Dr. RAMALAKSHMI L

Designation : Assistant Professor
School / Centre : VIT School of Design
Department : Multimedia

Educational Details

University of Madras

B.Sc.
Visual Communication
Graduated in 2005

University of Madras

M.A.
Communication
Graduated in 2009

Pondicherry University

Ph.D.
Mass Communication
Graduated in 2020

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Gender
  • Space and Communication; ICT; Media and Gender; Media
  • Culture and Society; Digital Cultures

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Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Adoption of ‘Violence at Home Signal for Help’ Gesture to Seek Assistance for Domestic Violence Topic: Adoption of ‘Violence at Home Signal for Help’ Gesture to Seek Assistance for Domestic Violence Grant: VIT Seed Grant Funding Agency: VIT
A Comparative Study of Chetty Community’s Architecture in Malaysia and India with Respect to Culture and Architecture Universiti of Teknologi - VIT, Vellore
Asia Water Cultural Heritage Research 2024 – 2025 Centre Of Conservation For Sustainable Ethnic Heritage (CaSEH) - Malacca Museum Corporation (PERZIM)

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Characterisation of Woman Protagonist in Charulata, Meghe Dhaka Tara and Ekdin Pratidin Adamas 2025
Representation of Children’s Mental Health in Tamil Films Notion Press 2024
Emerging Themes in Post-Millennial Tamil Films of the Post-COVID Years (2021-2023) Adamas Knowledge City 2023
Normalizing Sexual Objectification through Contrapuntal View Notion Press 2022
Women, Abusive Relationships and Facebook Confessions RIACME 2021

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Won the Best Paper award in the 6th International Communication Management Conference 2020 organised by MICA in collaboration with Broad College of Business, Michigan State University in Ahmedabad on 8th-10th January 2020.
  • Faculty Research Award for 2023 from Vellore Institute of Technology

International Collaborations

  • Collaborative Researcher and Expert Referee for the Asia Water Cultural Heritage Research 2024 – 2025 project by the Centre Of Conservation For Sustainable Ethnic Heritage (CaSEH) - Malacca Museum Corporation (PERZIM) in collaboration with four countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, China and India.
  • Associate Fellow in the Centre of Conservation For Sustainable Ethnic Heritage (CaSEH) - Malacca Museum Corporation (PERZIM), Malaysia, for 2024 – 2025 and 2025-2026.