top CURRICULUM VITAE OF M. HILARIA SOUNDARI
1. Present Position : Assistant Professor
Dept. of Applied Research
Gandhigram Rural Institute
Gandhigram - 624 302
Dindigul District
Telephone Number : 0451 - 2452371 (- 5) : 0451 - 2555309 / 2555036 ®
Mobile : 99528 13984
E-mail : m.hilariasoundari@ruraluniv.ac.in
hilariasoundari@gmail.com
Educational qualification : MSW, PhD
Special training undergone:
| Year | Training | Name of the Organization | Place |
| 1st - 28th Feb 2008 | Orientation Course | Academic Staff College, University of Madras | Chennai |
| 20th - 25th Aug, 2007 | Skill training programme on the techniques of Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) | National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, (NIPCCD) | Bangalore |
| 12th - 23rd Nov, 2007 | E-content Development | Gandhigram Rural Institute | Gandhigram |
| 28th Jan-6 h Feb, 2002 | Computer Applications in Social Sciences (Especially Ethnograph and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) | South Gujarat University | Surat |
| Dec 2000 | Certificate course in MS office | Gandhigram Rural Institute | Gandhigram |
On Teaching :
For MPhil - Research methodology - Development Sociology, Political Science and Micro level Planning Computer applications in research - MPhil (R&D)
For PG - Research methodology course-MBA(RPM & CM / SBM & RIM), MA (Sociology) Introduction to social work - MA (HRCM)
For UG - Research methodology course - BA GSW, B.Com (B.Coop) Fields and methods of social work - BA (GSW) Voluntary Organization and Social Work Practice - BA (GSW)
On Research :
MPhil dissertation - 5 completed
UG group project - 1 completed
5. New courses / programmes evolved / organized
Assisted in evolving M.A. in Development Research and Environmental Sustainability and presented it before UGC, New Delhi
6. Involvement in Institute development
:· NSS Progrmme Officer
| Programme | Place | Period | Beneficiaries |
| Legal awareness | Mr. Philomin Raj , Lawyer, Madurai | 9.8.2007 | 43 GSW students |
|
Social responsibility of youth |
Mr. Anbu, Social activist, Dindigul | 23.8.2007 | 58 GSW students |
|
Soft skills in social sector |
Mr. Britto Selvaraj, SSH, Sempatti | 13.9.2007 | 45 GSW students |
| NSS orientation programme | GRU, Gandhigram | 10.9.2007 | 82 NSS volunteers of Dept. of Biology |
| Art of attending an interview | GRU, Gandhigram | 20.9.2007 | 81 NSS volunteers of Dept. of Biology |
| Personality development | GRU, Gandhigram | 21.9.2007 | 82 NSS volunteers of Dept. of Biology |
| Exposure visit | St. Joseph’s hospice near Kodai Road | 22.9.2007 | 105 NSS volunteers of Dept. of Biology and Gandhian Social Work |
| NSS day - Learning disabilities | GRU, Gandhigram | 24.9.2007 | 82 NSS volunteers of Dept. of Biology |
| Time Management | GRU, Gandhigram | 25.9.2007 | 80 NSS volunteers of Dept. of Biology |
| NSS week programme - Valedictory function | GRU, Gandhigram | 26.9.2007 | 82 NSS volunteers of Dept. of Biology |
| Survey Techniques | Vellampatty, Vedachandur Block | 4.3.2008 | 54 MBA Students and 21 GSW students |
Students counseling Group Counseling to I B. Tech students (29 Jan - 7 Feb, 2007)
Individual counseling
to students whenever they needed it Timely help and assistance is given to the students especially female students in
need
Gurukula: Enable the students to be a better human being and citizens
Tutorials: Extra classes offered to weak students
Organizing extension programmes and observation visits
| Activities | Place | Date | Beneficiaries |
| Project formulation and evaluation study - NGO visit | Vathalagundu | 31.8.2007 | 15 RPM MBA students |
| Student empowerment and social involvement programmes - Motivation and orientation | GRU, Gandhigram | 2.8.2007 | 34 GSW students |
| Leadership training | GRU, Gandhigram | 16.8.2007 | 41 GSW students |
| Communication skills | GRU, Gandhigram | 6.9.2007 | 36 GSW students |
| Women day celebration | Vathalagundu | 8.3.2008 | Rural Women and GRU students |
| Education day | Kariasalpatty | 15.7.2009 | 16 MPhil Scholars |
:
List of M.Phil Scholars
| No. | Name | Year | Topic |
| 1 | Jino Mathew | 2006 | Perspectives and Problems of Primary Care takers of Schizophrenic Patients in Idukki District |
| 2 | Prejesh.V | 2007 | Gram Panchayat as a Development Institution: A Study among Muthuva Tribals in Marayoor |
| 3 | Vimala V. George | 2008 | A Study on Anxiety and Stress Coping Skills among Adolescents Girls |
| 4 | G. Joseph Romald | 2008 | Community Development of Kovalam Village: A Post - Tsunami Perspective |
| 5 | Jenita | 2009 | Health issues of Elderly Persons in Rural Area: (With reference to the Setikulam Panchayat in Madurai District |
List of PhD Scholars :
| S. No. | Name | Year of registration | Topic |
| 1 | P.Lineesh | 2008 | Health Practices and Problems of Women from Fishing Communities in Kozhikode District, Kerala |
| 2 | G. Joseph Romald | 2008 | Technological Changes for Livelihood Promotion of Artisanal Fishing Community in Kanyakumari District |
| 3 | S. Menaka | 2009 | Achieving MDGs : Role of Marginalized Women and Panchayat Raj Institutions |
| 4 | J.Arokiaraj Varaprasadam | 2009 | Community Natural Resource Management and Marginalized Women in Theni District |
8. Research projects undertaken
:As a Principal Investigator
| Project title | Duration | Funding agency | Amount |
| Achieving MDGs: Role of Marginalized Women and Micro credit | 2 years | UGC, New Delhi | Rs.4, 48, 700/ |
9. List of publications and presentations
:i. Hilaria Soundari. M & Sudhir M.A.
Alternative Approaches for Empowering Dalit Women - paper presented in the UGC National Seminar "Gender discrimination in Indian Families" held at Fatima College, Madurai, Aug. 3-4, 2000.ii. Hilaria Soundari. M & Sudhir M.A.
Self-Help Groups for Sustainable Rural Development -paper published in the book, "Emerging Institutions for Decentralized Rural Development" Vol. II Edited by S.P. Jain, NIRD, Hyderabad in Nov. 2001 (ISBN 81-85542-65-1)iii. Hilaria Soundari. M & Sudhir M.A.
Alternative Approaches for Empowering Dalit Women - Review Projector, Vol.4, No.1, Jan-Mar, 2001. (ISSN 0970-1702)iv. Hilaria Soundari. M
Environment Education for Self-Help Groups - paperpresented in National Workshop on Environmental Issues sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi and held at Gandhigram Rural Institute, Deemed University on 27-28, April, 2001v. Hilaria Soundari. M .
Did We Succeed in Empowering Women? Integral Liberation, Bangalore Vol.5, Dec. 2001.vi. Hilaria Soundari. M & Sudhir M.A.
Participatory Research for Rural Development - Loyola Journal of Social Sciences, Trivandrum Vol XVII No.1 Jan- June, 2003 (ISSN 0971-4960)vii. Hilaria Soundari. M & Sudhir M.A.
Gender Disparity: Tamil Nadu Experience - Social Welfare, New Delhi, March 2003. (ISSN 0037-8038)viii. Hilaria Soundari. M
The Awakening of the Arunthathiyars, Integral Liberation, Bangalore Vol.7, No.4 Dec. 2003ix. Hilaria Soundari. M
Social Dimension of Higher Education - Paper published in the book, "Issues in Higher Education" Edited by M. Thavamani, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, 2006.x. Hilaria Soundari.M Systematic Synergy: A New Method of Social Work for Progressive Civilization - the International Social Work Practice Research Symposium, University of New York at Albany, USA on June 1-2, 2005
xi. Hilaria Soundari.M Rural Women workers in globalization process - Paper presented in a UGC sponsored state level seminar ‘Impact of Globalization and Retaining Strategies for Labour and Employment’, at GRI on Feb, 2006
xii. Hilaria Soundari.M Determination decides destiny: A case study on Empowerment - In the International Conference on ‘Reinventing strategies for Women Empowerment’ at Kodaikanal on Mar 8 - 9 , 2006
xiii.
Hilaria Soundari.M and M.A.Sudhir, Participatory Research for Sustainable Development, University News, New Delhi, Vol.44 No.44 Oct 30 - Nov 05, 2006 (ISSN - 0566-2257)xiv.
Hilaria Soundari.M, Self - Help Groups in small and medium enterprises, - paper presented in the National Seminar on Small And Medium Enterprise under Globalisation: Opportunities and Challenges, Dept. of RIM, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, 16-17 Oct 2006xv.
Hilaria Soundari.M Dalit Women: Dimensions of Empowerment,- presented in the International Seminar on Human Rights of Dalit Women at the Hague, The Netherlands, 20 - 24 Nov 2006xvi.
Hilaria Soundari.M ‘ICT related research on serving farmers and saving farming’, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, Dec 2006 (Seminar Abstract)xvii.
Hilaria Soundari.M, ‘Role of NGOs in promoting knowledge at the grass root level’ - paper presented in the UGC sponsored state level seminar on "Process and Perspectives of knowledge management in India" organised by Holy Cross College, Trichy, 1-2 Feb 2007xviii. Hilaria Soundari.M,
‘Gender sensitive health care in India’- paper presented in regional seminar in "Schemes for women - coverage and its impact on targetxix. Hilaria Soundari.M,
Future directions of Micro Finance - paper is published in the book, "Micro Finance and Poverty Eradication; Indian and Global Experience" Edited by Danile Lazer and P.Palanichamy, New Century Publication, New Delhi, 2008 (ISBN 81-7708-167-1)xx.
Hilaria Soundari.M, Right to be born: A study on Femicide, e-paper in http://www.eadi.org/fileadmin/Documents/Events/General_Conference/2008/paper_Soundari_2.pdfxxi. Hilaria Soundari.M and G. Joseph Romald, ‘
Disaster and Dynamics of Development: A Case Study’, presented in the National Seminar on Development Statistics: The Dimensions and Dilemmas, at Gandhigram Rural University on 25-26, March 2009 (Seminar proceedings)Books
i.
Hilaria Soundari.M Dalit Women: Dimensions of Empowerment, Vaigarai Pathipagam, Dindigul, 2006 (ISBN 81-89882-00-7)ii. Hilaria Soundari.M, and Mukunthan (Eds) Emerging Dimensions in Self- Help Groups, Dominant Publishers, New Delhi, 2008 (ISBN 81-7888-518-2)
iii.
Hilaria Soundari.M Short term course on Research Methods and Statistical Applications, Dept. of Applied Research, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, Nov, 2005 (Research Monograph - 7)Book review
Hilaria Soundari.M, book reviewed for N. Shanmugaratnam, James Currey Ltd. 2008.
Between War and Peace in Sudan and Sri Lanka.
Hollywood, CA: African Academic
Press. 194 pp., in Journal of South Asian Development
4:1 (2009): 125-126, SAGE
Publications ,
New Delhi DOI: 10.1177/097317410900400108
10. Short term courses / symposium / conferences attended
National Seminar "Gender discrimination in Indian Families" held at Fatima College, Madurai, on Aug. 3-4, 2000.
National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) foundation day seminar on ‘Emerging Institutions for Decentralized Rural Development’ held at Hyderabad, on Jan. 7-8, 2001
National Workshop on ‘Environmental Issues’ sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi and held at GRI on 27-28, April, 2001
National seminar on ‘Status, Trends and Supervision of Research in Rural Development’ at GRI, Gandhigram, on 12 April, 2002
XXVIII Indian Social Science Congress with the focal theme on ‘The Crisis of Modern Civilization’ at GRI, Gandhigram, January 16 - 20, 2005
National Seminar on ‘Issues in Higher Education’ at Bharathidasan University, Trichy on 23rd, Mar 2005
International Social Work Practice Research Symposium, University of New York at Albany, USA on June 1-2, 2005
State level seminar ‘Impact of Globalization and Retaining Strategies for Labour and Employment’, at GRI on 15 Feb, 2006
International Conference on ‘Reinventing strategies for Women Empowerment’ at Kodaikanal on Mar 8 - 9 , 2006
National Seminar on ‘Small And Medium Enterprise under Globalisation: Opportunities and Challenges’, Dept. of RIM, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, 16-17 Oct 2006
International Conference on ‘Human Rights of Dalit Women’, at the Hague, The Netherlands, 20 - 24 Nov 2006
State level seminar on "Process and Perspectives of knowledge management in India" organized by Holy Cross College, Trichy, 1-2 Feb 2007
National Conference on ‘Sustainable and Participative Initiative for Rural Infrastructure Technologies - SPIRIT - 2007’ organised by Max Muller, Tangent group and STADD at Indo- German chamber of commerce, New Delhi on 24 - 25 May, 2007
International conference on ‘Micro Finance: A tool for eradication of poverty’ organized by University of Pondicherry at Pondicherry from 22nd-25th Jan 2008
International Conference on 12th EADI General Conference ‘Global Governance for Sustainable Development’ at Geneva, Switzerland, from 24 -28, June 2008
National Seminar on ‘Development Statistics: The Dimensions and Dilemmas’, at Gandhigram Rural University on 25-26, March 2009
World Congress on ‘Giving Children a Voice: The Transforming role of the Family in a global society’, January 3 - 7, 2009, New Delhi
11. Short tem courses / seminar / conferences organized
A two day seminar on ‘Action Research’ at GRI for students of Women Study centre on Nov 17 - 18, 2005
Short-term course on Research Methods and Statistical Applications, Dept. of Applied Research, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, Oct, 2006
Two day National Seminar on ‘ICT related research on serving farmers and saving farming’, on 20 - 21, Dec 2006 at GRU
One day programme on ‘SPSS applications and Participatory Learning & Action (PLA)’ on 19th October 2007 for 15 VVV college students and staff members
Short term course on ‘Research Methods and Statistical Applications’ from 5.11.2008 - 8.11.2008 for the scholars from Women Study Centre, Dindigul and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai
12. Resource person ( inaugural address / guest lecture / chairman )
In the Overseas Training Programme at National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Taramani, Chennai gave a lecture on ‘Rural Women Empowerment’ on 19th February 2008
In the United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI), Chennai delivered a
speech on ‘Increasing awareness, availability and accessibility of services for the
differently-abled’ at
Stella Maris College, Chennai on 28th February, 2008
In the National Seminar on ‘Millennium Development Goals and Rural Development: Role of Education’ held at Arul Ananthar College, Karumathur, from13 -14, March 2008 addressed on the title of ‘Role of NGOs in MDGs’
In Ruby celebration of Caritas India addressed on ‘Community Organization: Its relevance and Future Direction’ on 25-26, September, 2008 at Bangalore
Journal of Research and Extension, GRI
For the publication of book, ‘Micro Finance and Poverty Eradication’ Department of Commerce, University of Pondicherry published by New Century Publication, New Delhi
Board of studies member in the Department of Gandhian Thought and Peace Science
Board of studies member in the Department of Applied Research
Expert committee member in Immaculate College of Education, Puducherry
Selection committee member for the selection of Project Fellow - in UGC - MRP on Women, Law and the public Domain (21.07.2006)
Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) committee member for UGC- SRF for Ms. Deepa (22.9.2009)
Fellowship received:
passed NET with JRF. Received Junior Research Fellowship (1999 - 2001) and Senior Research Fellowship (2001 -2003) from University Grants Commission, New Delhi
Foreign countries visited: United States of America - 2005Netherlands - 2006
Switzerland - 2007
Experience of evaluating projects:
Had been part of the four member evaluation team in 2002 to evaluate the programmes of PEAK (People’s Education and Action in Kodaikanal), which is a Jesuit venture to liberate the marginalized of Kodai hills since 1988. It is an integral wing of the Sacred Heart College, Shembaganur, Kodaikanal.
Did an evaluation study in 2004 for CMSSS (Coimbatore Multipurpose Social Service Society) for project, ‘Development of women and children through motivation and organisation in Palakkad Zone’.
In the empowerment process
In the process of empowering rural women DEEPAM is working with 326 SHGs in 108 villages of Vathalagundu block. On 24
Completed Action Research Projects
After School Programme for Dalit Children in 56 villages at Dindigul District funded by Miriam Dean Fund, UK
Empowerment of Rural Dalit Women in 77 villages of Vathalagundu Block funded by CMC, The Netherlands
Reduction of Social stigma and Discrimination among Persons Living with HIV/AIDS funded by TNVHA and EJAF, UK