Dr OM PRAKASH L T
MA, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
MA, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Articles in Journals
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos | ISSN No. | Date Published |
| 1 | Locating Indian Universities in Knowledge Societies : A Critique | Journal of Dharma / 44 / 2 / 215 - 236 | 0253-7222 | 30-Jun-2019 |
| 2 | Death Rituals and Change among Hindu Nadars in a South Indian Village | South Asia Research / 41 / 2 / - | 0262-7280 | 11-Feb-2021 |
| 3 | Revolutionising alcohol use disorder treatment in developing countries: integrating artificial intelligence and technology-driven approaches | Frontiers in Psychiatry / 15 / / - | 1664-0640 | 07-Mar-2024 |
| 4 | A Transformative Journey Through Support Group Participation: Narratives of the Wives of Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder | Cureus / / / - | 2168-8184 | 02-Apr-2024 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | Parenting Amid Shadows: Exploring the Child-Rearing Experiences of Wives of Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder | Cureus / / / - | 2168-8184 | 12-Apr-2024 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | Living Life Beyond Binaries-Bisexuality in Urban India | Journal of Bisexuality / 26 / - / 1 - 36 | 1529-9724 | 04-Aug-2025 |
| 9 | Locating Indian universities in knowledge societies: A critique | Journal of Dharma / / / - | 0253-7222 | 29-Jun-2019 |
| 10 | Technopedagogy in Teacher Education: Exploring Challenges and Possibilities | International Journal of Knowledge and Learning / 18 / 6 / 549 - 564 | 1741-1009 | 14-Nov-2025 |
| 11 | Silent subversions and negotiations: An interview with a married effeminate man in the MSM community | Feminist Review / / / - | 0141-7789 | 08-Dec-2025 |
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,ELANGOVAN N, JOSEPH C C, VICTOR PAUL,SHAJI AMBROSE | 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 | SEMINARS | Plight of Girl Children in Beedi making in Tirunelveli District | PRESENTER) | Tirruchirappalli | 21/02/2013 | |
| 2 | SEMINARS | Industrial Pollution and Suitable Solutions | PRESENTER) | Sawyerpuram | 21/02/2013 | |
| 3 | SEMINARS | Political Conflicts as the base for Caste Conflicts: A Case Study in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu | PRESENTER) | Madurai | 21/02/2013 | |
| 4 | CONFERENCES | A Study on Class Identity among Mastries (Foremen) in a Textile Mill in Tamil Nadu | PRESENTER) | Ganghigram | 21/02/2013 | |
| 5 | SEMINARS | Restructuring the Concept of Family in the Globalization Scenario: An Assessment | PRESENTER) | Tirunelveli | 21/02/2013 | |
| 6 | CONFERENCES | Relevance of Class in Determining Deprivation - A Leap towards Identifying the Right Reservation Categories | PRESENTER) | Chennai | 21/02/2013 | |
| 7 | SEMINARS | Concept of Exclusion in the Literature on Tribes | PRESENTER) | Nagercoil | 21/02/2013 | |
| 8 | SEMINARS | Self Help Groups - A Social Capital for Women in Unorganized Sector | PRESENTER) | Madurai | 21/02/2013 | |
| 9 | CONFERENCES | Poverty and Social Exclusion : Linkages in India | PRESENTER) | Tiruchirapalli | 21/02/2013 | |
| 10 | CONFERENCES | Social Development sans Health | PRESENTER) | Salem | 21/02/2013 | |
| 11 | SEMINARS | Linkages between Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion: A Study in a Coastal Village | PRESENTER) | Gandhigram | 21/02/2013 | |
| 12 | SEMINARS | Child Victims of Beedi Making in Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu | PRESENTER) | Tirunelveli | 21/02/2013 | |
| 13 | CONFERENCES | Election Manifestos on Health : A Discussion with Reference to India's Health Status | PRESENTER) | Chennai | 21/02/2013 | |
| 14 | SEMINARS | Social Exclusion and Income Deprivation: A Study in a Coastal Village | PRESENTER) | Chennai | 21/02/2013 | |
| 15 | Career Opportunities in Sociology | PRESENTER) | Sawyerpuram | 21/02/2013 | ||
| 16 | CONFERENCES | Praxis, Reflexivity and Professionalism in Social Sciences: An Analysis | PRESENTER) | Tumkur | 21/02/2013 | |
| 17 | SEMINARS | Recasting Inequality in India: Precedence of the 'Practical' in Andre Beteille's Writings | PRESENTER) | Bangalore | 04/03/2013 | |
| 18 | Role of Women in Ecological Conservation ; Strateg | Role of Women in Ecological Conservation ; Strateg | PARTICIPANT) | Christ university | 06/03/2013 | |
| 19 | Urbanism in India : Challenges and Strategies | Urbanism in India : Challenges and Strategies | PARTICIPANT) | Christ University | 06/03/2013 | |
| 20 | Annual Conference on Interdisplinary Approaches to | Annual Conference on Interdisplinary Approaches to | PARTICIPANT) | Christ University | 06/03/2013 | |
| 21 | Career Planning: Challenges and Opportunities | Career Planning: Challenges and Opportunities | PARTICIPANT) | IQAC and Career Guidance cell | 06/03/2013 | |
| 22 | Sixth Annual Internaitonal Conference on Public Po | Sixth Annual Internaitonal Conference on Public Po | PARTICIPANT) | IIM Bangalore | 06/03/2013 | |
| 23 | Transitions in Higher Education | Transitions in Higher Education | PARTICIPANT) | Christ University | 06/03/2013 | |
| 24 | Urban Poverty and Social Exclusion: Need for Polic | Urban Poverty and Social Exclusion: Need for Polic | PARTICIPANT) | Christ University | 06/03/2013 | |
| 25 | SEMINARS | Dynamics of Work-family Conflict: A Case Study Among the Working Women | PRESENTER) | Madurai | 14/05/2013 | |
| 26 | Structure, Agency and Structuration | PRESENTER) | Christ University, Bangalore | 01/10/2014 | ||
| 27 | QIP on Qualitative Research Methods | QIP on Qualitative Research Methods | PARTICIPANT) | Academic Staff College & Department of Sociology, Christ University | 05/06/2015 | |
| 28 | QIP on Postmodern turn in Sociology | QIP on Postmodern turn in Sociology | PARTICIPANT) | QIP- Academic Staff College - CU | 01/12/2015 | |
| 29 | Urbanization in India: Emerging Issues | Urbanization in India: Emerging Issues | PARTICIPANT) | Indian Association of Social Science Institutions | 11/03/2016 | |
| 30 | Idea of a National University | CONFERENCES | PARTICIPANT) | Bangalore | 26/07/2017 | |
| 31 | Change and Mobility in Contemporary India: Thinking M N Srinivas Today | SEMINARS | PARTICIPANT) | Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore | 29/08/2017 | |
| 32 | Contemporary Challenges to Indian State and Society | CONFERENCES | PARTICIPANT) | Christ (Deemed to be University) & National Institute of Advanced StudiesBengaluru | 15/11/2017 | |
| 33 | Golden Jubilee National Colloquium | SYMPOSIUM | MODERATOR) | Bengaluru | 28/11/2018 | |
| 34 | Golden Jubilee International Conference; Harmony - Interface of Cosmic, Ethical and Religious Orders | CONFERENCES | MODERATOR) | Bengaluru | 09/01/2019 | |
| 35 | Debating Sustainability: Discourses on Environment and Development | SEMINARS | PARTICIPANT) | Bangalore | 21/02/2019 | |
| 36 | Scholar Express-Social Science Research Today: Outcomes and Challenges | CONFERENCES | MODERATOR) | Bangalore | 13/07/2018 | |
| 37 | Family in Contemporary Society: Persistence and Change | SEMINARS | Social Transformations and Changing Family in the Contemporary Society | PRESENTER) | Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav CollegeArambakam, Chennai | 22/01/2020 |
| 38 | Corruption in the Public Sector | SYMPOSIUM | PARTICIPANT) | Jain university & CeRSSE(Online) | 31/07/2021 | |
| 39 | New Populism and Responses of the 21st Century | CONFERENCES | ) | Bangalore (Online) | 24/09/2021 | |
| 40 | 46th All India Sociological Conference | CONFERENCES | A Study on Socio-Economic Correlates and Status of Women Domestic Workers in Bangalore | PRESENTER) | University of MumbaiOnline | 08/12/2021 |
| 41 | 46th All India Sociological Conference | CONFERENCES | MODERATOR) | University of MumbaiOnline (University of Mumbai) | 08/12/2021 | |
| 42 | Trends in Care and Support for the Elderly | SEMINARS | Care for the Elderly: A Peek into the Status of Bulging Elderly Population in Rural India | PRESENTER) | Manonmaniam Sundaranar UniversityTirunelveli | 18/03/2022 |
| 43 | 19th Samanwaya International Conference | CONFERENCES | The hidden harm effects of living with alcohol-dependent parents: Childhood Narratives | PRESENTER) | Department of Social Work, BCM College, KottayamKottayam, Kerala | 21/04/2022 |
| 44 | State, Society and Education: Emerging Concerns in Higher Education in India | SEMINARS | PARTICIPANT) | TISS, MumbaiMumbai, Webinar | 05/08/2022 | |
| 45 | international Conference for Social Responsibility | CONFERENCES | 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 |
| 46 | Intergroup Inequality in Indian Society: Magnitude, Nature, Sources, Policies and the Movement | CONFERENCES | Implications of Geographical Marginality on Education: A Study on Kerala?s Coastline | PRESENTER) | Institute for Social and Economic ChangeBangalore | 23/08/2023 |
| 47 | Religion and Society in India: Contemporary Multi-Disciplinary Explorations | SEMINARS | MODERATOR) | National Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical CentreBangalore | 07/08/2023 | |
| 48 | Ecology of Belonging and Planetary Futures: Interrogating the self, Place and Displacement | SEMINARS | 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 |
| 49 | All India Sociological Conference 2025 | CONFERENCES | Practising Sustainability through Teacher Education: A Sociological Analysis | PRESENTER) | Jointly by Indian Sociological Society (ISS), Easwari School of Liberal Arts and SRM UniversityAmaravati, AP | 28/12/2025 |
| 50 | 3rd International Young Folklorist Conference - 2026 | CONFERENCES | Karinkali as a Ritual: Performance, Embodiment and Community Practice | CO_PRESENTER) | CFSR & University of HyderabadHyderabad | 05/03/2026 |
Invited Talks
| Sl.No. | Titel of the Program | Name of the Program | Date | Name of the Institution |
| 1 | Contextualizing Right to Education: Case of the Underprivileged | Right to Education | 08/10/2014 | Pope's College |
| 2 | Culture and Society | QIP (Quality Improvement Programme) | 27/04/2015 | Department of Languages |
| 3 | Relevance of Sociology Today | Guest Lecture on Relevance of Sociology Today | 07/07/2015 | Jain University |
| 4 | Modernity and Changing Values in India | Guest Lecture Series | 29/07/2015 | Bishop Cotton Women's Christian College |
| 5 | Reflexivity in Research: Understanding Discourse Analysis | QIP-Media Studies | 23/03/2016 | Christ University |
| 6 | Significance of Sociology in Contemporary Society | One Day Orientation Programme for Graduates in Sociology | 14/02/2017 | Department of Sociology, M.S University, Tirunelveli |
| 7 | Culture Industry | CUFOHSS | 26/08/2016 | Christ University |
| 8 | Human Values and Higher Education | National Seminar on Reforming Teacher Education for Social Change | 08/03/2019 | KSR College of Education |
| 9 | Reconciling Biology, Culture and Normality | Christ University Forum of Humanities and Social Sciences (CUFOHSS) | 28/02/2019 | Deanery of Humanities and Social Sciences, CHRIST |
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 | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | ||
| 2 | Right to Education Sans Development : An Analysis of the Educational Status of Children Living in Slums | Tintu. P.V. | 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 | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | ||
| 4 | Changing Face of Gender Disparity: A Comparison of Single and Dual-Earner Families in New Delhi | Prachi Sinha | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | ||
| 5 | Civil Society Organizations in Afghanistan: An Analysis | Sayed Nooroddin Alavi | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | ||
| 6 | Study on Educational Backwardness among Sunni Muslim Community in Bismillah Nagar, Bengaluru | Saadia Samar | SUPERVISOR | Awarded | June 2016 | |
| 7 | Organization of Kinship and Family in Marwari Community: The case of Chickpet in Bengaluru | Chandni Sarda | 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 | 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 |
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 | 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 | National Seminar on Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Empowerment: Indian Experiences and Global Outreach | Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) | External | |
| 4 | Journal Publication Grant for Artha Journal of Social Sciences. | MALAVIKA MENON,OM PRAKASH L T | Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) | External |
| 5 | Examining the Representations of Tradition in Modernity and Modernity in Tradition: An Empirical understanding of Rituals and Practices associated with Birth, Marriage and Death. | OM PRAKASH L T | Internal |
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 | 06 March 2013 |
| 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 | 06 March 2013 |
| 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 | 06 March 2013 |
| 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 | 06 March 2013 |
| 5 | Member (Alumnus), Board of Studies | Department of Sociology, MS University, Tirunelveli | MS University, Tirunelveli | 06 April 2013 |
| 6 | Research Associate | Worked as Research Associate in CSSE&IP, MS University, Tirunelveli for 18 months. | MS University | 21 June 2013 |
| 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 |