Beulah Shekhar

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Dr. Beulah Shekhar is a distinguished criminologist and Head of the Division of Criminology & Forensic Science at Karunya Institute of Technology & Sciences. Formerly the Chair Professor of Criminology at LNJN NICFS, she brings decades of expertise in criminology, victimology, and criminal justice reform. She previously served as Head of the Department of Criminology at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and was a Juvenile Justice Board member for the districts of Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, and Kanyakumari. She directed key community projects, including the Childline Nodal Agency and the Sahodari Family Counselling Centre. Her work is rooted in public affairs and social issues, with research focusing on structural inequalities that increase vulnerabilities and deny justice to marginalised groups such as women, Dalits, children, transgender persons, and victims of crime and abuse of power. She has published widely, presented her work in Australia, Japan, Canada, and the UK, and held leadership roles including General Secretary of YWCA India. A recipient of the Indo-Hungarian, Commonwealth, and Fulbright Fellowships, she pioneered India’s first Victimology course. Dr. Shekhar also uses visual storytelling, having created several documentaries and short films on social justice issues, further amplifying her impact beyond academia.