Professor Mohanan Bhaskaran Pillai
Phones: 9486946201
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E-mail: mohapillai@pondiuni.ac.in
pillaimb.pol@pondiuni.edu.in
Positions Held
Dean, School of Law
Head, Department of Politics & International Studies, Pondicherry University. (Two Terms)
Principal, Pondicherry University Community College
Centre Head, Pondicherry University Mahe Regional Centre
Director, UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of South Asia Regional Cooperation.
Head, Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University
Chief Election Officer for Students Council Election 2012-13, Pondicherry University.
Coordinator UGC Special Assistance Programme DRS I&II Department of Politics & International Studies, Pondicherry University
Member, Advisory Committee, Southern Asia Studies Programme, Pondicherry University.
Member, Expert Committee, School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies, IGNOU, New Delhi
Member, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kerala
Member, Board of Studies in Five Universities.
Member, Academic Council, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram.
Member, Academic Council, Executive Council and Court of Pondicherry University.
Director (Hon.) Institute for Studying Developing Areas, Trivandrum
Visiting Assignments
Visiting Professor, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, France
Lectured at University of Warsaw, Poland.
Central University of Kerala,Kasaragod
Education
PhD. (PhD on Regional Cooperation in South Asia: SAARC A Study- 1991).
M.Phil. (A-Grade) on Regional Cooperation in South Asia: Problems and Prospects-1981.
M.A.(Political Science)First Class,1980
Research Publications
India’s Strategic Vision and Foreign Policy: Options and Challenges (How Academics, New Delhi,2023)
Global Commons: Issues, Concerns and Strategies, Sage Publications New Delhi,2020
Connectivity and Integration in South Asia, (Edited with A.S.Raju) Kalpaz, New Delhi,2015
India’s National Security: Concerns & Strategies (New Century Publications, New Delhi,2013)
Foreign Policy of India: Continuity and Change New Century Publications, New Delhi,2010
Decentralised Governance and Participatory Development: Issues, Constraints and Prospects, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi, 2005.
Women and Law: The Case of Kerala, ISDA, Trivandrum, 2003
Quest for A Just World Order, ISDA, Trivandrum, 1999.
Gandhi’s Legacy and a New Human Civilization, Gyan Publishers, New Delhi, 1999.
The Globalisation of Economy; Vision for the Future, Gyan Publishers, New Delhi, 1995.
Politics of Regionalism in South Asia, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, 1992.
Research Grants
Civil Society and Social Capital in South Asia: A Comparative Study of the Process of Democratization and Development in the Age of Globalization” (Sponsored by ICSSR) – Completed
Women Law and Public Domain (Sponsored by UGC, New Delhi) – Completed
Formation and Strengthening of Self Help Groups (Sponsored by CAPART) – Completed
People’s Participation in Development Planning: Constraints and Possibilities (Sponsored by UGC) – Completed
Women Leadership at the Grassroots Level (Sponsored by UGC) – Completed
Legal Status of Women (Kerala women Commission) – Completed
Problems Faced by Working Women (Kerala Women Commission) – Completed
Geopolitical Objectives of the United States of America in South Asia (Middle Award by the ASRC Hyderabad) – Completed
UGC – Special Assistance Programme, DPIS (2011-2022)
Teaching
Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry
UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of South Asia Regional Cooperation (UMISARC)
South Asia Studies Programme
Gandhigram Rural Institute (01/05/2004 – 12/09/2006)
PhD Guidance: 15 Completed: Currently guiding 8
Teaching Experience: 41 Years and Five Months.
Professional Service
Member, Advisory Committee, Southern Asia Studies Programme, Pondicherry University.
Member, Expert Committee, School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies, IGNOU, New Delhi
Member, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kerala
Member, Board of Studies in Five Universities.
Served as Member Academic Council, Gandhigram Rural Institute, and Gandhigram.
Served as a Member of the Academic Council, Executive Council and Court of Pondicherry University.
Served as Director (Hon.) Institute for Studying Developing Areas.
Membership in editorial boards
Founder Editor, International Journal of South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University.
Founder Editor-in-Chief (Hon.), ISDA Journal – Studies in Development and Public Policy, Trivandrum.
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Grassroots Governance Journal, Tirupati.
Member, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Philosophy, Religion & Culture, Pondicherry University.
Grant proposal reviews
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) 2018
European Commission – (2009-2010)
Indo-Canadian Shastri Institute
Professional Memberships
Life Member, Society for South Asian Studies
Member, Association for Asian Studies Inc.
Life Member, Indian Political Science Association
Life Member, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi
Life Member, Institute for the Study of Developing Areas, Trivandrum.
Member, European Association of South Asian Studies
Member, International Studies Association