Scholar-in-Residence, IIT Gandhinagar

Sathyanarayanan Mundayoor

Department : Humanities and Social Sciences

sathyanarayanan.m@iitgn.ac.in

Research Interests

● School education, Reading skills, Non-formal education in rural and tribal communities, and the production of reading material in marginalized North-East languages.
● History of aviation in independent India with respect to North-East regions.

Professional Summary

Coordinator, Lohit Youth Library Network, HQ: Tezu , Arunachal Pradesh
Member, Vivekananda Trust, Mysore
Academic Advisor, RIWATCH, a cultural research institute at Roing, Arunachal Pradesh ( all positions honorary & non-salaried)
Advisor, Reading Promotion Endowment Trust for Arunachal (RPETA) -a charitable Trust based in Delhi, supporting reading promotion activities in Arunachal
Hon. Professor of Library Science at Arunachal University of Studies, Namsai, Arun. Pr.

Publications

1. 2012: authored a book “Arunachal Natodikathakal” (Mathrubhumi Books) on Arunachal Folktales in Malayalam. Mathrubhumi has released its 3rd edition in May 2022.
2. 2020: co-author of “Monster of the Golden Valley”, the English translation of Arunachal folktales.