Faculty Bio

Dr. T. G. Manoharan currently serves as Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr.) at the Department of Commerce and Management, School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi. He is a member of the Board of Studies for Commerce and BBA programs and guides two Ph.D. candidates at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in the area of Rural Public Finance and Mergers and Acquisition of Banks.

Dr. T. G. Manoharan received his Ph. D. in Banking and Finance from Gandhigram Rural Institute- Deemed University, Dindigul Tamil Nadu. He has done his Masters in Commerce (M. Com.) from University of Calicut and Masters in Management (MBA Banking and Finance) from Alagappa University. He has completed M. Phil. degree from Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul Tamil Nadu in 2008. He has 18 years of experience in teaching, 5 years in research and 3 years in the industry.

He has given invited talks in the area of Rural Development, Rural Public Finance, Taxation, Value Added Tax and Research Methodology. He has chaired sessions in national conferences at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and other educational institutions. His area of research includes Rural Public Finance, Banking and Non-Banking Financial Institutions, Taxation, Goods and Service Tax, Corporate Taxation, Inland Water Tourism, Water Literacy and Economics of Rain Water Harvesting, Farming and Farm Management.