A S Sasikala

A S Sasikala

Associate Professor

Education

Ph. D.

I began my academic career at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, in 2016 as an Assistant Professor after completing my PhD at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. I have taught courses in Gandhian Studies and History. From February 2020 to July 2023, I held the position of Head of the Department (HSS). I was promoted to Associate Professor in 2023 and subsequently transferred to Bengaluru campus in December 2023. I currently coordinate the Centre for Gandhian Studies at GITAM Bengaluru.

Research Publications

  • ‘Environmental Thoughts of Gandhi for a Green Future’. Gandhimarg, 34(1): 53-68.
  • 'Gandhi and Environmental Movements in India’. GITAM Journal of Gandhian Studies, 3(2): 465-480.
  • ‘Gandhian Economics and Sustainable Development’. Gandhian Vision 1 (1):77-84.
  • ‘Gandhian Ethics and the Philosophy of Deep Ecology’. In A.S., Sasikala & Sushma Raj (Eds). Towards A New Age of Nonviolence. New Delhi: DK Print World. (ISBN: 9788124610336)
  • 'Gandhian Environmentalism: A Theoretical Perspective’ In Joseph Dorairaj, A. (Ed.) Success Attends Where Truth Reigns: Essays on Gandhi (27-36). Gandhigram: GRI-Deemed to be University. (ISBN: 9788194079705)

Ongoing Research Projects

  • Check Icon Introducing Peace Education to Pre-Adolescents: Case Studies of Selected Schools from Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

Expertise

  • Check Icon Gandhian Studies, Peace Education

Authored Books

  • Check Icon Towards a New Age of Nonviolence. New Delhi: DK Print world. (ISBN: 9788124610336) (Co edited)
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