Alumni

Ms. Hema Karnam Surendrababu's thesis titled "Defending System Integrity" has been evaluated and she is declared eligible for the Award of Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D) by The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences & Technology  (TDU).  She worked under the guidance of Prof. Nithin Nagaraj. 

Ms. Zarnain Manzoor’s thesis titled:  Discourses around the Kashmiri Pandits: Engaging with the ‘Fractured Identify’ and the ‘Politics of Deadlock’ has been evaluated, and she is declared eligible for the Award of Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D) by the University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences & Technology (TDU).  She worked under the guidance of Dr. Anshuman Behera in the School of Conflict and Security Studies, Conflict Resolution and Peace Research Programme.

Ms. Hrudaya Chandana Kamasani's  thesis titled "Discursive Formulations of Violence in Ethnic Conflict:  Generation and Transmission of Values" has been evaluated and she is declared eligible for the Award of Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D) by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE).  She worked under the guidance of Prof. Anshuman Behera in the School of Conflict and Security Studies, Conflict Resolution and Peace Research Programme.

Ms. Sherin Ajin's thesis titled From Beyul to Frontier: The Dynamics of Border Making in Tawang has been evaluated and she is declared eligible for the Award of Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D) by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). She worked under the guidance of Prof. Shivali Tukdeo.

Mr K S Rama Krishna joined NIAS in 1990, as the Secretary to Dr Raja Ramanna, the founding Director of NIAS. 

Mr Rama Krishna, as a keen learner, took interest in the IT field and is now in charge of IT Infrastructure at NIAS.  He looks after the IT requirements of NIAS like purchase, planning, Network/System Administration and vendor development, etc.  

Besides he also provides administrative support in conducting DST training programmes at NIAS.  He has assisted in conducting various events at NIAS like the Associates’ Programme, Memorial Talks, etc.  

He is the co-coordinator of the Wednesday Discussion Meeting along with Prof. Anindya Sinha.  

His interests include photography, Carnatic classical music and Indian Vedic tradition and philosophy. He is a graduate in Arts with a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration. He has completed his Senior Grade in Shorthand and Typewriting.

Lt B. Lalu (Retd) joined NIAS on 16 April 2012.
Prior to joining NIAS, he has served in the Army (Corps of Engineers, MEG) for 26 years and superannuated from service on 31 October 2011.  He holds a Bachelor Degree in Arts (Economics) from the University of Kerala.

During his tenure in the Army, he served almost all parts of the country, including Operational/High Altitude Areas of Jammu & Kashmir. In appreciation of his meritorious service, he was honoured with “Lieutenant” rank by the President of India on 26 January 2012. 

As Office Manager, his duties involve supervision of Admin office/support staff, handling of petty cash expenses, maintaining office files/documents, and personal records, leave register and providing various facilities for the day-to-day functioning of the Institute.  He is also responsible for managing security staff and contract Labours as well as Institute infrastructure.    In addition to the above, he is responsible for providing logistic support, which is required in conducting various events/programmes being conducted at the Institute. He executes the works under the guidance of Head-Administration.
 

A Deva Raju joined the Institute on 28 March 1989. He has a Bachelors Degree in Commerce from Sri Venkateswara University, Thirupathi and a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from Pondicherry University.

He is the Coordinator (Admin & Logistics) since 1 July 2021. Earlier he was an Assistant Manager (Admin) from 1 April 2009 to 30 June 2021. 

As the Coordinator and Asst Manager, he has been looking after the Guest House, apart from coordinating the arrangements during NIAS Courses, programmes, workshops to be held at the Institute from time to time, in consultation with the Manager and the Head-Administration.

From 1989 to 2008, he provided administrative support to all Programme Coordinators of the Senior Executives Programmes from the very First Programme in 1989 to 21st Programme in 2008.

In addition, he had also worked as Secretary to Late Prof R L Kapur, who was a Professor and then the Deputy Director  of the Institute from October 1988 – November 2006.