Dr. M.V.Duraish Kumar

Teaching

Educational Background

Work Experience

SUBJECTS TAUGHT in BSACIST

• Introduction to Politics (3 batches)
• Political Economy (2 batches)
• Political Ideologies (2 batches)
• Public Administration: Theory and Practice (2 batches)
• Policy Science (1 Batch)
• Project Work: Mock Policy Making. (1 Batch)
• Field Study: Village Studies (1 Batch)
• General Knowledge (1 Batch)
• Ancient Indian History (1 batch)
• Field Study: Archaeological sites. (1 Batch)

SUBJECTS TAUGHT in IAS ACADEMIES

• Political Science and International Relations (optional Subject). It consists of five internal segments. They are political theory, Indian government and politics, comparative politics, international relations, and foreign policy of India.
• Sociology (optional Subject). It consists of Sociological theories and Indian Society as sub-segments.
• Indian Economy for general studies.
• Ancient Indian History for general studies. It consists of Indian philosophy as a sub-segment.
• International relations for general studies.

Research

Area of Research Interest

• Marxism. My interest in Marxism led me to study MA economics and MA political science to understand and master Material dialectics as an approach to study society and its contradictions.
• Political theory and philosophy, with a particular focus on concepts such as democracy, liberty and equality and their contemporary relevance.
• Interlinkage of politics, society, culture, and economy in Indian society.
• Poverty studies. This is my ultimate research goal in which I like to unearth the contradictions of the social, economic, cultural, and historical processes of the world which builds and sustains poverty.

Publications

• MV Duraish Kumar and Dr. MKS Vaseekaran (2020) “Theoretical aspects of Political Mobilisation”. Third Concept, Volume 34, No. 397. PP 25- 31. UGC – CARE listed journal. ISSN: 0970-7247.
• Dr. Dilip Kumar R and MV Duraish Kumar. (2019) “Political empowerment of women in India: A Study of their participation and share in Power structure”. Bihar Journal of Public Administration. Volume 16, No. 2. PP 219-230. UGC – CARE listed journal. ISSN: 0974-2735.
• MV Duraish Kumar. (2018) “Discourses of liberty: Need for developing a useful concept of liberty”. Indian Journal of Political Science, Volume 79, Issue 2. Peer reviewed International Journal. ISSN: 0019-5510.
• MV Duraish Kumar. (2018) “Vote Buying and Social imagination: A case study of RK Nagar by-election, Tamil Nadu”. Indian Journal of Society and Politics, Volume 5, Issue 2. Peer reviewed International Journal. ISSN: 2348-0084.
• MV Duraish Kumar. (2018) “Concept specific liberty: A concept of liberty without contradictions”. Research Reinforcement, Volume 6, Issue 1. Peer reviewed International Journal. ISSN: 2348-3857. (Peer Reviewed International Journal)
• MV Duraish Kumar. (2018) “சங்க இலக்கியம் கூறும் அரசியல் தத்துவம்” (Political Philosophy of Sangam literature). Shanlax International journal of Tamil studies. Volume 3, Issue. 2. Peer reviewed journal. ISSN: 2454-3993.

International Conferences / Seminars / Workshops

• Presented a paper titled “Changing nature of class struggles: A study of agriculture labour movements in the era of globalisation” in 58th All India Political science conference (International Conference) conducted by Indian Political Science Association (IPSA) on 29th – 30th December 2018 at Meerut.
• Participated in “International workshop on the occasion of European Union Day” organized by the delegation of European Union to India and the Department of politics and public administration, University of Madras on 5th July 2019.

National Conferences / Seminars / Workshops

• Presented a paper titled “Discourses of liberty: Need for developing a useful concept of liberty” in 57th All India Political science conference (National Conference) conducted by Indian Political Science Association (IPSA) on 15th – 17th December 2017 at Chennai.
• Delivered a special lecture on “Marxism” at Saveetha School of Law, SIMATS, Chennai on 29/10/2018.
• Participated in the seminar on “Perspectives on durable solutions for Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees in India” on February 06, 2017, organized by the department of politics and public administration and department of criminology, University of Madras, Chennai.

Extension

Additional Responsibilities

• I was part of the team that prepared the complete curriculum for BA public policy. As mentioned in the CV, the course had numerous unique features.
• Since I was the only full-time faculty during the initial days and the department used to take the services of experts from the fields of civil service coaching in the capacity of visiting faculty, I had to manage the timetable and coordinate the functions of visiting faculty.
• I represented the department in the board of studies meeting to get approval of the syllabus for two semesters.
• I had to maintain the records of the department with the help of support staff, both digitally and manually.
• I served as the class advisor for the students for three semesters and mentored them in all possible ways during that tenure.
• I was part of the team that produced proposals for creating a center of dravidian studies in University of Madras.
• I was part of the organizing committee for all the seminars, special lectures, and workshops organized by our department in University of Madras.
• I took active part in all the departmental activities like youth parliament, debate sessions, etc in University of Madras.
• I took classes for the students of distance education from time to time in University of Madras.
• In IAS academies I must be a mentor for students in an individual capacity. Must maintain the individual progress of the students and must speak with them at least once a month (either online or offline).
• I must record short videos and interviews regarding my field of expertise to promote my subject and the academy.