Dr. N. Manimekalai M.A., B.Ed., Ph. D (Economics)

Awards Received


Young Economist Award 2006 from Association of Economists of Tamil Nadu.

Citation and Appreciation Award from District Administration, Pudukottai, for the services rendered to SHG Women 2005.

Young Achiever Award received from the Nagammaiyar Children’s Home, Periyar Maniammai University,Chennai 2009

Unnadha Sathanaialar Award [Great Achiever Award] 2009 from Mahalir Sakthi Iyyakkam.

Visits Abroad


Spain- Visited University of Vigo, University of Santiago, University of Lugo, on Invited Lecturers including Public Lectures, Interaction with Feminists etc.

A TV programme in the Galician State TV Interview offered to Government of Galician Gender Planner on Micro credit.

A Live Programme on Government Radio, Galicia, Spain
Interview with various Journalists.

Curriculum Development


Entire syllabus with class room lecture and field work practicum components for M.A. M.Phil were prepared and being updated by the faculty members, and appreciated by the Board of Studies.


Participated in Designing Curriculum and programme guide for the Gender Studies P.G Programme to be offered at Rajiv Gandhi National Institute for Youth Development.

Identified Need Based P.G Diploma and Diploma Courses on Life Skills and Counselling and Micro Enterprise Development.

Designed the syllabus for a compulsory course on “Women and Legal Rights” as per the direction of High Court Tamil Nadu for UG level.

Designed the Syllabus for a compulsory course on Foundation Course on Gender Studies for Under Graduate Levels as per the UGC direction.

Capacity Building


Regular UGC sponsored Sensitiation, Awareness and Motivation [SAM] programme under Capacity Building of Women Managers in Higher Education both Residential and Non-Residential in 2007 for the College and University Teachers to improve their leadership and administrative skills with gender perspectives promoting 30 teachers each.


UGC sponsored Residential SAM under Capacity Building for Women Managers in Higher Education sanctioned by UGC March 2008


UGC sponsored Residential SAM under Capacity Building for Women Managers in Higher Education sanctioned by UGC December 2008


Dr. N.Manimekalai has been recognised by UGC as a Master Trainer to train the ToT participants.


10 Weeks Research Scholars Workshop on “Proposal Writing Skills” to inculcate the scientific research methods and critical analysis.


Capacity building of Students on Participatory Learning Methods and other Qualitative Methods of Research.


Media Workshop for the Students to train on documentary film making with alternative thinking inputs.


Capacity Building Programme on Gender Positive Initiatives to Release the leadership skills among girls students.


Capacity building of students on life skills, entrepreneurship skills, gender training skills etc. Research

Refresher Course


Dr. N.Manimekalai, wrote to Academic Staff College to have a Refresher Course in Women’s Studies and got sanctioned the following courses


First Refresher course on “ Towards Integrating and Mainstreaming Gender Perspectives across Discipline” Nov 2006


Second Refresher course on “ Towards Engendering Academic Disciplines” December 2008 Major Action Research Project


Apparel Training Centre with the support of the University (Rs. 30 Lakhs worth of Machineries and roughly one Lakh per month as recurring grant for five years from 2008 and generating employment to around for 30 - 40 youth every month.

Asset Creation


Maruti Omni Van Sponsored by Indian Overseas Bank, Regional Office, Tiruchirappalli (Rs 2.91 Lakhs).


Three retail outlet for as permanent retail space for SHG women


32 Sewing operator machines, and gyan machine with equipments, furniture etc with MoRD and IL&FS CDI project


A German based stain removing machine for Garment Finishing Course worth Rs. 2 lakhs.
Computers, Printers, Xerox machines, LCD, OHP, Video Camera, Digital Camera, etc

Innovative Non – traditional areas of Women Entrepreneurship


Promoted 120 women in Engineering and Fabrication, training them on Welding, and managerial aspects of engineering and 14 partnership concerns were facilitated to get registered as vendors to BHEL.


Sanitary Napkin Training for Women, SHG women to produce low cost cotton based sanitary napkin production and sell it through Sanitary Napkin Vending Machine in Rural Schools and among Rural Women to motivate the rural women to sanitary napkin usage practice and thereby address the issues of cervical cancer and other reproductive health issues faced by the women.


Promotion of women in non-traditional and technical based training who are not formally quailed on the field to start engineering and fabrication units.


An Exclusive Industrial Estate for Women as a Cluster Engineering and Fabrication unit at Kumbakudi for 100 women with 50 units as partnership concerns.


Facilitated the women to have an Association called Women Entrepreneurs Association of Tamil Nadu.
Facilitated 50 women to become entrepreneurs in a separate Industrial Estate at Sirugamani G.K. Industrial Park.


More than 100 women entrepreneurs produced in various other areas including eco friendly products, readymade garments, sanitary napkin ITES etc which in turn has been able to extend Direct and indirect employment opportunities on home based activities to 1000s of women.

Out Reach


Programmes of Department are planned to reach colleges, students, NGOs, SHG and other rural women and the public directly in 1000s and to lakhs of women through various Media.


Meet the Women at the Grass roots through various programmes organized by Colleges, NGOs, Government Departments, NSS, Students of Social Work, Women’s Studies, etc which facilitate the reach of Women’s Studies Programmes and intervention to rural areas and to the public.