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Dr PRERANA SRIMAAL

Specialization : Archaeology and Ancient History

Qualification : MA, PhD

Department : LIBERAL ARTS

Campus : BANGALORE CAMPUS

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.

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Articles in Periodicals

2021

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

Articles in Journals

Blog

Invited Talks

2026

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)

2025

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

2024

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

2023

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)

2021

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:

2017

Name of the Program: Negotiating Ethnographies: Preindustrial societies of India

Date: 2017-07-17 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Jawaharlal Nehru University

Films / Videos / Documentaries

MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated

2025

Name of Student: SANDEEP V

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: June 2025

2023

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

2022

Name of Student: MOAMENLA LONGKUMER

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: December 2022

Research Project

1

Investigator(s): PRERANA SRIMAAL,JOSEPH C C

Sponsors: National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities

External

Investigator(s): PRERANA SRIMAAL,GUYDEUK YEON

Sponsors: Indo-Korea Science and Technology Center (IKST)

External

Investigator(s):

Sponsors: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

External
2

Investigator(s): PRERANA SRIMAAL,GUYDEUK YEON

Sponsors: Indo-Korea Science and Technology Center (IKST)

External

Investigator(s): PRERANA SRIMAAL,IRUDAYA RAJAN S

Sponsors: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

External

Workshop / FDP / Training Programme

2025

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

2024

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

2023

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

Awards / Achievements /Others

2026

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

2025

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

2024

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

2017

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

Books

Book Chapters

2024

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

Case Study

Patents

2025

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

Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium

2026

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:


2025

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:


2024

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


2023

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


2022

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


2021

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


2019

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


2018

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


2017

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


Own MPhil / PhD Thesis

2017

Guide Name: Dr Supriya Varma

Institution: Jawaharlal Nehru University

Month Year: April 2017

Consultancy

COLLABORATIVE

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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Cases / Notes / Working Papers

Chapters / Articles in Books

Conferences / Seminars Attended

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