Dr. Arun K V

Faculty Assistant Professor

DR. ARUN K V

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR & RESEARCH GUIDE

PG& RESEARCH

PG & RESEARCH DEPT. OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

SREE KERALA VARMA COLLEGE

THRISSUR, KERALA, 680011                              

 

Email: arun.kv.karippal@gmail.com ,



Courses presently handled:

Ancient and Medieval Political Thought, Indian Govt.& Politics, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy ,Human Rights, Research Methodology

 

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

Political Theory , Indian Polity and Decentralization

 

 

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DOCTORAL THESIS

PhD in International Relations and Politics, 2022

(Title- ‘Political Mobility and Local Administration; Issues of Leadership, Reservation and Party System in Kerala)

Department of International Relations & Politics

Central University of Kerala

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS Published by the Author

Sl No

NAME OF THE BOOK

PUBLISHER

Forwarded By

Year

ISBN NO.

1.

Sadbharanathinoru Jana SamparkaMathruka(Malayalam, relating Kerala Chief Minister’s Mass Contact Programme- Educational)

Priyadarshini Publishers, Trivandrum

Released by Shri. V. M Sudheeran, former Minister for Health, Kerala

Dr. D. Babu Paul IAS

(former Additional Chief Secretary, Govt.of Kerala)

March 2016

PPS No.239.16

2.

Malsara Pareekshakalile Baranagadana(First comprehensive book on the Constitution of India in Malayalam for Competitive examinations- Educational)

H&C Publishers, Thrissur

Released by Prof. M.S John, Director School of Gandhian Studies, MG University, Kottayam

R. S Panikar

(former member KPSC)

November 2015

978-93-85554-86-5

 

Articles Published in Edited Books

Sl No

NAME OF THE BOOK

EDITOR

TITLE OF THE ARTICLE

ISBN NO.

1.

National Education Policy 2020- History, Philosophy and Politics (2020)

K.V  Manoj and Shiyas Muhammed

Adult Education Needs New Methodology

978-81-8802-572-5

2.

Home in the time of COVID

(2021)

Muralee Thummarukudy

Home- A World That Transcending the Boundaries

978-93-5390-915-4

3.

Empowerment of Youth in Gandhian Path, (2013)

Dr. M.C.K. Veeran

Reinterpreting Gandhi in the Post Modern World

81-8801-640-3

4

Challenges of Human Rights in the 21st Century, Vol.01. (2013)

Dr. R. Sellappan& Dr. S. Saravankumar

Role of Indian Media in Protecting Human Rights

978-81-910200-5-2

 

 

Articles Published in Edited Journals

Sl No

Name of the Journal

Article

ISSN No

1.

Perspectives in Social Work ,

 

COVID-19 and Community Kitchen in Kerala: A Collective Action Model for the Survival of   Humanity

XXXVII (2) August 2022 (Co-Author) (A Quarterly UGC Care listed journal)

 ISSN 0974-5114

2.

anvesak

Judiciary and Responsible Leadership; An analysis of the Performance of Chief Justice N. V Ramana’ (2022) (A bi annual UGC Care listed journal)

 

ISSN 0378-4568

3.

ISDA Journal

Local Body Election 2020 and Legislative Assembly Election 2021 in Kerala; An Analysis

Volume 31, Issue 3 (2021)

ISSN 0971-2550

4.

International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research (IJMER)

Prospects and Challenges of Online Teaching in Formal Education in the Time of COVID- 19

 Volume, 10 Issue 5(1) (2021)

ISSN 2277 - 7881

 

5.

Gandhi Marg

Practical Utility of Gandhian Style of Research in Social Sciences

Volume 41, No (1) 2019

  • ISSN 0016-4437

6.

Journal of Parliamentary Studies

Volume 7 Issue 1 January –June 2015

Social Justice through affirmative action and Indian Democracy: Significance of Recent Supreme Court Judgment

2231-0355

 

MAJOR SEMINARS ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED

  1. SEMINAR ORGANIZED

Sl. No

Theme

Funding Agency

1.

Two Day National Seminar on ‘75th Year of Indian Independence- Past, Present and Future’ (30th November 2022 to 1st December 2022)

The Institute of Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of Kerala

2.

Two Day National Seminar on ‘Challenges and Prospects of Parliamentary Democracy in India’ (17th February 2022 18th February 2018)

The Institute of Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of Kerala

 

  1. INTERNATIONAL (Presentations)

SL NO.

TITLE OF THE PAPER

THEME OF THE SEMINAR

ORGANISED BY

DATE

01

COVID-19 Local Governments; Resurgence of Gandhian Principles for Sustainable Future

Rethinking Role of Local Governments in a Post COVID-19 World

Centre for Gandhian Studies, Central University of Kerala, Kasargod & Centre for Rural Management Kottayam

10-14 December 2020

02.

The Village Adoption Scheme of APKA Modi Sarkar: The Reincarnation of Mahatma Gandhi’s Participant Action Research

Gandhi, Gram Swaraj and Democratic Decentralization

 

Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA)

27-29 November 2014

 

  1. NATIONAL (Presentations)

SL NO.

TITLE OF THE PAPER

THEME OF THE SEMINAR

ORGANISED BY

DATE

01

Media in the Post Truth Era

Media and Democracy

Mercy College Palakkad

December 07 2022

02

Hisotical and Political Significance of Viyur Prison; An Analysis

South Indian History Congress

South Indian History Congress

August 26- August 28 2022

03

Political Inclusiveness in Kerala Politics: Socio Economic and Political Background of Chief Ministers and Opposition Leaders Since 1957

 

Polity, Economy and Society: Reimagining Contemporary Kerala

Dept. of Political Science University of Calicut

 

October 31-November 1, 2017

04

Indian Political System and Ambedkar’s Vision of Emancipating Untouchables

Constitutional Rights and Social Justice With Special Emphasis on Dr. B.R Ambedkar’s Philosophy

Govt. Law College, Thrissur

1- 2 February 2016


INVITED TALKS

Sl No

Topic

Organized By

Date

01

India: Betrayed, Struggled and United

Darul Huda Students’ Union, Malappuram

02-02-23

02

History of the Indian Republic

 Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts , Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India

24-01-23

03

 

 

 

04

Role of Women in Freedom Struggle

Vimala College Autonomous, Thrissur

17-08-22

05

Pluralistic India; Recent Dynamics

Govt. College, Thavanur

12-08-22

06

Indian Republic- Past to the Present

Payyanur College,Kerala

26-01-22

07

Understanding Voting Rights and Civic Responsibilities in Indian Context

Mercy College, Palakkad, Kerala

25-01-22

08

Constitutional Obligations: Rights, Duties and Responsibilities of Citizens

Mercy College, Palakkad, Kerala

26-11-21

09

Gandhi’s India

National Youth Project, Thrissur

24-11-21

07

Jawaharlal Nehru and Secular, Demacratic India

Chair for Gandhian Studies, University of Calicut

14-11-21

08

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru: An Unparalleled Personage

Saveetha School of Law, Thamil Nadu

13-11-2021

 

POPULAR ARTICLES -30

(Published in Major Malyalam Daily including Mathrubhumi, Suprabatham, Madhyamam, Deepika, Veekshnam)

HONOURS

  • Best Coordinator 2022-23, Model Parliament, Institute of Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of Kerala

POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY

  • Senate Member, University of Calicut
  • Member, Committee on Annual Accounts, Audit Reports and Annual Financial Statement.
  • Executive Committee Member, Bharat Sevak Samaj, Thrissur
  • Member, Examination Vigilance Squad, University of Calicut
  • District Campus Coordinator , MY RADIO 90 FM
  • Member, Focal Team KILA
  • Member, 8th annual session of the Global Energy Parliament was held on December 9-10, 2017
  • Secretary, Society for Inclusive Development, Thrissur
  • General Secretary, Political Science Collective
  • Resource Person- Personality Development Programmes of Chair for Gandhian Studies and Research, University of Calicut, Kerala
  • Judge- Youth Parliament Competition, Institute of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Kerala Since 2016
  • Coordinator- Forum for Democracy and Social Justice, Sree Keralavarma College Thrissur since October 2022
  • Coordinator Electoral Literacy Club, Sree Keralavarma College, Thrissur Since March 2023
  • Programme Co-Ordinator, Additional Skill Aqusition Programme(ASAP) Sree Kerala Varma College from 2016 to 2022
  • Programme Officer, National Service Scheme (NSS) Unit No.162, June 2014–October 2016
  • Executive Committee Member, KG Nambiar Memmorial Trust since April 2016
  • Sub Editor of Denova, First Student Magazine of Central University of Kerala
  • Secretary, Students’ Initiative for Social Service (SISS), Students Organisation, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, Since November 2013
  • Student Convener, Human Rights Day Celebration 2013, organized by Department of International Relations, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, December 10, 2013
  • Student Convener, Four Day Workshop on Research Methodology in Social Sciences organized by Department of International Relations, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, October 01-04, 2013
  • Chairman, Students’ Union 2008-2009, Department of Teacher Education, Kannur University, Kannur, Kerala

Sole Member from Kerala-:

Has selected to the Asian Action Institute on Strategic Studies on Non Violent Action held at Nepal dated from 3rd March 2019 to 9th March 2019. The program was organized by International Centre for Nonviolent Conflict, US and Centre for Social Change, Nepal for non violent practitioners of all over the world.