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Dr. Sarada Gopalakrishnan

Associate Professor

Dr. Sarada Gopalakrishnan

Qualification

B.Sc. (Agri ), M.Sc. (Agrl Econ), MBA, M.Phil (Econ), Ph D. (Agrl Econ - Econ)

Email ID

sarada.rgk@gmail.com

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Teaching Experience:

  • Associate Professor, Marian Business School, Marian Engineering College, Thiruvananthapuram; July, 2025 till date.
  • Head of Department, Department of Economics, AJ College of Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram; October, 2021 to July 2025.
  • Assistant Professor, Institute for Technology and Management (ITM), Chennai; March, 2012 to January, 2013.
  • Guest Lecturer, Department of Management, Pondicherry University; November, 2011 to December, 2011.

Research Experience:

  • Research Associate, Department of Economics, University of Madras, Chennai; March, 2015 to March, 2017.
  • Senior Research Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore; February, 2007 to March, 2008.
  • Senior Research Fellow, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal; August, 2005 to April, 2006.

Industrial Experience:

  • Officer (Marketing and Recovery), State Bank of India, Mailam; March, 2008 to November, 2008.

Area of Specializations/ Interests:

  • Agricultural Economics
  • Rural Development
  • Distress migration
  • Policy Research

Publications:

  • “Changing Identities and Equations: Impact of Migration on Left Behind Women and Children – Evidences from Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu” in Proceedings of the International Conference on Development Economics, Volume I, Supported by NABARD at Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai, February 16th -17th 2017, ISBN: 978- 163535173, pp:8-18, (Co-authored).
  • “Distress Migration and Women in Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu” in the book titled India’s March Towards Development – 2030 Issues and Challenges edited by S. Manivasakan, UGC Centre for South and South East Asian Studies, University of Madras, 2017, ISBN: 978-93-830-71-043, pp:242-259, (Co-authored).
  • “The Transforming Rural Female Workforce in Tamil Nadu with Special Focus on Agriculture” in SR Sankaran Chair Seminar Proceedings on Dynamics of Rural Labour Relations in India, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad, 2016, pp:21, (Co-authored).
  • “Public Investment in Agriculture: A Literature Review”, in anvesak, Published by Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, Ahmedabad, Vol Vol 45, No. 2, July- December, 2015, pp:41-58.
  • “Structural changes within Agriculture and Allied Sector in India”, Agricultural Situation in India, Published by the Ministry of Agriculture, May, 2015, pp: 25-32, (Co-authored).
  • “India’s Food Security Mission: Experience from the State of Tamil Nadu”, Knowledge Economy, Vol 4, Issue 1, March 2014.
  • “Marketing System of Mangoes in India”, World Applied Sciences Journal, 21, No. 7, pp:1000-1007.
  • “Is banking becoming stressful nowadays?”, ITM nAch, vol 6, No 3, Dec 2012.
  • “Marketing system of mangoes in India”, Journal of Marketing and Communication, vol 8, No 2, Sep – Dec 2012.
  • “Have you felt the tremors? : On rating given by Standard and Poor’s on India”, imag : let’s reflect, July 2012. Popular article.
  • “India’s Competitive Advantage in Mango Trade”, , Business Economics, Nov 2012, (Co-authored).
  • “Comparative Economics of Seed Production vis-a-vis Commercial Grain Production of Paddy in Puducherry”, , ICFAI University Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol VI, No 1, 2009 (47 – 54), (Co-authored).
  • “Agricultural Biotechnology in India – Potential and Challenges”, Conference Proceedings: 7th National Level Bio- logical Congress on Biotechnology : Evolution and Revolutions, 2008, (Co-authored).
  • “The Story of GM Cotton in Tamil Nadu – Success or Failure?”, (Co-authored), Conference Proceedings: 7th National Level Biological Congress on Biotechnology: Evolution and Revolutions, 2008, (Co-authored).
  • “Child Labor: Status, Issues and Policy Measures”, Ashwattha, vol 1, No 2, 2007 (20 – 24), (Co-authored).
  • “Urban Poverty – Indicators, Measurement, Status and Policy Implications”, Ashwattha, vol 1, No 4, 2007 (21 – 25), (Co-authored).
  • “A study on Market Structure of Rice in UT of Pondicherry”, Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Conference on Marketing, 2005, (Co-authored).
Papers Presented in Seminars / Conferences:
  • “Agriculture and Role of Public Sector Banks” at the National Banking Conclave organised by All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), Mumbai 19-20, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3XbTgbkVbM
  • “Changing Identities and Equations of Women in Rural Sector: Evidences from the State of Tamil Nadu”, in the National Conference on ‘Women and Work’ organised by Centre for Women’s Studies, School of Social Sciences and International Studies, Pondicherry University and Puducherry State Resource Centre for Women, 17-18 March 2017.
  • “Planning for Rural Infrastructure in Tamil Nadu – Some Observations” in the National Seminar on Rural Infrastructure- Issues and Prospects”, Meenakshi College for Women, Kodambakkam, Chennai, 24thand 25th November, 2016.
  • “The Transforming Rural Female Workforce in Tamil Nadu with special focus on Agriculture” in the National Seminar on The Dynamics of Rural Labour Relations/Market in India: Issues, Dimensions and Processes, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD and PR), Hyderabad, 11-13 March, 2016.
  • “The Agrarian Transition in the State of Tamil Nadu: Is there any Signs of Feminisation of Agriculture?” in the Second International Conference on Contemporary Debates in Public Policy and Management, Indian Institute of Management – Calcutta, 15-17 January, 2016.
  • “Public Investment in Indian Agriculture” in the National Conference on ‘Public Finance, Public Policy and Economic Development’ organised by the Department of Economics, Central University of Tamil Nadu on 26th and 27th March 2015.
  • “Socio-economic and Demographic Status of Female Headed Households in Tamil Nadu – A District Level Analysis With Special Reference to SC and ST, An Analysis from the Census Data 2011“, Census Data Dissemination Workshop, 2014-15, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, January 2015.
  • “Is Tamil Nadu a model for National Food Security?” in the State level Seminar on ‘Current Trends and Research Topics in Mathematics, Statistics and Economics’ conducted by Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women (A unit of Sri. S.S. Jain Educational Society), Chennai on 8th February, 2014.
  • “Agricultural Biotechnology in India” – Potential and Challenges in Muthayammal College of Arts and Science, Rasipuram, January 2008.
  • “The Story of GM Cotton in Tamil Nadu – Success or Failure?” in Muthayammal College of Arts and Science, Rasipuram, January 2008.
  • “Impact of Macro Economic Reforms on Poverty in India” in Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal; July 2004.
  • “Fertilizer Consumption in India” in Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal; December 2004.
Participation in Seminar / Conferences / Workshops:
  • Participated as trainee in Workshop on “Documenting Processes of Spatial Mobility: Qualitative and Ethnographic Approaches” in the “Social Sciences Winter School: Mobility and Social Dynamics” organised by the Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Pondicherry University and Department of Social Sciences, French Institute of Pondicherry, November 28-December 2, 2016.
  • Participated in the National Workshop on “Dimensions of Social Exclusion” organised by Dr. Ambedkar Centre for Economic Studies, University of Madras, Chennai, October 31, 2016.
  • Participated in the two-day workshop on ‘Methods of Data Analysis’ organised by the Department of Econometrics, University of Madras during March 12-13, 2015.
  • Attended the one-day academic conference on ‘Migration’ organised by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai on 7th February, 2015.
  • Participated in the one day ‘Census Data Dissemination Workshop, 2014’ jointly organised by Directorate of Census Operations, Tamilnadu and Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), Chennai at Central leather Research Institute, Chennai on 5th December, 2014.
  • Participated in the two-day Research Methodology workshop for M. Phil Scholars on 18th and 19th October 2013 organised by Department of Economics, Meenakshi College for Women, Chennai in collaboration with Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust, Chennai.Participant in the International Workshop and Conference on Game Theory, Operations Research and its Applications in Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Chennai during January 2012.
  • Active Participant in National Symposium on Rural Non-farm sector in India organised by AERA at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal, during 1999 – 2006.

Scholarships & Awards:

  • Awarded AIBEA (All India Bank Employees Association) Merit Scholarship during the PhD Programme, 2017-2019.
  • Awarded the Uthandaraman Aiyasamy Proficiency Prizes in Economics and the V.C. Rangasamy Memorial Prize- I for the best performance in the M. Phil Degree Examination.
  • Received grant from Malcolm Elizabeth Adiseshaiah Trust for the research conducted during M.Phil. programme.
  • Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship / Assistant Professorship in the discipline Economics and Agri Business Management conducted by Agricultural Scientists’ Recruitment Board (ICAR), New Delhi and Recognised by UGC/CSIR in May 2008.
  • Qualified State level Eligibility Test (SET) in the subject Economics for lectureship conducted by Bharathiar University in 2006.
  • Gold medal for securing the highest Overall Grade Point Average in the discipline of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry in B. Sc. (Agri) degree programme during 1999-2003.
  • College topper with highest OGPA in M.Sc. (Ag) and passed with distinction.
  • Pondicherry Government Fellowship Assistance for meritorious candidates in PG programme.

Best Research Paper Awards:

  • Awarded the ‘Best Research Paper Award’ on “Planning for Rural Infrastructure in Tamil Nadu – Some Observations” in the National Seminar on Rural Infrastructure- Issues and Prospects”, Meenakshi College for Women, Kodambakkam, Chennai, 24thand 25th November, 2016.
  • Awarded ‘Best Research Paper Award (External Category) for the paper presented on ‘Public Investment in Indian Agriculture’ in the National Conference on ‘Public Finance, Public Policy and Economic Development’ organised by the Department of Economics, Central University of Tamil Nadu on 26th and 27th March 2015.

Honours:

  • Selected twice to represent the college in the “Interaction meeting” with His Excellency Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, then President of India during 2001 and 2003.