Faculty Details

An academician and researcher specializing in Social Work, Public Administration, and Urban Local Self-Governance. He holds a Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Kerala, alongside an MSW in Community Development, an M.A. in Public Administration (Securing Second Rank), a B.Sc. in Zoology, and a SET qualification. His professional career includes roles as Office Manager at Tattva Palliative and Rehabilitation Foundation, Faculty Member and HRD Cell Coordinator at St. Joseph College, Chief Documentation Officer for the ADB-funded Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project, and Human Rights Cell Coordinator at Loyola College. He is also an active author and researcher with multiple peer-reviewed publications and paper presentations on local governance and public administration.

Office Manager | Tattva Palliative and Rehabilitation Foundation, Thiruvananthapuram Chief Documentation Officer | Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project (ADB Funding), Loyola College of Social Sciences (May 2004 – March 2005) Coordinator - Human Rights Cell | Loyola College of Social Sciences (2004, sponsored by Friedrich Naumann Foundation)

Rural and Urban Community Development, Public Administration, Decentralization, and Local Self-Governance.

Second Rank in M.A. Public Administration, University of Kerala. Best Participant Award at the National Seminar on Smart Sustainable and Inclusive Cities: Changing Urban Dynamics, organized by the Department of Sociology, University of Kerala (October 2020). Served as a trainer for volunteers of Kudumbasree Mission and ICDS at Irinjalakkuda Block Panchayat. Core Committee Member of the 45th All India Sociological Conference's Organizing Committee. Handled technical sessions on Decentralization and Governance. Edited a book titled Stree Padvi Padanam, exploring the status of women in rural Kerala.

"Revisiting Functional Autonomy of Urban Local Governance in Kerala", Perspectives in Social Work, ISSN 0974-5114 (UGC-approved under social sciences sr. no. 218), April 2021. "Industry Induced Involuntary Migration: Unfolding the Story of Alappad", Kerala Sociologist, ISSN: 0975-8933 (Vol. 48), June 2020. "Revisiting Community Based Primary Health Care Governance in Kerala", Kerala Sociologist, ISSN: 0975-8933 (Vol. 47), June 2019.

Attended multiple professional training programs in academic research and development organized by state and national institutes.

Office Manager at Tattva Palliative and Rehabilitation Foundation. Coordinator of the HRD Cell at St. Joseph College, Irinjalakuda. Chief Documentation Officer for the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project (ADB Funding). Coordinator of the Human Rights Cell at Loyola College of Social Sciences. Core Committee Member for the 45th All India Sociological Conference.