Dr. Balamurugan J

Designation : Assistant Professor Senior Grade 2
School / Centre : School of Social Sciences and Languages
Department : Social Sciences

Educational Details

Tagore Government Arts and Science College, Puducherry

B.A.,
Sociology
Graduated in 2006

Pondicherry University, Puducherry

M.A.,
Sociology
Graduated in 2008

Pondicherry University, Puducherry

M.Phil.,
Sociology
Graduated in 2009

Pondicherry University, Puducherry

Ph.D.,
Sociology
Graduated in 2013

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Social Gerontology
  • Sociology of Health
  • Community Development
  • Social Exclusion and Inclusion
  • Media and Society

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Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Economic Deprivation of Single Mothers (Book - Gender Equality) Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai 2023
Future Education in India: An Analysis of New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 (Book - New Education Policy 2020: Concepts, Approaches and Challenges) Shriyanshi Prakashan, New Delhi 2023
Information Communication and Technologies (ICTs) for Elderly (Book - Well-Being of Elderly) National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad 2023
Adaptation of Technology by Elderly (Book - Health Situation of India) Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi 2023

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Asia and India Book of Records award for co-organizing the record event ‘Maximum Posters Displayed on Sensible Living’ where 5723 were displayed on October 17, 2019 at Anna auditorium, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Young Researcher Award 2023 – Received from Institute of Scholars for the research entitled “Role of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Joyana (AB-PMJAY) in Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic, Published in Asian Journal of Sociological Research, 7(2), 2022
  • As the Convenor, I was honored with an appreciation from the President of the Indian Sociological Society (ISS) for organizing the Young Researcher Workshop at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore on the 26th and 27th of December 2023, as a precursor to the 48th All India Sociological Conference
  • Acknowledgment as a member of the organizing committee for the 48th All India Sociological Conference, held during 28-30th December 2023, hosted by the Department of Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Earned accolades for outstanding peer-review contributions across multiple scholarly journals.

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Editorial Board Member, 2020 onwards - Journal of Social Welfare and Management, Reviewer Experience: 1. Reviewer, 2022 onwards, The Howard Journal of Communications, Taylor and Francis. 2. Reviewer, 2022 onwards, Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics and Sociology. 3. Reviewer, 2022- onwards, Asian Journal of Sociological Research, Global Press Hub. 4. Reviewer, 2020- Continuing, Journal of Gerontology and Geriatric Nursing, Red Flower Publication Pvt Ltd.
Personal Website Link : https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-j-balamurugan-phd-a6011234/