Dr. T. Balasubramanian
- B.A.Alagappa Govt. Arts College, Alagappa University, Karaikudi
- M.A.Alagappa Govt. Arts College, Alagappa University, Karaikudi
- M.Phil.H.H. The Rajah's College (Autonomous) — Bharathidasan University
- Ph.DMadurai Kamaraj University
- M.A.Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram
- BLISC.Alagappa University, Karaikudi
- M.A.Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram
- DIAETamil Nadu Open University
Modern History
National Awards
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Best Academician Fellow Award
Bose Science Society
Eminent Historian Award
Pondicherry Creative Writers Association
Victorious Tamilian Award
Nandhavanam Foundation, Tiruchirappalli
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Ratna Award
Sahara Charitable Trust
Mother Teresa Peaceful Award
Sahara Charitable Trust
Nehru Smriti Samman Award
Fair Vision Foundation
Mahatma Gandhi Personality of the Year Award
Famous People India World
Best Professor Award
Southern Culture Research Centre, Madurai
International Awards
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Research Fellowship Award
International American Council for Research and Development (IACRD), Indian Chapter
Bharat Shiksha Rathna Award
Life Literary Association, Singapore
International Honourable Award
Asian Council for Education and Research, United Kingdom
Mahatma Gandhi International Icon Award
Welred Foundation
International Muthamizh Award — Achievement Award
Muthamizh Folk Art Research Institute, with the American Tamil Association and the World Tamil Association
World Tamil Folk Art Festival — Certificate of Appreciation for service to education
International Muthamizh Awards Ceremony
Field Discoveries
Inscriptions, megalithic burial urns, potsherds, iron blades, fort walls and cave temples — reported in the Tamil press between 2015 and 2026.
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Alagappa University Department of History excavation team · 2020 – 2021
Daily Thanthi · 24 June 2026
Dinamalar · 8 March 2026
Dinamalar, Daily Thanthi, Hindu Tamil Thisai · July 2025
Business Minuets Daily · 3 June 2025
Dinamalar · October 2021, March 2022
Funded Research Projects
Tamil Nadu's Contribution to the Freedom Struggle
Hon'ble Chief Minister's Committee on Tamil Nadu's Contribution to the Indian Freedom Struggle
- Funding agency
- Government of Tamil Nadu
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- 15 August 2021 – Present
Special Expert Committee on Independence Museums
Tamil Nadu Tourism Department
- Funding agency
- Government of Tamil Nadu — Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department, Secretariat
- Period
- 2 July 2024 – Present
Committees & Platforms
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The Contribution of Lesser-Known Tamil Women Warriors · 29 January 2026
Unsung Women's Freedom Fighters of Tamil Nadu · 26 – 27 February 2026
Women in the history of Madurai · 18 March 2026
Department of History, Alagappa University · 18 November 2020
Department of History, Alagappa University · 18 December 2020
Alagappa University hockey at South Zone and All-India level, state coaching camps, and two NCC camps at AUCPE Karaikudi · 1996 – 2005
By the Numbers
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Ten years of research alongside four years of teaching, currently Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Tourism Studies at Tamil Nadu Open University.
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10 international journals and 29 UGC-Care national journals, plus 11 international and 11 national conference papers. Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.
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h-index of 8 and an i10-index of 4, across journals with impact factors up to 6.2.
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Eight national honours, from the Eminent Historian Award to the Best Professor Award, and six international, including the Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Research Fellowship.
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The Role of Women of Tamil Nadu in India's Independence Movement (2022), and a preliminary report on the excavation at Ellanthakarai — with a further book chapter and four edited volumes.
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Master's research projects guided at Alagappa University, four completed and four ongoing, alongside two funded government research projects.
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Organising committee member for national seminars and university programmes on subjects from the art and architecture of South India to Malaysian Tamil history.
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Historical writing for the general reader in the Tamil press, taking research on the freedom struggle beyond the academy — with a live talk on All India Radio, Madurai.
In Print
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Thamarai Press Media Private Limited · 15 August 2022
The Role of the Women of Tamil Nadu in India's Independence Movement, published on the 75th anniversary of independence
Session I · Alagappa University, Department of History excavation team · 2020 – 2021
Edited volume · Magizh Padhippagam · ISBN 9-789357-802550
Edited volume · Magizh Padhippagam · ISBN 9-78334-130874
Edited volume · Thennaga Aaivu Panpattu Maiyam · ISBN 978-81-991525-7-1
Southern Cultural Research Centre, Manamadurai · 2025 · ISBN 978-81-991525-4-0
Two books, one book chapter and four edited volumes.
Research at a Glance
Three strands of the research: national leadership and ideologies, modern South Indian politics and administration, and gender reform and social liberation.
The unsung Tamil women of the independence struggle — Kuyili, Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar and Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy — and the work of recovering their histories.
National honours and international academic recognition, from the Eminent Historian Award to the Muthamizh Achievement Award.
Three strands of the research: national leadership and ideologies, modern South Indian politics and administration, and gender reform and social liberation.
The unsung Tamil women of the independence struggle — Kuyili, Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar and Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy — and the work of recovering their histories.
National honours and international academic recognition, from the Eminent Historian Award to the Muthamizh Achievement Award.
Membership in Professional Bodies
- 2022
Tamil Nadu History Congress
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South Indian History Congress
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2022017
- 2024
Tamil Nadu Archaeology Society
Tamil University, Thanjavur
Member no.
2024-1191
- 2020
Bose Science Society
Member no.
M712A / BSS / 2020
- 2020
Indian Academic Researchers Association
Member no.
458 / 2020
- 2021 – 2022
International American Council for Research & Development
Bose Science Society
F712A / BSS2020
In the Press
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