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From the Desk of the Vice Chancellor

Greetings!

As the Vice Chancellor of this premier university, I am extremely pleased to share this space to converse with all of you. The University of Madras is a post- sesquicentennial institution which has forged a glorious path for itself and has been the site for significant scientific discoveries as well as the beacon for national and regional societal transformation. It has successfully managed to hold aloft its tradition even while keeping up with the emerging trends. One reason for this is the way in which the university has kept alive its interactions with all the stakeholders.

The COVID 19 pandemic has introduced a ‘new normal’ and its impact is felt in the workings of the university as well. The students have been attending the lectures online. While online learning has the advantage of being anytime and anywhere, it has taken away the peer group interaction and peer learning which are integral aspects of the university experience. We look forward to welcoming you to the campus very soon. Meanwhile, our faculty and administration will continue to bring the best to the virtual classrooms. As students, you need to view the restrictions posed by the pandemic as a temporary deterrent. Your focus should be to gain the competencies to conduct application oriented research in order to evolve as useful citizens of our society.

Our university boasts of faculty with a high degree of knowledge and commitment to offer the best in teaching and research. Given the context of the pandemic, we need to redefine our teaching-learning processes to offer the best pedagogic experience to our students. Similarly, the post-pandemic era demands that we hone the employment potential and entrepreneurial capacity of our learners. This necessitates that we focus on sponsored research in cutting edge areas.

Our administrative staff have been the backbone of the university. While we move towards a transparent and complete e-governance model, we need more support from you. When the teaching-learning process at our university – from admission to certification -- is moving into the digital era, your skills and competencies need to keep pace.

At our university, we are gearing up for the final round of NAAC re-accreditation. This has offered us an opportunity to assess our Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges. Further, it has made us more determined to reiterate our quality benchmarks in teaching, research and extension activities. We are aware of this responsibility and fully prepared for it because, our university has always encouraged individual thinking within the established frameworks. This is echoed in the words of Tim Burners Lee, who initiated the World Wide Web: “We are forming cells within a global brain and we are excited that we might start to think collectively. What becomes of us still hangs crucially on how we think individually.” Let us unite to make the educational experience at the University of Madras a synergy of the best minds and best thoughts.

Prof.Dr.S.Gowri

Vice-Chancellor
University of Madras

UGC - Centre for South and Southeast Asian Studies

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About the Department

The Centre for South and Southeast Asian Studies (CSSEAS), University of Madras, is one of the centres in Indian Universities which comes  under the Area Studies Programme of the University Grants Commission.

It started functioning from the Academic Year 1977-78. The main focus of the Centre is on inter-disciplinary research programmes relating to Maldives, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

The major emphasis is on analytical studies relating to foreign policies, political institutions, social, economic and cultural development. Priority is given to India's relations with South and Southeast Asian countries and problems faced by Indian immigrants in the region.

Objective

  • To train up a team of Area Studies specialists in South and Southeast Asian Studies;
  • To build up a good research Centre, with well equipped Library and Documentation Facilities, which will be of assistance to the academic community and sister Universities in India; and 
  • To undertakeresearch programmes relevant to India and the region.

Mission

  • Offering Research programs that meet and exceed accreditation and disciplinary standards
  • Serving a student population that reflects the diversity of South and Southeast Asia and the new global community
  • Providing students with an education in the Area Studies that allows them to develop their research skills
  • Preparing educators and scholars for successful careers
  • Creating original work in the Area Studies that contribute to the education of our students and to the general advancement of human understanding
  • Engaging with the community and industry in shared study discussion, performance, and professional training in the fields of Area Studies
  • Providing opportunities for cultural enrichment through research and humanistic events, activities and performances.

Vision

  • Analytical Research relating to South Asia (mainly Maldives and Sri Lanka) and Southeast Asia (mainly Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore)
  • Interpretive studies of the interaction between the Global System on one hand and South and Southeast Asian Systems on the other
  • Empirical Studies of bilateral and multilateral relations of India with South Asian and Southeast Asian neighbours including Indian immigrants in these regions and
  • Longitudinal and Cross sectional studies of Foreign Policies, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Developments, Environmental Problems and Empowerment of Women in these regions

The Centre Library book collections are very rare and unique titles  on Sri Lanka, Singapore, Maldives, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Total Books- 3313

Monographs - 14

Journal (Bound Volume)- 1300

Ph.D Thesis - 27

M.Phil Dissertation - 95

Journals Subcription - 10

Our Faculties

Professor & Director

Dr.R.SRINIVASAN

M.A.,M.Phil.,Ph.D

  srinivasanide@gmail.com    044-25613801

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Course Offered

Post Graduate

PG Electives offered to other departments

Eligibility

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Master of Philosophy(M.Phil)

South & Southeast Asian Studies

Eligibility

Fee Structure

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Ph.D.Programmes

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Syllabus will be available soon

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Fee Structure will be available soon
M.Phil Degree
South and Southeas Asian Studies View/Download
Ph.D Degree
South and Southeas Asian Studies View/Download

Timetable

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M.Phil Scholars

Name Guide Topic Year Joined Year Completed Email Id
V.Harrieya Dr.S.Manivasakan 2011 2012
R.Mohan Dr.S.Manivasakan 2011 2012
V.Vandana Dr.S.Manivasakan 2011 2012

Ph.D Scholars

Name Guide Topic Year Joined Year Completed Email Id
I. Hiller Armstrong Dr. S. Manivasakan Terrorism in South Asia: An Analysis of India's Counter Strategic since December 2001 2002 2012 armstronghiller@gmail.com
H. Ilyas Ahamed Dr. S. Manivasakan Indian Tamils in Sri Lanka - The Role of Ceylon Workers - A Study 2012
S. Alliya Parveen Dr. S. Manivasakan Immigration and Immigrant Literature by Bharati Mukherjee - A Study 2004 2012
N. Mehar Taj Dr. S. Manivasakan Conflict, Resolution and IMMAMU AMIRI BARAKA: Conceptual Exploration 2004 2012
T. Sekar Dr. S. Manivasakan India-Singapore Strategic Partnership (1990 - 2012) 2007 2013
P. Kumar Dr. S. Manivasakan Livelihood Analysis of the Sri Lankan Tamils in the Refugee Camps of Tamil Nadu 2009 2014 kmrCBE@gmail.com
Sripathi Narayanan Dr. S. Manivasakan Strategic Concerns of India in the Indian Ocean: A Case Study of the Maldives 2012 2015 sripathinarayanan@gmail.com
Rinchonwon Duidang Dr. S. Manivasakan India-ASEAN Strategic Relationship: A Study on Singapore 2013 2016 rinchonwon@yahoo.com
T. Kannappan Dr. S. Manivasakan A Study on the World Bank Supported Programmes for Development in India 2011 2016 kannappan53@yahoo.com
P. Ravisekaran Dr. S. Manivasakan An Empirical Study on Plastic Money Fraud in India with Special Reference to Chennai City 2012 2016 dsp.ravi.123@gmail.com
P. Thamayanthi Dr. S. Manivasakan Feminism in India and Singapore: Literature by Shashi Desphande and Catherine Lim 2014 2016 thamayanthi89@gmail.com
V. Harrieya Dr. S. Manivasakan Socio-Political Status of Indian Community in Malaysia - A Comprehensive Study 2013 2016 vharrieya@gmail.com
P. Raja Dr. S. Manivasakan Comparative Study of Tourism between Chennai and Singapore 2014 2017 rajanarain@gmail.com
Rayees Unisa Dr. S. Manivasakan India - ASEAN Connectivity Towards Borderless Trade Community: With Special Reference to Tamil Nadu 2014 2017 rayees_unisa@yahoo.com
S. Santhosh Kumar Dr. S. Manivasakan Sustainable Tourism Development: A Case Study of Singapore and Chennai 2016 2020 santhoshhcm@gmail.com
Abhinaya Mohan Dr. S. Manivasakan Trade Union and it's Impact on Labour Laws: A Comparative Study of Chennai and Malacca 2016 2020 abhimohan93@gmail.com
Mr.Dangmei Bosco Dr.I.Hiller Armstrong Strategic importance of India’s Maritime security 2019 2025 trinitybosco07@gmail.com
Mr.Santhosh Thomas Dr.I.Hiller Armstrong Educative and communicative value of South Indian & Vietnam Drama 2019 2025 pulipraphilip1985@gmail.com
Maj.Gen. (Retd.).M.Vinaya Chandran Dr.I.Hiller Armstrong India-China Relations in South Asia 2019 2025 vinayachandran857@gmail.com
Brig. Vipul Shinghal Dr.I.Hiller Armstrong Conflicts in South Asia 2019 2025 vipulshinghal@hotmail.com

Awarded Scholars

Ph.D 19
M.Phil 3

Present Scholars

Ph.D Nil
M.Phil Nil
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