Biography

Serve as Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration since November 2020. Before joining academia, worked in the non-profit/NGO sector for seven years at different organisations in various capacities such as Content Editor, Curriculum Developer, Program Co-ordinator and Resource Person (Catalyst). Worked as a Fellow at the Azim Premji Foundation from 2013-’15 focusing on public school education. In his vocation as a teacher, he is greatly influenced by the teachings of philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti. 

Awards/Recognitions

1. Recipient of the Dutch Government Scholarship to pursue Advanced Masters in Public Policy and Human Development at University of Maastricht, the Netherlands (2016).

2. Recipient of merit-cum-means scholarship from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam for securing first Position in MA Politics and International Relations (2008).

Publications

1. ‘Urbanisation in South Asia: Trends and Challenges’ at the South Asia Regional Conference  on New Diplomacy organised by School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University in March 2014.

2. ‘Global Civil Society: Critical Questions’ in Indian Journal of Politics and International Relations, Vol. 4, Nos. 1&2, January-December 2011.