Dr. A. Suresh Has Completed His Doctoral Modern India In
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Dr. A. Suresh has completed his doctoral research on Social, Cultural and Political History of Modern India in Pondicherry University, Pondicherry in October, 2011. He has been working on “Social and Political History of French India” since 2005. He has secured Tamil Nadu Eligibility Test for Lectureship (TNSET) in 2017. He is a university topper in M. Phil Course and secured Savarirayalu Gold Medal in May, 2004. He has published his research papers in refereed national and international journals. Besides he has presented his research findings in various international and national Seminars/Conferences. He hascoordinated academic activities, organised a photo exhibition, coordinated Study Tour for the post graduate students to Delhi, Agra, FathepurSikri, Odisha, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mysore and Hampi and coordinated symposium. Name: Dr. A. Suresh Designation: Assistant Professor (On Contract) Email: [email protected] Mobile number: 9486747639 Office Address: Department of History, School of Social Science and Humanities Central University of Tamil Nadu Thiruvarur – 610001 Tamil Nadu. Research Areas: History ofModern India, History of French Colonialism in India, History of Science, Technology and Medicine in India, Historiography and Global History. Educational Qualifications Degree Institution/University Year of Subject/Specialisation Percentage Passing Obtained Ph.D Pondicherry October History - University 2011 Pondicherry June History 85.60 M.Phil University 2002 (Gold Medal) M.A Pondicherry April History 67.33 University 1999 Experience Teaching Name of the Courses Period Duration Status Institution 19-07-2018 Central to Assistant Professor University of P.G - Till date (on contract) Tamilnadu 01-09-2017 Pondicherry P.G & 8 Months & Guest Faculty to University Integrated P.G 7 days 08-05-2018 01-08-2016 Pondicherry P.G & 9 Months & Guest Faculty to University Integrated P.G 8 Days 09-05-2017 01-07-2015 Pondicherry P.G & 10 Months & Guest Faculty to University Integrated P.G 9 Days 10-05-2016 01-09-2014 Pondicherry P.G & 8 Months & Guest Faculty to University Integrated P.G 7 Days 08-05-2015 26-08-2013 Pondicherry P.G & 8 Months & Guest Faculty to University Integrated P.G 13 Days 09-05-2014 25-07-2012 Pondicherry P.G & 9 Months & Guest Faculty to University Integrated P.G 15 Days 10-05-2013 Saraswathy 21-7-2011 College of P.G & U.G 6 Months To Assistant Professor Arts and 28-1-2012 Science Research Projects Title of the Project Agency Period Year Status UGC SAP DRS-I, 19-12-2011 7 Months & Department of History, U.G.C to Project Fellow 5 Days Pondicherry University 24-07-2012 Dictionary of Martyrs: 28-09-2011 3 Months & India’s Freedom Struggle, ICHR to Research Assistant 5 Days ICHR, New Delhi 31-12-2011 Jawaharlal Nehru and Freedom Movements in 01-07-2010 India, 3 Months & ICHR to Project Fellow Department of Politics and 5 Days 31-12-2010 International Studies, Pondicherry University Top 5 Publications: Books: 1. Fragments of Empire: Essays in the History of French India, Edited by G.Chandhrika and A. Suresh (in Press). Articles in Journals and Books: 1. “Renonçiation: Resistance to Colonial and Caste Dominance” in The International Journal of South Asian Studies, Society for South Asian Studies(Accepted). 2. “Construction of Railways and the French Commercial Interests in India” in the Journal of Indian History and Culture, Sept. 2017, 23rd Issue, ISSN: 0975- 7805, pp 165-182. 3. “Race, Religion and Caste in French India” in the Journal of Indian History and Culture (Accepted). 4. “The Measures of French Indian Administrarion in Control of Epidemic Diseases” in Poduke-Bandikeri-Puducheri-Pondicherry: Readings into the History and Culture of French and Indian Pondicherry, Edited By Dr.N.Chandramouli, Historical Society of Puducherry, Puducherry, 2015, ISBN 9788187582175, pp 90-97. 5. “Labour and the Anti-colonial Struggle in French India” in The Colonial State, Capital and Labour in India, Edited By Dr.K.Venugopal Reddy, Kalpaz Publications, Delhi, 2015, ISBN 9789351280354, pp. 189-217. Articles Published in Seminar /Conference Proceedings: 6. “Society and Social Stratification in Colonial Pondicherry” in The Treaty of Cession (1962)-Fifty Years Later, Pondicherry and France, Edited by Claude Arpi and Dr.AnimeshRai, Pavillion de France, Auroville, 2014, pp.42-55. 7. "The Anomaly of Economy in French India” in the 34th Annual Session Proceedings of the South Indian History Congress held on 28 February and 1 and 2 March 2014 at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, ISSN 2229-3671, pp. 509-512. 8. "Social and Cultural History of French India: A Historiographical Note” in the 33rd Annual Session Proceedings of the South Indian History Congress held on 15-17 February 2013 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, ISSN 2229-3671, pp. 727- 730. Participation and Paper Presentation in Seminars/Conferences: 1. “PonnouthambyPoulle: The First Rebel of French India” presented in the national seminar on Telling Lives in India and Canada: History and Auto/Biography in India and Canada held under the auspices of Shastri Indo- Canadian Institute, New Delhi and the Centre for Canadian Studies from 20 to 22 March 2006 at Pondicherrry University. 2. “Colonial and Caste Dominance in French India-The Role of Renonçants in the Resistance Movement”presented in the national seminar on Dominance, Resistance and Social Change in South India held on 01-02 February, 2011 organised by the Department of History, K.M.C.P.G Studies, Puducherry. 3. “Combating the Epidemics: The Measures of French Indian Administration against Cholera and Smallpox in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries” presented in the national seminar on Scientific Knowledge, Cultural Technologies and Colonial Explorations of Peninsular India held on 15th and 16th February, 2011 organised by the Department of History, Pondicherry University. 4. “Labour and the Anti-colonial Struggle in French India” presented in the national seminar on Colonial State, Capital and Labour in India held on 1st and 2nd March, 2011 organised by the Department of History, Pondicherry University. 5. “Society and Social Stratification in Colonial Pondicherry”presented in the International seminar on The Treaty of Cession (1962)-Fifty Years Later, Pondicherry and France held on 16th and 17th November 2012, organised by the Pavillion de France, Auroville and the Central University of Pondicherry. 6. "Social and Cultural History of French India: A Historiographical Note” presented in the 33rd Annual Session of the South Indian History Congress held on 15-17 February 2013 at Thiruvanangthapuram, Kerala. 7. “Perspectives on Freedom Movement in French India” presented in the national seminar on National Movement in French Indian Settlements, held on 26th and 27th September 2013 organised by the Department of History, Tagore Arts College, Puducherry. 8. "The Anomaly of Economy in French India” presented in the 34th Annual Session of the South Indian History Congress held on 28 February and 1 and 2 March 2014 at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. 9. “Construction of Railways and the French Commercial Interests in India” presented in the national seminar on Legacy of the French Culture in India, held on 16th and 17th October 2014 organised by the Department of History, K.M.C.P.G.S., Puducherry. 10. “Textile Production and Weaving Community in French Pondicherry” presented in the national seminar on Culture, Commerce and Empire: Exploring the Coromandel Coast, held on 08-09 February 2017 organised by the Department of History, Pondicherry University. Awards and recognitions: University Topper in M.Phil course and secured Savarirayalu Gold Medal. Secured Second Rank in all India Entrance for Ph. D in History conducted by PondicherryUniversity. .