About me

Teacher, researcher, and seventeen years a volunteer.

I'm an Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Administration at St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, a part-time Ph.D. scholar in Management Studies, and the founder of TOSS Charitable Trust.

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Inigo Papu Vinodhan, smiling, in a dark jacket and white shirt against a golden background
  • Teach

    The core B.B.A. papers at St. Joseph's, from management and marketing to operations research and law.

  • Research

    Occupational stress, quality of work life and green HRM, as a part-time Ph.D. scholar.

  • Serve

    Founder of TOSS Charitable Trust, a youth-led trust working in Tiruchirappalli since 2009.

  • Build

    Free apps for Android and Windows under the name Heart Apps.

My path

I came to management from engineering. After a B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering at Karunya University, I worked as a studio technical coordinator at Kalai Kaviri College of Fine Arts, then took an M.B.A. in Human Resource Management and Marketing at M.A.M. College of Engineering and Technology. I qualified the Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test in 2017 and the UGC National Eligibility Test in 2019, both in Management.

I have taught in higher education since 2016: first at MASTeR Group of Institutions, where I was also a human resource executive, then at Sri Meenakshi Vidiyal Arts and Science College, and since 2020 at St. Joseph's. My research looks at occupational stress and quality of work life in knowledge-intensive sectors, green human resource management in higher education, and what non-governmental organisations contribute to community literacy.

Alongside teaching, I have spent seventeen years with TOSS Charitable Trust, the youth-led organisation I founded in 2009. Its work with differently-abled children, readers and the environment is where much of my research begins.

On stage, recently

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  • Resource person22 October 2026

    “AI in Marketing Management: Creating Smarter Customer Experiences”

    Five-day international seminar on artificial intelligence and the future of business management, Morning Star Arts and Science College for Women, Kamuthi (online)

  • Guest of honour23 September 2026

    Effective Public Speaking, a one-day training programme

    Deanery of Extension Activities and Junior Jaycees Wing, Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, with JCI Rocktown

    • Inigo speaking on leadership and social responsibility, with slides behind him, at Bishop Heber College, September 2026
    • Inigo in a dark suit addressing an audience from a college lectern
    • Inigo receiving a framed memento from Bishop Heber College staff after the Effective Public Speaking programme, September 2026
    • Framed Memento of Honour from Bishop Heber College, presented to Mr. J. Inigo Papu Vinodhan as guest of honour and resource person, 23 September 2026

How I teach

  1. Learning by doing

    Management is a practice. My students plant trees with NGOs in government parks, volunteer at district sports meets for differently-abled children, and do their projects and internships with real organisations.

  2. Digital-first classrooms

    As departmental in-charge for JosTEL, the college's learning management system, I designed the programme's first fully digital component test and build e-content for self-paced courses.

  3. AI, used well

    I hold NPTEL certification in Artificial Intelligence in Human Resource Management and teach students to use AI tools and prompt engineering critically, as aids to thinking rather than replacements for it.

  4. Tools I build

    I wrote the Network Diagram Simulator, a free web app my Operations Research students use to draw project networks, find the critical path and test crashing.

Also by me

Heart Apps

Free apps, made with heart

Outside the classroom I make free apps for Android and Windows under the name Heart Apps. No ads, nothing to buy, and your data stays on your own device. I build the apps I want on my own phone and computer.

See all six apps ↗

A young performer waves the Indian flag on stage at TOSS Talent Fest 2025

Beyond the classroom

At St. Joseph's College I have brought the Department of Business Administration together with NGOs for tree-planting drives in government parks and for student volunteering at district sports and cultural meets for differently-abled children. These initiatives earned the Department a special appreciation from the Tiruchirappalli District Collectorate.

See my community work

At a glance

Position
Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration
Institution
St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, affiliated to Bharathidasan University
Qualifications
B.Tech. (CSE), M.B.A., UGC-NET, TNSET
Doctoral study
Ph.D. in Management Studies, part-time (ongoing)
Research interests
Occupational stress and quality of work life; Green HRM; NGO management and community literacy
Languages
English and Tamil; basic Italian and Japanese
Email
inigo@tosstheworld.org
Apps
heartapps.github.io

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