Name : Dr Indumathi S
Qualification : PhD, MS Communication, BSc, NET, K-SET
Designation : Assistant Professor
Department : Journalism and Mass Communication
E-mail id : indyindiana.24@gmail.com
Biography :
Indumathi S is an academician with more than seven years of experience as an educator, and three years of experience in the world of media. She is also the author of an adventure novel, The Curious Case: The Legend of the Egyptian Queen. She has an undergraduate degree in BSc with a specialisation in microbiology, and Masters in Communication from St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous) in Bangalore. She completed her doctoral studies on romance in Alfred Hitchcock’s films - Film Studies (Mass Communication) at Pondicherry University.

For the past ten years, as a freelance science journalist, Dr. Indu has extensively contributed more than 50 science and environment articles for reputed science magazines such as Down to Earth, and Terra Green. Her research interest and experience is in the field of film studies -Hitchcock films, romantic comedies and their influence on audience, Hollywood films, development communication, science communication, cultural studies, journalism, among other things. Previously, she has worked at CMS, Jain University and Kristu Jayanti College.

Conferences/seminars/workshops attended

• Teaching and Learning the Constitution of India: The Letter, the Spirit and the Law’ - A Workshop conducted by St. Joseph’s College of Law, Bangalore, India on January 30, 2019.
• Democracy and Legitimacy – International Conference organised by VU, Amsterdam 0n July 2018, in Netherlands.
• Media Manthan 2018 – A national level conference organised by department of journalism and mass communication, St Aloysius College, Mangalore, India on January 30, 2018.
• Training of Trainers on Life Skills – A training programme by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Tamil Nadu in association with Centre for Life Skills Education, Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore, India from June 13 to June 17, 2017.
• Writing for Film and Television – A workshop by Vancouver Film School in association with Jain Animation School, Bangalore, India on February 22 and 23, 2016.
• Annual Conclave: Communication Quotient 16 – A seminar organised by the Symbiosis School of Media and Communication, Bangalore, India on February 12 & 13, 2016.
• Protean Frames – An international conference on contemporary discourses of gender organised by Department of English, Christ University, Bangalore, India on January 12 & 13, 2016.
• Teachers as gatekeeper for counselling – A workshop organised by Jain University, Bangalore, India on November 20, 2015.
• New Age Communication and Media – A national conference organised by the Department of Media Studies, Center for Management Studies, Jain University, Bangalore, India on February 2, 2015.
• Communication for development – A workshop organised by the University of Mysore with Potential for Excellence Project Focus Area-II, Bangalore, India on December 15, 2014.
• The Responsibility of Media in an Emerging India – A seminar organised by the department of communication, St Joseph’s College, Bangalore, India on March 4, 2011.
• Outlook 2010: Media Matters – A seminar organised by St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Bangalore in collaboration with M.O.P Vaishnav College for Women(Autonomous), Chennai, Bangalore, India on January 23, 2010.