Profile | Sree Krishna College

Dr. Sudha E.K. has been a faculty of the Department of Sanskrit since 2010. She got her PhD in Hastamudradipika from Mahatma Gandhi University. The research work is related to Kerala Classical art forms like Kutiyattom, Nangiarkuttu, Kathakali and Krsnanattom. She is very active both in academic and extension activities. She was NSS Programme Officer from 2011-14. Sanskrit Poetics, Vyakarana and Classical Theatre are her areas of interest. Presented papers on Classical Theatre, Sanskrit Poetics and Darsanas in various National and International seminars. She is a writer and does compositions in Karnatic music. She recites Aksarasloka and does judgement for various competitions including those of Guruvayur Devaswom.

Professional Experience

position	institute	from	to
L.D. Clerk	Revenue Department	20.01.2005	31.08.2005
HSST (Jr.) 9190-15,510 To join as Assistant Professor, Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur	Directorate of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala State	01.09.2005	06.08.2010
Assistant Professor Sanskrit	Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur	06-08-2010	Till date

Honors/Awards/Achievements

First Rank holder in M.A. Sanskrit (General)
Second Rank holder in BEd
Agamanandaswamy Award for the best PhD thesis instituted by Sree Sankara School of Dance and Music, Kalady in 2005
Samskrtaratna Award for the best PhD thesis instituted by Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage, Thiruvananthapuramin 2006
Sadguru Award for the best student rated teacher instituted by the University of Calicut in 2014
Co-ordinated Three Day UGC National Workshop on “ Natyasatra and Kerala Classical Theatre (October 2015)

Membership in Professional/Academic Bodies

1. Member, Panel of Resource Persons for preparing study material for SDE, UG Sanskrit, University of Calicut (2011, 2013)

2. Assistant to Chief Superintendent of University Examinations (2015)

3. Convenor, Committee Against Sexual Harassment (2017-2021)

4. Member , U G Board Of Studies in Sanskrit, University of Calicut (2021-23 )

5. Member, Panel of Question Paper Setters, (M A Sanskrit General) Maharajas College Ernakulam (Autonomous College), Christ College , Irinjalakkuda (Autonomous College) and St. Joseph’s College, Irinjalakkuda (Autonomous College)

6. Member, NAAC Committee (2020)

7. Convenor, Internal Complaints Committee (from 2022 till date)

8. Member , P G Board Of Studies in Sanskrit, University of Calicut (from 2023 till date)

9. Member, Admission Committee

External Funded Projects

UGC Minor Research Project

(UGC12th year plan) 2015

Topic: Symbolism in Bharata’s Natyasastra in Modern Perspective

International Conferences attended

21.02.2016	The Deviations of Narayaniya from Bhagavatapurana	International	Seminar	Presentaton
04.03.2020	Hand Gestures in Kerala Traditional Theatre	International	Seminar	Presentation
25.07.2020	Language of Photography	International	Webinar	Participation

Training Programs Attended

Sl. No	Name of the Course/ Summer School	Place	Duration	Sponsoring Agency
1	70^th Orietation Programme	UGC Academic Staff College, University of Calicut	28 days From 17.11.2011 to 14.12.2011	UGC
2	Orientation Course for NSS Programme Officers	Rajagiri College of Social Sciences	7 days From 05. 09. 2012 to 11.09.2012	Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India
3	10^th Refresher Course in Human Rights	UGC Academic Staff College, University of Calicut	21 days From 04.10.2013to 24.10. 2013	UGC
4	Short Run Course on Innovations and Rejuvenation on Teaching in Higher Education	TLC under PMMMNMTT, Department of Education, University of Calicut	7 days From 12.12.2019 to 18.12.2019	UGC
5	Short Term Course on Soft Skills Development	UGC-HRDC, University of Calicut	7 days From 07.02.2020 to 13.02.2020	UGC
6	FDP on Excellence in Creative Teaching and Research	Karnataka Sanskrit University	6days From 12.10.2020 to 17.10.2020	IQAC, KSU
7	2^nd Refresher Course in Art & Culture (Humanities & Languages)	UGC-HRDC, University of Calicut	14 days From 23.11.2020 to 05.12.2020	UGC
8	STC on Research Ethics and Methodology	UGC-HRDC, University of Calicut	7 days From 11.08.2021to 17.08.2021	UGC
9	STC on Hazard Disposal from Laboratories	UGC-HRDC Kannur Univeresity	7 days From 21.03.2022 to 26.03.2022	UGC
10	FDP on Moodle based Learnig Management Systems and Course Design	The Kerala State Higher Education Council	6days From 18.08.2023 to 23.08.2023	KSHEC, Thiruvananthapuram
11	Workshop on Syllabus Construction, FYUGP (Sanskrit)	University of Calicut	5 days From 01.02.2024 to 05.02.2024	UG BOS, University of Calicut

Publications in Books/Peer-Reviewed journals

Publications:

Books:

Sreegurupavanapuresapncharatnam (A work on Karnatic Music)
Hastamudradipika- Translation and Critical Edition (A work based on PhD thesis
Journals:

i) Journal of dbct- Biannual Multidisciplinary Journal ISSN 23487984. Article on ‘Pratikatmakata Natysastrattil’

ii) Samskrtakairali, the Annual Journal for Indological Studies, Department of Sanskrit, University of in Calicut in VOL VI 2018,ISSN 2349-333X- Article on ‘Symbolism – A Significant aspect on Bharata’s Natyasastra’

Seminar / Conference Proceedings

i) Poetry and Poetics Through Ages (Anthology of papers presented in the National Seminar on the topic in the month of July 2013) ISBN 81-8315-242-2978-818315-242-6 Article on ‘Rasadhwani’

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