Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Indian Institute Of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Expertise
History
- Sociology of Medicine Psychiatry and Mental Asylums History of Science and Medicine Sociology of Law, Legal History Muslims, Islamic Law, Education, Social Mobility Alternate Dispute Resolution Mechanism / Informal Legal Systems
Academic Background:
- Ph.D in History, University of Hyderabad, 2008
- M.Phil in History, University of Hyderabad, 2003
- M.A in History, University of Calicut, 2002
Research Interests:
- Colonial Psychiatry and Mental Asylums
- Colonial Veterinary Practices
- Sociology of Law, Legal History
- Islamic History
- Christian Laws
Teaching Experience:
- Department of Humanities and Social Sciences – 2012 – Current
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- Department of Humanities and Social Science – 2018 (January – December)
Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad (On Deputation) - Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad – 2010 – 2012
- Department of History, University of Hyderabad – 2009 -2010
Courses Taught:
- History of the Modern World
- Indian National Movement
- Law and Society & Modern India
- History of Science and Technology
- Contemporary India (IIT Palakkad)
- International Relations (IIT Palakkad)
- Approaches to World History (University of Hyderabad)
Research Projects Completed:
- Medical Humanities Research Award – Wellcome Trust, London (November-January 2015)
- Medical Humanities Research Award – Wellcome Trust, London (June-July 2014)
- Medicine and British Empire in South India – Indian National Science Academy (INSA) New Delhi
- Psychiatry and Mental Asylums -ICSR, IIT Madras – Exploratory Research
- Colonial Courts, Trials and Conflicts in Early British Malabar – ICSR, IIT Madras
Professional Achievements:
- Editorial Board Member of South Asia Research (A peer-reviewed International, Multi-disciplinary Journal which covers the History, Politics, Law, Economics, Sociology, Visual culture, Languages and Literature of the countries in South Asia. (Published by Sage Journals International) http://journals.sagepub.com/home/sar
Academic Awards:
- Sheela Raj Memorial Award for Best Ph.D Thesis in History in the year 2010, University of Hyderabad, 2010.