Dr. Y. Srinivasa Rao

Assistant Professor

Contact

Address : Department of History

Bharathidasan University

Tiruchirappalli – 620 024

Tamil Nadu, INDIA

Employee Number : BDU1750852

Date of Birth : 10-06-1975

Contact Phone (Office) : +91 431 2407042

Contact Phone (Mobile) : +91 9543777480

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Academic Qualifications: M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D./

Teaching Experience: 10 Years

Research Experience: 10 Years

Additional Responsibilities;

1. Deputy Warden, Bhavani Hostel, Bharathidasan University, from August 2018

2. Coordinator of the Online Courses, Department of History, from July 2018

3. Coordinator of the Environmental Club, Department of History, from July 2018

4. Executive Committee Member, Green & Clean Initiative, BDU, from April 2018

5. NAAC, Coordinator, Department of History, 2018

6. Placement Cell Coordinator, Department of History, from April 2018

7. Co-ordinator of external activities: appointed as co-ordinator of external activities on 1st July

2016

8. Co-ordinator of Examinations: Appointed as co-ordinator of examinations of the department of

History, on 1st March 2016.

9. Principal in-charge at Bharathidasan University’s Model College, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam

District, from 4th to 30th July 2012.

10. Librarian, in-charge, Library, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, from June 2008

to 2012

11. In-charge of History Club, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, from June 2008 to

present

12. Residential Tutor, Bhavani Hostel, Bharathidasan University, from 2009 till date.

Areas of Research

History of Science and Technology, Modern India, National movement, Subaltern Technologies,

Research Supervision / Guidance

Program of Study Completed Ongoing Research Ph.D. 00 08

M.Phil. 36 2 Project PG 46 0

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Publications

International National Others Journals Conferences Journals Conferences Books /

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Manuals 2 Xx 4 Xx 2

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Total Citations : 09

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Distinctive Achievements / Awards

International Scholar of the SHOT, January 2008- December 2009

Events organized in leading roles

Number of Seminars / Conferences / Workshops / Events organized: 9

1. Organized two-day ICHR sponsored national seminar on Academic Amalgamation: Bringing Techno-scientific and Social Science Academicians together on the Changing Academic Dimensions’ on February 17th & 18th 2011 at the Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli.

2. Organized one-day national workshop on the Collection and Interpretation of Archival Material on 22nd February 2013 at the Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli.

3. Organized two-day national seminar on the History of South Indian Cinema on 14th-15th March 2014 at the Department of History Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli.

4. Organized one-day workshop on the Question of Conceptualization and Inference in Historical Research, at the Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 6th February 2015.

5. Organized two-day national seminar on The History of Science and Technology in Post-Colonial India, 1947-1991, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 3rd & 4th November 2016.

6. Organized Two-day national seminar on The History of Technologies in Madras Presidency,

1900-1960, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 15th &16th December 2016.

7. Organized one-day national workshop on the Science, Technology and Society (STS) Studies,

Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, 31st January 2017.

8. Organized one-day national training Programme on Human Rights, Department of History,

Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 31st March 2017.

9. Organised two-day ICHR sponsored national seminar on The History of Indigenous Medicine in Colonial South India, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 25th &26th October 2018

Events Participated (optional)

Conferences / Seminars / Workshops: xx

1. xxx Participated in Faculty Development Programme on Enhancing Learning Outcomes Through Effective Teaching, organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell & UGC-HRDC, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, 28th November 2018

2. Participated in the All Indian Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisations (AIFUCTO) XXXI Academic Conference, 23 to 25 November 2018, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.

3. Participated in the One-Day Workshop on World Class Curriculum Development in Social Science, World Class Curriculum Cell, Kajamalai Campus, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, 12th September 2018.

4. Participated in one-day Workshop on Research Intelligence and Scholarly Publication, Department of Library Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli. 24th August 2018

5. Participated in the two-day History of Science Investigators meet organized by Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, 12th -13th April 2018.

6. Participated in the Ambedkar International Conference, Bangalore Central University, Bengaluru, 21 to 23 July 2017.

7. Participated in two-day national workshop on Environment, Health and Safety Management, Department of Environmental Management, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 9th to 10th March 2017.

8. Participated in the Two-day national seminar on Gender and Social Barriers of Women Scientists and Technocrats-Strategies and Concerns and chaired a technical session, Department of Women Studies, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 27th and 28th February 2017,

9. Attended twenty-one day Refresher Course in History at the Human Resource Development Centre, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttara Pradesh (UP), 2nd to 22nd February 2016.

10. Participated in one-day International Cultural Interchange Programme, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 21st September 2015

11. Participated in the one-day seminar on the Higher Education Policy organized by the Bharathidasan University Teachers Association, Bharathidasan University, 12th December 2015.

12. Participated in the one-day national workshop on Resources and Technologies for Scholarly Information organized by the Department of Library and Information Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 12th August 2014.

13. Participated in the one day session of SISTEM-SPHERE (Studies on India science, Technology Environment and Medicine-Scio-Philosophical, Historical-Economic Research Explorations) organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai on 2nd January 2014

14. Participated and presented a paper on ‘Has Technology Transformed Lives of Dalits’ has been presented at the ICPR sponsored two-day national workshop on the Perspectives of Ambedkar, Department of Philosophy, Pondicherry Univeristy, Pondicherry, 24-25 July 2012.

15. Attended UGC sponsored three-day short term course for Research Adviser in Social Sciences, 25th to 27th March 2011, Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli,Tamilnadu.

16. Participated in two-day’s workshop on 'Access to Library Networks and Scholarly Database' organized by the Bharathidasan University Library, 16th and 17th December 2010, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.

17. Participated in the twenty-eight day UGC sponsored Orientation Programme from 9th November 2010 to 6th December.2010 conducted by the Academic Staff College Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli.

18. Participated in the twenty-one day ICHR sponsored training course on Historiography and Research Methodology, Organized by the Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 24th August to 13th September 2009.

19. Participated and presented a paper titled as Power and Progress: Electrification of Madras Presidency during 1900-1947, in Science, Technology & Society Studies (STSS) Research Workshop, organized by Center for Studies in Science Policy, SSS, Jawaharlal Nehru University with National Institute of Science, Technology, & Development Studies (NISTADS), Delhi, and Society for the Promotion of Science & Technology Studies, New Delhi, 25-27 March 2004.

Other Training Programs

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Overseas Exposure / Visits

1. Paper titled as ‘Modernization of Rice Milling in Colonial Andhra’ presented at an International

conference on Everyday Technology in Monsoon Asia, 1880-1960, 19-20 March 2010,

University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

2. Paper titled as ‘Legal Mechanisms and Technological Determinism: Role of Law in the Expansion of Electricity Network in Madras Presidency, 1900-1947’, presented at Fiftieth Anniversary Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT, USA), Washington DC, USA, October, 17-21, 2007.

Membership in

Professional Bodies

Life Member: Indian History Congress, Life Member

Member: Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), USA

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Editorial Board

Editorial Member: Indian Historical Studies

Advisory Board

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Academic Bodies (such as Board of Studies etc.,)

M.A, History, Bharathidasan University,

M.A. History, Karur Arts College, Karur

Others

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Resource persons in various capacities

Number of Invited / Special Lectures delivered: 76

1 Delivered lecture on Caste, Religion and Gender Intersectionalities to the participants Three Week Faculty Development Programme on Gender and Inclusive Development, Department of Women Studies, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, 29th November 2018

2 Delivered lecture on the Scientific Temper to the participants of the National Children Science Competition organized by TNSF and Department of Women Studies, Bharathidasan Univeristy, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 28th October 2018

3 Delivered lecture on the Poison Healing Traditions in Kerala, at ICHR two-day national seminar on The History of Indigenous Medicine in Colonial South India, Department of History, Bharathidasan University,Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 25th &26th October 2018.

4 Delivered lecture on the Essentiality of Scientific Temper as a National Philosophy, Tamil Nadu Science Forum, 28th August 2018

5 Delivered lecture on the Flourishing Ahistory in the Historical Age in India, Department of

History, Bharathidasan Univeristy, Tiruchirapalli, 24th August 2018

6 Delivered lecture on Propagation of Ahistory as History, State level Workshop, Tamil Nadu

Science Forum, at St. Joseph College, Tiruchirapalli, 14th July 2018

7 Delivered lecture on Stephen Hawking and Popularisation of Science, History Club, Department

of History, Bharathidasan University, 27th March 2018.

8 Delivered lecture on Understanding the Problematisation of the History of the other, at one-

day national level workshop on the Social History of Tamils, Department of History, Periyar University, Salem, 9th March 2018.

9 Delivered inaugural lecture on Understanding the Significance of the History of Science,

Technology, Environment and Medicine (HISTEM) at One-day National Workshop on the History of Science, Technology and Environment, Department of History, Periyar University, Salem, 26th February 2018.

10 Delivered lecture on the Rationalism as way of Life in India, Department of History,

Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, 9th February 2018

11 Delivered lecture on the Relevance of Periyarism, at the World Atheist Conference, Organised

by Atheist Centre, Dravida Khazagam and the Rationalists Forum, on 5th to 7th January 2018

12 Delivered lecture on the Engendering Science and Technology, to the participants of the Refresher course on Gender Studies, at UGC-HRDC, BDU, Tiruhirapalli, 21.12. 2017

13 Delivered Prof M. Radhakrishnan Endowment Lecture on Hisotricisation of Mythical Asura, at Roja Muthaih Research Library (RMRL), Chennai, 16th December 2017.

14 Delivered lecture on The Construction of the Counterculture: A Subaltern Historical Necessity to

the participants of the Refresher Course in Social Sciecnes, UGC-HRDC-BDU, Tirurhciaparlli, 6th November , 2017

15 Delivered lecture on the Company and the Socio-Religious and Educational Reforms, Department of History, Vivekananda College of Arts and Science for Woman, Tiruchangodu, on5th August 2017

16 Delivered lecture on Periyar, Science and Rationalism, at the Tree-day ICHR National Seminar

on the Impact of Education, and Science and Technology on Colonial Tamil Nadu, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 10 to 12th July 2017.

17 Delivered lecture on Science, Technology and Human Rights to the participants of Training

Programme on Human Rights, Department of History, Bharathidasn University, Thiruchirapalli, 31st March 2017.

18 Delivered Lecture on Is Historian of Science and Technology is Needed to Expert in Science and

Technology to the participants of Historical Methods, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 27th to 29th March 2017.

19 Delivered lecture on Are Universities Mirror Images of Society? Preliminary Investigation into

the Nature and Character of Universities in India, History Club, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 25th March 2017.

20 Delivered lecture on the Delivered lecture on The History of Science and Technology to the

participants of 95th Orientation Programme at the Human Resource Development Centre, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 8th March 2017.

21 Delivered lecture on the History of Science and Technology to the participants of 96th

Orientation Programme at the Human Resource Development Centre, Bharathidasan Univeristy, Thiruchirapalli, 7th March 2017.

22 Delivered lecture on Constitutional Reforms in Colonial India, 1861-1935, to the Participants of

NET and SLET examination coaching conducted by Career Guidence Cell, Bharathidasan University, 4th March 2017.

23 Delivered lecture on Scientific Temper as National Necessity, to the delegates of Tamil Nadu

Science Forum, at Fathima College, Madurai, 26th February 2017.

24 Delivered invited lecture on History of Science and Technology As a Discipline, at the one-day

National Workshop on the Science, Technology and Society (STS) Studies, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, 31st January 2017.

25 Delivered invited lecture on Decoding the Debate on Arts and Crafts in Colonial Times, at National Seminar on History of Indigenous Technologies in Madras Presidency, 1900-1960, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thirucirapalli, 15-16 December 2016.

26 Delivered lecture on Ideology and Archives, History Club, Department of History, Bharathidasan University. Thiruchirapalli, 2nd December 2016.

27 Delivered lecture on Ideology, Archives and History Writing: Changing Nature of Historical

Material in Contemporary Times in Contemporary Times to the participants of Refresher Course in Research Methodology, UGC-HRDC, BDU, Khajamalai, 16th November 2016

28 Delivered lecture on the Multiple Narrative of Science and Technology in Post-Colonial India, at two-day national seminar on the History of Science and Technology, 1947-1991, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 3rd November 2016.

29 Delivered lecture on the Understanding Terrorism, Department of History, Bharathidasan

University, Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 15th July 2016.

30 Delivered lecture on Understanding Technological Developments in Contemporary Times,

Department of History, Bharathidasan University,Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 7th March 2016

31 Delivered lecture on the Locating Science and Technology in the Discourse of Contemporary

Nationalism, Human Resource Development Centre, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 4th March 2016.

32 Delivered an invited lecture on the Constitution and Ambedkar, at Kendriya Vidhyalaya, Trichy 1, on 26th November 2015

33 Delivered lecture on Is Rationalism Suitable for India: A Preliminary Inteorgation, Department

of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 28th September, 2015.

34 Delivered lecture on State, Capitalism and the Question of Land Acquisition, Department of

History, Bhrathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 20th July 2015.

35 Delivered invited lecture on the Necessity of Nehru’s Scientific Temper, to the members of the

Secular Collective, Khozikode on 4th May 2015.

36 Delivered lecture From the Nehruvian Campsite to the Narrow Majoritarian Narrative of

Science and Technology: Ideology, Politics and Science and Technology in Modern India, in UGC sponsored two-day national seminar on Nehru’s India: Past, Present and Future, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 30th & 31st March, 2015

37 Delivered lecture on the Humanizing the Inventor and Innovator: Necessity of Teaching Human

Rights to Science and Engineering Experts in UGC sponsored National Seminar on Human Rights Education, Department of History, Bhrathidasan University, Trichy, 20th March 2015.

38 Delivered lecture on From the Congress Rout to Kejrival’s Victory: Understanding the Pulse of

Indian Voter, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 11th February 2015.

39 Delivered lecture on the Problems of Conceptualisation in Historical Research to the participants of the one-day workshop on the Question of Conceptualization and Inference in Historical Research, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchiapalli, 6th February 2015.

40 Delivered lecture on Locating History of Science and Technology as a Discipline in the Indian

Context to the participants of Refresher Course in History at the Academic Staff College, Bhrathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 14th November 2014.

41 Delivered lecture on Science Technology and the Question of Human Rights to the participants

of Refresher Course in Human Rights at the Academic Staff College, Pondicherry Central University, Pondicherry, 13th November 2014.

42 Delivered lecture on the History of Science and Technology at the Department of Sociology,

Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 10th October 2014.

43 Delivered lecture on Bipan Chandra and his Contribution to the History Writing, at the

Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 10th September 2014.

44 Delivered lecture on History and Value Education to the Participants of the one day UGC

sponsored programme on Orientation to School Teachers in History, Department of History, Bhrathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 31th July 2014.

45 Delivered lecture on Reforming Brahmanism to Relocate in Modernity: K. Viswanath’s Films on

Caste, Culture and Traditions, at the Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 30th July 2014.

46 Delivered lecture on Technology. Development and Resistance: Anti-thermal Power Project

Movement in Sompeta, in two-day national seminar on the Perspectives on Social Movements in Andhra Pradesh, organized by the Department of History, Archeology & Culture, Dravidian University, Kuppam, 2nd -3rd April 2014.

47 Delivered lecture on Knowledge Encounters and Ruptures between Europeans and Indians:

Preliminary Assessment of Interaction between Danish and Indian Knowledge Systems in a two-day national seminar on European Settlements in Coromandal Coast-with Special Reference to Danish Settlement at Tarangambadi, at Department of History, Tranquibad Bishop Manickam College, Porayar, 21st – 22nd March 2014.

48 Delivered lecture on History as a Tool of Identity Formation in the Contemporary Context, in

the one-day workshop on History for Contemporary Needs, organized by the Department of History, Bharathidasan Univerity, Thiruchirapalli, 17th March, 2014.

49 Delivered lecture on Promises and Predicaments of Subaltern Studies in India, in the ICHR

national Workshop on Reconstructing History: The Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches” organized by Department of History, Periyar Arts College, Cuddalore, 7th -8th March 2014

50 Delivered lecture on Aims and Objectives of the History of Science and Technology at the

Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 19th February 2014.

51 Delivered lecture on Challenges to the Quality of Social Science Research to the participants of Refresher Course in Social Sciences at the Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 12th February 2014.

52 Delivered lecture on Gandhi’s Perspectives on ‘Madrasees’ at Two-day national seminar on The History of Freedom Movement in Thiruchirapalli, organized by the Department of History, Bhrathidasan University College, Perambalur, 31st January to 1st February 2014.

53 Delivered lecture on Modernising the Tradition and Importing the Modern: the Question of

Industrialisation in Madras Presidency, at Two-day national seminar on The Economic History of British Raj in the Madras Presidency, 1870-1947, organized by the Department of History, PSGR Krishnammal College, Peelamedu, Coimbator, 28-29 January 2014

54 Delivered Lecture on Challenges to Historical Research to the participants of the ICHR

sponsored One-day Workshop on "Research Project and Thesis Writing in History" at Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli on 9th December 2013.

55 Delivered Lecture on Economic Ideas of M.C. Rajah at the Department of History, Bharathidasan

University, Thiruchirapalli, 23rd October 2013.

56 Delivered lecture on the Question of the Formation of New States: The Case of Telangana,

Department of History, Bhrathdiasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 18 September 2013.

57 Delivered lecture on Reciprocality between Science, Technology and Society in Post Nehruvian

Era is presented at the UGC sponsored two-day National Seminar on “ Post-Nehruvian Era: Socio-Economic and Political Developments” organized by the Center for Nehru Studies, Department of History, Bhrathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 27th -28th April 2013.

58 Delivered lecture on Science and Rationalization of India: Contextualizing Nehru’s ‘Scientific

Temper, is presented at the UGC sponsored Two-day National Seminar on Contextualizing Jawaharlal Nehru’s Vision and Values in Contemporary India, Center for Nehru Studies, Department of History, Barathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 29th-30the March 2013.

59 Delivered lecture on Periyar, Gandhi and Rural Economy at the Department of History,

Bharhathidasan Univeristy, Thiruchirapalli, 6th February 2013.

60 Delivered lecture on the Technology, Development and Human Rights to the participants of the

Refresher Course on Human Rights at the UGC Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University, 14th December 2012.

61 Delivered lecture on Recent Challenges to Social Sciences in India to the participants of the

Refresher Course on Social Sciences at the UGC Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University, 3rd December 2012.

62 Delivered lecture on National Integration to the participants of 77th Orientation Programme at

the UGC Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University, 20th November 2012.

63 Delivered lecture on National Integration to the participants of 76th Orientation Programme at

the UGC Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University, 19th November 2012.

64 Delivered Lecture on the Dalits and Discourse on the Reconstruction of Colonial India’, at the Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 7th November 2012

65 Delivered a lecture on ‘English and the Question of Medium of Instructions in Higher Education’, at the Department of Plant Science, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 17th February 2012.

66 Delivered lecture on Emergence of Engineering Community in Madras Presidency, 1900-1947,

is presented at the UGC sponsored One-day National Seminar on Colonial Science Pollicy: Education, Technology and Institutions in the Madras Presidency, Organised by the Department of History, Bharathidasan Univeristy, Thiruchirapallion 12th November 2011.

67 Delivered lectuere on History of Science and Technology: A Historical Necessity of the Colonised

is presented at the ICHR sponsored Two-day Seminar on History of Science and Technology in Colonial Madras, 1801-1947, Department of History, Bhrathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 11th -12th April 2012.

68 Delivered a lecture on the Role of Gandhi in Building Mass National Movement to the UGC

NET/IAS aspirants conducted by Youth Development Studies, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 30th September 2011.

69 Delivered lecture on Is Technology Equal to Progress: Revisiting the Debate on Development in

India from the Human Rights Perspective is presented at the two-day UGC sponsored national seminar on “ Human Rights in Independent India: Contemporary Challenges and Issues”, organized by the Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli on 9th to 10th April 2011.

70 Delivered lecture on Nehru’s Perspectives on English Language is presented at the two-day UGC

sponsored national seminar on “Nehru the Maker of Modern India: Challenges and Development in the Post-Nehru Era”, 19th to 20th March 2011, organized by Centre for Nehru Studies, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli.

71 Delivered a lecture on ‘Science, Scientist and Society’ at the Department of Plant Science,

Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 23rd February 2011.

72 Delivered lecture The Relevance of ‘Two Cultures Theory' in India, is presented at the two-day

ICHR sponsored national seminar on Academic Amalgamation: Bringing Techno-Scientific and Social Science Academicians together on the Changing Academic Dimensions, organized by the Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, February 17th &18th 2011

73 Delivered a lecture on ‘The Birth of New Branch: The Emergence of the History of Technology

in India, to the participants of the Refresher Course in History conducted by the UGC-Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 27th January 2011.

74 Delivered a lecture on ‘Why Should We Study History’ at Sri Sivananda Balalaya School, A-

Palayam, Thiruchirapalli, 12th January 2011.

75 Delivered lecture on ‘How to Present an Effective Public Talk’, at the Department of Plant Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 2011

76 Delivered lecture ‘Nehru’s Visualization of the Economic Future of India in The Discovery of

India’, presented at the UGC two days National seminar on Nehru the Architect of Modern India: Issues and Perspectives, Department of History, Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli, 27-28 March 2010.

Others

Articles published in Newspapers / Magazines : 14

1. Srinivasa Rao, Y. ‘Present and Future of Dalit-bahujans’, 21 October 2017, www.roundtable.co.in

2. Srinivasa Rao, Y. ‘Rescuing the Historical Asura from Ahistory’, 23 October 2017, www.Countercurrents.org

3. Srinivasa Rao, Y. ‘What is New in Today’s New India’, 24 October 2017, www.Countercurrents.orgwww.countercurrents.org.

4. Srinivasa Rao, Y. ‘Can we Revive Periyarism’, 26 October 2017, www.Countercurrents.org.

5. Srinivasa Rao, Y. ‘Problematic Dalit Middle Class’, 3rd November 2017, www.roundtable.co.in

6. Srinivasa Rao, Y. ‘A Cursory Look on the Government, Religion and Reason’,

www.Countercurrents.org, 14th November 2017.

7. Srinivasa Rao, Y. ‘Technology, Lies and False Propaganda, www.countercurrents.org, 6th

December 2017.

8. Srinivasa Rao, Y. ‘Domination of the other is Inbuilt in the Ideology of Majoritarianism’,

www.countercurrents.org, 28th December 2017.

9. Srinivasa Rao, Y. ‘Vernacular for Dalit-Bahujans and English for Upper Caste/Class: A Socio-

Political Conspiracy, www.roundtable.co.in, 10th February 2018.

10. Srinivasa Rao, Y ‘Transformation of Caste/Religious Minorities into ‘Composite Majority’ to

counter Marjoritarianism in India¸ www.countercurrents.org, 12th February 2018.

11. Srinivasa Rao, Y. ‘Death of Public University, www.countercurrents.org, 25th April 2018.

12. Srinivasa Rao, Y. ‘Is Ambedkar still an Untouchable in India’, www.countercurrents.org, 4th May

2018

13. Srinivasa Rao, Y, Rationalism as a Way of Life, www.countercurrents.org, 17th September 2018.

14. Srinivasa Rao, Y, Lynching: Casteist, Communal and Fascist Tool of Violence in India,

www.countercurrents.org, 6th December 2018

15. Srinivasa Rao, Y. ‘Nehruvinte Shastranveshana Parajayangal’, Mahtrubhumi, 21st June, 2015, pp.

26-33.

16. Products developed : xx

17. No. of PhD Thesis evaluated :1

18. No. of PhD Public Viva Voce Examination conducted : xx

19. Sequences submitted in GenBank

**Social Interests and Initiatives / Articles in News papers etc can also be included

Recent Publications

1. Authors, (Year), "Title of the Paper", Journal / Conference Name, Publisher, Country, Volume/ Issue, page numbers. (Impact Factor: xx).

1. B. Chitra & Y. Srinivasa Rao,’Emergence of Indigenous Medical Education in Madras Presidency- A Historical Analysis’, Vol. 6, Issue 7, 5

2. B. Chitra & Y. Srinivasa Rao, Institutionalaisation of Medical Education in Colonial Tamil Countrey -1835-1947, Research Review, V0l. 7. Issue. 10, 2018, 5.

3. Sindhu Thomas & Srinivas Rao, Y, Medical Education for Women in Colonial Tamil Nadu, Jounral of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 22, Issue 9, 2017,

4. Srinivasa Rao, Y. ‘Electricity, Law and the Empire: Growth of Electricity Network in Madras Presidency and Colonialism, 1900-47’, in N. Sethuraman (ed.), Discourse on Indian History, Clio Publications, Trichy, 2016, pp. 187-204.

5. Srinivasa Rao, Y. ‘Electricity, Politics and Regional Economic Imbalance in Madras Presidency, 1900-1947’, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XLV, No. 23, 2010, pp. 59-66,

6. Srinivasa Rao, Y & John Lourdusamy. ‘Colonialism and the Development of Electricity: The Case of Madras Presidency, 1900-1947’ Science, Technology & Society, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2010, pp. 27-54,

7. Srinivasa Rao, Y. ‘Electrification of Madras Presidency, 1900-1947’, Review of Development and Change, Vol. XII, No. 2, July-December 2007, pp. 303-313,

8. Srnivasa Rao, Y. ‘Separation of Child from Mother: Exclusion of Poor from Environment’, Nagaraju G, Sahoo S and Sahoo A.K, (eds.) Trends in Sociology: Development, Education and Diaspora, Abijeet Publications, New Delhi, 2006, pp. 167-187.