Teaching Experience

• Associate Professor in Rural Industries and Management, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram from December 21, 2001 to till date.
• Resource Person for Refresher Courses Conducted at Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram.
• Lecturer (including Senior Scale) in Economics at Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, October 12, 1994 to December 20, 2001.

• Seven Months Post–Doctoral Research Work at London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom, September 1999 to March 2000.
• Four Months worked as Research Associate in "Strategic Planning for Future Development of Tribals in Four South Indian States, India", Centre for Future Studies, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India, July-October 1994.
• Two Years Worked as Research Associate in "Eco-System Dynamics and Social Change in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India", French Institute of Pondicherry. The Project was Funded by the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Paris, France, January 1992 – December 1993.
• Five Months Worked as Field Assistant in ODA-NABARD Project, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, May 1985 – September 1985.

• "Changing Rules for Strategic Mind in Small and Medium Enterprises", National   Seminar on Managing the Future, Sourashtra College, Madurai, March 8, 2008.
• "Sustainability in Small and Medium Enterprises", State Level Seminar on   Sustainable Development in India-Prospects & Retrospect’s, Fatima College,   Madurai, January 23, 2008.
• "TQM – A key for Service Sector Performance", National Seminar on   Challenges and Opportunities in Service Sector, Fatima College, Madurai,   October 27, 2007.
• National Level Workshop on Research Methodology in Social Sciences (Arts, Commerce and Management), P.S.G. College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, 25^th and 26^th October 2007.
• "Managing Small and Medium Enterprises in Modern India with Special Reference to  Tanjore Art Plate Industry", National Seminar on Modern Management  – An Art of War, Thanthai Hans Roever College, Perambalur, February 16 and 17,  2007.
• "Pollution in Textile Industries", Managerial Training Programme for the Managers and Executives of Cooperative Societies, May 7, 2007.
• Workshop on Herbal Medicine and Food Processing Industries, PSNA College & District Industrial Centre, Dindigul, February 9, 2007.
• "Competing by Clustering", XXX Indian Social Science Congress, Alagappa   University, Karaikudi, December 27-31, 2006.
• "Waste as a Resource of Energy: Case in Food Processing Industry", Ninth Biennial Conference on "Ecological Sustainability and Human Well-Being", International Society for Ecological Economics, New Delhi, December 15 - 18, 2006.
• "Tribal in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and their Future", State    Level Seminar on Tribals, Forests & Future, Gandhigram Rural Institute,  Gandhigram, December 11, 2006.
• "VAT – Its Implementation in Tamil Nadu", Regional Seminar on VAT,  Manonmaniam Sundaranar Univesity, Tirunelveli, November 29, 2006.
• "Energy From the Waste of Food Processing Industry", Regional Seminar on   Renewable Energy & Energy Conservation for Rural Development,   Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, November 1, 2006.
• "Application of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System in Small and Medium enterprises: Challenges and Opportunities", National Seminar on Small and Medium Enterprises Under Globalisation: Opportunities and Challenges,  Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, October 16-17,2006.
• "Cleaner Production in Small and Medium Enterprises", National Seminar on Small   and Medium Enterprises Under Globalisation: Opportunities & Challenges,   Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, October 16 – 17, 2006.
• "TQM Challenges Faced by Small and Medium Enterprises in Global Perspective",   National Seminar on Small and Medium Enterprises Under Globalisation:   Opportunities & Challenges, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, October   16 – 17, 2006.
• "Building ICT Capabilities For Enhancing The Competitiveness Of Indian Small and  Medium Enterprises - Issues, Practice And Lessons ", National Seminar on Small  and Medium Enterprises Under Globalisation: Opportunities & Challenges,  Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, October 16 – 17, 2006.
• "Ayurvedic Industry and its Problems: A Case to Analyse", Workshop on Case   Writing, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, April 6-8, 2006.
• "Tannery Industry and its Impact on the Health of the People", National Seminar on Environment and Society, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchrapalli, March 30-31, 2006.
• "Emerging Management Practices in Textile Industry: A Paradigm Shift", Regional  Seminar on Management of Textile Industries in the Changing Global  Business Scenario, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, March 29-30, 2006.
• "Micro Insurance", National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Insurance Sector in India, Mannar  Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai, March 2 – 3, 2006.
• "Economic Conditions of Girl Child Labour in Sivakasi Villages, Tamilnadu", National Seminar on Impact  of Globalisation and Retaining strategies for Labour and Employment,  Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, February 15, 2006.
• Workshop on Learning Management System, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, 23^rd and 24^th January 2006.
• "Ambedkar as a Messiah of Social Change", National Seminar on Ambedkar and India’s Socio Economic Scenario, Mangalore University, Mangalore, September 4 - 5, 2005.
• Economy of Performance and Dynamics of Sharing Community, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, July 25-26, 2005.
• "Waste Minimisation in Small Scale Industries", National Seminar on Green Productivity in Small and Medium Enterprises, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, January 12 – 13, 2005.
• "Enhancing Competitiveness of the Bottom of the Pyramid-The Role of SMEs in  India", 28^th Indian Social Science Congress, Gandhigram Rural Institute,  Gandhigram, January 16.- 20, 2005.
• "Industrialisation and Environmental Crisis", 28^th Indian Social Science  Congress, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, January 16.- 20, 2005.
• "Export Performance of Small Scale Industries", 28^th Indian Social Science Congress, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, January 16-20, 2005.
• National Conference on Prosperity in Business and Industry Through Positive Global Approach, Rajayoga Education and Research Foundation and Prajapita Brama Kumaris, Tirupur, January 9, 2005.
• "The Impact of Tannery Industrial Pollution on Health", National Seminar on   Environmental Issues and Natural Resource Management, Gobi Arts and   Science College, Gobichettypalayam, Tamilnadu, October 9-10, 2004.
• "Industrialisation and Environmental Crises", The Crises of Modern Civilisation, IASS Annual Conference Proceedings, XXVIII, Gandhigram Rural Institute,  Gandhigram, 2004:55.
• "Rural Non Farm Sector - Agro Based Industry and Rural Development", Rural Non- Farm Sector and its Role in Economic Development in Changing Scenario,  Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikudi, December 12-13, 2003.
• "Environmental Studies in Indian Universities", Regional Conference of the  Commission for Education and Communication of the IUCN and Bio- diversity, Regional cancer Centre, Thiuvananthapuram, October 30-31, 2003.
• "Employment in Leather Industry: Emerging Issues and Future Perspectives", National Seminar on Economic Reforms and Rural Labour Market, Gandhigram  Rural Institute, Gandhigram, October 30-31, 2003.
• "Waste Management Technology", State Level Inter-Disciplinary Seminar on  Scientific and Economic Dimensions of Integrating Environmental  Management With Development, PSG college of Arts and Science (Autonomous),  Coimbatore, August 1-2, 2003.
• "Training and Skill Development: A Tool for Women Empowerment", International Seminar on Empowering   Women Through Information and Knowledge from Oral Traditions to ICT,   SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, May 30- June 2, 2003.
• "Biomass Energy Consumption and its Impact on the Health of Rural Households in   Pondicherry", State Level Workshop on Renewable Energy for Sustainable   Development, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, March 15-16, 2003.
• "Entrepreneurial Opportunities on Selected Rural, Village and Tiny Industries", National Seminar on Entrepreneurial Opportunities for the Students of Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, February 15-16, 2003.
• "Urban Environmental Problems", Invited Inter Collegiate Seminar on Emerging Trends in Environmental Economics, Vivekananda College, Madurai, January 21, 2003.
• 85^th Annual conference of the Indian Economic Association, University of Kerala, 27-29 December 2002.
• "Globalisation, Multinational Corporation and Regional Development", National Seminar on the Impact of Globalisation on Tiny and Small Scale Industries,  Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, March 22, 2002.
• Workshop on Choice Based Credit System, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, March 18 and 19, 2002.
• Inter-collegiate Seminar on Emerging Trends in Advertising and Sales Management, Vivekananda College, Thiruvedakam, January 4, 2002.
• "Role of Social Forestry for Rural Development", Workshop on Afforestration  Programmes, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, October 9, 2001.
• "India’s Environmental Problems and Issues", National Conference on Environment, Bio-diversity and Bio-ethics: Current Trends and Future Directions, Loyola College, Chennai, September 20-22, 2001.
• "Integrating Environment into Industrial Development: Life Cycle Assessment and Industrial Ecology", International Seminar on Technological Explosion in the New Millennium: Managerial Strategies and Implications for Public Policy, Pondicherry University, August 3-5, 2001.
• "Life Cycle Assessment and Industrial Ecology", National Seminar on Managerial Strategy for Better Environment’, Workshop on Environmental Issues, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, April 27-28, 2001.
• "Micro-Women Entrepreneurs and Socio-Economic Empowerment: A Study With Special Reference to Women in Fishing Community in Pondicherry", National Seminar on Empowerment of Women and Ecological Development,  Sri.Venkateshwara University, Tripathi, March 14-15, 2001.
• "Tourism Infrastructural Development and Environment in Andaman and Nicobar Island", National Seminar on Tourism and Environment, Madurai Kamaraj University, January 29, 2001.
• Association of Economists of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry 21^st Conference, Karpagam Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, January 20-21, 2001.
• VIII Annual Conference of Agricultural Economic Research Association (India), Livestock in Different Farming System, TamilNadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, December 28-29, 2000.
• "Socio-Ecological Dynamics of Non-Timber Forests Products in the Andaman and   Nicobar Islands, India", Planning Research 2000 Conference, London School of   Economics and Political Science, London, UK, March 27-29, 2000.
• "Sustainable Development of Tribal in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands", 19^th Annual Conference of the Association of Economics of Tamil Nadu, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, March 20-21, 1999.
• "The Impact of Industrial Captive Plantation on Bio-diversity and Environment in the Western Ghats of Karnataka", International Conference on Environment and Bio- ethics, Loyola College, Chennai, January 14-16, 1999.
• "Revamping Marketing System of Forest Produce: A study with special reference to   Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India", VI Annual Conference of Agricultural   Economics Research Association, C.C.S Haryana Agricultural University,   Hissar, September 21-22, 1998.
• "Providing Market Orientation to Graduate Course in Economics", National Seminar on Curriculum Development for Post Graduate Programme in Business  Economics and Tie-up Arrangement with Business and Industrial Firms,  Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, December 20-21, 1997.
• "People’s Technology for Sustainable Forest Management", XXI Indian Social Science Congress, Tamil University, Thanjavur, December 1-6, 1997.
• "Scope for Professionalisation of Economics", National Seminar on Professionalisation of Economics: Need and Scope, Bharathiar University,  Coimbatore, February 24-25, 1995.
• "Deforestation for Development and its Environmental Impact in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India", Nineth Miami International Congress on Energy and Environment, Florida, USA, December 11-13, 1989.
• "Rural Labour in Wastelands Developments", Constructive Approach and the Problems of Rural Labour, Gandhi Memorial Musium, Madurai, August 28-29, 1987.
• "New Education Policy and Challenges in the twenty-first Century", Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, March 19-21, 1987.

• Seven Months Post–Doctoral Research Work at London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom, September 1999 to March 2000.
• Four Months worked as Research Associate in "Strategic Planning for Future Development of Tribals in Four South Indian States, India", Centre for Future Studies, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India, July-October 1994.
• Two Years Worked as Research Associate in "Eco-System Dynamics and Social Change in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India", French Institute of Pondicherry. The Project was Funded by the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Paris, France, January 1992 – December 1993.
• Five Months Worked as Field Assistant in ODA-NABARD Project, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, May 1985 – September 1985.

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