Areas of Current Research Interest:

1. Health Economics
2. Environmental Economics,
3. Public Economics

Developmental Issues of India and Kerala.

Contributions to Teaching:

My lectures, presentations, motivation talks and classroom activities include a wide spectrum of ideas, approaches, experiences, exposures and knowledge that instil interest and motivation in my students to make them ambitious and skill oriented. I do my best to improve their vocabulary and language potential by using new concepts and terms to familiarise it with the real life situation and application of economics in routine life. I have been always using ICT for the class room instruction and interactive and applied level orientation is the innovative aspect of my teaching methodology followed in the teaching programme..

Ph.D Awarded under supervision

1. Name of the Research Scholar : K.P Vipin Chandran
   Topic of the Research : Nutritional Status of Preschool Children: A Socio- Economic study of Rural areas of Kasargod District in Kerala.
   Year of Awarded : 2009
   
2. Name of the Research Scholar : P.Babukuttan
   Topic of the Research : Human Resources and Teacher Training in Kerala-A Study on DIETS
   Year of Awarded : 2011
   
3. Name of the Research Scholar : N.Karunakaran
   Topic of the Research : Changing Cropping Pattern-An Economic and Environmental study on Kerala
   Year of Awarded : 2011
   
4. Name of the Research Scholar : V.Shaharban
   Topic of the Research : Women Empowerment through Capability and Accountability-A Gender Analysis .
   Year of Awarded : 2014
   
5. Name of the Research Scholar : Rajula Helan K P
   Topic of the Research : Demand and Supply of Maternal and Child Health Care Services: A Study among Tribals in Wayanad District, Kerala.
   Year of Awarded : 2015
   
6. Name of the Research Scholar : Vineesh Kumar K V
   Topic of the Research : Measuring Human Development and Deprivation through Multi Dimensional poverty index- A study on tribals in Kerala .
   Year of Awarded : 2017
   
7. Name of the Research Scholar : Dhanaleskhmy S
   Topic of the Research : Strategy for Environmentally Sustainable Development- An analysis of Water Policy of Kerala .
   Year of Awarded : 2018
   
8. Name of the Research Scholar : Nishitha Pankan
   Topic of the Research : E Governance and Efficiency in the service delivery mechanism of Akshaya e-centres in Kerala- An Economic Analysis .
   Year of Awarded : 2018
   
9. Name of the Research Scholar : Lajitha.P
   Topic of the Research : Neighbourhood, Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth-A study on Kerala .
   Year of Awarded : 2019
   
10. Name of the Research Scholar : Rahiyanath.C
    Topic of the Research : Fiscal decentralization and health sector development- A study on Kerala .
    Year of Awarded : 2019
    
11. Name of the Research Scholar : Jayasree.T.O
    Topic of the Research : Financial efficiency of urban co-operative banks in Kerala- An inter district analysis .
    Year of Awarded : 2019
    
12. Name of the Research Scholar : Raji Mol
    Topic of the Research : MGNREGS and Livelihood empowerment among tribals in Wayanad- Impact Analysis .
    Year of Awarded : 2019
    
13. Name of the Research Scholar : Sajithkumar S
    Topic of the Research : Education loan and its Socio- Economic Implication- A study on Kerala .
    Year of Awarded : 2020
    
14. Name of theR esearch Scholar : Ruksana M M
    Topic of the Research : Emigration and Economic Mobility: An Inter generational and Inter community Analysis of Kannur District , Kerala .
    Year of Awarded : 2021
    
15. Name of the Research Scholar : Sreeja Puthiya purayil
    Topic of the Research : Food consumption Expenditure Pattern in the Rural Households of Kerala: A social Class Analysis.
    Year of Awarded : 2021
    
16. Name of the Research Scholar : Vinisha  A
    Topic of the Research : Product Diversification and Product Innovation of new Generation Banks: An Inter bank Analysis
    Year of Awarded : 2021

Ph.D thesis submitted under Supervision

1. Divya Karikkan- Karunya Benevolent Fund Scheme - A Model of Inclusive Health Care and Social Empowerment Strategy. (Submitted in 2020)

Ph.D pursuing under supervision

1. Rakhi Ranjith- Commodity Derivatives Market: A Study of Spot and Future Trading of Selected Commodities
2. Sanitha Sadanandan.- Morbidity and Health Care Burden: An Inter- Community Analysis of Kerala
3. Swapna: - Vulnerability and Deprivation of Informal Sector Employment in Rural Kerala
4. Manjula A.- Social and Occupational Mobility of Tribals Involved With Non Timber Forest Produce – A Study on Wayanad
5. Madhumathi - A Study on Maternal Employment on the Nutritional Status of Children in Kerala.
6. Nisha- Entitlements, Capabilities and Deprivation: A Study of Transgenders in Kerala
7. Anusree Chathoth, political economy of labour - Higher Education and unemployment linkages in Kerala

Funded Research Projects

1. Name of Project : Health and Living Environment in Urban Slum.
   Project time period : 2005-2007
   Funding Agency : UGC
   Minor Research Project (MRP)
   Status : Completed.
2. Name of Project : Nutritional          and Healthcare Deprivation- A  study across caste class and gender in rural areas of Kannur district in Kerala.
   Project time period : 2009-2011
   Funding Agency : UGC
   Amount Sanctioned : 5 lakhs
   Status : Completed.
3. Name of Project : Maternal and child health among Tribals in Kerala:Strategies for Rational Deployment of  Health Infrastructure and health Manpower.
   Project time period : 2012-2015
   Funding Agency : ICMR
   Amount Sanctioned : 20 lakhs
   Status : Completed.
4. Name of Project : Education loan and NPA of Commercial banks: A study on Kerala.
   Project time period : 2014-2016
   Funding Agency : UGC
   Amount Sanctioned : 9.5 lakhs
   Status : Completed.
5. Name of Project : Urban Primary Health Centres in Kerala-A Quality, Quantity and Efficiency Analysis of Delivery of Healthcare Services.
   Project time period : 2018-2020
   Funding Agency : Kannur University
   Amount Sanctioned : 3 lakhs
   Status : Completed.
6. Name of Project : Morbidity Pattern, Health Security and Health Service Utilization of Elderly Tribal Population in Kerala: Exploring Strategy for Inclusive Health Care
   Project time period : 2019-2021
   Funding Agency : ICSSR-IMPRESS
   Amount Sanctioned : 9.5 lakhs
   Status : Completed.

Publications:

1. Need for inclusive Healthcare for the deprived elderly Tribal population,: Evidence from Wayanad in Kerala, K.Gangadharan and Sajithkumar S, Zenith International Journal of Business Economics and Management Research Vol.11(02) February 2021.
2. Is Co-operation missing in Co-operatives? Uralungal Labour contract Co-operative Society Ltd. A viable alternative, K.Gangadharan ,Co-operative Perspective, Vol.No.55 No.1 and 2, April-September 2020.
3. Emerging pattern of chronic morbidity- An analysis on NCDS in Kerala, Sanida sadanandan and K.Gangadharan, International journal of Research in Economics and Social sciences, http://euroasianpub.org, Vol. 9, issue 5, May 2019.
4. Morbidity, Physical Disability and Health Security of the Greying Population in India: Distributional Profile and Implications, jointly published by K.Gangadharan and Sajith Kumar in Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Volume 11, No 6, June 2020.
5. Improving Public Health Care in India through Urban Primary Health Centers- Trends, Progress and Concerns, jointly published by K.Gangadharan and Sajith Kumar IER Journal of Health and Demography Volume 6 No.1 July 2020
6. Household consumption expenditure among social class: An empirical analysis of rural Kerala, jointly published by Sreeja P P and K.Gangadhran in the International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, Volume 6, Issue 2, June 2019.
7. A perceptional analysis of service quality and satisfaction of New Generation Banks Jointly published Vinisha A and K.Gangadharan in the International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, Volume 6, Issue 2, June 2019.
8. Growth of Higher Education and Educational Financing in India jointly published by Sajith Kumar. S and Dr. K. Gangadharan in the International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, Volume 6, Issue 1, February 2019.
9. Chronic morbidity among vulnerable and Karunya benevolent fund - Kerala perspectives jointly published Divya Karikkan and Dr. K Gangadharan in the International journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, Vol 5, Vol 4, October 2018.
10. Karunaya Benevolent Fund Scheme, A Boon for Inclusive Healthcare in Kerala, jointly published Divya Karikkan and Dr. K Gangadharan in Social Action, Vol 68, No. 3, September 2018.
11. Healthcare development in Kerala, Current Status and emerging issues, by Dr. K Gangadharan in Kerala’s Economic Development: Emerging issues and challenges Ed.by Alwin Prakash Sage publications, Delhi,2018.
12. Emigration and remittances: Community Dimensions from Kerala jointly published by Ruksana MM and Dr. K Gangadharan in International journal of Research in Social Sciences.Vol.8, issue 8 August 2018
13. Capital adequacy and financial stability of urban cooperative banks in India: A temporal analysis Finance India Vol XXXI, No. 4, December 2017 published jointly by Jayasree T O and Dr. K Gangadharan.
14. Fiscal Decentralization and Health Infrastructure Development in Kerala International Journal of Management Sociology and Humanities, Vol 8, issue 3, March 2017 published jointly by Rahiyanath C and Dr. K Gangadharan.
15. Is MNREGS a workfare programme? Conceptualizing employment, unemployment and workforce, Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Vol 5, Issue 8C, August 2017 published jointly by Rajimol M S and Dr. K Gangadharan.
16. Resource mobilization and governance of Local Self Government Institutions in Kerala, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research Vol 6, Issue 10(4), October 2017 published jointly by Nishitha Pankann and Dr. K Gangadharan.
17. Financial performance of co-operative Banks - An Efficiency Analysis, Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities. Vol VII, Issue X, October 2017, by Jayasree T O and Dr. K Gangadharan
18. ICT Infrastructure and e Governance: Indian experience, International Journal of Applied Research Vol 3, Issue 9, September 2017, Jointly published by Dr. K.Gangadharan  and Nishitha pankann.
19. Service delivery and consumer perception of Akshaya e-Centres, Kerala Perspectives International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research, Vol 6, Issue 9(1), September 2017, Jointly published by K.Gangadharan  and Nishitha pankann.
20. Primary Healthcare under Decentralized Governance: A Micro Analysis, Asian Journal of Research in Social Science and Humanities. Vol. VII. Issue .1, January 2017. Jointly published by K.Gangadharan and Rahiyanath C.
21. Self Help Group in India – A key Driver for attaining sustainable Economic Growth jointly published by Lajitha P and Dr. K Gangadharan in the edited volume titled Inclusive Growth: Dynamics & Discourses edited by Jayakumar Shetty and Ganaraj and published by National Centre for Inclusive growth and Development Research, Mysore, 2016.
22. Financial Inclusion, Non-Performing Assets and Financial stability of Banks in India: Performance and Challenges, International Journal of Development Studies Vol VIII, Issue No.1, January – June 2016 jointly published by Dr. K Gangadharan and Sajith Kumar.
23. An over view of Urban cooperative Banks in India, Cooperative Perspective jointly published by Jayasree T O and K.Gangadharan in January - March 2016.
24. International women migration and skill development: A study on Kerala in the edited volume titled Rethinking Skill development and Women empowerment edited by Dinesha P T jointly published by Ruksana M M and Dr. K Gangadharan National Centre for Inclusive Growth and Development Research, Mysore, 2016.
25. Remittances and quality of life of emigrant families in Kerala, International Journal of Social Sciences and Economics Invention jointly published by Ruksana M M and K.Gangadharan Vol 02, Issue No. 02, 2016
26. Emigration, Remittances and Economic Development: A study on Kerala Economy, Journal of Advanced Research in Humanities jointly published by Ruksana M M and Dr. K Gangadharan Vol 2, Issue 1, 2016 ISSN No.2395.
27. Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth: Perspectives on Urban cooperative Banking in India, International Journal of Applied Research jointly published by Jayasree T O and Dr. K Gangadharan Vol 2, Issue No. 5, 2016, ISSN N0. 2394-5869.
28. Attainment of health related Millennium development goals and equity concerns in India by K Gangadharan in Indian Economy Views and Vision Edited by Vaikuntha and others, published by Serials Publications, New Delhi  2015.
29. Trends and pattern in allocation and utilization of health expenditure under decentralized governance: A study on Kerala, South India Journal of Social Science, jointly published by Rahiyanath C and K.Gangadharan Vol XIII, No.2, 2015  ISSN No.0972-8945.
30. Reaching the Unreachable: Maternal and Child Health care issues among Tribal’s in Kerala and Strategies for effective Governance, Review of Development and Change,  jointly published by K.Gangadharan and Vinesh Kumar K V, Vol XX, No. 1, January – June 2015, pp 43 - 60.
31. Emigration, remittances and economic development: A study on Kerala Economy, Journal for Advanced Research in Humanities, jointly published by Ruksana M M and K.Gangadharan, Vol 2, Issue No. 1, 2016, ISSN: 2395-0870101 2395-1087(p).
32. Financial Inclusion: A viable option for inclusive Growth, published by Jayasree T O and K.Gangadharan, Zenith International Journal of Business Economics and Management Research, 2015, Online ISSN: 2249-8886.
33. NRHM and Health Sector Development: An Interstate Analysis of Kerala and Bihar, Journal of Economic and Social Development, jointly published by Rahiyanath and K.Gangadharan, Vol X1, No.1, June 2015 ISSN 0973-886X.
34. Dynamics of Nutrition and Dietary pattern among Tribals. Need for Inclusive food and Nutrition policy, published by K.Gangadharan, Journal of Global studies in Economics, Vol 1, Number 1 January - June 2015, ISSN: 2393-9974.
35. Growth of Education loan and Non Performing Assets: A study of Commercial Banks in Kerala, published by K.Gangadharan and Sajith Kumar, Global Journal for Research Analysis, Vol No 4, Issue No.11, November 2015, ISSN: 2277-8760.
36. NPA and Indian Banks: Emerging challenges and way forward, published by K.Gangadharan and Sajith Kumar, Asian Journal of Research in Business Economics and Management. Vol V, Issue No.X, September - October 2015.
37. Reproductive Health Complications among Tribal Women and their Health Seeking Behavior, Kerala Perspectives, published by K.Gangadharan and Vinesh Kumar, International Journal of Contemporary Research in Social Science, Vol 11, Issue 4, 2015.
38. Climate Change and Human Health in India, published by K.Gangadharan Third Concept, Vol 27, No 324, 2014.
39. Gender and Health in Kerala, published by K.Gangadharan in the edited work of Health, Gender and Development, by L N Dash, Regal Publication, New Delhi 2014.
40. Dietary intake and Nutritional status of preschool children among tribals in Kerala, Published by K.Gangadharan and Vinesh Kumar, Indian Development Review, Vol 12, No. 1-2, January – December 2014.
41. Why Tribal children look differently? An empirical analysis of Health and Nutritional Status of tribal children in Kerala, Published by K.Gangadharan and Vinesh Kumar, Asian Journal of Research in Social Science and Humanities, Vol IV, Issue X, October 2014.
42. Health for all: From firm promises to new realism, Health and India’s Economic Development, Challenges and Opportunities, Published by K.Gangadharan, Edited by L N Dash Published by Synergy Books India, New Delhi, 2013.
43. Deteriorating maternal and child health in India. Evidence from NFHS data. Research paper in the edited work of Development versus Deprivation by Saralamma and Manju S. Nair and Published by Sonali Publications, New Delhi in 2011.
44. Disparity in maternal and child Health in India Present scenario and Future Options, published by K.Gangadharan in International Research Journal of social sciences, Society of social  Sciences, Pondicherry Vol.3, No.1, 2010.
45. Maternal and child Health: Tamil Nadu gaining momentum’, published by K.Gangadharan in Southern Economist, Vol 49, No. 3, 2010.
46. Health care development in Kerala published by K.Gangadharan in an edited work titled Kerala Economy Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow by Dr. B.N.Ghosh and Padmaja Nambodhiri and Published in 2009.
47. Challenges in Human Development in India: The case of Education and Health, published by K.Gangadharan in Journal of Economic and Social Development Vol. V. No.1 & 2, 2009.
48. Nutritional and Health Transition, Lessons from Kerala, published by K.Gangadharan in Journal of Human Development, Vol.1 No.1 2009.
49. Policy Reforms and Health care System in Kerala: Issues and constraints, published by K.Gangadharan in Journal of Health and Development, Published by Danish Publications, Delhi.
50. Globalization and Social Sector Development among Dalits published by K.Gangadharan in an edited work Globalization, Magnitude and Impact. Edited by. Viswanatha, Professor of Economics, Mangalore University, Mangalore and published by Abhijeet Publications, New Delhi in 2008.
51. Nutritional Deprivation among Indian children. Distributional Profile and Implications, published by K.Gangadharan in IRISH Journal, Vol 3, No. 1, January – June 2008.
52. Nutritional problems of children in Kerala, published by K.Gangadharan in Vijnana Kairali Vol 39, No. 1, January 2008.
53. Ageing in Kerala published by K.Gangadharan in Vijnana Kairali, Vol 38, No. 7, July 2007.
54. Morbidity and Health care in Kerala: A Distributional profile and Implications, published by K.Gangadharan in Indian Journal of Social Development, Vol 7, No. 2, December 2007.
55. Health for All, Kerala Perspective, Kerala Calling Vol 27, No. 3, January 2007.
56. Changing Health profile of Kerala published by K.Gangadharan in Economic Affairs, Vol 52, April - June  2007.
57. Emerging issues of urban health with special reference to Kerala – published by K.Gangadharan in Indian Journal of Social Development, Vol 6, No. 1, 2007.
58. Autonomy for Excellence, published by K.Gangadharan in  Kerala Calling Vol 26, No. 6, 2006. 
59. Deteriorating Health of Mothers and Children A study on Urban Kerala published by K.Gangadharan in Asian Economic Review Vol 48, No. 2, 2006.
60. Life After 60- Ageing and Ill Health in Kerala published by K.Gangadharan in Kerala Calling Vol 25, No. 12, 2005 Growth of Mutual Funds in India, Southern Economist Vol 37, No. 14, 1998.
61. Growth of NABARD in Rural financing published by K.Gangadharan in Indian Commerce Bulletin Vol 3, No. 1, January 1999.

Books Published:

1. Inclusive Growth and Social Development: Towards an Analytical and Operational Framework. Published by Bharti Publications, New Delhi, 2020.
2. Dynamics of Banking in India, published by Abhijeet publications, New Delhi, 2019.
3. Education Loan and Nonperforming Assets of Banks - Economic and Social Perspectives, published by Abhijeet publications, New Delhi, 2018.
4. Food, Nutrition and Health of Mothers and children: Tribal perspectives, published by Abhijeet publications, New Delhi, 2015.
5. Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth: Scope and Dimension, published by Reference Press, New Delhi, 2013.
6. Nutritional and Healthcare Deprivation an Inter Caste Analysis, published by Manglam Publications, New Delhi, 2012.
7. Health and Development: The Millennium Perspectives, published by Rawat Books, New Delhi, 2011.
8. Paradigm Shift in Health and Education in India, published by Serials PublicationsNew Delhi, 2009.
9. Living Environment and Health in Urban Slum a Micro level Analysis, published by Manglam Publications New Delhi, 2008.
10. Economic Reforms and Regional Inequality in India, published by Serials   publications New Delhi, 2007.
11. Utilization of Health Services in Urban Kerala A Socio Economic Study, published by New Delhi: Serials Publications, 2005.