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Name : Dr. N. Murugesan
Date of Birth :
Present Address : French Institute,
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Pondicherry 605 001
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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: M.A; B.Ed; M.Phil; Ph.D;
YEAR OF MARKS
EXAMINATION COLLEGE /
PASSING IN DIVISION SUBJECT
PASSED DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY
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Karnatak 59
Master of Arts Dept. of Studies in Applied
University, (Non-
1981 Second
(Applied Geography) Geography Geography
Dharwad Semester)
B.Ed Govt. College of
University of B Geography -
Geography and Education, 1982
Madras. Grade History
History Saidapet, Chennai
M.Phil Dept. of Madurai Kamarai
1983 65.7 First Geography
Geography Geography University
Ph. D;
Dept. of Madurai Kamarai Medical
Medical Geography, 1988
Geography University Geography
ICMR fellow
Ph. D Health care and Health care Delivery System in Regional Frame work: A case study
of Spatio-Functional Organization in Salem District.
Awarded an ICMR Fellowship to do an inter disciplinary research for the award of
Doctor of Philosophy, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
Experience:
Worked as a Research Associate in the French Institute of Pondicherry in the 'Wasteland
Development' Project from Oct 1987 to Oct 1988.
Worked as a Project Officer in the Editorial of Dinamalar Tamil daily of Erode editon from 1988
Nov. to 1991 Sept.
Working as a 'Research Engineer' (Ingin ur d'etudes) in the department of Indology as a project
head for the section of photo archives since 1991 Oct to till date.
Nature of Work
Conducting temple surveys in all the four Southern states of India and giving the guidelines for
the researchers in all over the world who visit the photo archives of the French Institute of
Pondicherry for their research and publications.
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Actively participating in the internal publications of the French Institute and also
administering the photo archives.
Digitization:
1. The data base for the full collection of the 1, 36,000 temple photographs taken since 1956
is completed in MS Access. The same has been grouped in different categories and
launched in the web site of the French Institute.
2. Nearly 25,000 negatives of the temples are digitized in Tiff format.
Worked for the preparation of books:
i) Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple
ii) Tanjavur temple
iii) Senji Fortification
CD-ROMs:
i) Prepared four CD-ROMs in collaboration with INTACH on the Heritage Buildings of
Pondicherry, French Institute, 2002 (for the usage of French Institute and Pondicherry
Government).
ii) Associated in the preparation of a CD-ROM on Bhairava one of the Terrible Forms of
Lord Siva, Collection Indologie 95, French Institute of Pondicherry and EFEO, 2005,
Edited by Karine Ladresh.
iii) Associated in the preparation of a CD-ROM on Pondicherry Past and Present, Collection
Indologie 107, French Institute of Pondicherry and EFEO, 2005, by Jean Deloche.
iv) Associated in the preparation of a CD-ROM on Darasuram Architecture and
Iconography, Collection Indologie 108, French Institute of Pondicherry and EFEO,
2005, Edited by Karine Ladresh.
v) At present actively involved in a CD-ROM project on 'Jain Monuments of Tamil Nadu'
with Paris University III and IV since August 2008.
Exhibitions:
1. Associated in the preparation of exhibitions on the Heritage buildings of Pondicherry in
the Chamber of Commerce building, Municipality office hall and in the Pondicherry
Museum during 2000 and 2001.
2. Aspects of Siva Booklet published in association with a photographic exhibition
conducted in the Embassy of France, New Delhi, Alliance Fran ais offices in
Pondicherry and Bangalore during 2002.
List of Research Papers Published and Papers of Conference and Seminars
Published:
1. Functional Morphology and Market place Participants Behaviour in Pudansandai Weekly
market. Indian journal of Marketing geog. Vol. 11, No.1, 1984, pp. 53 59, E.
Swaminathan, N.Murugesan.
2. Spread of Parthenium Plant and Environmental Hazard in Madurai City: A Study on
participation of public. The Indian Geographical Journal. Vol.60, No-1, June 1985, pp. 9-
16, E. Swaminathan, D.Dhanapal and N.Murugesan
An Analysis of land use and land value in Salem City, 5th IIG, Gujatrat University,
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Ahmedabad, 1984. (Proceedings Volume). N. Murugesan and E. Swaminathan.
4. Perception of Environmental hazard with special reference to Parthenium plant in
Madurai City Urban Crisis in India. Eds. K.Vithal Reddy and R.Ram mohan Rao,
Hyderabad publishers, 1985. pp. 13-25, E.Swaminathan, D.Dhanapal and N.Murugesan.
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5. Spatial Patterns of Occurrence of Diseases, Dimensions of Diseases and
Disease Prone Areas in Salem District Tamil Nadu. Contemporary Approaches to
Indian geography. Ed. Rais Akhtar, APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, 1997, pp.
363 392, E.Swaminathan and N.Murugesan.
Research Papers Presented and Submitted in Conferences and Seminars:
1. An analysis of spatial distribution and Potentialities of Health Care Institutions in Salem
City, IIT, Kharagpur, 1984, N.Murugesan.
2. Some aspects of family welfare programmes in Salem district. IIG conference, Tirupati,
1984, N.Murugesan and E.Swaminathan.
3. An analysis of travel behaviour of urban residents: A case study of Madurai city. National
seminar on urban development policies in India. Dept. of geography, Osmania
auniversity, Hyderabad, March 14-16, 1985. E.Swaminathan, and N.Murugesan.
4. Spatial variations of Rural Urban Sex Ratio in Tamil Nadu. National Association of
geographers, India, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 26-28, 1985, E.Swaminathan,
and N.Murugesan.
5. Spatial patterns of Incidence of Diseases in Salem District. VIIIth NAGI, Dept. of
Geography, University of Kashmir, Sri Nagar, Oct. 1-4, 1986, E.Swaminathan and
N.Murugesan.
6. Health Care Delivery and Utilization Pattern at Micro level: A case study of
Oddanchattiram block of Anna district. VIIIth NAGI, Dept. of Geography, University of
Kashmir, Sri Nagar, Oct. 1-4, 1986, E.Swaminathan, S.Senthamil Selvi and
N.Murugesan.
7. Physical Environment as a Constraint and an Opportunity for Human Development: A
case study of Kolli Hills in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. National seminar on problems
and possibilities, Dept. of Studies in Geography, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Dec. 15-
16, 1986, N.Murugesan
8. An Analysis of Immunization Programmes in Salem District Vth Annual conference of
Indian Society for Medical Statistics, Dept. of Social and Preventive Medicine, Govt.
Medical College, Sri Nagar, Sept. 24-26, 1987, N. Murugesan, E.Swaminathan,
S.Shanmuganandan and P.T.K. Subramanian.
9. Factors Influencing the Existence of Long-Fallow Wastelands in Karur Region of Tamil
Nadu. National Seminar on Wasteland development, Dept. of Geography, Madurai
Kamaraj University, Madurai, Feb.12-15, 1988, N.Murugesan.
10. Employment Potential for Health Personnel in Government Sector A case of Salem
Region, Seminar on Employment and Unemployment Issues and Dimensions, Dept. Of
Geography, University of Madras, Feb. 11-12, 1989, N.Murugesan and E.Swaminathan
11. Efficiency of Bus Transportation for Urban Growth: A case study of Salem Region.
Seminar on Transportation and Urban Development, March 27-29, 1989, Osmania
University, Hyderabad, N.murugesan and E.Swaminathan
12. Jain Monuments in Tamil Nadu: A Power Point Presentation done in the Open House
Seminar of the Science and Humanity of the French Institute of Pondicherry, November
27, 2009, N.Murugesan
Languages known: Tamil and English speak, read and write, Kannada speak only
(Dr. N. Murugesan)
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