, Passed Out With First Rank, First Class (1994)
  • Ph.D(Social And Cultural Anthropology) University Of Mysore, Karnataka (2006-10)
  • Cetificate Courses In Human Rights, Environment And Sustainable Development, Counseling, Social Work, Log Frame Planning, Research Methodology,child Traffikking And Protection And Several Other.
Work Experience
  • AMRITA VISHWAVIDYAPEETHAM UNIVERSITY, Chennai Campus as ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AD-ICSS(From 22/03/2024 – current)
  • VARIOUS NGOs as Project developer and project head for various Government Funded Projects( Freelancing from August 2020 to 18/03/2024)
  • NATIONAL INSTITUTION OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION MANAGEMENT (MANAGE-HYDERABAD) Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, CONSULTANT (From 18/07/2019- 31/03/2020)
  • INTERCOOPERATION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, INDIA –TECHNICAL CONSULTANT (from 26/07/2017– 31/12/2018) Planned and conducted methodological research on various climate adaptation systems among various tribal communities in a view of making robust climate control/mitigation strategies and sustainability
  • AMRITA VISHWA VIDYAPEETHAM UNIVERSITY-Assistant Professor Sr.Gr (from 3/01/2007–29/02/2016) Masters level Teaching, administration, Project Proposal writing, planning and implementing, NAAC coordination, PhD thesis and PG dissertation guidance, curriculum designing, course planning question paper settings,, organizing and managing seminars, workshops, field trips and Rural /Tribal camps.
  • ANANTHAKRISHNA IYER INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDIES (AICAS) – Research Associate (6/6.1994–30/01.1996 & 2/6/2004 to 30/12/2006)Project planning, research fieldwork, data analysis, action plan, administration, budgeting and implementation, Also a consultant for various national and international Non Governmental Organizations.
Awards and Memberships
  • A lifetime member of AICAS An international institute for urgent Anthropological studies, Vienna2004.
  • A lifetime member of Indian Social Science Congress reg.no 608,INCAA,
  • Advisor to the National Institute of Rural Health care and Research.
  • Director board member of Ethnic Arts Council of India (EACI), Calicut, Kerala.
  • Chairman, Vigilance and Grivenaces, Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), Kollam District Kerala.
  • A lifetime member of the Society of Indian Medical Anthropologists (SIMA), Membership Number-87-SIMA – LM-10-2009.
  • A lifetime member of INCAA (Indian National Academy of Anthropologists) – Membership Number -733.
  • Invited as a resource person by UGC organized faculty development studies at the University of Kerala – 26th September, 2011. Refresher Course in Women’s Studies – UGC Academic Staff College – University of Kerala – 13-09 to 4-10-2011-
  • Invited as a resource person by IGNCA –Delhi for their workshop on Paddy growing cultures of India conducted at Pondicherry University presented on the topic ‘’Women on Paddy”-4-8/12/2011.
  • Invited as a resource person& for a panel discussion on biosphere reserve of Agastayamali and issues of Tribal inhabitants at TBGRI Trivandrum by the Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India Ministry of culture 19- 01-2012.
  • Confederation of Non- Governmental Organization of Rural India- Delhi – honored her with a certificate, a silk Shawl and a memento – awarded as a ‘committed social worker’ on 1st March 2014.
  • Invited as a resource person for the National level Management Development Program for small and medium Enterprises on Rural Marketing Management, at Nehru School of Management Pampadi Thrissur Kerala on 31st May 2014. (Covered by almost all Malayalam dailies on 1st June 2014).
  • Invited as a resource person at Nehru School of Management for Participatory Rural Appraisal on 23/04/2016.
  • Resource person for ICSSR Sponsored Research Methodology Workshop for PhD research scholars at Nehru School of Management Coimbatore , and was evaluated as the best faculty by the PhD students. Of 15 days workshop at Nehru on 29th Sept 2015.
  • First Rank holder and a gold medallist at the University of Calicut for MA in Anthropology 1994.
Seminars Attended
  • Presented Research paper titled “The Tribal Empowerment crippled by the Empowered corporate” at a national seminar organized by the Indian National Confederation of and Academy of Anthropologists and Anthropological Survey of India at the University of Mysore, 2006.
  • An International seminar on Healing across Cultures (Ethno-medicine) organized by Amrita VishwaVidyapeetham and Cleveland state University USA, was a member of the organizing committee on June2007.
  • Presented a research paper on Maritime Anthropology at Anthropological WORLD Congress organized by the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES) from 27th to 31st July 2009). The presented paper title was “ The Status of Fisherwomen KUNMING, CHINA, in India”
  • Presented a Research paper “The Crises and Grievances of the Hill Tribes of Parambikulam : The present Scenario” at the Indian Social Science Congress Hyderabad ( March 10th to 14th 2010) Organized by Indian Academy of Social Sciences, Allahabad and Dr Ambedkar Open University Hyderabad.
  • Presented a Research paper titled “The indigenous tribal knowledge and their endangers situation with particular reference to Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary” Presented at the Indian Social Science Congress Hyderabad ( March 10th to 14th 2010) Organized by Indian Academy of Social Sciences Allahabad and Dr Ambedkar Open University Hyderabad.
  • Invited speaker for the program organized by UNDP on 6th Dec 2013, Hyderabad on “Skilling the girl child”
  • Distinguished invited lecture on Gender Dynamics and Society at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Bhuvaneswar on 26th July 2024.
Conferences Attended
  • Participated and have played a productive role in the national seminar organized by the Institute of Social Advancement, Thiruvananthapuram on Eco-restoration and empowering the poor/ Tribes at New Delhi in March 5-7, 2006.
  • Participated in a National seminar on “Women‟s Autobiographies” organized by Centre for women, the University of Mysore on 27th and 28th of Feb 2006.
  • Participated and coordinated the activities of an International seminar on Healing Across Cultures organized by Amrita VishwaVidyapeetham and Cleveland state University USA, was a member of the organizing committee on June2007.
  • Participated in National conference on Policies and Issues in Biocultural Development of Scheduled Tribes Organized by Anthropological Association Mysore on 26-28 Nov, 2007.
  • Participated in a National Conference on ‘Medical Anthropology and Health Sciences’ organized by Society for Indian Medical Anthropology, Mysore on 29-30 Nov 2007.
  • Best paper presentation with seven stars and awarded merit of excellence for the paper titled „Prenatal and postnatal practices among the Mukkuvas of Blangad; 4 and 5thOct 2007 (Anthropological Survey of India Kolkata, Mysore University& Garden City College).
  • Participated and played a big role in organizing the National Seminar on ‘Human Trafficking’
  • at Mysore along with Dr. M Annapurna, Chairperson Department of Anthropology, University of Mysore, on 1st Dec 2007.
  • Invited as a Resource person in a National Conference Organized by Anthropological Survey of India at Bell Hotel, Tuticorin, and 16-9-2008. And presented a paper on “ Fieldwork practices among the Fishing Communities of Kerala”
  • Executive member for the organizing committee of an international seminar on ‘Humanity Development and Cultural diversity’ by AICAS, the Indian ministry of culture and development and Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalya Bhopal.
  • Presented a research paper on “The concept of Ngayakshi worship among the Mukkuvas of Kerala at a National seminar organized by AICAS and Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangralaya (IGRMS Bhopal) Feb 15-17, 2009 at Palakkad.
  • Presented a research paper on Maritime Anthropology at the Anthropological WORLD Congress organized by the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES) at KUNMING, CHINA July 2009). The presented paper title was “ The Status of Fisherwomen in India”
  • Invited as an expert person for two days workshop on Gender perceptive in family affairs at KILA (Trissur, Kerala) by ATMA Foundation on Aug 29-30, 2009.
  • Federation of Indian Social Service Organization (FISSO) invited her as a Guest of Honour at the Inauguration of their Mumbai branch office on 18/09/2009 Bungalow No 2, Evershine Nagar, and Mira Road –E.
  • Selected as an Executive Committee member of an International Anthropological Research Institute (AICAS, Palakkad, and Kerala) Head Quarter at Vienna in September 2009.
  • Participated in a certificate course on Psycho-Social Counselling by Amrita University and NASSCOM Foundation – 14 – 20th Dec 2009.
  • Become a Lifetime member of Indian Social Science Congress. Membership Number- 668.
  • Presented a Research paper “The Crises and Grievances of the Hill Tribes of Parambikkulam: The present Scenario” at the Indian Social Science Congress Hyderabad (March 10th to 14th 2010) Organized by Indian Academy of Social Sciences, Allahabad and Dr Ambedkar Open University Hyderabad.
  • Presented a Research paper titled “The indigenous tribal knowledge and the endangering
  • The situation with particular reference to Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary” Presented at the Indian Social Science Congress Hyderabad (March 10th to 14th 2010) Organized by Indian Academy of Social Sciences Allahabad and Dr Ambedkar Open University Hyderabad.
  • Attended a national seminar organized by Aznar Women’s College, Trissur on ‘Disaster – An Evil Genius” (26-03-10 to 27-03-10)’.
  • Attended a National Seminar on GuruvayrKshethraSamprdaya AICAS in association with IGRMS Bhopal at Guruvayur 22-04-2010.
  • Participated in an International conference on sustainable development organized by Amrita VishwaVidyapeetham from 3 to 5th of June at Cochin (2010).
  • Participated and completed a certificate program on “Disaster Response & Recovery organized by Department of Social Work Amrita VishwaVidyapeetham Coimbatore and Amritapuri – 13- 17 December 2010.
  • Was the keynote speaker on sustainable development through small scale industries
  • Organized by Government of Kerala, Public relations department and P N Panikar Foundation on 20th June 2011 at VJT Hall Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Attended and presented a paper titled “Psycho-Social Stigma of Physically Abused Girls: A
  • General appraisal in the light of Human Rights” at a national seminar conducted by the department of inclusive development, University of Mysore 8-9th September 2011.
  • Invited as a resource person by UGC organized faculty development studies at the University of Kerala – 26th September, 2011. Gave a lecture to the faculty of women studies – “Women as a vulnerable group” Refresher Course in Women’s Studies – UGC Academic Staff College – the University of Kerala – 13-09 to 4-10-2011.
  • Invited as a resource person by IGNCA –Delhi for their workshop on Paddy growing cultures of India organized at Pondicherry University , Presented a research paper on 5 -7/12/2011.
  • Resource person for the vayanaVaraghosham program of Government of Kerala from 19th June to 25th of June 2012 at KanakakunnupalaceThiruvananthapuram Kerala.
  • Invited as a keynote speaker for the general body meeting on the topic: “Empowerment of youth for sustainability through Gandhian Concepts” of the Confederation of the Non-Governmental Organizations of Rural India, Palakkad district chapter on 3-9-2012.
  • Presented a paper titled “ Empowerment of women is a mirage” at the national conference of the Indian national association of Anthropologists (INCAA) AT Kannur University, also co-chaired a session ( 14-16 Feb 2013).
  • Invited at Amritapuri campus on 6th March 2013 as a panel member for a panel discussion on the program – Speak up Amrita – Violence against women.
  • Resource Person for the Workshop on “New trends and development in education” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala, Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 19/06/2013. At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Resource Person for the Workshop on “ Work Culture of Non- Resident Indians ” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 20/06/2013.(FN)At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Resource Person for the Workshop on “ Gender Equality and Population issues ” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 20/06/2013 (A N) .At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Resource Person for the Workshop on “ Participatory management in development programs” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 20/06/2013 (A N) .At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Resource Person for the Workshop on “ Industry and service sector ” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 21/06/2013 (F N) .At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Resource Person for the Workshop on “Importance of small scale industries for holistic development ” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 21/06/2013 (F N) .At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Resource Person for the Workshop on “ Energy and solid waste management” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 21/06/2013 (A N) .At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Keynote speaker for the Workshop on “ Public health problems and solutions” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 21/06/2013 (F N) .At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Resource Person for the Workshop on “ Sustainable environment management” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 22/06/2013 (F N) .At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Resource Person for the Workshop on “ Popularisation of Information technology ” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 22/06/2013 (AN) .At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Keynote speaker and an organizer for the Workshop on “ Problems and prospects of Good Governance ” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 23/06/2013 (AN) .At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Organizer for the Workshop on “ Environment and water ” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P N Panicker Vigyan Vikas Kendra on 24/06/2013 (FN) .At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Organizer for the Workshop on “ Watershed management ” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 24/06/2013 (FN) .At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Speaker & an Organizer for the Workshop on “ High tech Agriculture ” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 24/06/2013 (AN) .At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Organizer for the Workshop on “ Changes in the Malayalee culture ” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 25/06/2013 (FN) .At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Organizer for the Workshop on “Water issues ” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 24/06/2013 (FN) .At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • 52) Speaker & an Organizer for the Workshop on “ Influence of communal organization in the polity ” organized by Department of General Education, Government of Kerala , Govt. of Kerala, Public Relations department and P n PanickerViyanVikas Kendra on 24/06/2013 (FN) .At Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Was the resource person For the AazhchakoottamPrathivarachindakal organized by the P N Panickar Foundation on the topic „Empowering women and girls to become community leaders‟ at VigyanVikaskendra, Community Hall Trivandrum, and on27 July 2013.
  • Was a speaker on the workshop conducted by UNDP and Government of India at hotel Marriot, Hyderabad on the topic “Skilling the girl children” on 6th December 2013.
  • Guided in the Socio-Economic survey held by Forests and Wild Life Department at Idukki Sanctuary from 12/01/14 to 14/01/14.
  • Organized a workshop on PRA at the Department of Social Work Amrita VishwaVidyapeethamEttimadai Coimbatore on 9th and 10th Jan 2014.
  • Invited as a resource person for the National level Management Development Program for
  • Small and Medium Enterprises on Rural Marketing, at Nehru School of Management PampadiThrissur Kerala on 31st May 2014. (Covered by almost all Malayalam dailies on 1st June 2014).
  • Presented a paper in an International Seminar on Technology Management Organized by Nehru School of Management, Pampadi, Thrissur , Kerala, Presented a paper titled :
  • Incorporation of Indigenous knowledge in modern Technology: Bias and apprehensions” on 22& 23rd of August 2014.
  • Presented a paper on the topic “Social Inclusion and Exclusion Facts and Realities; A study
  • among the Irulas of Walayar Reserved Forest” at the Two day National Seminar on Dr. P R G Mathur and his contributions to Anthropology on 11th and 12th November 2014, organized by Anthropological Survey of India, Kerala Folklore Academy, Dept of Anthropology Kannur University and Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA).
  • Presented a research paper on the topic “ Forest Rights Act: Implementation and Implications on the forest dwellers of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve” along with Mr. Sanjayan
  • Kumar IFS (Deputy Director of Periyar Tiger Reserve, Thekkadi Kerala) At a National conference on ‘Forest and Forest Dwelling Communities in India’ (10th 11th and 12th December – 2014), organized by Anthropological Association in collaboration with Anthropological Survey of India and Central Institute of Indian Language Mysore.
  • Presented a research paper titled “An integrated analytical study of social exclusion and backwardness of the IRULA Tribal community of Walayar, Kerala” at an INTERNATIONAL Conference on ‘Ethnicity, Discrimination and social exclusion of minorities and Margins: Post
  • Colonial Debates’ organized by Centre for the study of social exclusion and inclusive policy, University of Mysore (18th and 19th of December 2014).
  • Speaker on the occasion on the social activist’s celebrations at Trivandrum, Kanakakunnu palace, Kerala on 1st March 2015, At Kollam Townhall on 2nd March 2015, 8th March at RamanilayamTrissur and also on 21st March 2015 at Trissur Townhall.
  • Invited as a resource person for the workshop on Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) at Nehru School of Management on 30th March 2015.
  • Invited as a resource person and as an organizer for the Vayanothsavam conducted by the Government of Kerala and P N Panickar Foundation from 19- to 25 June 2015, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Invited as a resource person for the ICSSR (Indian Council for Social Science Research) certificate course for the PhD Research scholars at Nehru College 28- Sept to 11th October 2015, Handled the forenoon session on 28th Sept, 2015.
  • Organized a nature camp with the help of the Department of Forestry Government of Kerala on 2-3 red October 2015.
  • Organized a Rural camp from 19- 25th January 2016 at Nemmara with Multiple activities and programs for Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, MSW students
  • Invited as the Chief Guest for the World Indigenous people’s day celebrations at Department of Social Work, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus Kollam, and Kerala.On 09/08/2016.
  • Presented the immediate need of a National Institute Tribal research in collaboration with IGNTU, Amarkantak , Madhya Pradesh.- 27 /04.2016
  • Chief Guest for the session organized by Pallavur Gram Pancchayat to talk on Environment and Climate Change on 08/12/2017
  • Invited as a resource person at Thunachathezhuthachan Malayalam Sarvakalasala for their national workshop on Gender and linguistic studies on 28th Feb 2017.
  • Presented the water issues of Palakkad at a program organized by the Centre for Environment Education and Training of MG University Kottayam at NSS College Nemmara on 9-03-17.
  • Attended the Digi-Gavo program of the Govt of India program organized at Nehru College of Arts and Science Coimbatore on 22-03-2017.
  • Invited as a resource person for the Department of Science and Technology New Delhi organized the Eco Wash training session at Gangothrhi School on 24-03-2017.
  • Presented a Research Paper on ‘ Indigenous Knowledge on Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation: Field work practices in Kerala’ at th SAPCC meeting at Periyar Tiger Reserve ,Thekkady, Kerala for ICSD, by DFID, ON Action on Climate Today (ACT) on 26-04-2018.
  • Participated International Conference on GRISAAS-2019, at NAARM , Hyderabad. On 20-22 October 2019.
  • Invited as a Resource person for the topic –“ Environmental Issues and Climate Change in COVID 19 Scenario” organized by IQAC of TUMKUR UNIVERSITY on 02-June-2020.(Webinar)
  • Resource person for the topic – ‘ Indigenous Sagacity, A Salient Discussion on world’s Indigenous Peoples Day Organised by Anthropological Survey of India on 9th August 2020. (Webinar)
  • Resource person for for a webinar organized by Bharatiya Vichara Kendra and the topic was on ‘Mental Stress and Anxieties during COVID -19 Lockdown’ on 26-07-2020.
  • Resource person for World Environment Day on the topic- Ways and means to Ecosystem Restoration” at Gangothri School on 5th June 2021.
  • Participated in a workshop organized by AICTE on Universal Human Value program, from 24th to 26th April 2024 at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham , Chennai.
Projects
  • A project on the study of the „waste management system of five different Town Panchayats of Coimbatore district‟ of Tamil Nadu” is successfully completed with an excellent remark by the NGO Hand in Hand- 15-01-2012.
  • Initiated the Kerala VikasVigyan Kendra‟s E-Literacy program at KannadiGramaPanchayat, Palakkad District Kerala (2013 July … till date)
  • Department of forestry, Government of Kerala requested to conduct a PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) for three different tribal hamlets of Western Ghats of Idukki rage. In order
  • To train the students; conducted a workshop on PRA getting the monetary help from PN Panikkar foundation of RS. 15000/- on the 9th and 10th of January 2014. Then conducted a PRA for the forest department of Kerala, on 11th to 14th of January 2014, our research findings were published in “The Hindu” news daily on 21/01/2014.
  • Conducted THREE Rural camps for Social Work Students at Parambikulam (2009), Nelliyampathy (2010) and Nemmara (2016) with weeklong activities including various awareness classes, resource persons, medical camps ,field activities ,surveys etc.
  • Organized six Nature camps at Neyyar, Peppara, Silent Valley, Parambikulam Periyar Tiger Reserves and Wildlife sanctuaries for understanding the importance of nature and wildlife conservation.
  • Study tours for students of MSW to Darjeeling and Sikkim (2012) and Hyderabad (2013). I also organized several field trips to Various tribal hamlets and NGOs.
  • Played a major role in organizing – VayanaVaraghosham program of Government of Kerala in the years 2012 and 2013 (June 19-25), along with Public Relations Department Government of Kerala, Local Administration Government of Kerala, P N Panikkar Foundation and Kerala VikasVigyan Kendra of Kerala Government undertakings.
  • 18th to 19th September, 2014- at Parambikulam – DST , Related to its two projects with DST
  • Are under process. Environment related two projects – 1) Titled
  • Responsibility and accountability among youth for environmental sustainability” and 2) “Capacity building among youth for environmental sustainability in compliance with ecology economy and environment” are two projects
  • With the Department of Science and Technology that is under process.
  • A project with Salt Corporation of Tamil Nadu for the empowerment of Nilgiris and Attappadi tribal communities also is on the process.
  • Study tours for students of MSW to Darjeeling and Sikkim (2012) and Hyderabad (2013). I also organized several field trips to Various tribal hamlets and NGOs.
  • Played a major role in organizing – VayanaVaraghosham program of Government of Kerala in the years 2012 and 2013 (June 19-25), along with Public Relations Department Government of Kerala, Local Administration Government of Kerala, P N Panikkar Foundation and Kerala VikasVigyan Kendra of Kerala Government undertakings.
  • Did research among various tribal communities – Kurumbas of Attappadi, Erulas of Walayar, Karadrs of Kerala, Ooralis of Idukki,Erulas of Attapadi, Cholanaykkans of Nilambur, Badugas of Nilgiris, Kottas of Nilgiris, Malasar and Malamalasars of Parambikulam (Are just a gist)
  • Undertaken several government-funded projects of Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi and of NABARD for farmers, tribal people and environment for Gangothri trust, Nemmara Palakkad(since 2016 to till date)
  • Studied the topic related to Indigenous knowledge on Climate change a major research project for Intercooperation social development, India, (26/7/2017 to 31/12/2018)
  • Formulated funded research project proposals and independent research work on various aspects of agriculture for MANAGE – Hyderabad (18/07/2019 to 31/03.2020).
  • Indigenious agricultural knowledge and adaptation practices and Risk Mapping and its Implications on Agricultural Extension is submitted to National Institute of Agricultural Extention Management, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad (10/02/2020).
Admissions Apply Now