Not aware of anything from the Ghats (not my region) but these may help:
Balch, J.K., D.C. Nepstad, L.M. Curran, P.M. Brando, O. Portelab, P. Guilhermeg, J.D. Reuning-Scherera, and O. de Carvalho Jr. 2011. Size, species, and fire behaviour predict tree and liana mortality from experimental burns in the Brazilian Amazon. Forest Ecology and Management 261: 68–77.
Cochrane, M.A. 2003. Fire science for rainforests. Nature 421: 913-919.
Cochrane, M.A., and M.D. Schulze. 1999. Fire as a recurrent event in tropical forests of the eastern Amazon: effects on forest structure, biomass, and species composition. Biotropica 31: 2–16.
Kinnaird, M.F., and T.G. O’Brien. 1998. Ecological effects of wildfire on lowland rainforest in Sumatra. Conservation Biology 12: 954-956.
Uhl, C., and J.B. Kauffman. 1990. Deforestation, fire susceptibility, and potential tree responses to fire in the eastern Amazon. Ecology 71: 437–449.
I would be keen to hear if you find anything more relevant.