Dr OM PRAKASH L T
MA, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
MA, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Articles in Periodicals
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Periodical | Periodicity | Date |
| 1 | Wrote for impact, sold for profit | Countercurrents | Fortnightly | 13/09/2025 |
| 2 | While the world dies, leaders dream of living forever | Countercurrents | Fortnightly | 07/09/2025 |
| 3 | Does Trump?s personality shape US diplomacy? | Countercurrents | Fortnightly | 25/08/2025 |
| 4 | Extended Work Hours and the Forgotten Quest for a Good Life | South Asia Monitor | Fortnightly | 21/01/2025 |
| 5 | Student suicides in India: Kota is a wake-up call. | South Asia Monitor | Fortnightly | 02/10/2023 |
| 6 | ?India? or ?Bharat? debate reflects postcolonial insecurities, not in tune with modern nationhood. | South Asia Monitor | Fortnightly | 15/09/2023 |
| 7 | India's Higher Education on a Neoliberal Path: Rankings Should not Sideline Dissent and Diversity | South Asia Monitor | Fortnightly | 10/11/2022 |
| 8 | Is India's populist surge a threat to liberal democracy? | South Asia Monitor | Fortnightly | 04/02/2020 |
| 9 | Growing Cracks in the System | Deccan Herald - Education | Daily | 21/02/2019 |
| 10 | Pursuit of academic excellence | Deccan Herald - Education | Daily | 24/01/2019 |
| 11 | Flavour your pedagogy with humour | Deccan Herald- Education | Daily | 04/10/2018 |
| 12 | Competition, not so healthy after all | Deccan Herald- Education | Daily | 02/08/2018 |
| 13 | A Surveillance State? Concerns over Indian Government's Data Hunger | South Asia Monitor | Fortnightly | 24/07/2018 |
| 14 | Giving the Right Kind of Orientation | Deccan Herald- Education | Daily | 10/09/2015 |
| 15 | Building towards a Global University | Deccan Herald- Education | Daily | 06/08/2015 |
| 16 | Rethinking Social Science Research as Field Based | Deccan Herald- Education | Daily | 18/06/2015 |
| 17 | Redesigning Social Sciences for Future | Deccan Herald-Education | Daily | 02/10/2014 |
| 18 | Holistic Approach to Social Science Research | Deccan Herald-Education | Daily | 04/09/2014 |
| 19 | Indigenous People, A Deprived Lot | Deccan Herald | Daily | 13/08/2013 |
Articles in Journals
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos | ISSN No. | Date Published |
| 1 | Silent subversions and negotiations: An interview with a married effeminate man in the MSM community | Feminist Review / / / - | 0141-7789 | 08-Dec-2025 |
| 2 | Technopedagogy in Teacher Education: Exploring Challenges and Possibilities | International Journal of Knowledge and Learning / 18 / 6 / 549 - 564 | 1741-1009 | 14-Nov-2025 |
| 3 | Living Life Beyond Binaries-Bisexuality in Urban India | Journal of Bisexuality / 26 / - / 1 - 36 | 1529-9724 | 04-Aug-2025 |
| 4 | Redefining the approach to alcohol use disorder in India: A call for conventional to multidisciplinary and technologically innovative treatment strategies | International Journal of Social Psychiatry / / / - | 0020-7640 | 19-May-2024 |
| 5 | Parenting Amid Shadows: Exploring the Child-Rearing Experiences of Wives of Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder | Cureus / / / - | 2168-8184 | 12-Apr-2024 |
| 6 | A Transformative Journey Through Support Group Participation: Narratives of the Wives of Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder | Cureus / / / - | 2168-8184 | 02-Apr-2024 |
| 7 | The forgotten half: addressing the psychological challenges of wives of individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) in low- and middle-income countries | Frontiers in Psychiatry / 15 / / - | 1664-0640 | 20-Mar-2024 |
| 8 | Revolutionising alcohol use disorder treatment in developing countries: integrating artificial intelligence and technology-driven approaches | Frontiers in Psychiatry / 15 / / - | 1664-0640 | 07-Mar-2024 |
| 9 | Death Rituals and Change among Hindu Nadars in a South Indian Village | South Asia Research / 41 / 2 / - | 0262-7280 | 11-Feb-2021 |
| 10 | Locating Indian Universities in Knowledge Societies : A Critique | Journal of Dharma / 44 / 2 / 215 - 236 | 0253-7222 | 30-Jun-2019 |
| 11 | Locating Indian universities in knowledge societies: A critique | Journal of Dharma / / / - | 0253-7222 | 29-Jun-2019 |
Books/ Book Chapter/Case Study
| Sl.No. | Title | Author Names(s) | ISBN No. | Month Year |
| 1 | Models for Social Responsibility Action by Higher Education Institutions | OM PRAKASH L T,SHAJI AMBROSE,JOSEPH C C,ELANGOVAN N,VICTOR PAUL | 979-889113251-1 | / |
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 | Ecology of Belonging and Planetary Futures: Interrogating the self, Place and Displacement | Seminar | An Ethnographic Gaze: Memory, Ecology and Belonging through the Legend and Worship of Kappiri Muthappan | Presenter) | Sacred Heart College, East Campus, KochiKochi | 02/12/2025 |
| 2 | Intergroup Inequality in Indian Society: Magnitude, Nature, Sources, Policies and the Movement | Conference | Implications of Geographical Marginality on Education: A Study on Kerala?s Coastline | Presenter) | Institute for Social and Economic ChangeBangalore | 23/08/2023 |
| 3 | Religion and Society in India: Contemporary Multi-Disciplinary Explorations | Seminar | Moderator/Chair) | National Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical CentreBangalore | 07/08/2023 | |
| 4 | international Conference for Social Responsibility | Conference | Social Responsibility towards Geographically Marginalised: A Study on Educational Status of Kerala's Coastal Population | Presenter) | Pusan National University, South Korea; jiangsu University, China & Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Chinaonline | 07/02/2023 |
| 5 | State, Society and Education: Emerging Concerns in Higher Education in India | Seminar | Participant) | TISS, MumbaiMumbai, Webinar | 05/08/2022 | |
| 6 | 19th Samanwaya International Conference | Conference | The hidden harm effects of living with alcohol-dependent parents: Childhood Narratives | Presenter) | Department of Social Work, BCM College, KottayamKottayam, Kerala | 21/04/2022 |
| 7 | Trends in Care and Support for the Elderly | Seminar | Care for the Elderly: A Peek into the Status of Bulging Elderly Population in Rural India | Presenter) | Manonmaniam Sundaranar UniversityTirunelveli | 18/03/2022 |
| 8 | 46th All India Sociological Conference | Conference | A Study on Socio-Economic Correlates and Status of Women Domestic Workers in Bangalore | Presenter) | University of MumbaiOnline | 08/12/2021 |
| 9 | 46th All India Sociological Conference | Conference | Moderator/Chair) | University of MumbaiOnline (University of Mumbai) | 08/12/2021 | |
| 10 | New Populism and Responses of the 21st Century | Conference | Convenor) | Christ UniversityBangalore (Online) | 24/09/2021 | |
| 11 | Corruption in the Public Sector | Symposium | Participant) | Jain university & CeRSSE(Online) | 31/07/2021 | |
| 12 | Family in Contemporary Society: Persistence and Change | Seminar | Social Transformations and Changing Family in the Contemporary Society | Presenter) | Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav CollegeArambakam, Chennai | 22/01/2020 |
| 13 | Debating Sustainability: Discourses on Environment and Development | Seminar | Participant) | Christ UniversityBangalore | 21/02/2019 | |
| 14 | Golden Jubilee International Conference; Harmony - Interface of Cosmic, Ethical and Religious Orders | Conference | Moderator/Chair) | Christ UniversityBengaluru | 09/01/2019 | |
| 15 | Golden Jubilee National Colloquium | Symposium | Moderator/Chair) | Christ UniversityBengaluru | 28/11/2018 | |
| 16 | Scholar Express-Social Science Research Today: Outcomes and Challenges | Conference | Moderator/Chair) | Christ UniversityBangalore | 13/07/2018 | |
| 17 | Contemporary Challenges to Indian State and Society | Conference | Participant) | Christ (Deemed to be University) & National Institute of Advanced StudiesBengaluru | 15/11/2017 | |
| 18 | Change and Mobility in Contemporary India: Thinking M N Srinivas Today | Seminar | Participant) | Christ UniversityInstitute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore | 29/08/2017 | |
| 19 | Idea of a National University | Conference | Participant) | Christ UniversityBangalore | 26/07/2017 | |
| 20 | Seminar | Plight of Girl Children in Beedi making in Tirunelveli District | Presenter) | Tirruchirappalli | - | |
| 21 | Seminar | Industrial Pollution and Suitable Solutions | Presenter) | Sawyerpuram | - | |
| 22 | Seminar | Political Conflicts as the base for Caste Conflicts: A Case Study in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu | Presenter) | Madurai | - | |
| 23 | Conference | A Study on Class Identity among Mastries (Foremen) in a Textile Mill in Tamil Nadu | Presenter) | Ganghigram | - | |
| 24 | Seminar | Restructuring the Concept of Family in the Globalization Scenario: An Assessment | Presenter) | Tirunelveli | - | |
| 25 | Conference | Relevance of Class in Determining Deprivation - A Leap towards Identifying the Right Reservation Categories | Presenter) | Chennai | - | |
| 26 | Seminar | Concept of Exclusion in the Literature on Tribes | Presenter) | Nagercoil | - | |
| 27 | Seminar | Self Help Groups - A Social Capital for Women in Unorganized Sector | Presenter) | Madurai | - | |
| 28 | Conference | Poverty and Social Exclusion : Linkages in India | Presenter) | Tiruchirapalli | - | |
| 29 | Conference | Social Development sans Health | Presenter) | Salem | - | |
| 30 | Seminar | Linkages between Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion: A Study in a Coastal Village | Presenter) | Gandhigram | - | |
| 31 | Seminar | Child Victims of Beedi Making in Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu | Presenter) | Tirunelveli | - | |
| 32 | Conference | Election Manifestos on Health : A Discussion with Reference to India's Health Status | Presenter) | Chennai | - | |
| 33 | Seminar | Social Exclusion and Income Deprivation: A Study in a Coastal Village | Presenter) | Chennai | - | |
| 34 | Other | Career Opportunities in Sociology | Presenter) | Sawyerpuram | - | |
| 35 | Conference | Praxis, Reflexivity and Professionalism in Social Sciences: An Analysis | Presenter) | Tumkur | - | |
| 36 | Seminar | Recasting Inequality in India: Precedence of the 'Practical' in Andre Beteille's Writings | Presenter) | Bangalore | - | |
| 37 | Role of Women in Ecological Conservation ; Strateg | Role of Women in Ecological Conservation ; Strategies and Challenges | Participant) | Christ university | - | |
| 38 | Urbanism in India : Challenges and Strategies | Urbanism in India : Challenges and Strategies | Participant) | Christ University | - | |
| 39 | Annual Conference on Interdisplinary Approaches to | Annual Conference on Interdisplinary Approaches to Social Realities : Empirical Evidences of Challenges and Opportunies of People in Bangalore. | Participant) | Christ University | - | |
| 40 | Career Planning: Challenges and Opportunities | Career Planning: Challenges and Opportunities | Participant) | IQAC and Career Guidance cell | - | |
| 41 | Sixth Annual Internaitonal Conference on Public Po | Sixth Annual Internaitonal Conference on Public Policy and Management | Participant) | IIM Bangalore | - | |
| 42 | Transitions in Higher Education | Transitions in Higher Education | Participant) | Christ University | - | |
| 43 | Urban Poverty and Social Exclusion: Need for Polic | Urban Poverty and Social Exclusion: Need for Policy Interventions | Participant) | Christ University | - | |
| 44 | Seminar | Dynamics of Work-family Conflict: A Case Study Among the Working Women | Presenter) | Madurai | - | |
| 45 | Other | Structure, Agency and Structuration | Presenter) | Christ University, Bangalore | - | |
| 46 | QIP on Qualitative Research Methods | QIP on Qualitative Research Methods | Participant) | Academic Staff College & Department of Sociology, Christ University | - | |
| 47 | QIP on Postmodern turn in Sociology | QIP on Postmodern turn in Sociology | Participant) | QIP- Academic Staff College - CU | - | |
| 48 | Urbanization in India: Emerging Issues | Urbanization in India: Emerging Issues | Participant) | Indian Association of Social Science Institutions | - |
Invited Talks
| Sl.No. | Titel of the Program | Name of the Program | Date | Name of the Institution |
| 1 | Human Values and Higher Education | National Seminar on Reforming Teacher Education for Social Change | 08/03/2019 | KSR College of Education |
| 2 | Reconciling Biology, Culture and Normality | Christ University Forum of Humanities and Social Sciences (CUFOHSS) | 28/02/2019 | Deanery of Humanities and Social Sciences, CHRIST |
| 3 | Significance of Sociology in Contemporary Society | One Day Orientation Programme for Graduates in Sociology | 14/02/2017 | Department of Sociology, M.S University, Tirunelveli |
| 4 | Culture Industry | CUFOHSS | 26/08/2016 | Christ University |
| 5 | Reflexivity in Research: Understanding Discourse Analysis | QIP-Media Studies | 23/03/2016 | Christ University |
| 6 | Modernity and Changing Values in India | Guest Lecture Series | 29/07/2015 | Bishop Cotton Women's Christian College |
| 7 | Relevance of Sociology Today | Guest Lecture on Relevance of Sociology Today | 07/07/2015 | Jain University |
| 8 | Culture and Society | QIP (Quality Improvement Programme) | 27/04/2015 | Department of Languages |
| 9 | Contextualizing Right to Education: Case of the Underprivileged | Right to Education | 08/10/2014 | Pope's College |
MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Student | Institution | Role | Status | Month Year |
| 1 | Evolving an Effective Corporate Social Responsibility: An Analysis of Three Major Organizations in Bangalore | Barasa Bhattacharyya | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | |
| 2 | Right to Education Sans Development : An Analysis of the Educational Status of Children Living in Slums | Tintu. P.V. | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | |
| 3 | Elusive Healthcare and Ailing Population : An Analysis of India's Health Policy With Reference to Health Status of Urban Poor in Bangalore | Sarangthem Dayarani Devi | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | |
| 4 | Changing Face of Gender Disparity: A Comparison of Single and Dual-Earner Families in New Delhi | Prachi Sinha | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | |
| 5 | Civil Society Organizations in Afghanistan: An Analysis | Sayed Nooroddin Alavi | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | |
| 6 | Study on Educational Backwardness among Sunni Muslim Community in Bismillah Nagar, Bengaluru | Saadia Samar | Christ University | Supervisor | Awarded | June 2016 |
| 7 | Organization of Kinship and Family in Marwari Community: The case of Chickpet in Bengaluru | Chandni Sarda | Christ University | Supervisor | Awarded | June 2016 |
| 8 | Influence of Social Media on Political Attitude and Behaviour | Boby John | Christ University | Co-Supervisor | Ongoing | June 2016 |
| 9 | A Sociological Study of Identity Construction and Sense of Belonging among the Migrant Bengalis in Calcutta | Ipsita Chatterjee | Christ University | Supervisor | Awarded | July 2021 |
| 10 | Becoming Transformative Intellectuals: A Sociological Study on Teacher Education in Kerala | ANJALI MERIN JOSEPH | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | July 2021 |
| 11 | A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE EXPERIENCES OF CHILDREN, INFORMAL CAREGIVERS AND CARE PROVIDERS IN PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE | PRIYA JOSEPH | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | July 2021 |
| 12 | THE IMPACT OF SUPPORT GROUP PARTICIPATION ON PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING AMONG THE WIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE | AKHIL P JOSEPH | Christ University | Supervisor | Awarded | May 2025 |
| 13 | Revisiting Khajuraho: Exploring the Socio-Sexual Dynamics of a Medieval Indian Sculptural Site | MANISHA SAHA | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | January 2023 |
| 14 | BEYOND BINARIES: EXPLORING THE SUBVERSIVE POSSIBILITIES OF BISEXUALITY IN AN INDIAN CONTEXT |
MARIAN DIAS | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | July 2023 |
| 15 | COMMUNITY CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOCIAL HONOUR: A STUDY AMONG THE KURDS IN FINLAND | REBWAR KARIMI | Christ University | Supervisor | Awarded | April 2024 |
| 16 | . | RAKESH S KHAINOOR | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | August 2024 |
| 17 | . |
RASNI BAI | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | March 2026 |
Research Project
| Sl.No. | Name of the Research Project | Investigator(s) | Sponsors | Internal/External |
| 1 | Paid Domestic Work in Bangalore: A Comparative Study of Migrant and Non-Migrant Women Workers | OM PRAKASH L T | ICSSR, New Delhi | External |
| 2 | Best Practices in the Adoption of Panchatantra for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Administration in Karnataka | OM PRAKASH L T, SUPARNA MAJUMDAR KAR | Government of Karnataka & Christ University | External |
| 3 | Examining the Representations of Tradition in Modernity and Modernity in Tradition: An Empirical understanding of Rituals and Practices associated with Birth, Marriage and Death. | Christ University | Internal | |
| 4 | Examining the representations of tradition in modernity and modernity in tradition: An empiricial understanding of rituals and practices associated with birth, marriage and death | JOHN JOSEPH KENNEDY P, OM PRAKASH L T | Internal | |
| 5 | National Seminar on Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Empowerment: Indian Experiences and Global Outreach | OM PRAKASH L T | External |
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
| Sl.No. | Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme | Name of Organiser | Level | Role | Date |
| 1 | Faculty Development Programme - I | Centre for Education beyond Curriculum and Staff Development College, | Institutional | Participant | 26/06/2023 |
| 2 | Faculty development Programme - 1 | Centre for education Beyond Curriculum (CEDBEC) & Human Resource development Centre (HRDC), CHRIST University, | Institutional | Participant | 16/06/2021 |
| 3 | Hybrid Teaching | Staff Development College, CHRIST, | Participant | 02/03/2021 | |
| 4 | Emerging respiratory viruses, including COVID-19: methods for detection, prevention, response and control | Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organisation, World Health Organisation | International | Participant | 11/06/2020 |
| 5 | Faculty Development Programme-I | Centre for Education Beyond Curriculum , | Institutional | Participant | 15/05/2020 |
| 6 | Pedagogic Practices and Consultancy | Academic Staff College, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), | Participant & Presenter | 20/05/2019 | |
| 7 | Sensitization on the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities-Towards an Inclusive Culture and Pedagogy | Department of Sociology and Social Work, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), | International | Participant | 01/10/2018 |
| 8 | Subject and Curriculum Updation | Academic Staff College, | Participant | 17/05/2018 | |
| 9 | Sensing Workshop-Case Based Pedagogy | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 09/10/2017 |
| 10 | Emerging Areas in Social Research | CU- Academic Staff College, | - | 23/09/2016 | |
| 11 | Emerging areas in Social Research- QIP | Academic Staff College, Christ University, | - | 02/05/2016 | |
| 12 | Orientation Programme on Role of ICT in Higher Education | Academic Staff College, Christ University, | Institutional | - | 10/03/2012 |
| 13 | Training Programme on Environmental Statistics | Board of research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS & BARC) & MS University, TVL., | National | - | 20/02/2006 |
| 14 | Workshop on Research Methodology | Madras Institute of Development Studies, | National | - | 09/01/2006 |
Awards/Achievements/Others
| Sl.No. | Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others | Description | Organisation | Month/ Year |
| 1 | University Second Rank | Secured University Second Rank in MA Sociology during the year 2001-2003 | MSU | 2001-2003 |
| 2 | ICSSR Study Grant | ICSSR Study Grant for Library Consultation 2003-2004 to collect study materials and to consult various eminent scholars in the field of research | ICSSR | 2003-2004 |
| 3 | Junior Research Fellowship | Secured Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) from BRNS-DAE, Mumbai for two years and got promoted to the position of Senior Research Fellow (SRF) after the successful completion of two years | BRNS - DAE | |
| 4 | ICSSR Study Grant | ICSSR Study Grant for library Consultation (Second Term 2005-2006) to collect study materials and to consult various eminent scholars in the field of research. | ICSSR | 2005-2006 |
| 5 | Member (Alumnus), Board of Studies | Department of Sociology, MS University, Tirunelveli | MS University, Tirunelveli | 2010-11 |
| 6 | Research Associate | Worked as Research Associate in CSSE&IP, MS University, Tirunelveli for 18 months. | MS University | 2008-2010 |
| 7 | UGC-NET | National Eligibility Test | University Grants Commission- NET | 29 September 2015 |
| 8 | Participated in the Leadership Exposure Visit to Universities in Hong Kong | Visited five Universities/Institutions in Hong Kong as part of a team from Christ University, Bangalore | Christ University, Bangalore | 17 October 2016 |
| 9 | Life Member (LMI-5157) | Indian Sociological Society | 02 December 2021 |