S Gunasekaran
Biographic Data
| ID | 5442116 |
|---|---|
| NAME | S Gunasekaran |
| GIVEN NAMES | S |
| FAMILY NAME | Gunasekaran |
| SIGNATURE | GUNASEKARAN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7619-5519 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The power of peasant poets
A few centuries before the onset of colonial rule in South India, the focus of historical narratives underwent a gradual shift from the affairs of courts and temples to those of rural communities—migrations, land settlements and the political life of local chiefs. These narratives, referred to as ‘social documents’ in this article, evolved through a range of social institutions and found expression across diverse literary genres. Building on mode…
Caste, food and colonialism
This article argues that in the Madras Presidency, the caste Hindus treated both the European masters and their ‘outcaste’ domestic servants as impure due to their shared practice of beef-eating. This, consequently, fostered a relationship of mutual dependence between them. Although not all servants participated in the preparation of food in European houses, they had to deal with beef in one way or another, such as purchasing and serving it, or s…
MRI brain image analysis using deep learning techniques and multi-class support vector machine
In recent times, an identification and classification of brain tumour become more essential to save human life. Brain tumour detection is considered most challenging problem and many researchers are finding optimized solution for early diagnosis. It occurs because of the irrepressible growth of cells in the brain and classified as malignant and benign tumour. In this research work, an automatic brain tumour detection system using CNN with Softmax…
Pornography Pre-modern
The paper aims at tracing the genealogy of modern Tamil sexual literature in the medieval/early modern prostitutional texts written with the patronage of local landlords and rulers, namely Pāḷaiyakkārars, between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries AD. Ruling as feudatories of the Nayaka, the courts of these local rulers emerged as major centers for literary patronage and production. In the history of Tamil literature, this period also witness…
Documenting a Caste
This essay is an attempt to write the social history of the Chakkiliyar community of South India, often classified in the colonial records as a caste occupying the lowest position in the caste hierarchy. This paper argues that the colonial period was marked by lowering opportunities for economic and social mobility for the community. Traditionally involved in the manufacture of leather goods that were central to irrigation, the Chakkiliyars had r…
The Will of the Gods
Societies interpreted their dreams in various ways. While dream interpretation has always been an essential part of medical and philosophical discourse, it was only recently that historians began to show certain interest in writing what is called the cultural history of dream interpretation. In fact, dreams, rituals, myths, social memories and consciously constructed histories all share certain similarities since they engage with the past and are…
Cattle Raiding and Heroic Tradition
Motivations of Migrants from Singapore to Australia
This study examines how the decision to emigrate was made and what factors were taken into account, including emmigrants' connections with Singapore and intentions to visit in future. The respondents' material and employment conditions in Singapore are compared with their expectations in these areas in Australia, and their views about the best and worst aspects of living in Singapore and Australia are reported and contrasted. Finally, two popular…
The Role of Ethnic Relations and Education Systems in Migration from Southeast Asia to Australia
After a brief discussion of the geographical, cultural, and historical characteristics of Southeast Asia [and Hong Kong], a review is provided of the evolution of Australian immigration policy which, in our view, is a strong pull factor. This is followed by stock and flow analyses of Asian-born residents in Australia. The motivations for emigration in countries which exhibit substantial emigration rates are considered next and the article ends wi…
Asians in Australia
The "Asian migration" controversy of the 1980s in Australia was reminiscent of that a century earlier. However, as this first major study of the "new" Asian migration of the 1980s illustrates, the circumstances and characteristics have been vastly different. The study places Asian immigration in a broader international context in which the emigration to Australia is part of a wider pattern of population movements with diplomatic ramifications and…
Cross‐Border Labour Flows In Southeast Asia
Undoubtedly 1989 was the year of the international migrant. Semanticists of international migration give him many names ? refugee, asylum seeker, contract labourer, gticst worker, permanent migrant, settlement migrant. By whatever name they come, they all have one thing in common: they are driven by an intense yearning and hope to improve either the objective or subjective conditions of life, or both. As transport and communication technology mak…
Population Change in Burma
A comparison of the 1973 and 1983 censuses provides ample evidence of a decline in fertility in Burma [Myanmar]. The proportion of children in the population fell substantially in the ten-year period accompanied by a significant increase in the mean age at marriage as indicated by the higher female...mean age at marriage. An analysis of the regional variations in population density indicates inter-regional movement of population. While there is m…
Demographic Problems of Southeast Asia
Population trends in the countries of Southeastern Asia are reviewed. Consideration is given to population size and density, population growth, fertility, mortality, spatial distribution, and international migration, as well as to the policies that have been adopted in response to these trends
The Role of Ethnic Relations and Education Systems in Migration from Southeast Asia to Australia
After a brief discussion of the geographical, cultural, and historical characteristics of Southeast Asia [and Hong Kong], a review is provided of the evolution of Australian immigration policy which, in our view, is a strong pull factor. This is followed by stock and flow analyses of Asian-born residents in Australia. The motivations for emigration in countries which exhibit substantial emigration rates are considered next and the article ends wi…
Population Change in Burma
A comparison of the 1973 and 1983 censuses provides ample evidence of a decline in fertility in Burma [Myanmar]. The proportion of children in the population fell substantially in the ten-year period accompanied by a significant increase in the mean age at marriage as indicated by the higher female...mean age at marriage. An analysis of the regional variations in population density indicates inter-regional movement of population. While there is m…
Demographic Problems of Southeast Asia
Population trends in the countries of Southeastern Asia are reviewed. Consideration is given to population size and density, population growth, fertility, mortality, spatial distribution, and international migration, as well as to the policies that have been adopted in response to these trends
Population Change in Burma
A comparison of the 1973 and 1983 censuses provides ample evidence of a decline in fertility in Burma [Myanmar]. The proportion of children in the population fell substantially in the ten-year period accompanied by a significant increase in the mean age at marriage as indicated by the higher female...mean age at marriage. An analysis of the regional variations in population density indicates inter-regional movement of population. While there is m…
Cross‐Border Labour Flows In Southeast Asia
Undoubtedly 1989 was the year of the international migrant. Semanticists of international migration give him many names ? refugee, asylum seeker, contract labourer, gticst worker, permanent migrant, settlement migrant. By whatever name they come, they all have one thing in common: they are driven by an intense yearning and hope to improve either the objective or subjective conditions of life, or both. As transport and communication technology mak…
Asians in Australia
The "Asian migration" controversy of the 1980s in Australia was reminiscent of that a century earlier. However, as this first major study of the "new" Asian migration of the 1980s illustrates, the circumstances and characteristics have been vastly different. The study places Asian immigration in a broader international context in which the emigration to Australia is part of a wider pattern of population movements with diplomatic ramifications and…
The Role of Ethnic Relations and Education Systems in Migration from Southeast Asia to Australia
After a brief discussion of the geographical, cultural, and historical characteristics of Southeast Asia [and Hong Kong], a review is provided of the evolution of Australian immigration policy which, in our view, is a strong pull factor. This is followed by stock and flow analyses of Asian-born residents in Australia. The motivations for emigration in countries which exhibit substantial emigration rates are considered next and the article ends wi…
Motivations of Migrants from Singapore to Australia
This study examines how the decision to emigrate was made and what factors were taken into account, including emmigrants' connections with Singapore and intentions to visit in future. The respondents' material and employment conditions in Singapore are compared with their expectations in these areas in Australia, and their views about the best and worst aspects of living in Singapore and Australia are reported and contrasted. Finally, two popular…
Cattle Raiding and Heroic Tradition
Documenting a Caste
This essay is an attempt to write the social history of the Chakkiliyar community of South India, often classified in the colonial records as a caste occupying the lowest position in the caste hierarchy. This paper argues that the colonial period was marked by lowering opportunities for economic and social mobility for the community. Traditionally involved in the manufacture of leather goods that were central to irrigation, the Chakkiliyars had r…
The Will of the Gods
Societies interpreted their dreams in various ways. While dream interpretation has always been an essential part of medical and philosophical discourse, it was only recently that historians began to show certain interest in writing what is called the cultural history of dream interpretation. In fact, dreams, rituals, myths, social memories and consciously constructed histories all share certain similarities since they engage with the past and are…
MRI brain image analysis using deep learning techniques and multi-class support vector machine
In recent times, an identification and classification of brain tumour become more essential to save human life. Brain tumour detection is considered most challenging problem and many researchers are finding optimized solution for early diagnosis. It occurs because of the irrepressible growth of cells in the brain and classified as malignant and benign tumour. In this research work, an automatic brain tumour detection system using CNN with Softmax…
Pornography Pre-modern
The paper aims at tracing the genealogy of modern Tamil sexual literature in the medieval/early modern prostitutional texts written with the patronage of local landlords and rulers, namely Pāḷaiyakkārars, between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries AD. Ruling as feudatories of the Nayaka, the courts of these local rulers emerged as major centers for literary patronage and production. In the history of Tamil literature, this period also witness…
Caste, food and colonialism
This article argues that in the Madras Presidency, the caste Hindus treated both the European masters and their ‘outcaste’ domestic servants as impure due to their shared practice of beef-eating. This, consequently, fostered a relationship of mutual dependence between them. Although not all servants participated in the preparation of food in European houses, they had to deal with beef in one way or another, such as purchasing and serving it, or s…
The power of peasant poets
A few centuries before the onset of colonial rule in South India, the focus of historical narratives underwent a gradual shift from the affairs of courts and temples to those of rural communities—migrations, land settlements and the political life of local chiefs. These narratives, referred to as ‘social documents’ in this article, evolved through a range of social institutions and found expression across diverse literary genres. Building on mode…
Sociology (10 works) · Geography (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · History (6 works) · Ethnology (5 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works)