Education:

Post-Graduate Certificate in Computer Programming, 1984, Department of Technical Education, Government of Kerala

M.Phil., 1995,Environmental Economics (1995), Madurai Kamaraj University
M.Phil topic, "Ecologic – economic evaluation of renewable resources for sustainable development: A micro level study"

M.A. Economics 1978 Sree Venkateswara University

Training :

1. Application of NICET based Information Systems in Decentralised District Planning 1996: National Informatics Centre, New Delhi.
2. Annual Planning and Budgeting systems in Kerala using GIS, INDO-US FIRE (D) project, 2000, Trivandrum
3. Data warehousing and Data Mining – transforming information into insight,2006, Hyderabad, sponsored by Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India Hyderabad.
4. E-Procurement for Senior Scientists & Administrative Personnel of S&T establishments, 2007, Hyderabadsponsored by Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India during April 2007.
5. Research Methodology and Application of SPSS for Data Analysis2008, Albertian Institute of Management (AIM), Cochin

Awards :

1. Best paper presentation in at 13th World Lake Conference under the theme Public participation in Lake management, 1-5 November 2009, Wuhan (China).

Research Interest:

Membership:

1. Life Member, Indian national Cartographic Association
2. Life Member, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad

Publications:

1. Sasidharan C.K (1996) Ecologic – economic profile of a Panchayat in South Kerala, India. Proceedings of the XVII Conference of the Institute of Indian Geographers, Asian Environmental Council, Jaipur, pp 78-79.
2. Nair K.M., Srikumar Chattopadhyay & Sasidharan C.K (1996) Watershed development & Management – A systematic Approach, Proceedings of the National Seminar on Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Sponsored by Rajiv Gandhi Water Mission, New Delhi and Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, pp -164-167.
3. Sasidharan C.K, Sajikrishnan K, Jayapal G and Thomas M (1997) Landuse change – A study on Man-Environment interface, Proceedings of the IXth Kerala Science Congress, pp 88-90.
4. Sasidharan C.K, Jayapal G, Thomas M and Sajikrishnan K,(1998) Internal migration in Kerala – Some issues in bio-physical perspective, Proceedings of the Xth Kerala Science Congress, pp-351-353.
5. Sasidharan, C.K, (1999) Eco-tourism: The future course of development for Lakshadweep islands, Proc.XI th Kerala Science Congress, Kasaragod, pp 429-433
6. Sasidharan C.K (2000) Data base on resources on watershed basis for sustainable development” Proceedings of the XXI Indian Geographers Meet held at Regional Planning and Economic Growth, pp11-13, 2000.
7. Sasidharan C.K. (2001) Evaluation of renewable resources for sustainable development: A carrying capacity based approach, Proc. National Conference on land resources and legal perspectives, IJTR, Lucknow, pp.52-55.
8. Srikumar Chattopadhay, C.K. Sasidharan, C. Shakuntala and R. Sachin (2006): Disaster Management: Lessons from Tsunami with a case study of Allapad-Arattupuzha segment Proceedings of the “POTCOM 2006″ National seminar on Tsunami changes on Marine system, Environment and Socio-economic status of coastal people: pp 51-63.

In peer reviewed journals

1. Sasidharan C.K (1996) Demographic characteristics of Ithikkara river basin, Kollam district, Kerala, Annals of the National Association of Geographers, India, Vol.XVI. No.1, June pp77-80
2. Sasidharan C.K (1996) Demographic characteristics of Ithikkara river basin, Kollam district, Kerala, Annals of the National Association of Geographers, India, Vol.XVI. No.1, June pp77-80.
3. Sasidharan C.K. and Raju, K (1997) River basin characteristics and their relation to demography – A case study in Malappuram district, National Association of Geographers, India, pp 7-8.
4. Sasidharan C.K, Thomas M, Jayapal G, and Sajikrishnan K (1997) Population growth and deforestation in Kerala – A trend analysis, National Association of Geographers, India, Vol. XIX, p 126.
5. Sasidharan, C.K, (1998) Socio-economic pressure on the environment – A basin approach: A case study in Malappuram district, Kerala, Indian Casrtographer, V.18, pp155-158.
6. Sasidharan, C.K (1999) Landuse management plan of Sustainable development in Lakshsdweep Group of Islands, Indian Cartographer, V.19, pp 322-324.
7. Sasidharan C.K. (2001) Watershed based resource data generation and maintenance for sustainable development, Indian Cartographer, V.20, pp 141-148.
8. Sasidharan C.K. (2002) Carrying capacity based development plan of Sabarimala – A preliminary approach, Indian Cartographer, V.22, pp 257-261.

In Books:

1. Srikumar Chatttopadhyay and C.K. Sasidharan (1996) "Changing pattern of Agricultural Landuse in Kerala: A study in Environmental perspectives". Disasters, Environment & Development, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. New Delhi, pp-479-484
2. Sasidharan, C.K (1998) Ecologic-economic evaluation of renewable resources for sustainable development: A micro level study, in H.S. Sharma and Sustainable Development, Issues and Case Studies,Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi, pp 238-361.
3. Srikumar Chattopadhyay, C.K. Sasidharan and John Mathai “Concept and application of Panchayat Resource Mapping programme: An experiment in Kerala" Earth System Science and Natural Resources Management (Eds G.R.Ravindra Kumar and N. Subhash), Centre for Earth Science Studies, Silver Jubilee Compendium, pp 401-415, 2004.
4. Sasidharan, C.K and Terry Machado.(2005) “Watershed based Resource Data Generation for Integrated and Sustainable Development”, In: Geospatial Technology for Developmental Planning S.M. Ramaswamy, C.J. Kumanan, K. Palanivel and Bhoop Singh (eds) Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., pp 317-326.
5. Sasidharan C.K, (2007) Introducing Social water management concept in Water Management of Rural area: Example from Tirurangadi Block, Kerala, in “Groundwater 2007″ Vol.II.pp 15-22.
6. Sasidharan C.K and Sivanandan P, (2008) Focus on resource management issues for Eco tourism development – A case study of Ashtamudi estuary, Sengupta, M and Dalwani, R (Editors, Taal 2007) pp 1179-1185.