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Name

Dr. S. SHYAMALA

Date of Joining 17.07.1985
Designation Reader, Dean of Woman Students
Qualification M.Sc., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.(Madurai Kamaraj University)
Area of Specialization Econometrics and International Trade
Research Project Activities
As a Project Supervisor
 
Title : Analysis of the Acquisition of the Consumer Durable Goods in Madurai City”
  • Principal Investigator : S. Shyamala
  • Co-investigator         : T. Arulpragasam Duration of the
  • Project            : Two years Project (2000 - 2002) 
  • Category         : Major Funding
  • Agency            : University Grants Commission (UGC)
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    Journal Publications
  • Government Expenditure on Health Care: An Agenda for the 9th Plan,VARTA April - October 1997.
     
  • Rural Industries and New Economic Policy in India, Rural Industries in India, (ed.) Mohit Publications, New Delhi, 1999.
     
  • “Ushering in Sustainability in the Corruption Control Policy” (abstract) in The Conference Volume of the 82nd Conference of the Indian Economic Association at Jammu, 2000.
     
  • “Aging and Globalisation: The Challenges Ahead”, Peninsular Economist, Vol.13, No.1. 2001
     
  • Infusing Gender Sensitivity in Policy Making Process in The Conference Volume of the International Conference on Society, Politics, Economy and Environment, Bangalore, July 2001.
     
  • Economic Reforms in India – an analystical approach, Economic Reforms Today Pros and Cons ed. S. Murty, RBSA Publishers, Jaipur, 2002. 81-7611-137-6
     
  • Woman Entrepreneurship: Prospects and Problems, Women work Particiaption and empowerment, (ed.) S. Murty and D. Gaur, RBSA Publishers, Jaipur, 2002. 81-7611-136-8
     
  • Economic Reforms and Employment in Small Scale Industries and Village Industries, Rural Industrialization - Problems and Prospects, ed. M. Soundrapandian, Anmol Publication Private Limited, New Delhi. 2004. 81-261-1844-X
     
  • Other Involvements
  • Infusing Gender Sensitivity in Policy Making Process, in International Conference on "Society, Politics, the Economy and Environment" organized by University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, July 24 - 26, 2001.
     
  • Impact of Environment Related Non-Tariff Barriers on Agriculture Exports From India in the 9th Annual Conference of Agricultural Economic Research Association, held at NCAP, New Delhi, November 2001.
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    Name

    Dr. A. GUNAMALAI

    Date of Joining 04.09.1986
    Designation Reader in Economics
    Qualification M.Sc., PGOR., PGDCA, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Madurai Kamaraj University)
    Area of Specialization Agricultural Economics and Operations Research
    Other Involvements
  • NSS Officer at the College.
     
  • Curriculum for Service Learning Programme at International Conference on Service Learning, Tokyo, Japan, July 2002
     
  • The Credit Related Marketing Problems of Chewing Tobacco, at The Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, New Delhi, December 1999.
     
  • Revamping Banking Towards Society-Friendly Approach at the annual conference of the Indian Economic Association at Punjab, January 2000.


  • Name

    Mr. C. MUTHURAJA

    Date of Joining

    02.04.1993

    Designation

    Lecturer (SS) in Economics

    Qualification

    M.A., M.Phil., CDJ, Ph.D. (Madurai Kamraj University)

    Area of Specialization

    Labour Economics and Gender Studies

    Journal Publications
  • ‘Poverty Eradication in India’ Poverty Eradication Foundation Bulletin, Vol.1. No.1. July-Sept, 1991.
     
  • ‘Womenfolk in Indian Agriculture: An Analysis of their Participation and Contribution’ in Perspectives of Tribal Economy’ (ed) by Dr. Basant Mehta and Dr. Prakash Chandra Mehta, Intellectual Publishing House, New Delhi, 1997.
     
  • ‘Government Expenditure on Health Care: An Agenda for the 9th plan’ Varta, Vol. 17418, No.142, April – October 1996-97.
     
  • “Higher Education for Women – A Case Study of the American College” in M. Mukhopadhyay et al (ed), “Education in India: The Next Millennium”, Institute of Education, Rural Studies and Development, New Delhi, 1997
     
  • “Gender and Environment: Some Issues” Peninsular Economist, Vol.11. No.1, 1998-99.
     
  • “Rural Industries and New Economic Policy in India” in M.Soundarapandian (ed), Rural Industries in India, Mohit Publications, New Delhi, 1999.
     
  • “Women in Brick Industry” in M.Soundrapandian (ed), Women Entrepreneurship – Issues and Strategies, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, 1999.
     
  • “Child Labour in Brick Industry – A Case Study” in Y.S.Reddy (ed), Child Labour, Annol Publications Private Limited, New Delhi, 1999.
     
  • “Child Labour: Status and Gender Bias in Brick Industry” in M.Koteswara Rao (ed), Exploited Children – A Comprehensive Blue Print for Child Labour Rehabilitation; Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, 2000.
     
  • “Gender and Tribal in India” in Prakash Chandra Mekta (ed) Tribal Development in 20th Century, Shiva Publishers and Distributors, Udaipur, 2000.
     
  • “Employment and Empowerment of Women: An Agenda for Future Action in India” in P.D.Hajela and M.P.Goswami (ed), Economic Reforms and Employment, Deep and Deep Publications Pvt, Ltd, New Delhi, 2000.
     
  • “Child Labour, Status and Gender Bias in Brick Industry” in the Conference Volume of the 82nd Conference of the Indian Economic Association held at Jammu, 2000.
     
  • “New Macro Economic Policies and Women Labour in India: Some Observation”, Peninsular Economist, Vol.13, No.1. 2001.
     
  • “Gender and Employment in India: An Agenda for the 21st Century” in S. Murthy (eds.) Women and Employment, RBSA Publishers, Jaipur, 2001.
     
  • “Gender and Employment in India” in “Labour and Development in Twenty First Century”, G.Saibaba, Serials Publications, New Delhi, 2005.
     
  • Other Involvements
  • Higher Education for Women – A Case Study of the American College in International Conference on Education in India: The Next Millennium, New Delhi, November 12-14, 1997.
     
  • Education for Empowerment of Women in India at 29th Meet of AIAET and International Conference on “Educational Culture in the 21st Century: Knowledge, Teacher and Technology” held at Guwahati during 29-31, January 1999.
     
  • Social Security for Women Workers in the Informal Sector: Some Observations in the Second Global Labour Forum (GLF) conference at ISLE, New Delhi during December 13-14, 2005.
     
  • The Future of Private and Public Sectors in India in Economic Committee of Andhra Pradesh, Endowment Lecture, Exhibition Grounds, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh on 07.05.1988.
     
  • Rural Industrialisation in India, in National Seminar on J.C. Kumarappa’s Economic Ideas-Towards An Economic Order for the 21st Century organized by Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, March 18 – 21, 991
     
  • Role of Saurashtras in the Development of Madurai Economy at the National Seminar on Saurashtra Society, Culture and Language organized by Madurai Kamaraj University and International School of Dravidian Linguistics, Trivandrum, Madurai, August 8-10, 1997.
     
  • Socio-economic Status of Child Labour in Brick Industry in 21st Indian Social Science Congress, Tanjore, December 1-6, 1997
     
  • A Peep into the Telecommunication Sector in the 80th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association held at Hyderabad, December 27-29, 1997.
     
  • Child Labour: Status and Gender Bias in Brick Industry in the 39th Annual Conference of the Indian Labour Economics Association, Trivandrum January 2-4, 1998.
     
  • Child Labour: Status and Gender Bias in Brick Industry in National Seminar on Child Labour, Lady Doak College, Madurai, January 10, 1998.
     
  • Rural Industries and New Economic Policy in the National Level Conference on “Development of Rural Industries in Fifty Years (1947-97) organized by Ghandigram Rural Institute, Dindugal, March 25-26, 1998.
     
  • Gender and Employment: An Agenda for future Action in India, in 41st Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics, Mumbai, November 18-20, 1999.
     
  • Employment and Empowerment of Women in India: An Agenda for Future Action, 82nd Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association, Amritsar December 27-29, 1999.
     
  • Agricultural Women Workers in India-Problems and Prospects”, in the UGC Sponsored National Level Seminar on “Socio-Economic Challenges of Gender Bias”, organized by Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Tiruchirapalli, July 12-13, 2000.
     
  • Gender and Employment in Tamilnadu in 84th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association, Vellore December 28-30, 2001
     
  • Gender and Employment in India, in UGC- SAP National Seminar on Labour and Development in the 21st Century: Challenges and Perspectives organized by the Department of Economics, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi, March 27-28, 2002.
     
  • Awareness of Collective Bargaining Among Brick Workers: A Case Study, in Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics held at Institute of Social Studies, Jaipur, December 16-18, 2004
     
  • Inter-linking of Rivers: Myths and Reality, in 87th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, December 21-23, 2004.
     
  • Crimes against Girl Children in India: Some Observations, in the 29th All India Criminology Conference organized by Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, February 15-17, 2005.
     
  • State and Women Labour in India: Some Observations, in the 47th Indian Society of Labour Economics Conference organized by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, December 15-17, 2005.
     
  • Gender, Employment and Empowerment in India, in the 88th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association organized by Andhra University, Vishakhapatanam, December 27-29, 2005.
     
  • Gender and Agricultural Work in Tamil Nadu, in the 89th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association organized by Kurushatra University, Kurushatra, December 27-29, 2006.
     
  • Rural Labour in Tamil Nadu: Marginalization and Feminization, in the 41st Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics organized by Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirappalli, January 4-6, 2007.
     
  • Gender and Agriculture in India: Issues and Challenges, in national seminar on Agriculture in India – Issues and Challenges organized by Jagarlamndi Kuppuswamy Choudary College, Guntur, Andhara Pradesh, January 20-21, 2007.
     
  • Gender and Environment: Some Issues, in the 19th Annual Conference of the Association of Economists of Tamilnadu and Pondicherry (AETP), Chidambaram, March 20-21,1999.
     
    PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
    LIFE MEMBERSHIP:
     
  • Indian Economic Association (IEA)
     
  • Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE)
     
  • Association of Gerontology (India) (AGI)
     
  • Indian Society of Criminology (ISC) 
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    ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP:
  • Indian Society of Agricultural Economics (ISAE)
     
  • Indian Association for Women’s Studies (IAWS)
     


  • Name

    Mr. JOSEPH WELLINGTON

    Date of Joining 02.04.1993
    Designation Lecturer (SS) in Economics
    Qualification M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed.
    Area of Specialization Economic Reforms and Globalization


    Name

    Mr. G. KANNABIRAN

    Date of Joining 10.08.1998
    Designation Lecturer (SS) in Economics
    Qualification M.A., M.Phil.
    Area of Specialization State Finance, Centre-state Relations
    Journal Publications
  • Measuring Elasticity and Buoyancy of Tax Revenue in Tamil Nadu: A Divisia Index Approach, Prajnan, 1992.
  • Fiscal Variables Variables and Economic Growth in Indian States, The Indian Journal of Economics, Jan. Vol. 75, no. 298, 1995.
  • Tax Elasticity and Public Sector Growth in Indian States, The Indian Journal of Economics, vol. 73, no. 290, Jan. 1993.

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