S Jeevanandam
S Jeevanandam
Assistant Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for Women's Studies
School of Social Sciences
Room No
328, SSS-I
Email
jeevanandam[at]mail[dot]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in, jeevanandam[at]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

PhD, Gender Studies, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 2015.

MPhil, History, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 2010.

MA, Historical Studies, University of Madras, Chennai, 2007.

BA, English, Bishop Heber College, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 2005.

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Gender History, Religious Studies, Medieval Society, Reform Movements

Experience

2015-2023: Faculty, Department of History, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.

2015: Faculty, Department of History, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India.

Awards & Honours

2021: Best Paper Award in the International Conference on Dravidak Karuththiyal, Department of Tamil and Dravida Iyakka Ayvu Maiyam, Chikkaiah Naicker College, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India.

2020: Saiva Siddhanta Pulavar (Proficiency in Saiva Siddhanta), Saiva Siddhantap Perumanram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

2013: Best Paper Award in the National seminar on Issues and Strategies for Women’s Empowerment-Vision 2020, Women’s Studies Centre, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.

2007: Shri Justice P. Rajagopalan Endowment Medal, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

2007: The Governor Chancellor’s Centenary Prize, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

2007: Thiru T.V. Anantha Rama Sharma Endowment Prize, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

International Collaboration/Consultancy

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Best Peer Reviewed Publications
  1. “A Historical Note on Sacred Geography of Medieval Tamilakam”. Journal of the Asiatic Society LXII, no. 3. (2020): 114-131.
  2. “Exploring Bharathanatyam: A Reformulated Dance Form of Devadasi Tradition in the 20th Century.” Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 78. (2017): 735-747.
  3. “Tiruanjaikkalam: The Westernmost Extremity of the Tamil Saivite sacred Geography”. Malayalam Research Journal 14, Issue. 1. (January-April 2021): 5105-5114. (Co-author, M.N. Rajesh)
  4. “Devadāsis, the Temple Dancing Girls in Medieval Deccan (12th to 18th Century)”. History and Archaeology (N.S.) 1 (1). (January 2019): 93-116. (Co-author, Rekha Pande)
  5. “Devadāsis and Gift Giving in Medieval South India.” ZIJMR 2, issue. 5 (May, 2012): 181-191. (Co-author, Rekha Pande) 
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
  1. Devadasis in South India: A Journey from Sacred to Profane Spaces. Delhi: Kalpaz Publications, 2017. (Co-author, Rekha Pande)  
  2. Gender and Globalisation. Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2021. (Co-editors, Rekha Pande and Sita Vanka)
Patents (if any)

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