Dr. Meera M

      Ms. Meera M
      Designation  Dr. Meera. M
      Email Id meeram@ids.uni-mysore.ac.in, drmmids99@gmail.com
      Phone No  91- 821- 2419670
      Qualification (a) M.D.P (Master Degree in Development Planning and Management)
      (b) NET - UGC (National Eligibility Test for Lectureship)
      (c) JRF - UGC (Junior Research Fellowship - Qualified)
      (d)Registered for Ph.D., University of Mysore 
      Department  
      Area of Specialization 1)  Social Development with special focus on 
      (a)  Integrated Rural - Urban Development 
      (b)  Human Development 
      (c)  Gender Studies and Women Empowerment
      (c)  Social Diversity and Inclusion of Marginalized 
      (e)  NGO Sector 
      (f)  Education, Health, Livelihood Development
      (g)  Governance and Development Administration. 
      2)  IEC, Evaluation, Strategy Development, Training, Research, Gender-Sensitive Resource Material Preparation, Documentation. 

      Publications: 
      Books

      Sl. No.

      Author/s

      Title

      Publisher

      Year of publication

      A. 1.

      Wilkin.K, Mundayat.M, Gopinath.U

      Mouna Maathadidhaga (Kannada)

      DFID (UK), KAWAD (India), NRIL (UK)

      2003

      2.

      Wilkin. K, Mundayat. M, Gopinath. U

      Voices In The Dark (English)

      DFID (UK), KAWAD (India), NRIL (UK)

      2003

      3.

      Meera. M, Indira. B, Sumathi

      Panchayath Parihar (English)

      ISST, Bangalore, ISST New Delhi, Action Aid India

      2002

      4.

      Meera M and ISST team

      Beyond Boundaries (English)

      ISST Bangalore, ISST New Delhi, Action Aid India

      2002

      5.

      Meera M and ISST Team

      Goodininda Gaganakke (Kannada)

      ISST Bangalore, ISST New Delhi, Action Aid India

      2001

      6.

      Meera M, Indira. B, Sumathi

      Panchayathi Parihara (English)

      ISST Bangalore, ISST New Delhi, Action Aid India

      2001

      7.

      Meera M, Deepa V

      Grama Sabha - Peoples Sabha (English)

      ISST Bangalore, ISST New Delhi, Action Aid India

      2001

      8.

      Meera M, Jayalaxmi T.

      Tharabethi Thanthragalu (Kannada)

      ISST Bangalore, ISST New Delhi, Action Aid India

      2001

      9.

      Meera M, Deepa V, Jayalaxmi T.

      Gram Panchayat Budget Karnataka State (English)

      ISST Bangalore, ISST New Delhi, Action Aid India

      2001

      10.

      Meera M, David G.M, Deepa V.

      Anubhavaguchcha (Kannada)

      ISST Bangalore, ISST New Delhi, Action Aid India

      2001

       

       

       

       

       

      B. 1.

      Meera M and ISST Team

      UMA Prachar (Quarterly Newsletter in English, Kannada, Tamil)

      ISST Bangalore, Action Aid India

      2000-2002

      2.

      Meera M and ISST Team

      Namma Panchayathi (Quarterly illustrated magazine in English, Kannada)

      ISST Bangalore, Action Aid India

      2000-2002

      Papers in Conference /Seminar/Proceedings

      Sl. No.

      Title of the paper

      Title of conference/seminar volume

      Year

      Publisher / Organizer

      1.

      Women and Panchayat Raj: Past Experiences, Present Scenario and Future Prospects

      Women in 21st Century: Present Scenario and Future Prospects

      2006

      UGC and St. Aloysius Institute of Social Work, Mangalore University

      Monographs/ Reports :

      1. Report No. 26, Towards A strategy for Reaching Marginalised Groups, published by DFID (UK), Kawad (India), NRIL (UK); December 2003.
      2. Gender, Governance and Grama Sabha, published by ISST Bangalore and Action Aid India; 2001. 
      3. Women Gram Panchayaths, published by ISST Bangalore and Action Aid India; 2001
      4. Exploring New Frontiers, Regional Seminar Report published by ISST Bangalore and Action Aid India; 2000

      Conference /Seminar organized:

      Sl. No.

      Status as Organizer

      Title of the conference/seminar

      Year

      1.

      Associate Director, ISST, Bangalore

      Regional Seminar titled Exploring New Frontiers

      2000

      Conference /Seminar Chaired:

      Sl. No.

      Title of the seminar

      Organized by

      Year

      1.

      Regional Seminar on Exploring New Frontiers

      ISST Bangalore and Action Aid India

      2000

      Conferences/ Seminar participated:

      Sl. No

      Title

      Organized by

      Year

      Participation and roles

      1.

      NGO and the State: Role and Relationship in Development

      University of Durham, UK

      September2004

      Resource Person

      2.

      Curriculum Development

      Jan Shikshan Sansthan, HRD Ministry, GOI

      September 2004

      Resource Person and Gender committee member

      3.

      Access to e-Resources of UGC INFONET, Digital Library Consortium

      Library and Information Sciences Dept., University of Mysore

      October 2008

      Participant

      4.

      Trilogy of NGO, Community engagement and Development Ethos

      Institute of Development Studies, Univ. of Mysore

      December 2008

      Compere, Organizational Support and Participation

      5.

      Positive Discrimination: Some Unexplored Dimensions

      IDS, University of Mysore

      March 2009

      Compere, organizational Support and Participation

      6.

      Culture of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy

      Political Science, Sociology, History Departments, Mysore University

      March 2009

      Participant

      Chairman /Member of Authority /Committee etc:

      Sl. No.

      Chairman/Member/Secretary

      Committee/Authority

      Year (From- To)

      1.

      Member, Board of Examiners of Development Studies

      IDS, Mysore University

      2009

      Membership to professional organization /Associations:

      Sl. No.

      Name of the Association/ Organizations

      Membership

      1.

      International: MASHAV-Shalom, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Israel

      Member

      2.

      National: Indian Association of Women Studies, India

      Member

      3.

      State: Karnataka State Trainers Collective, Karnataka

      Vice President ( Two Terms), Life Member

      Other Information:

      • Registered for Ph.D. at University of Mysore and pursuing doctoral research work along with the duties as Lecturer in Development Studies.
      • Twelve years of prior work experience with Government, NGOs, Research and Educational Institutions, Grassroots Organizations and International and National Development Funding Agencies.
      • Awarded 2007 MASHAV Fellowship by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Israel to represent India at the two month International course on Integrated Urban Rural Development at Weitz Development Center, Rehovot, Israel.