Sponsored
Research Projects/Consultancy:
PROJECT 1
Title: English Translation of Two Literary Works in Malayalam, Haritha Niroopanam Malayalathil(Ecocriticism in Malayalam) and Aa Aa Aanakkathakal (Those Elephant Stories) (Completed)
Principal Investigator: Rayson K. Alex
Funding Agency: Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (USA)
Amount: USD 1000
Duration: December 2018-2020
PROJECT 2
Title: Socio-Economic Mapping of the Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary at Chorao, Goa
(Completed)
Principal Investigators: Rayson K. Alex & Solano Da Silva
Funding Agency: German Development Corporation and Goa Forest Department
Amount: 2 lakhs
PROJECT 3
Title: Development and Demonstration of Two Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems (Ongoing)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Srikanth Mutnuri, Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
Co-Investigator: Rayson K. Alex
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani
Amount: 50 Lakhs
PROJECT 4
Title: ePathshala (e-Content Development for PG Subjects - English; Ref. No. 1-9/2013 (Project Completed)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Tutun Mukherjee (Professor, Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Hyderabad)
Funding Agency: MHRD-UGC (March 2014)
Amount: 20,000
I was commissioned to create a detailed study material for the module titled “Media and Popular Culture” and “Postcolonial Theory.” The project is completed and submitted
PROJECT 5
Title: Collection of Oral Literature of Mudugar and Kurumbar in Attappady, Palakkad District, Kerala (Project Completed)
Sponsoring Agency: World Oral Literature Project, University of Cambridge
Duration: March 2010 to March 2011
Amount: 4.5 Lakhs
PROJECT 6
Title: Fieldwork for creating an audio dictionary of Mudugar (Project Completed)
Sponsoring Agency: Firebird Foundation for Anthropology, USA
Duration: 1.5 years (March 2011)
Amount: 4.5 Lakhs
PROJECT 7
Title: Global Green Media Production Network (GGMPN) (Ongoing)
Sponsor: University of Warwick, UK
Duration: 3 years (2019-2021)
Total Grant Amount: 20,000 GBP
As the only Indian collaborator, I am expected form a network of Filmmakers to come up with an ethical Manuel for Film Production. I am expected to conduct a series of workshops in Goa, Mumbai and Kerala to have a 2-day discussion to talk about best practices.
Rejected Projects:
* Project Title: The Colonizing Weed Plants: An Ecoethnographic Study of the Idea of Exotic and Endemic in South India
Broad Area: Ecology and Culture (Ecocriticism)
Proposed Funder: University Grant Commission (UGC)
Duration: Two years
Total Cost: Rs. 1586734/
* Proposed Project Title: Water on Indian 20th century Fiction Films
For Centre for Excellence on Water (for Rs.10 Lakhs) (2014)
Department: Humanities and Management
Campus: K.K. Birla Goa Campus
* Proposed Project Title: Art, Rituals and Beliefs on the River Zuari: An Ecocritical Study
Submitted to BITS Pilani for Centre for Excellence on Water (Rs.10 lakhs - 2014)
Faculty Name: Dr. Rayson K. Alex
Department: Humanities and Management
Campus: K.K. Birla Goa Campus
* Title: Development and Demonstration of two decentralized wastewater treatment systems
2 Duration (not to exceed three years) Three years
3 Amount Requested (not to exceed Rs. 50
lakhs) Rs. 50 Lacs
Applied as Co-Investogator
* Title: THE DISTRICT LEVEL TRAINING AND POSTTRAINING ACTIVITIES OF WaSH EDUCATORS, WaSH CREATIVES & ECO AND WaSH MEDIA CORRESPONDENTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MONITORING OF ECOMEDIA LABORATORIES
Project Duration: 2 years (1st May 2015 to 31st May 2015)
Submitted to NCSTC (DST) Amount: Rs. 20 Lakhs