CURRICULUM VITA
1.Name : LATHA RAVINDRAN
2.Designation : Professor,Economics Area
3. Address for Communication:Xavier Institute of Management
Bhubaneswar– 751013, India
4. Teaching Experience:30 years
- Post-doctoral Research Experience : 28 years
- Educational Qualification :
Ph. D. (Economics) / 1985 / BharathiarUniversity, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
M.Phil. (Economics) / 1978 / Autonomous P.G. Extension Centre
University of Madras
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
M.A. (Economics) /
1976
/ University of Madras- Specialised Training:
“Training for Promotion of Micro Enterprise”, Cranfield School ofManagement, U.K.
“Training in Resettlement & Rehabilitation” The World Bank / Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, India.
8.Training Experience:
- Programme Director/ Co-programme Director/ Resource Person in several Management Development Programmes conducted at Centre for Development Research and Training (CENDERET), Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, on:
- Promotion of Small and Micro Enterprises
- Project Formulation and Planning with people
- Techniques of Monitoring and Evaluation of Development projects
- Training of Trainers
- Managing Development-induced Displacement and Rehabilitation
- Identified as a resource person by the UNDP as well as Directorate of Resettlement & Rehabilitation, Govt. of Orissa as a resource person for training on various aspects pertaining to Displacement, Resettlement & Rehabilitation.
- Coordinated One Year Post Graduate Programme in Management of R&R and CSRfor the executives of Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd (THDC India Ltd.)
- Research and Consulting Experience:
Sl. No / Title of the study / Sponsors / Year
1 / A Study of Marketing of Cotton in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu. / 1978
2 / Cotton Production in Tamil Nadu- An Economic Analysis. / 1985
3 / Performance of Agriculture in Orissa during Post- Independence / ICSSR, New Delhi / 1987
4 / Impact of Operation Flood II in Orissa / OMFED / 1989
5 / An Inventory of Voluntary Organisations in Ganjam District of Orissa / SDC, New Delhi / 1989
6 / Viable Alternatives to Shifting Cultivation in Orissa – Recommendations for an Action programme / SIDA, Bhubaneswar / 1990
7 / Study on DWCRA groups in Bolangir and Sundargarh districts of Orissa / UNICEF, Bhubaneswar / 1990
8 / Base-line Study of Marine Fish Marketing in Orissa / Bay of Bengal Programme, FAO / 1991
9 / Group Entrepreneurship Amongst Rural Handicrafts People of Orissa / IDBI, Bhubaneswar / 1991
10 / Research on First Generation Successful Women Entrepreneurs / EDII, Ahmedabad / 1992
11 / Evaluation of Drought Prone Area Programme / Govt. of Orissa, Bhubneswar / 1992
12 / Identification of People’s Perceptions in orissa: Their Needs and Piorities (Puri and Bolangir Districs) / IDRC, New Delhi / 1993
13 / Socio-economic Survey of the Displaced Persons of the Upper Indravati Project in Orissa / The World Bank, New Delhi
Dept. of Energy, Govt. of Orissa, Bhubneswar / 1994
14 / Identification of People’s Own Perception about Development / Consortium of Funding Agencies
The Netherlands / 1996
15 / Rehabilitation of Substantially Affected Persons of NTPC, Kaniha: Possibilities of Using Market Opportunities”. / NTPC, Kaniha, Orissa / 2000
16 / Establishment of Base-line Status on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Among the Members of Mahila Mandal Regarding Maternal and Child Health Care in Rayagada District of Orissa / UNICEF, Bhubaneswar / 2003
17 / Resettlement and Rehabilitation of the Tribals Displaced due to Similipal Tiger Reserve / CORDAID / 2003
18 / Socio-economic Empowerment of Tribal People through Cluster-level Approach in Mayurbhanj District of Orissa / ILO, New Delhi / 2003
19 / Empirical Study on the People Affected and Displaced due to Industrial Projects in Orissa / UNDP, Orissa / 2005
20 / Empirical Study on people Affected and Displaced due to Tata Steel in Kalinganagar, Orissa / Tata Steel,
Harsha Trust, Bhubaneswar / 2006
21 / Exploratory Study on To-be-affected Areas of POSCO-India Private Limited / POSCO-India / 2006
22 / Gender Issues in Development Induced Displacement and Rehabilitation: A Study in Irrigation Projects in Southern Orissa” / XIM, Bhubaneswar / 2007
23 / Sample Survey among the persons to-be-affected by Posco - India Project / XIM, Bhubaneswar / 2007
24 / Socio-economic Survey for NTPC, Kaniha in respect of New MGR Project / NTPC, Kaniha, Orissa / 2007
25 / R&R Package for Project Affected People – Naraj Marthapur Thermal Power Project / The Tata Power Company Ltd. / 2008
26 / Socio-economic Survey of the project affected villages in Gadakujanga, Nuagaon and Dhinkia Gram Panchayats of Ersama Block, Jagatsinghpur District, Orissa, for POSCO – India Project / POSCO - India / 2008
27 / Socio-economic Survey of the project affected villages in Khandadhar mines areas, for POSCO – India Project / POSCO - India / 2008
28 / Socio-Economic Survey, Socio-Cultural Resource Mapping and Infrastrutural Survey in respect of M/S TATA Sponge Iron Ltd., Angul, Orissa / TATA Sponge Iron Ltd. Bhubaneswar / 2009
29 / Resettlement & Rehabilitation Action Plan for the Displaced Families of Monnet Power Company Ltd., in Mallibrahmini Village, Angul District, Orissa, In progress (since May 2009) / Monnet Power Company Ltd. / 2009
30 / Impact Assessment Study of Capacity Development to Operationalize the Orissa Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy, 2006 Project, UNDP, / DfID / UNDP / 2009
31 / Socio-Economic Survey, Socio-Cultural Resource Mapping and Infrastrutural Survey in respect of M/S Mandakini Coal Company Ltd., Orissa / Mandakini Coal Company Ltd., Orissa / 2009
32 / Socio-Economic Survey, Socio-Cultural Resource Mapping and Infrastructure Survey in Manoharpur Coal Mine, Hemgir Block, Sundargarh District, Orissa / Orissa Power Generation Corporation (OPGC),
IB Thermal Power Station, Jharsuguda / 2010
33 / Resettlement & Rehabilitation Action Plan for the Displaced Families of Monnet Ispat & Energy Limited ( MIEL ) in villages Golagadia , Konshidipa and Raijharana of Tehasil Chhindipoda in Angul,Orissa / Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd. / 2010
34 / Resettlement & Rehabilitation Action Plan for the Displaced and Affected Families of VISA Power Co. Ltd., Brahmanabasta, Bamanpur & Kalankipur Villages, Cuttack Dt., Orissa / VISA Power Co. Ltd. / 2010
35 / Socio-Economic Survey, Socio-Cultural Resource Mapping and Infrastructure Survey and Formulation of R&R Scheme for various Sub-Stations in Keonjha and, Bolangir Districts, Orissa / Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
New Delhi / 2010
36 / Socio-Economic Survey, Socio-Cultural Resource Mapping and Infrastructure Survey and Formulation of R&R Scheme for Jharsuguda Pooling Station, Orissa / Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
New Delhi / 2011
37 / Socioeconomic Impact Assessment Survey / Darlipali Integrated Super Thermal Power Project of NTPC / 2011
38 / Socio-Economic, Socio-Cultural, Resource Mapping and Infrastructure Survey for Astaranga Port Project in Orissa in respect of M/S Navayuga Engineering Company Ltd. (NECL) / M/S Navayuga Engineering Company Ltd. (NECL) / 2011
39 / Socio-Economic Survey, Socio-Cultural Resource Mapping and Infrastructure Survey in New MGR Project, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh districts, ODISHA / Orissa Power Generation Corporation (OPGC)
Bhubaneswar / 2012
40 / Socio-Economic Survey, Socio-Cultural Resource Mapping and Infrastructure Survey in the villages affected by OTPCL / Orissa Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (OTPCL)
Bhubaneswar / 2013
41 / Socio Economic Survey of Project Affected Families for the MGR-Rail Corridor in villages Kalamegha and Chuabahal of Dist. Sundargarh. / NTPC Ltd.) / 2014
42 / Socio-economic, Socio-cultural, Resource mapping and Infrastructural survey in Gumudasan and Dulinga villages in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh District / OPGC, Coal Mines Project, Sundargarh, Odisha / 2014
43 / Social Impact Assessment and Social Impact Mitigation Plan in the Villages Affected by Dolomite Quarry Project / Tata Steel Ltd. / 2015
44 / Need Assessment Survey in the Peripheral Villages of Kalinganagar Project, Odisha / Tata Steel Ltd. / 2015
45 / Baseline Survey for Need Assessment and CSR Plan / Saraf Agencies Pvt. Ltd. / 2016
46 / Socio-economic Survey at Kutrumali and Sijimali Bauxite Mines in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts of Odisha / L&T Ltd. / 2016
- Publications:
- Ravindran, L. “Resettlement and Rehabilitation from Policy Guideline to Practice” in “Development Induced Displacement” by Mohapatra, Pyarimohan, etal. (Ed.), Prachi Prakasan, New Delhi, India, 1998.
- Ravindran, L. etal.,“Comparative Analysis of Economic Status of the People before and after Displacement in Upper Indravati Project, Orissa”ASCI Journal of Management, September, 1998.
- Ravindran, L. “Economic Impact of Development Projects on the Displaced and Project –affected families: An Empirical Study on Industrial Projects in Orissa” Vilakshan: XIMB Journal of Management, Vol. IV, Issue No. 1, March 2007
- Ravindran, L. “Build Trust First, Brand Later”, Economic Times, dt. 4th December 2008
- Latha Ravindran and Babita Mahapatra.“Gender Issues in Displacement: A Study of Irrigation Projects in Southern Orissa”, Chapter 10,“Beyond Relocation: The Imperative of Sustainable Resettlement” (Ed.) Dr. Renu Modi, SAGE India, June, 2009
- Ravindran, L. “Provisions for R&R in the New Land Acquisition Act and (Amendment) Ordinance 2014: An Appraisal”Vilakshan, XIMB Journal of Management, Vol. 12, No. 1, March, 2015
11.International Conference:
- Ravindran, L & Sahoo, B.K. “Measuring Risk Intensity due to Displacement & Challenges in Translating Policy into Practice: Case Study of a Village in a Coal Mining Project in Orissa, India” 15th International Metropolis Conference, The Hague, October 4-8, 2010
- Organized International Conference on Resettlement and Rehabilitation (ICRAR 2012), April 10-12, 2012
12. Other experiences:
a. Chosen as a course writer by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)to write the course material on “Training for Rehabilitation” in the web-based course offered by IGNOU on ‘Development, Displacement and Rehabilitation’.
b. Presented a paper titled “Taking Bull by the Horns” in the National Seminar on Marketing: New Dimensions and Challenges, organized by the Department of Business Management, UtkalUniversity, Bhubaneswar, on 27th February, 2001.
c. Produced a Documentary film, “Asha…”, a visual report on the lives of the tribal households, who have been displaced from Similipal Tiger Reserve and resettled in resettlement colonies.
d. Chosen as a course writer by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to write the course material on “Gender Issues in R&R Projects” in the web-based course offered by IGNOU on ‘Development, Displacement and Rehabilitation’.
12. Positions Occupying Currently:
- Member of Governing Board of Harsha Trust, a consultancy firm.
- Included as a member in the Committee constituted by the Govt. of Odisha for recommending modifications in the Orissa R&R Policy of 2006.
- Member of the High level Committee constituted by the Government of Odisha to review the R&R Bill drafted by the MoRD, Government of India.
- Member in the Working Committee for Framing Rules for operationalising LARR Act of 2013, Govt. of India
- Member of the Ethics Committee of L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar
Other Interests:
- Rotarian, Member of Rotary Club of Bhubaneswar Metro, R.I. District 3262; Past President (2008-09); Assistant Governor (2010-11)
- Life member, Bhubaneswar Music Circle
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