Educational Qualification

• Ph.D., in History, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, 2019.

• M.Phil., in History, Department of History, Pachaiyappa’s College, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 2006.

• M.A. in History, Department of History, Pachaiyappa’s College, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 2005.

• B.A. in History, Department of History, Govt. Arts College (University of Madras), Tiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu, India, 2003.

PhD Thesis

• I have completed my PhD programme thesis titled Caste Question in Tamilnadu: A Study of the Self-Respect and the Communist Movements, 1925-1944, from the Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

 

Eligibility of NET / SET

• Yes – Cleared the SET (State Eligibility Test for Assistant Professor) conducted by the Govt. of Tamil Nadu through the Mother Teresa Women’s University in 2017.
• Yes – Cleared NET (National Eligibility Test for Assistant Professor) conducted by the Govt. of India through the NTA in December 2024.

 

Area of Interest

• History of Colonialism, Nationalism and Communalism in Modern India
• Indian Social Reform Movements
• History of Indian Labour Movement
• Social and Cultural History of South India
• Legal History of South India

 

Publication (Books)

• Edited, Adi-Dravida Mitran: Ariyapadatha Arasiyal Ayutham, (Tamil), Chinthan Books, Chennai, 2024, ISBN: 978-93-93780-93-5.
• Edited, Tamil Members in the Indian Constituent Assembly, Legal Centre for History of South India, TNNLU, Tiruchirappalli, 2024, ISBN:978-81-971137-9-6.
• Co-Edited, Indian Legal History: Issues and Perceptions, Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli, 2022, ISBN: 978-93-91563-25-7.
• Asiatic Mode of Production and the Contemporary Tamilnadu, (Tamil), Vellottam Veliyettagam, Chennai, 2008, ISBN: 978-8189909-84-0.

Publication (Research Articles)

• “V.I. Munuswamy Pillai and His Struggle for Protecting the Rights of Downtrodden in the Indian Constituent Assembly,” in P. Kumar ed., Tamil Members in the Indian Constituent Assembly, Legal Centre for History of South India, TNNLU, Tiruchirappalli, 2024, (ISBN: 978-81-971137-9-6),pp. 86-97.
• “P.M. Velayudhapani Pillai and Adi-Dravida Politics in Colonial Madras,” in P. Kumar ed., Tamil Members in the Indian Constituent Assembly, Legal Centre for History of South India, TNNLU, Tiruchirappalli, 2024, (ISBN: 978-81-971137-9-6),pp.179-190.
• “The Congress, the Self-Respecters and the Anti-Untouchability Campaign in Later Colonial Tamilnadu”, Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Aligarh, 2017, pp. 571-578.
• “A Critical Account on Christian Missionaries and Adi-Dravida Education in Colonial Tamilnadu”, Proceedings of the South Indian History Congress, 2018, pp. 367-371.

Participation in Conferences/Seminars/Workshops

• Participated and Presented a paper titled “Social Background of Legal Education in Colonial Madras” in the Indian History Congress held in December 2023, at Warangal.
• Participated and Presented a Paper titled “Adi-Dravidas and the Struggle for India’s Independence in Madras City” in the National Seminar on “Freedom Movement in South India: The Role of Dalit and Tribal Nationalist Leaders, 1857-1947” Organised under a thematic panel of the 45^th Indian Social Science Congress, Chennai, 2022.
• Participated and Presented a Paper titled “Self-Respect Movement and Its Anti-Untouchability Campaign: A Critical Study” in the Social History of Tamils Workshop organized by the Department of History, Periyar University, Salem, 2018.
• Participated and presented a research paper in the South Indian History Congress, 38^th Session held at the University of Calicut, Kerala from 28 – 30 January 2018.
• Participated and also presented a research paper in the Indian History Congress, 77^th Session held at the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram from 28 – 30 December 2016
• Participated in the ICHR National Level Workshop on ‘Social Justice and Higher Education of OBC’s in India: Some Issues and Strategies held at the Department of Indian History, University of Madras, Chennai on 18 and 19 September 2009.
• Participated in the UGC International Seminar on ‘Ethnic Identity and Terrorism’ held at the University of Madras, Chennai on 25 – 26 March 2009.

 

Conférences/Workshops Organized

• Two-Day National Conference on Legal Professionals in the Indian Freedom Struggle.

The Two-Day Conference on Legal Professionals in the Indian Freedom Struggle was organized through the Legal Centre for History of South India, Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli, on 21 & 22 March 2025 Online.

• One-Day National Conference on Legal History of South India.

The One-Day Conference on Legal History of South India was conducted in the Legal Centre for History of South India, Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli, on 10 June 2023.

• One-Day National Conference on The Idea of Justice.

The One-Day Conference on Tracing the Idea of Justice from the Pre-Independence Period to the 75^th Year of India’s Independence was conducted through online on 20 August, 2022 as part of the Suthenthira Thirunaal Amudha Perivizha (STAP) initiatives in the Legal Centre for History of South India, TNNLU, Tiruchirappalli.

• One-Week Workshop on Teaching History to Law Students.

This One-Week Workshop was conducted in the Legal Centre for History of South India, TNNLU, Tiruchirappalli, online from 27 June to 01 July, 2022.

 

Work History (2 Years in Research & 5 Years in Teaching)

• Currently working as Assistant Professor of History at the TNNLU

Joined the Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli as Assistant Professor of History in September 2021.

• Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu.

Worked as Assistant Professor of History at the Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur, between June 2019 and September 2021.

• Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), Chennai.

Research Assistant, work undertaken on the project: “Changing Contours of State Welfarism and Emerging Citizenship: A Comparative Study of Tamil Nadu and Kerala,” Under the supervision of Prof. M. Vijayabaskar, from September 2014 to February 2015.

• National Council of Educational Research (NCERT), New Delhi.

Participated in the Coding Programme of PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) carried out by the NCERT with the support of the ACER, World Bank and DFID from 23 November to 3 December 2010.

• Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), Chennai.

Research Investigator, work undertaken on the project: “A Study of Rural Social and Economic Change in Tamil Nadu- The Slater Villages Revisited,” Under the supervision of Prof. K. Nagaraj, from October 2007 to March 2009.

 

Current Position and Responsibilities (at TNNLU)

• Assistant Professor of History
• Faculty In Charge of the Legal Centre for History of South India (LCHSI)
• Faculty In Charge of the Inter-Disciplinary Discussion (IDD)
• Member of the Faculty Improvement Programme Committee (FIP)