Area of research interest
Religious Diversity in Thailand
Economics of Religions
Hinduism in Contemporary Thailand
South Asian Regional politics and economy
Education
Ph.D. (Multicultural Studies; RILCA, Mahidol University, Thailand)
M.A. (Culture and Development; Mahidol University, Thailand)
M.A. (International Economics and Finance, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
B.A. (Business Administration; Mahidol University International College, Thailand)
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
Publications List
Agarwal, R., & Pongjit, C. (2023). Spiritual Folklore Tourism: Tourists’ Experience at Naga Cave in Thailand. Fieldwork in Religion, 18(2), 236-256.
Agarwal, R. and Pongjit, C. (2023). Role of Dev Mandir in bridging Thai and Hindu community in contemporary Bangkok. Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies 23(1):135–147
Agarwal, R. & Jones, W. J. (2022). Social Media’s Role in the Changing Religious Landscape of Contemporary Bangkok. Religions, 13(5), 421-438.
Jones, W. J. & Agarwal, R. (2021). Herding Cats & Howling Dogs: The Thai Military, Applied Authoritarianism and the Election of 2019. Journal of Asia Pacific Studies, 6(1), 39-70.
Agarwal, R. (2018). Hinduism Transformed? A Case Study of Hindu Diaspora in Thailand. In Hiralal. K (ed.) Global Hindu Diaspora: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Routledge: London and New York. Ch.5. pp. 103-122.
Agarwal, R. (2018). Religions, Trade Networks, and their Marketing Infrastructure in Asia. Antrocom Journal of Anthropology. Vol. 14. N.2. (2018). ISSN 1973-2880.
Agarwal, R. (2018). Breaking the Links? A Case Study of Indian Diaspora in Thailand. Journal of Global Analysis. Vol. 8. No. 2. pp 129-143.
Agarwal, R. & Jones. W (2018). Ganesa and his cult in Contemporary Thailand. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies. Vol. 14. No.2 (July 2018). ISSN 1823-6243.
Agarwal, R. (2018). Commodification of Hinduism in Contemporary Thailand: Evidence from a Hindu Shrine in Bangkok. Human Behavior, Development and Society. Vol. 19 (December 2018). ISSN 2651-1762.
Agarwal, R. (2015). Hinduism Transformed? A Case Study of Hindu Diaspora in Thailand. Nidan: International Journal for the Study of Hinduism. University of Kwazulu-Natal, Vol. 27. Nos. 1&2.
Agarwal, R. (2014). Changing Roles of Women in Indian Cinema. Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies (HASSS). Vol. 14. no.2 (May-Aug. 2014) pp 91-106. ISSN (Online): 2630-0079https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/hasss/article/view/20004/17430
Agarwal, R. (2013). Cultural Collusion: South Asia and the construction of the Modern Thai National Identities. Interdisciplinary Journal of Social Sciences (Supplementary Issue), Mahidol University, Vol. 13. Special issue pp 89-115.
Agarwal, R. (2012). Thai and Indian Cultural Linkage: The Religious Festivities. Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies (HASSS). Vol. 11.no. 2. pp 79-90. https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/hasss/article/view/7477/6462
Agarwal, R. (2010). Water festivals of Thailand: The Indian Connection. Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies (HASSS). Vol. 9-10. pp 7-18. https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/hasss/article/view/7501/6486
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