HONOURS, GRANTS and AWARDS

• Grant for Delegates from Wenner-Gren Foundation, USA and Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and Commonwealth, 2012
• Award for "Exceptional Paper" at the International Conference 'Developments in Dress History' at University of Brighton, UK, 2011

Other Honours and Awards Received by the Chairperson

• Honorarium from and Invited Speaker at Hindu Studies Colloquium, Harvard University, USA, 2010
• Canadian Faculty Research Grant for 2008-2009, Dept. of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, Canada and International Council for Canadian Studies
• Visiting Fellowship for 2007 at School of History and Anthropology, Queen's University Belfast, UK and CWIT, UK
• Nominee, Tamilnadu Young Women Scientists Award - 2007
• Award for International Scholars from Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR, U.S.A) for 2006. First Indian to receive this award since inception in 1949.
• Honorarium from Queen's University Belfast, U.K. in 2006 towards screening of docu-film titled "Little Traditions of Tamilnadu"
• Best Teacher Award for 2006 from Lions Club International, Chennai
• Teaching /Research Fellowship 2003-2004, University of Madras
• Recipient of De Costa Scholarship for 1992-1993 and 1993-1994 in Morgan State University, U.S.A. (Basis of scholarship is academic excellence). Honor student for graduating M.S. degree with a GPA of 4.0/4.0