Dr. G. Chandhrika
About
Research Area
Prof. G. Chandhrika is teaching and researching in the Department of History, Pondicherry University for the past 33 years. Starting her career as a college teacher in 1990, she moved on to the Pondicherry University where she is a Professor of History since 2009. Presently, she is also holding the position of Dean, School of Social Sciences and International Studies. She completed a UGC major research project on” The Profession and Practice of Medicine in Colonial South India”. She recently completed a research project on “Engendering Development Goals, Strategies and Action Plans: A Dialogue between India and Europe” under the Scheme for the Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC), sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. She has published articles in peer reviewed international and national journals apart from articles in books and conference proceedings. She has been the recipient of the Best Teacher Award of the Pondicherry University thrice in 2026, 2018 and 2021.
Notable & Recent Publications
“La Voix de la Contestation: Tagore et le Discourse nationaliste dans l’Inde coloniale”, Recontre avec L’Inde, Vol. 30, No. 2, Special Issue on Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Delhi, 2001, pp. 212-228.
"“Empire building in India: The French Experiment, A Review”, Journal of Dravidian Studies, Special Issue on Ananda Ranga Pillai, Vol.14, No.2, Pondicherry Institute of Linguistics and Culture, Puducherry, 2004, pp. 131-139. "
"“Of Men Women and Morals: Gender, Politics and Social Reform in Colonial South India”, Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific (An International E journal published by the Australian National University) Issue 22, October 2009. URL: http://intersections.anu.edu.au/issue22/ganapathy.htm"
"Capitalism, Colonial State and Indentured Labour from British India" in K. Venugopal Reddy ed. The Colonial State, Capital and and Labour in India, New Delhi: Kalpaz Publications,2014, pp.89 -98.
"Women's Political Leadership: A Case Study of Nattarmangalam Village Panchayat in Tamilnadu, India" co-authored with Kalaiselvi K.T. , Social Sciences International Journal Vol.2 Issue 1 of 2015, pp. 7 -12.
