Educational Qualification                      :

M. Phil. Topic       :  History of Tiruvelvikudi Temple – A Study

Ph. D Topic           : Freedom Movement in Madurai District – A study

PDF   Topic          : Female Infanticide and Foeticide in Tamil Nadu with Special Reference to Madurai 

                                  District

Book Publications : 1. Thanjai MaavattaViduthalaiPorattaVeeranganaikal

                                ISBN: 978-81-909325-1-6 

                            2. Gandhian Movements in Madurai District 

                                ISBN: 978-81-909325-2-3

Awards               1. Best Paper for Romila Thapar Award 

                             (The paper Title “Women Empowerment and Legal Framework in India”- Loyola College, Chennai   2023 

                            2. “Mahakavi Bharathi Pudumaipen  Award” sponsored by Puduvai Tamil Sangam, 27^th December 2025 .

                            3. “Annai Sundarammal Award” sponsored by Ayya Marriappanar Sundarambal Foundation, 17^th Novermber 2025.

Article Publications:

         1. Female Infanticide and Foeticide Emerging Trends in Perception and Responses in Tamil Nadu, UGC care list International Journals of Multidisciplinary Research Academy, 2018.

          2. Policies for Women’s Empowerment in the South Asian Perspective, UGC care list,          

               International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research,2018.

3. Sex Selection and Pre-Birth Elimination of Girl Child, UGC care list, Universal Review 

   Journal 2018.

4.  Role of Traditional Technology in Abusing Girl Child: A Comparative   Analysis in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. 38 th Session of SIHC (28-30                       January2018) Department of History, University of Calicut, Calicut Conference Proceedings.

5. Female Images in Thiruvelvikudi Amman Temple – A Study, IJMASRI Journal of International Journal of Multidiciplinary advanced Scientific Research and Innovation – Vol. 1, issue 1, pp- 78-80, October – 2023.

Chapters Published in Books:

1.      Women Empowerment and Rural Development Role of Micro Finance in India: An Analytical Study, in the book Dynamics of Sustainable Rural Development,(Delhi:NAVYUG BOOKS INTERNATIONAL Publications), ISBN:978-83-82874-76-5,pp 233-248.

 2.     Weekend Tourism of Puducherry, in the book Tourism in Incredible India, (MATHI Publications), ISBN:978-93-341-1178-1, pp 243 -262.

   3.       The Fate of Infants in a Son Preferring Society: A view from Subalten Perspective, in the book Subaltern Studies in India, (MATHI Publications), ISBN: 978-93-341-1178-1, pp 180 -192.

   4.   Women Empowerment and Transition of Society through MGNREGA: with Special Reference to Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu, in the book Global Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Development Contemporary Perspective ( KUMUD Publications) ISBN: 978-9382885-71-9,pp 40-65.

     Teaching Experience:

Research Experience: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (ICSSR)

Paper Presentation at Seminars/Conferences:

1.         The Role of C. Vijayaraghavachariar in the Freedom Movement of India – Academy of Public Affairs IX Conference, on 1^st& 2^nd March 2002, Department of Political Science, Public Administration Wing (DDE), Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram.

2.         The Role of Annie Besant in the Freedom Movement of India – Tamil Nadu History Congress IX Annual Session, on 25^th - 27^th   October – 2002, Coimbatore.

3.         Civil Disobedience Movement in Madurai Region – A Study    – U.G.C.  Seminar on Gandhian Conflict Resolution, January 30^th to February 1^st 2003, Department of Political Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram.

4.         The Development of the Thiruvelvikudi Temple under the Cholas – A Study – U.G.C. and ICHR Sponsored National Seminar on Facets on Indian Heritage and Culture, on 17^th& 18^th March 2003, Department of History, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram.       

5.      Gandhi ’side as on Passive Resistance and Satyagraha – A STUDY – Tamil Nadu History Congress on 5^th - 7th November 2004. Department of History, Pachaiyappa’s College for Men, Kanchipuram.

7.       Women participation in E-GOVERNANCE – National Conference on Women in E-Governance(WIT-2004)on 20^th& 21st December,2004. Department of Library & Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram.

8.       The Role of Christian Missionaries to the promotion of education in Tamil Nadu with special reference to 19^th century- South Indian History Congress on 20^th – 22^nd  January 2005. School of Historical Studies Madurai Kamaraj University , Madurai.

9.         Human Rights Education  and Child Labor- UGC Sponsored National Seminar on 25^th& 26th February, 2005.Department of History, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram.       

10.      The Many Sided Personality of Ananda Ranga Pillai- National Seminar on 26^th& 27^th August 2009,conducted by Department of History, at Pondicherry University.

11.    Gandhi ’s Caste System in India - A STUDY- UGC-SAP Sponsored National Seminar on caste system in India on 19^th& 20^th March, 2010. Department of Sociology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram.

12.     Modernization in Tamil Nadu due  to the Development in Science and 

           Technology:  “ Colonial &Post Colonial” – Tansche Sponsored National Seminar on 22^nd – 23^rd March, 2010, Department of History, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram. 

13.       Female Infanticide in Usilampatti – A Crime against Women – U.G.C National Seminar on Crime and Society – March on 22^nd and 23^rd 2003, Dept. of Sociology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram.

14.        Presented a paper entitled on “The Fate of Female Infants in a Son         Preferring Society” on 10^th to 12^th November 2017, in the 5^th South Asian           History

Conference,     Department of History, Punjabi University, at Patiala.

15.        Role of Traditional Technology in Abusing Girl Child: A Comparative           Analysis in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. 38^th  Session of SIHC (28-30 January 2018)       Department of History, University of Calicut, Calicut. 

16.        An article “Female Infanticide and Foeticide: Emerging Trends in       Perception      and Responses in Tamil Nadu” The International Conference is on 8^th-11^th February 

2018, The Title of the Conference: The Sahitya ’s Interdisciplinary &         International Conference on             Feminist & Gender     studies in a Global Perspective.

17.       Hoysala influenced on Chola Architecture with special reference to Nataraja Temple at Chidambaram. U.G.C and ICHR Sponsored National Seminar on 12^th      and 13^th 2018, Department of History, Annamalai University, Chidambaram.

18.     A study of Maternal Mortality and Maternal Health: A special Reference to Tamil Nadu in the 7^th International Conference on ‘Interdisciplinary Research in Contemporary Women’s Study organised by Grand Academic Portal (GAP) and International Society for applied Commerce(ISAC)In Association with Tagore Government Arts & Science College (TGASC). On14-15^th  April, 2018 at Puducherry.

19.       Sex Selection and Pre- Birth Elimination of Girl Child : International Conference on Multidisciplinary approaches in Social Sciences, Humanities and Sciences, Sri S. Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College, Sattur, Tamil Nadu on 14^th December 2018.

20.       Women Empowerment and Legal Framework in India, IX Annual National Seminar, Organized by the Department of History, Loyola College, Chennai on 29^th and 30^th November 2023.

21.      Presented paper on Trends in Writing Oral History, in the one day International Seminar on Recent Trends in Research Methodology in Social Sciences, Organized by the PG & Research Department of History, Arignar Anna Government  Arts College, Villupuram.(25^th September 2024).

22.   Presented paper on Nutrional Status of Working Mothers in the National Conference on the Gender, Health & Sustainable Development: Global and National Perspectives, Organized by the Department of Sociology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry.(31^st Jan – 02^nd Feb, 2024).

23.       Presented paper on “Healthcare of Women and Grandma Medicine in South India” in the International Seminar on Indian Knowledge System: Physicians,Medicines & Surgery (IKSPMS’2024) sponsored by ICHR, New Delhi & organized by Sri Vidya College of Engineering & Technology, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu on December 27^th &28^th, 2024.

     Attended Conferences/Seminar

1.   Sixth Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association  from 29^th to 31^st 

      December 2003, Department of Economics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. 

2.    “Women participation in E-GOVERNANCE” – National Conference on Women in E-Governance (WIT-2004)on 20^th& 21st December, 2004. Department of Library & Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram.     

3.  The Sahitya’s Interdisciplinary& International Conference on “Feminist & Gender 

Studies in a Global Perspective”, 8th-11th February 2018, at Puducherry.

4.  International Conference on “Interdisciplinary Research in Contemporary Women’s 

Study” organised by Tagore Government Arts &Science College on 14-15 April 2018, 

at Puducherry.

5.  Attended UGC Sponsored Short Term Course on Gender Sensitization from 03^rd to 09^th  

October, 2018.

6.  Attended Research Methodology Workshop of Social Science –“Enrich the Research”  

     organised  by the School of Education , 11^th to 20^th Sep 2018,at Pondicherry University.

7.  Attended Capacity Building Program on Economic Empowerment of Young Widows, 

      February 26^th  -27^th ,at Bahour, Puducherry.

8.  Attended One Day Awareness Program for Women Sanitary Workers on 

    20^th March 2019, at Pondicherry University.