Dr. Prerana Srimaal earned her doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has participated in various research projects across India and South Asia. Her work focuses on wars, genocides, displacement, and migration using material culture studies. Her research also covers urban historical narratives, gender studies, and memory politics. She critically examines how history is reconstructed in urban spaces. Dr. Srimaal leads three major projects with the ASI, ICSSR, and Indo-Korea Science and Technology Centre. These projects focus on documenting 1000 heritage sites in Bangalore. She has collaborated on a Ford Foundation project at the American University in Cairo. Her work contributes to preserving heritage and fostering sustainable futures. Currently, she is writing a two-volume book with Routledge on political dynamics, technology, and social innovation. Dr. Srimaal serves as the head of the Liberal Arts program at CHRIST University's Bannerghatta Road Campus.
Name of Periodical: The Quint
Periodicity: DAILY
Date: 23/09/2021
Name of Periodical:
Periodicity: DAILY
Date: 31/07/2021
Name of Periodical:
Periodicity: DAILY
Date: 31/07/2021
Name of the Program: Research Scholars Forum
Date: 2026-02-11 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Name of the Program: Northeast at the Crossroad: Culture, Inclusion and Sustainable Future
Date: 2026-01-20 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Name of the Program: India Gateway Programe
Date: 2026-01-05 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Name of the Program: Teaching and Research in Liberal Studies: Interdisciplinary Pedagogies, Critical Thinking & Researc
Date: 2025-12-23 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: CMR University
Name of the Program: Research Consortium - Workshop
Date: 2024-10-04 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: Centre for Gender and Forced Displacement (CGFD), AIT, Bangkok
Name of the Program: Research Consortium - Workshop
Date: 2024-03-27 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: Azim Premji University
Name of the Program: The 2-day workshop for the Faculty at the CHSS
Date: 2023-12-11 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: The American University of Armenia
Name of the Program: The 2-day workshop for the Faculty at Department of Archaeology
Date: 2023-12-07 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: The University of Georgia
Name of the Program: Invited Talk - by the Department of Archaeology
Date: 2023-12-06 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: The University of Georgia
Name of the Program: FDP on Tranforming Madras Christian College into a Transdisciplinary Knowledge Hub
Date: 2023-03-21 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: Madras Christian College (Autonomous)
Name of the Program: The Contested Place of Memory: Wars, Memorial and Historical Narratives
Date: 2021-08-16 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: Destination Heritage
Name of the Program: Perspectives on Gender, Religion and Craftsmen
Date: 2021-06-18 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions:
Name of the Program: Negotiating Ethnographies: Preindustrial societies of India
Date: 2017-07-17 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: Jawaharlal Nehru University
Name of Student: SANDEEP V
Institutions: Christ University
Month & Year: June 2025
Name of Student: NAMITHA R HOLLA
Institutions: Christ University
Month & Year: March 2023
Name of Student: KD HEINGAUYILE
Institutions: Christ University
Month & Year: July 2023
Name of Student: MOAMENLA LONGKUMER
Institutions: Christ University
Month & Year: December 2022
Investigator(s): PRERANA SRIMAAL,JOSEPH C C
Sponsors: National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities
Investigator(s): PRERANA SRIMAAL,GUYDEUK YEON
Sponsors: Indo-Korea Science and Technology Center (IKST)
Investigator(s):
Sponsors: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
Investigator(s): PRERANA SRIMAAL,GUYDEUK YEON
Sponsors: Indo-Korea Science and Technology Center (IKST)
Investigator(s): PRERANA SRIMAAL,IRUDAYA RAJAN S
Sponsors: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Capacity Building workshop on Tracer Studies
Name of the Organiser: Sambhav Foundation
Level: National
Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer
Date: 2025-06-18
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Winter Workshop 2024 - Exploring the Impact of Climate-Induced Forced Displacement on Women in the Global South
Name of the Organiser: Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), IDRC (Canada), CHRIST University
Level: International
Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer
Date: 2024-12-16
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Workshop on SUSTAINABILITY, LIBERAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS
Name of the Organiser: Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia
Level: International
Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer
Date: 2024-09-27
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Cultural and Service Learning Program
Name of the Organiser: Liberal Arts, Christ University and College of Liberal Studies, Seoul National University
Level: International
Role: Organiser & Presenter
Date: 2024-01-30
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: HOD/Coordinators Training program
Name of the Organiser: Staff Development College
Level: Institutional
Role: Participant
Date: 2023-07-07
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Capacity Building and Personality Development Program
Name of the Organiser: Department of Psychology
Level: Institutional
Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer
Date: 2023-07-01
Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Outstanding Collaboration and Contribution
Description: This award recognises Dr. Prerana Srimaal and the Department of Liberal Arts, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) for over two years of impactful collaboration with Sambhav Foundation in advancing initiatives related to skilling, experiential learning, and community-engaged education. Their partnership
Organisation: Sambhav Foundation, Bangalore
Month/Year: 18 February 2026
Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Best Paper Award - Prerana Srimaal and Namitha R Holla
Description: Received the Best Paper award for a paper co-written and presented with my PhD scholar Ms Namitha R Holla
Organisation: Chandigarh University
Month/Year: 27 September 2025
Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Best Collaborative Research Award
Description: This award honors a team of researchers who have achieved significant outcomes through collaborative efforts. The award recognizes the value of teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration in producing impactful research.
Organisation: CHRIST University
Month/Year: 05 September 2025
Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Visiting Scholar
Description: I was invited for a couple of weeks to teach and research as a visiting scholar to the American University in Cairo. This was part of Ford Foundation Project on the Voices from the MENA
Organisation: American University in Cairo
Month/Year: 15 April 2024
Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Project/Financial Grant for Conference
Description: This funding was for a paper-presentation titled ?Heritage Tourism: ?Packaging? History and Places in the Central Indian Buddhist Pilgrimage Circuit? to be presented at the International Seminar on ?Buddhist Cultural Trails: Journey Through Time and Space, of merchants, monks and pilgrims?. The Research Seminar is to be organised by the SAARC Cultural Centre, as part of their ongoing Research Project on Buddhist Cultural Trails at BMICH, Colombo from 26th to 27th August 2017.
Organisation: India-Sri Lanka Foundation, New Delhi
Month/Year: 12 December 2017
Type of Book: CHAPTER
Title : Encyclopedia of New Populism and Responses in the 21st Century
ISBN: 978-981-16-9859-0
Month/Year: Apr 2024
Inventors: PRERANA SRIMAAL
Type of Specification: PUBLISHED
Granted/Awarded Date: -
Publication/Application Date: 19-Dec-2025
Application/Filing Date: 29-Nov-2025
Publication Number: IN202541119259
Patent Number: NA
Field of Invention: Computer Science
Inventors: PRERANA SRIMAAL
Type of Specification: PUBLISHED
Granted/Awarded Date: -
Publication/Application Date: 02-Jan-2026
Application/Filing Date: 19-Dec-2025
Publication Number: IN202541128994
Patent Number: NA
Field of Invention: Computer Science
Type of the Program: SYMPOSIUM
Role: PANELIST
Title: PRAVAH: Conversations in Liberal Arts & Sciences Leadership
Date: 2026-02-27
Organising Institution: Thapar School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Level: —
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: CHAIR
Title: French Colonial Presence in India: Cultural Imprint & Decoloniality
Date: 2026-01-29
Organising Institution: CHRIST University, IFP, CSH, KSAS
Level: —
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: MODERATOR
Title: LIBERNIUM 2026: International Conference on 'Northeast at the Crossroad: Culture, Inclusion and Sustainable Futur
Date: 2026-01-20
Organising Institution: CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Level: —
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: CO_PRESENTER
Title: Reimagining Higher Education: Embedding Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Intellectual Property Rights through Liberal Studies Curricula
Date: 2025-11-26
Organising Institution: IIT Bombay
Level: —
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: KEYNOTE_SPEAKER
Title: 5th National Conference on Rethinking International Migration & Mobility Narratives and Frameworks
Date: 2025-11-17
Organising Institution: Indian Council for World Affairs and IIMAD
Level: —
Type of the Program: SYMPOSIUM
Role: PANELIST
Title: Bangalore Skill Summit, organised by the Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood
Date: 2025-11-04
Organising Institution: Government of Karnataka
Level: —
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: CO_PRESENTER
Title: Weaving Memory Forging Identity Collective Remembrance and Cultural Adaptation among the Naga Community
Date: 2025-10-27
Organising Institution: Centre for Memory Studies, IIT Madras
Level: —
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: CO_PRESENTER
Title: Glorified Sacrifice, Gendered Silence: Reading Patriarchy in Vijayanagara Sati Memorials
Date: 2025-09-26
Organising Institution: Chandigarh University
Level: —
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: CO_PRESENTER
Title: Through our own Gaze: Documenting Zeliangrong History
Date: 2025-07-30
Organising Institution: Mount Carmel College, Bangalore
Level: —
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: CHAIR
Title: Indo-Korea International Conference 2025
Date: 2025-07-21
Organising Institution: CHRIST University, IKST, Consulate Gen of S Korea
Level: —
Type of the Program: SYMPOSIUM
Role:
Title:
Date: 2024-12-16
Organising Institution: CHRIST University, AIT (Thailand), IDRC-CDI (Canada)
Level: INTERNATIONAL
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: PRESENTER
Title: Sustaining Cultural Memory through Naga Women's Narratives: A Study of the Many That I Am by Anungle Zoe Longkumer
Date: 2024-09-16
Organising Institution: IIT Madras
Level: INTERNATIONAL
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role:
Title:
Date: 2024-07-24
Organising Institution: CHRIST University, IKST, ICSSR, Seoul Women's University, Korean Consulate in Chennai, NIAS and Routledge
Level: INTERNATIONAL
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: PRESENTER
Title: Woman's Body as a Site of Honour: Narratives of Violence within Khap Panchayats in India
Date: 2023-10-24
Organising Institution: (ICHRHS-23)
Level: INTERNATIONAL
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: PRESENTER
Title: The Interdisciplinarity of Sustainability Research - Case study from a Liberal Arts Educational Program
Date: 2022-11-28
Organising Institution: IARI (Pattaya)
Level: INTERNATIONAL
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: PRESENTER
Title: Impact of Conflict and Trauma Narratives on Identity: The Nagas after the Second World War
Date: 2022-11-16
Organising Institution: Congress on Gender Studies
Level: INTERNATIONAL
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: PRESENTER
Title: Khap Panchayats in India ? Sites of Honour, Violence and Citizenship
Date: 2022-11-16
Organising Institution: Congress on Gender Studies
Level: INTERNATIONAL
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: MODERATOR
Title:
Date: 2022-11-16
Organising Institution: Congress on Gender Studies
Level: INTERNATIONAL
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: PRESENTER
Title: Interdisciplinary Construction of Historical Narratives
Date: 2021-09-24
Organising Institution: Christ University and University of Toledo
Level: INTERNATIONAL
Type of the Program: SEMINARS
Role: PRESENTER
Title: Rites, Rituals, and Ceremonies: Exploring Narrativizing Paradigms and Continuities in the North Guwahati Region
Date: 2019-03-30
Organising Institution: ICHR and Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan
Level: NATIONAL
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: PRESENTER
Title: Values, Tourism, and the Package: The Conservation of Early Buddhist Heritage-Sites of Central India
Date: 2018-06-05
Organising Institution: Destination Heritage, Indian Waters Works Association and the Institution of Public Health Engineers.
Level: NATIONAL
Type of the Program: CONFERENCES
Role: PRESENTER
Title: Heritage Tourism: ?Packaging? History and Places in the Central Indian Buddhist Pilgrimage Circuit
Date: 2017-08-26
Organising Institution: SAARC Cultural Centre, Colombo
Level: INTERNATIONAL
Guide Name: Dr Supriya Varma
Institution: Jawaharlal Nehru University
Month Year: April 2017
Faculties: VIJAYALAYA SRINIVAS T,,PRERANA SRIMAAL,RAJANI R,SREENATH K,SRIDHARAN A,SUNITA KUMAR
Theme of Consultancy: Graduate Engineers Training (GET) boot camp- nontechnical for 2 batches of TEPL employees
Type:
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