Academia

Published Papers

mcjmumbai.academia.edu/RaameshGowriRaghavan

www.researchgate.net/profile/Raamesh-Gowri-Raghavan

Science

Master of Science Thesis

The social and genetic organization of the queenless, Ponerine ant, Diacamma ceylonense

Molecular analyses of microbial diversity associated with the Lonar soda lake in India: An impact crater in a basalt area

Numerical Methods in Linguistics

An Introduction to Glottochronology

www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/reso/010/01/0017-0024

What is a Bat? Chiropteran Phylogeny reviewed, 15 December 2002. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

The Genetic Structure of Maharashtra in India: Shared Ancestry and Negligible Gene Flow among Castes and Tribes, 20 October 2005. National Chemical Laboratory, Pune.

Societal Collapses in Small Populations – Important lessons to be learnt, 18 July, 2006. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.

Linguistics, Grammatology and Epigraphy

Online Tamil-English dictionary

www.freelang.net/dictionary/tamil.php

Archaeology and Art History

Official Full-Text Paper (PDF): Preliminary Explorations in Kothaligad, District Raigad, Maharashtrawww.researchgate.net/publication/318108328_Preliminary_Explorations_in_Kothaligad_District_Raigad_Maharashtra

The discovery of a Bene Israeli Cemetery during the Archaeological Investigations at Chandore, District Raigad, Maharashtra

In press

Bulls, Bullocks and Bullock-Carts: Masculinity, Transport and Trade in Protohistoric and Historic South AsiaFull-Text Paper (PDF) | Dec 15, 2017 | Ever since the domestication of Bos indicus in the Neolithic Period, the prime means of transportation and traction, and therefore the bulwark of carriage, haulage and transshipment of goods during the Protohistoric and Historic Periods in South Asia has...

Numismatics and Philately

Of Trillions and Revolutions: How high denomination banknotes wrote the obituaries of political systemsFull-text (PDF) | Banknotes of denominations in the billions and trillions are a collector’s joy, often taking pride of place in a collection. Such banknotes, issued only during episodes of hyperinflation, also stand as monuments of the colossal mismanagement of national economies, and, as this pa...

The author has been an avid collector of Indian postage stamps since 1995. Next only to currency, stamps have born the unique imprimatur of the state and have …www.slideshare.net/raameshgr/india-post-themes-and-biases-in-commemorative-stamps-issued-from-1994-to-2016

Are humans r–selected or K–selected? A Case Study from the Indian MesolithicOfficial Full-Text Paper (PDF): Are humans r–selected or K–selected? A Case Study from the Indian Mesolithic

12 October 2014. CEMS, University of Mumbai.

Privateers, Gunrunners and ‘Neutrals’

The Danes in India, 1620-1869. CEMS, University of Mumbai.

www.slideshare.net/raameshgr/fortifications-of-china-japan-and-korea

Fortifications of China, Japan & Korea, 14 March 2016. CEMS, University of Mumbai.

Strategy and Defence

Will the Indian Ocean ever truly be India’s Ocean? (Prospects for the…Paper presented at National Level Seminar on India’s Maritime History & Heritage, February 27-28, Mumbai.

Teaching

2-Credit Course on Ancient scripts and Palaeography of India, 1-9 March 2017. M. D. Shah Mahila College, Malad (W), Mumbai.
5-Day Course on Ancient Scripts and Epigraphy, 15-19 May 2017. Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, Kalina, Mumbai.
One-year Course in Epigraphy and Ancient Scripts of India, 13 August 2017 - present. Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, Kalina, Mumbai.

Guest Lectures

Grantha Script: Writing System and Evolutionary History

3 May 2015. Advanced Certificate Course in Archaeology, Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of Mumbai.

Trankebar and the Danish East India Co (DOK)Privateers, Gunrunners and ‘Neutrals’ : The Danes in India, 1620-1869

4 March 2017. Certificate Course in Forts and Fortifications, Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of Mumbai.

Ancient scripts, their decipherment and palaeography of India, 29 Jan…

Ancient scripts, their decipherment and palaeography of India, 29 January 2017.

Certificate Course in Archaeology, Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of Mumbai.

Certifications

Junior Research Fellow (2005-7) / Lecturer (2003-present) CSIR-NET, 2003; Council for Scientific & Industrial Research, ; License F.No.2-56/2002(II)EU.II

Junior Research Fellow; ICMR-NET, 2003; Indian Council for Medical Research

Research

Research Scholar - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research; Sep 2005 – Sep 2007

Research in Developmental Biology and Genetics.

Project Assistant - National Chemical Laboratory; Nov 2003 – Aug 2005

The Genetic Structure of Maharashtra in India: Shared Ancestry and Negligible Gene Flow among Castes and Tribes
Study of Neutral and Pathogenic mtDNA Mutations for the Assessment of Indian Genetic Diversity and the Analysis of Mitochondrial Diseases

Education

Master of Science in Biological Sciences

Indian Institute of Science (2000–2003)

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology & Biochemistry

SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce (1997–2000)

H.Sc. (Science)

SIES Junior College (1995–1997)

ICSE (First Class)

Sharada Mandir School, Goa (1991–1995)

Short-term Courses

Certificate Course in Mandarin (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi Level II)

Confucius Institute, University of Mumbai (2016-17)

Certificate Course in Forts and Fortifications

Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of Mumbai (2016-17)

Certificate Course in Mandarin (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi Level I)

Confucius Institute, University of Mumbai (2016)

Certificate Course in Archaeology

Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of Mumbai (2014-15)

Workshops

10-day National Workshop on Epigraphy & Manuscriptology of Western India

Deccan College PGRI & Indian Council of Historical Research (2-11 May, 2017)

4-Day Course in Knowledge Discovery in Life Sciences: Sequence-based Bioinformatics Approaches

Bioinformatics Centre, University of Pune (14-17 December, 2003)

The Third Bangalore Benny Shilo Course in Developmental Biology

National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (December 25, 2006 - January 4, 2007)

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