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Personal & Professional Details

• Name: Dr. D. Thirumalraja

• Designation: Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences – Department of Sociology, TNOU.

• Date of Joining: Appointed as Assistant Professor on 29 January 2015.

• Contact: Mobile – +91 99766 50918, Email – thiruilya@tnou.ac.in

Teaching & Work Experience

• Current: Assistant Professor of Sociology at TNOU’s School of Social Sciences.

• Previous roles:

  • Worked as a Project Coordinator for Rural Development Trust, Kodaikanal.

  • Announcer at Kodai FM (AIR), Kodaikanal.

  • Professional Assistant at the Centre for Women’s Studies, Alagappa University, Karaikudi.

Research, Projects & Academic Service

• Dr. Thirumalraja has been involved in:

  • Project Fellow in a UGC-sponsored major research project: “A Study on Social Exclusion of Dalits in Madurai and Theni districts of Tamil Nadu” (09.02.2011–08.02.2013)

  • Co-Investigator in UGC-Minor Research Project: “Practice of Social Networking among Girl Students: with Special Reference to Alagappa University”

  • Team member in UGC-sponsored projects on various themes, including cybercrime against college girls and women administrators in higher education.

• He is also a member of several academic/professional bodies:

  • Life Member, Indian Sociological Society

  • Life Member, Tamil Nadu Sociological Association

  • Life Member, Indian Society of Victimology

Roles & Contributions at TNOU

• Assistant Controller of Examinations from 16.09.2019 to 08.05.2023
• Nodal officer for e-Sanad.
• Member Anti-Drug Committee, TNOU.
• Coordinator for selecting the candidate for CEMCA award 2021, TNOU.
• Member in various committees formed for Convocation functions of TNOU.
• Member, Board of Studies of the Department of Sociology at TNOU.
• Developed academic programmes and research supervision within the School of Social Sciences.
• Written 46 Self Learning Materials
• Work touches upon key societal issues like ageing communities, tribal welfare, marginalisation, gender and social change which align with his departmental specializations.