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Dr VENKATANARAYANAN S

Specialization : Political Science

Qualification : MA, MHR, MPhil, PhD

Department : SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Campus : BANGALORE CAMPUS

Dr. Venkatanarayanan Sethuraman's research focuses on social justice, constitutionalism, and electoral studies. He has studied various forms of discrimination. He was a CICOPS Fellow in 2018 at the University of Pavia, Italy. He has been invited as a resource person by prestigious institutions, including NLU's and TISS. His writings have appeared in leading publications like The Hindu and The Wire. He completed his Master's at Madras Christian College and holds an MPhil and PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He also holds a Master's in Human Rights from Pondicherry University. He previously headed the Department of Political Science at the College of Arts and Social Science, Eritrea, North-East Africa. Later, he taught at Andaman Law College, Port Blair. His current research includes Rule of Law, Race and Caste, Patriarchy in Africa and India, and Multiculturalism. He is currently the Head of the Department at Bangalore Bannerghatta Road Campus

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Articles in Periodicals

2025

Name of Periodical: Indian Express

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 30/07/2025

Name of Periodical: Indian Express

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 15/05/2025

2024

Name of Periodical: The Hindu

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 27/11/2024

Name of Periodical: Outlook

Periodicity: Weekly

Date: 03/08/2024

Name of Periodical: Frontline

Periodicity: Fortnightly

Date: 23/06/2024

Name of Periodical: Outlook

Periodicity: Weekly

Date: 30/05/2024

Name of Periodical: Outlook

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 05/02/2024

2023

Name of Periodical: The Hindu

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 18/12/2023

Name of Periodical: The Wire

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 17/09/2023

Name of Periodical: The Hindu

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 14/07/2023

Name of Periodical: The Wire

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 18/06/2023

Name of Periodical: The Wire

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 16/05/2023

Name of Periodical: The Wire

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 14/04/2023

2022

Name of Periodical: The Hindu

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 20/06/2022

2021

Name of Periodical: London School of Economics and Political Science - South Asia Blog

Periodicity: Other

Date: 27/12/2021

Name of Periodical: The Hindu

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 28/10/2021

Name of Periodical: The Hindu

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 13/05/2021

Name of Periodical: Indian Express

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 10/02/2021

2020

Name of Periodical: Countercurrents

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 24/12/2020

Name of Periodical: Frontline

Periodicity: Fortnightly

Date: 23/10/2020

Name of Periodical: Countercurrents

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 22/05/2020

Name of Periodical: The Wire

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 03/04/2020

Name of Periodical: Countercurrents

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 21/03/2020

Name of Periodical: Frontline

Periodicity: Fortnightly

Date: 13/03/2020

Name of Periodical: Countercurrents

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 20/02/2020

2019

Name of Periodical: The Wire

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 10/10/2019

Name of Periodical: The Wire

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 17/08/2019

2018

Name of Periodical: The Hindu

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 29/11/2018

Name of Periodical: VIKALP

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 14/05/2018

2017

Name of Periodical: The Wire

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 04/12/2017

Name of Periodical: Frontline

Periodicity: Fortnightly

Date: 17/03/2017

Name of Periodical: The Wire

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 09/02/2017

2016

Name of Periodical: VIKALP

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 15/09/2016

2015

Name of Periodical: The Wire

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 08/09/2015

2014

Name of Periodical: Vikalp

Periodicity: Daily

Date: 14/12/2014

Articles in Journals

2023

Name of Journal: Contemporary Voice of Dalit

Date Of Publication: 22-Mar-2023

Category: Article in Research Journal

Volume No/Issue No/Page No:

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Sole Author

Author Name (s): VENKATANARAYANAN S (3105)

URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/description/VOD

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Economic and Political Weekly

Date Of Publication: 10-Jun-2023

Category: Article in Research Journal

Volume No/Issue No/Page No:

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): VENKATANARAYANAN S,C LAKSHMANAN

URL: https://www.epw.in/

Indexing Agency: Scopus

2024

Name of Journal: Social Work and Society

Date Of Publication: 16-Dec-2024

Category: Article in Research Journal

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 22/1

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): VENKATANARAYANAN S,VIJI B,VIJAYALAYA SRINIVAS T

URL: https://ejournals.bib.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php/sws/issue/view/45

Indexing Agency: Scopus

2013

Name of Journal: SAGE Open

Date Of Publication: 07-Nov-2013

Category: Article in Research Journal

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 3/4/1 - 10

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Sole Author

Author Name (s): VENKATANARAYANAN S

URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2158244013510302

Indexing Agency: Scopus

2015

Name of Journal: SAGE Open

Date Of Publication: 04-Jun-2015

Category: Article in Research Journal

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 5/2/1 - 13

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Sole Author

Author Name (s): VENKATANARAYANAN S

URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2158244015579517?icid=int.sj-full-text.similar-articles.1

Indexing Agency: Scopus

Blog

Invited Talks

2025

Name of the Program: SAMAVESH 25

Date: 2025-04-25 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Miranda House, University of Delhi

Name of the Program: Special Lecture

Date: 2025-02-28 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Christ University

Name of the Program: Special Lecture

Date: 2025-02-24 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Tamilnadu National Law University

2024

Name of the Program: National Conference on Human rights and Social Justice

Date: 2024-12-09 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Saveetha School of Law

Name of the Program: Special Lecture

Date: 2024-12-09 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Loyola College

Name of the Program: IN Tandem research Club

Date: 2024-11-29 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Queen Mary's College, Chennai

Name of the Program: Special Lecture

Date: 2024-10-19 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Tamilnadu National Law University

Name of the Program: Master Class

Date: 2024-09-05 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science

Name of the Program: Constitutional Law Society Special Lecture

Date: 2024-08-03 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: National Law University, Jodhpur

2023

Name of the Program:

Date: 2023-07-01 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Tata Institute of Social Sciences

2022

Name of the Program: Invited Lecture

Date: 2022-11-08 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Presidency College

2021

Name of the Program: Invited Lecture

Date: 2021-12-23 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: SGT University

Name of the Program: Invited Lecture

Date: 2021-11-17 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: G D Goenka University

Name of the Program: Expert Conversation

Date: 2021-04-03 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science

Name of the Program: Marriage, Motherhood and Work: Interrogating Patriarchy in India

Date: 2021-03-12 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Central University of Kerala

Name of the Program: Women in Development: Perspectives, Problems and Pathways

Date: 2021-03-08 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Council for Social Development, New Delhi

Films / Videos / Documentaries

Documentary

gender: Documentary

Producer: venkatanarayanan

Copyrights:

MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated

2024

Name of Student: NOREEN ALEXEENA ROBERTS

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: December 2024

2025

Name of Student: VARSHINI S REDDY

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: April 2025

Research Project

1

Investigator(s): VENKATANARAYANAN S, VIJI B,JYOTHI KUMAR

Sponsors: KAS, Germany

External

Investigator(s): VENKATANARAYANAN S

Sponsors:

Internal

Workshop / FDP / Training Programme

2024

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: A Plan for Employee Engagement

Name of the Organiser: Centre for Education Beyond Curriculum, Christ , NCR Campus

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-08-23

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Leadership Workshop

Name of the Organiser: Christ University Higher education Leadership Institute

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-01-19

2023

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Online Faculty Induction Program

Name of the Organiser: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Level: Institutional

Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer

Date: 2023-12-14

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Refresher Course on Gender Sensitization and Human Values

Name of the Organiser: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Level:

Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer

Date: 2023-03-07

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Refresher Course on Gender Sensitization and Human Values

Name of the Organiser: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Level:

Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer

Date: 2023-02-07

2022

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Leadership Development Program

Name of the Organiser: Christ University

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2022-08-02

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: FDP - I

Name of the Organiser: Christ University

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2022-07-06

2021

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Refresher Course

Name of the Organiser: UGC- HRDC -Guru Nanak Dev University

Level:

Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer

Date: 2021-12-24

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Orientation Program

Name of the Organiser: Staff Development College

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2021-12-07

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty development Programme

Name of the Organiser: Christ University

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2021-06-16

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: QIP on Curriculum Development and Design

Name of the Organiser: Department of Economics, Christ University

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2021-05-10

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: QIP on Hybrid Teaching

Name of the Organiser: Staff Development College, Christ University

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2021-03-02

2020

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Orientation Program

Name of the Organiser: Christ University

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2020-11-02

2009

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Public Management of Urban Change in Transitional Cities

Name of the Organiser: Central European University

Level: International

Role: Participant & Presenter

Date: 2009-06-29

2007

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Capacity Building and Skill Upgradation

Name of the Organiser: Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development

Level: National

Role: Participant & Presenter

Date: 2007-10-05

Awards / Achievements /Others

2022

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: External Subject Expert

Description: Nominated as external subject expert for a period of three years

Organisation: SGT University, Gurugram, Delhi

Month/Year: 14 June 2022

2018

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: CICOPS Fellow

Description: I have been awarded prestigious International Development Cooperation Centre (CICOPS) scholarship for the year 2018 by University of Pavia, Italy. I spent 6 weeks in Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy to carry out my research activities and giving seminars and classes for the students. I was in Italy from 12th November till 23rd December, 2018.

Organisation: University of Pavia

Month/Year: 12 November 2018

2024

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Certificate of Achievement

Description: Best Student Faculty Evaluation Score

Organisation: Christ University, BGR Campus

Month/Year: 05 September 2024

2001

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: P. Velu Chettiar Prize

Description: Academic excellence

Organisation: Madras Christian College

Month/Year: 01 March 2001

1999

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Certificate of Merit

Description: Second highest percentage of marks in university exam

Organisation: Vel's College of Science

Month/Year: 01 April 1999

Books

Book Chapters

2023

Type of Book: Chapter

Title : Encyclopedia of New Populism and Responses in 21st century

ISBN: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9859-0_157-1

Month/Year: Apr 2023

2019

Type of Book: Chapter

Title : The Internationalisation of the Labour Question Ideological Antagonism, Workers? Movements and the ILO since 1919

ISBN: 978-3-030-28235-6

Month/Year: Nov 2019

Case Study

Patents

Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium

2025

Type of the Program: Symposium


Role: Moderator/Chair


Title:


Date: 2025-04-24


Organising Institution: India International Centre , Council for Social Development


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Panelist


Title: Law, Morality and Democracy in Ambedkar's Vision


Date: 2025-03-21


Organising Institution: TNNLU


Level: National


2024

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Panelist


Title:


Date: 2024-04-01


Organising Institution: Council for Social Development, New Delhi


Level: National


2023

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Participant


Title:


Date: 2023-06-01


Organising Institution: Law and Society Association


Level: International


Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Presenter


Title: Constitutional Identity vs. Cultural Identity: Emerging Citizenship Debates in India


Date: 2023-04-20


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: International


2022

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Indians in Eritrea: Challenges of the Past and Present


Date: 2022-07-13


Organising Institution: Law and Society Association


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Constitutional Democratisation in India: A Study on Representation of the Marginalised in Higher Educational Institutions


Date: 2022-02-09


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: National


2021

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Plutocracy or Democracy: Understanding the Relation between Wealth and Political Parties in India for the Past Two Decades


Date: 2021-09-24


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Re-imagining Patriarchy in Time of Crisis: Evidence from Eritrea


Date: 2021-05-26


Organising Institution: Law and Society Association


Level: International


2016

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Capitalism as Profit Chameleon: The Political Economy of African Out-Migration and Refugee Crisis


Date: 2016-07-20


Organising Institution: Higher Education Administration, Government of Eritrea


Level: International


2015

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Impact of Socio-Economic Status on Women's Well Being


Date: 2015-02-18


Organising Institution: Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University)


Level: International


2013

Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Presenter


Title: Eritrean Independence Struggle and International Politics


Date: 2013-05-09


Organising Institution: College of Arts and Social Sciences, Eritrea


Level: International


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Consultancy

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Cases / Notes / Working Papers

Chapters / Articles in Books

Conferences / Seminars Attended

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