Sobhana Devi Vaithyanathan

Dr. V. Sobhana Devi received the Pondicherry University Gold Medal for her Master of Science in Sustainable Development. She also did her Master of Arts in Tourism Management from IGNOU, New Delhi, and her Ph.D. in Tourism Studies from Pondicherry University. She cleared the UGC NET-JRF exam in Tourism Administration and Management and has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Tourism and Travel Management, at Madras Christian College since 2014. Her research paper received the second Best Presenter Award in the World Tourism Day conference organized by SRM University, Chennai during World Tourism Day Celebration 2022. She actively coordinated undergraduate students to participate in various Curricular and Extracurricular Activities that brought laurels to the department. Her research areas include Sustainable Tourism, Sustainable Development Goals, Cultural Tourism, and Rural Tourism, etc. She presented research papers in many national and international seminars and published them in the reputed journals. She also offered lectures in other colleges as a resource person and organized skill development workshops to enhance the employability abilities of the students.