Dr KRISHNASWAMI P
BEd, MA(Tamil),MA(English), PhD
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Articles in Periodicals
Sl.No. Title Name of Periodical Periodicity Date
1 The Role of Theories and Comparative Religion in Finnish Folklore Kaavya Tamil QUARTERLY 01/04/2014
2 The Future of Tamil Literature Kaavya Tamil QUARTERLY 01/07/2013
3 EVR Periyar - An analysis Kalachuvadu MONTHLY 01/06/2013
Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium
Sl.No. Name of the Conference /Seminar /Symposium Type of Program Title of the Article Role Venue/Place Date
1 Humanities and Social Sciences in India: Challenge Humanities and Social Sciences in India: Challenge PARTICIPANT) Women's Christian College, Chennai 29/04/2013
2 Socio-Cultural Approaches to Translation: Indian a Socio-Cultural Approaches to Translation: Indian a PARTICIPANT) Centre for the Study of Foreign Languages, Central University, Hyderabad 29/04/2013
3 Comparative Dravidian Literatures Comparative Dravidian Literatures PARTICIPANT) Central Institute of Classical Tamil, Chennai 29/04/2013
4 Enhancing Quality in Research Publications Enhancing Quality in Research Publications PARTICIPANT) Christ University 29/04/2013
5 Comparative Literature: World Culture and Language Comparative Literature: World Culture and Language PARTICIPANT) Andhra University 29/04/2013
6 CONFERENCES Folk Community and Folk Epics PRESENTER) Trivandrum 14/10/2015
7 CONFERENCES Historicism of Social Science Education PRESENTER) Women's Christian College, Chennai 14/10/2015
8 CONFERENCES Literary Nationalism and Universal Man - A Kannada - Tamil encounter PRESENTER) Visakhapatnam 14/10/2015
9 CONFERENCES Cultural Synthesis or Cultural Exclusiveness: Challenges before a translator PRESENTER) Centre for Study of Foreign Languages, U of Hyderabad 14/10/2015
10 SEMINARS Dravidian Landscape and Dravidian Creativity: A Historical Perspective PRESENTER) Dravidian University, Kuppam 11/11/2015
11 CONFERENCES Non-colonized and Uncolonizable Traditions: A Case of oral Epics PRESENTER) Benares Hindu University 14/10/2015
12 SEMINARS Novels - Ka Na Su - The Journalist, novelist and poet PRESENTER) Sahitya Akademi, Chennai 14/10/2015
13 SEMINARS Teacher Commitment in Higher Education: Shifting Paradigms PRESENTER) Bangalore 14/10/2015
14 SEMINARS Interrogating Epic Traditions: Tamil Epic - Annanmar Kathai PRESENTER) CIFL, Mysore 14/10/2015
15 SEMINARS Current Trends in Teaching Tamil in Colleges and Universities PRESENTER) Bangalore 02/11/2015
16 CONFERENCES The Organic Growth of Folk Epics: the Ownership and Contestations of the Tamil Folk Epic ' Annanmar Kathai' PRESENTER) University of Turku, Finland 14/10/2015
17 CONFERENCES Curricular Change to Cultural Change: The Destination for Comparative Literature PRESENTER) Jadavpur University, Kolkatta 14/10/2015
18 SEMINARS Research on Folk Epics: The Legacy of Lauri Honko PRESENTER) Manipur 14/10/2015
19 SEMINARS Founders of Nationalism: Foreign Translators of two South Indian Epics PRESENTER) EFLU, Hyderabad 14/10/2015
20 CONFERENCES Signs of Civilizational Shifts in India: Oral Traditions as Tools of Resistance PRESENTER) Kavya Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar, Punjab 14/10/2015
21 Oral Tradition and Mainstream Culture PRESENTER) Christ University 14/10/2015
22 CONFERENCES Moving Beyond Language: Creating Space for Culture PRESENTER) Jain University, Bangalore 14/10/2015
23 Conference on Education: Search & Research Conference on Education: Search & Research PARTICIPANT) Aastha Foundation for Human Learning & Growth 14/10/2015
24 The Higher Educationa Summit 2007 - Innovation for The Higher Educationa Summit 2007 - Innovation for PARTICIPANT) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi 14/10/2015
25 National Seminar on The Emerging Trends in Bio-Div National Seminar on The Emerging Trends in Bio-Div PARTICIPANT) Christ College, Bangalore 14/10/2015
26 National Seminar on National Knowledge Commission' National Seminar on National Knowledge Commission' PARTICIPANT) Department of Karnataka, Bangalore University and Centre for Educational and Social Studies, Bangalore 14/10/2015
27 National Conference on Humanities and Social Scien National Conference on Humanities and Social Scien PARTICIPANT) Women's Christian College, Chennai 14/10/2015
28 Conference on 'Higher Education in teh 21st Centur Conference on 'Higher Education in teh 21st Centur PARTICIPANT) National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore 14/10/2015
29 Round Table Conference on the Production and Disse Round Table Conference on the Production and Disse PARTICIPANT) Christ University, Bangalore 14/10/2015
30 SEMINARS Aesthetics, Spirituality and Religion: The Journey of Tamil Folk Epic Annanmar Kathai PRESENTER) Chennai 24/03/2016
Research Project
Sl.No. Name of the Research Project Investigator(s) Sponsors Internal/External
1 Documentation of Oral and Performance Texts of Folk Epic,Annanmar Kathai ( The Elder Brothers Story) with a Critical Introduction. KRISHNASWAMI P Internal
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
Sl.No. Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme Name of Organiser Level Role Date
1 Teaching Learning and Evaluation CU-Academic Staff College,  Participant & Presenter 17/05/2017
2 Research and Publication CU Academic Staff College and Department of Languages,  Institutional - 24/09/2016
3 Curricular Transformation - Regional to Universal CU - Academic Staff College,  Institutional - 30/09/2015
4 Curricular History and Cultural Competence CU - Academic Staff College ,  Institutional - 27/04/2015
5 Playback Theatre and Facilitation Skills Theatre in Education, Christ University,  Institutional - 10/01/2015
6 New Shifts in Language Curriculum CU - Academic Staff College and Department of Languages,  Institutional - 28/04/2014
7 Wikipedia The Centre for Internet and Society,  Institutional - 01/11/2013
8 Contemporary Trends and Transitions in Humanities and Social Sciences CU - Academic Staff College,  Institutional - 25/04/2012
9 Enhancing Quality in Research Publications Centre for Research, Christ University,  National - 22/04/2010
10 Trainers' Training Programme in Entrepreneurship Banalore University & department of Science & Technology,  National - 29/01/1996
11 Field Methods and Theoretical perspectives in Folkloristics Folklore Society of South Indian Languages, Thiruvananthapuram,  National - 10/05/1995
12 Field Methods and Theoretical perspectives in Folkloristics Folklore Society of South Indian Languages, Thiruvananthapuram,  National - 16/01/1995
Awards/Achievements/Others
Sl.No. Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others Description Organisation Month/ Year
1 National Award National Award: Central Sahitya Akademi Award for Best Translation in Tamil for translating Purnachadra Tejaswi's Kannada Novel Chidambara Rahasya into Tamil : 2006 Central Sahitya Akademi Award 29 April 2013
2 Best writing of Kongu Culture Award Best writing of Kongu Culture Award, Kongu Literary Achiever Kongu Forum, Chennai 29 April 2013
3 Chairperson National Conference on 'Contemporary Issues in Research' Centre for Research, Christ University 14 October 2015
4 Moderator National conference on Knowledge Dissemination Through Journal Publications Centre for Education Beyaond Curriculum 14 October 2015
5 Featured Speaker International Conference on 'English Literary Studies: Current Trends and Concurrent Challenges' Thassim Beevi Abdul Kader College for Women 14 October 2015
6 Discussant XXII Annual Convention of National Academy of Psychology Christ University 14 October 2015
7 Moderator National Seminar on 'Departmental Leadership for Heads of Departments' CEDBEC, Christ University 14 October 2015