Special Jury- Most Promising Researcher Award of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology presented during 3 rd International conference of the SASCV held at The Hotel, Nanutel, Margoa on 28 & 29 January, 2016. Fellow of Indian Society of Criminology of the Indian Society of Criminology awarded during 38 th All India Conference of the ISC held at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University on 15 & 16 October, 2015 Best Research Paper presentation in ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on Reservation in Education, Employment and Legislature: Present Status and Emerging Issues of Marginalized People in India held on 10 & 11 April, 2014. Title of the paper: Adjudging Reservation in Lights of Economy Prospect an Emerging Issue: Creamy Layer VS Non- Creamy Layer Best Research Paper Presentation in ICCSR National Seminar on Higher Education and Social Mobility among SC/ST and Minority Students in India held at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli between 8-10 January, 2014. Title of the Paper: Reservation Politics and Higher education: A critical analysis of 3.5 % Reservation for Muslims in Tamil Nadu Senior Research Fellow of University Grants Commission (NET), New Delhi (2005) RM Mahadevan Gold Medal for securing First Rank in M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice Sciences, University of Madras, Chennai (2003). Junior Research Fellowship and Passed Eligibility test for Lecturership of University Grants Commission (NET), New Delhi (December 2002) All major 1 st rank, BA Economics, The New College, Chennai (1997)

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