Shahul Ameen KT is an Assistant Professor at the School of Livelihood and Development, Tata Institute of Social Sciences Hyderabad Campus since January 2020. His research interest includes Cultural Heritage and Development, Traditional Knowledge/Livelihood System(s), Sociology of Religion/Culture, and Ethnographic and Participatory Research.

Previously he has taught at the Centre for Heritage Management of Ahmedabad University (2014-2019). During his tenure at Ahmedabad University, he worked as the founder Assistant Editor of the Journal of Heritage Management (Sage Publication), Programme Chair of the Masters in Heritage Management Programme, and Scientific Committee member of the annual International Conference on Heritage Management Education and Practice. Under the different schemes, He taught sociology and cultural heritage courses in various institutions including the Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun, INTACH Heritage Academy New Delhi, and University of Applied Sciences Nysa, Poland (Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility program). He also involved in the European Union-funded project “Cultural Heritage and Venture Lab in Ahmedabad’.

He obtained his doctorate in Sociology from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 2015.

Shahul has recently begun a book project, revising his Ph.D. dissertation into a monograph, and has some forthcoming articles and chapters.