Curriculum Vitae

DR. NITHIYA A/P GUNA SAIGARAN

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Indian Studies
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • nithiya
  • 0379675636

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION


  • PhD, (Philosophy)
    Universiti Sains Malaysia (usm)
  • M.ARTS, (Arts)
    Universiti Malaya (um)
  • B.ARTS, (Arts)
    Universiti Malaya (um)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP


  • First Place (fass Researcg Exhibition & Competition 2024)
    2024, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,  (University)
  • The Fass Writing Fellowship Retreat 2023
    2023, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,  (University)

PUBLICATIONS


Article in Journal
Scopus
  1. Saxena V., Saigaran N.G. (2025). Songs of Tamil plantation women of Malaya: Contesting memories and histories, Modern Asian Studies. . doi:10.1017/S0026749X24000520
  2. Saigaran N.G., Bada A.B. (2023). PERCEPTIONS OF MALAYSIAN INDIAN WOMEN ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN MALAYSIA: A PEEK INTO THE INDIAN HOUSEHOLDS, Kajian Malaysia. 41(2), 173-194. doi:10.21315/km2023.41.2.9
Chapter in Books
  1. Guna Saigaran, N., Karupiah, P. (2022). Poverty Among Malaysian Indian Women. In: Baikady, R., Sajid, S., Przeperski, J., Nadesan, V., Islam, M.R., Gao, J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Problems. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68127-2_173-2
  2. Saigaran, N. G. (2022). Women and Decision Making within the Household: The Malaysian Indian Women Perspective. In Tiwary R. A & R.Gupta (Eds.), Re-Thinking Gender, Equality and Development: Perspectives from Academia, (pp.175-140). Vernon Express
  3. Saigaran, N. G., & Thambiah, S. Malaysian Indian Women's Education and Their Marginalisation: An Intersectional Analysis. In Nagappan, R., & Mukherjee, H (Eds.), Malaysian Indians and Education: Reimagined Development Opportunities (pp. 100-119). Routledge.
  4. Saigaran, N.G. (2022). The Impoverishment of Malaysian Indian Women: A Capability Approach Perspective. In: Karupiah, P., Fernandez, J.L. (eds) A Kaleidoscope of Malaysian Indian Women s Lived Experiences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5876-2_5
Other Publications
  1. Hoffstaedter G., Guna Saigaran N., Ilana N., Hooi Y.K., and Jalil AA. (2023, July 2023). Malaysia at 60: the urgency of inclusion. New Mandala. https://www.newmandala.org/malaysia-at-60-the-urgency-of-inclusion/ - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)

RESEARCH PROJECT


International
  1. 2024 - 2026, International Funding
    Exploring Coloniality And Precarity Engagements Amongst Urban-poor Resilient Malaysian Indian Women (excape- Urmi) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
University
  1. 2024 - 2027, University Grant
    Indians in Malaysia and Singapore by Arasaratnam Sinnappa ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2024 - 2027, University Grant
    Malaysian Indian Contribution To Nation Building: Tamils, Telugus, Malayalees, Jaffnese, Punjabi And Indian Muslim) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2024 - 2026, University Grant
    The Voice of the Subaltern: A Literary Study of Tamil Plantation Women Narratives ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2022 - 2024, University Grant
    Unpacking Intergenerational Poverty Transmission: The Connection Between Resilience And Capability In Influencing Social Mobility Of Malaysian Indian Women And Their Children ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  5. 2023 - 2024, University Grant
    Roles And Participation Of Men And Women In Non-governmental Organizations (ngo): A Study Of Myskill Foundation ( Principal Investigator(PI))

PAPER PRESENTED


ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Decolonising Gender: The Impact of Alternative Education on Gender Identity among at-risk Malaysian Indian Youths, 7th Asian Consortium for South Asian Studies (ACSAS) Conference, South Asian Studies, National Univesity of Singapore (International) (22 Nov 2024 - 23 Nov 2024)
  2. "Flipped Classroom" Method and its impact on learning: A study among Malaysian Indian Students in Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia, Fifth International Conference on Research in Tamil Education 2022, Faculty of Languages and Communication, Sultan Idris Education University & Natramil Mullai Tamil Sanggam Foundation, India (International) (09 Dec 2022 - 10 Dec 2022)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES


Media appearance
  1. (2022) Interview for National Day 2022 -oriental Daily Newspaper Sdn Bhd, University, (Interview)

SUPERVISION


Postgraduate Student
  1. (2024) MEDIA PERSPECTIVES ON RURAL WOMEN'S MARGINALIZATION IN CHINA, ZHOU RUIBING
  2. (2024) A STUDY ON THE WORKING CONDITIONS OF WOMEN IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAND METHODS TO IMPROVE IT, QIU ZHENYU
  3. (2024) Empowerment of Garment Workers Bargaining with Public Patriarchy in Bangladesh, SHAMALI SHILL
  4. (2023) Language Shift and Ethnic Identity of Malaysian Tamil Youths, BHARATHI A/P MUTTY
  5. (2023) A Pragmatic Analysis of the Narratives of Lived Experiences of Malaysian Indian Transgenders, SHUHASYINI A/P BALAN
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2024) Tinjauan Taraf Ekonomi Pelajar India B40 Universiti Malaya
  2. (2024) Stereotaip Antara Kaum dan Kesannya terhadap Peluang Pekerjaan untuk Belia India Malaysia
  3. (2024) Penggunaan Kecerdasan Buatan Dalam Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Bahasa Tamil
  4. (2024) Jenis - Jenis Perkahwinan Masyarakat Tamil di Malaysia: Suatu Penyelidikan
  5. (2022) Latihan Ilmiah (Final Year Project)
  6. (2022) Practices, GERY CLARET A/L SELVANATHAN, SHALINI A/P MATHIALAGAN, SOO SIEW TENG, DURAAGASHINI A/P KATHIGESU, DHURGA DEVI A/P NAGARAJOO, KAUSALYA A/P RAVI, THEVATHARSINI A/P PRAPAKAR

TEACHING


Bachelor
  1. (2024) AIH3003 - Academic Project
  2. (2024) AIH1012 - An Introduction to Malaysian Indian Family Systems
  3. (2024) AIX2007 - Digital Humanities
  4. (2024) AIH3027 - Malaysian Indian and Social Change
  5. (2024) AIH1110 - Malaysian Indians Socioeconomic Condition
  6. (2024) AIH1010 - Malaysian Tamils Social History
  7. (2024) AIH2030 - Seminar Series in Indian Studies
  8. (2023) AIH1006 - An Introduction to Malaysian Indian
  9. (2023) AIH1012 - An Introduction to Malaysian Indian Family Systems
  10. (2022) AIX2007 - Digital Humanities
  11. (2022) AIX3001 - Ethics and Professionalism in Social Sciences
  12. (2022) AIH2012 - Research Methodology Tamil Studies
  13. (2022) AIH2111 - Seminar in Tamil Studies
  14. (2022) AIH2030 - Seminar Series in Indian Studies
  15. (2022) AIH1011 - The Culture of Malaysian Indians