Educational Qualification
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PhD Urban Sociology and Sociology of Development
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Jun 2011
National Eligibility Test for Lectureship in India
University Grand Commission
Apr 2010
M.A Sociology
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli
Nov 2007
B.Sc Mathematics
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli
Mar 2004
Higher Secondary Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology
State Board of School Examination, Tamil Nadu
Mar 2002
Matriculation Examination Maths, Science, Social Science
Board of Matriculation Examination, Tamil Nadu
Job Experiences
Aug 2010
Research Assistant
PRIA Foundation for Research and Development
Aug 2010-Dec 2010
Project Assistant
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Jan 2011-Jun 2011
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Project Assistant
Jun 2011-Nov 2011
Project Assistant
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Oct 2017-Jun 2018
Research Associate
Madras Institute of Development Studies
Seminars, Conferences & Workshops
- Participated in the “National Seminar on Dalit Movements in South India” held at Department of Sociology, University of Madras on 10th March 2012
- Participated in the workshop on “Role of Social Work in Criminal Justice System” held at Department of Social Work, Malankara Catholic College, Kanyakumari, during 19th January 2010.
Publications
- Gajendran, V. (2016). Chennai’s Peri-urban Accumulation of Capital and Environmental Exploitation. Environment and Urbanization Asia, 7(1), 113-131.
- Gajendran, V. (2015). The crisis of social reproduction in resettlement colonies: A case study in peri-urban Chennai. Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal, 4(2).
- Subitha, G.V., Govindarasan, M., Gajendran, V. (2012). Children with Special Needs: SSA intervention in Tamil Nadu, Bharathidasan University Journal of Science and Technology, 3(1), 40-44.
Subjects Taught
- Sociology of Development
- Research Methodology
- Accounting for Decision Making
- Disaster Management
- Establishing Development Organization
