Date of Birth: 14 March 1972

Designation & Present Position: Assistant Professor, Department of English and Prof.-In-Charge, Dept. of Mass Communication, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Kolhan University, Jharkhand

Date of Joining (on adhoc): August 1998

Date of Joining (on permanent post): 3^rd Nov 2003

Teaching Experience (in Years): 14 years/ 19 years including adhoc period

Highest Qualification: Ph.D. (English) Magadh University, BodhGaya, Bihar,2004

Topic of Ph.D: The Political Strain in the Poetry of Romantic Poets

Area of Interest: Poetry, drama, the art and craft of communication, applied language,

Area of Specialisation: Romantic poets, Indian writings in English, Mass Communication, Cinema studies.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Jury Member for Best Writing on Cinema in National Film Awards, 2017
2. Member, Film Technical Advisory Committee, Government of Jharkhand
3. Member, Board of Studies, Department of Mass Communication, Jamshedpur Womens College, Jamshedpur (letter dated-01/10/16)
4. Placement and Training Officer, Kolhan University, Chaibasa, Jharkhand (letter dated-12/01/17)
5. Member, Board of Studies, Vocational Courses (Mass Communication), Kolhan University, Chaibasa, Jharkhand(letter dated 19/01/15)
6. Member, Board of Studies, Vocational Courses (Mass Communication), Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand (letter dated24/06/2004)
7. Member, Board of Studies, PG Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Xaviers College, Ranchi (letter dated17/06/15)
8. Member, Panel of Research Supervisors, Kolhan University, Chaibasa, Jharkhand(letter dated 07/08/2013)
9. Member, Panel of Research Supervisors, Rai University, Ranchi, Jharkhand(letter dated-15 /09/2014 for 3 years)
10. Counsellor, MEG and PGJMC programme, IGNOU(letter dated 27/10/15)
11. Member, Editorial Board, Jamshedpur Research Review, an inter disciplinary journal (RNI-23202750, ISSN- JHAENG/2013/53159)
12. Member, Core Committee of SAFE Club of Tata Steel, Jamshedpur
13. Resource Member, Khushhaali programme, Department of corporate safety, Tata Steel, Jamshedpur
14. Executive Member, SANGEET KALA KENDRA, an NGO working on socio- cultural-educational issues in Bihar and Jharkhand
15. Resource Person for various training and developmental programmes by LIC/TATA STEEL/ISWP/AIWC/TCIL/NGOs for their employees and their family.
16. Advisor, UNICEFs child reporter programme of East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand
17. Member, Station Consultative committee, Tata Nager Railway Station
18. Project guide for various documentaries and short films made by under graduate and post graduate mass communication students of Karim City College, Jamshedpur
19. Convenor of more than 100 programme such as guest lectures / seminars/ workshops/ film festivals/ organized in the department of Mass communication Video Production, Karim City College , Jamshedpur.

Professional Skill Enhancement

1. UGC Sponsored 61^st Orientation Programme at UGC-Academic Staff College, Ranchi University, Ranchi from 25^th November to 22^nd December 2010 with Grade A
2. UGC Sponsored INFLIBNET Awareness Programme organized by Karim City College, Jamshedpur on 20^th December 2010
3. 5-day Vani Certificate Course by Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Staff Training Institute (Programme), All India Radio Delhi at All India Radio Jamshedpur from 31^st October 2011 to 4^th December 2011
4. UGC sponsored 5-day workshop on Capacity Building of Women Managers in Higher Education organized by The Graduate School, College for Women, Jamshedpur from 6^th to 10^th November 2012
5. UGC Sponsored Refresher Course on Women Studies at UGC-Academic Staff College, Ranchi University, Ranchi from 3^rd to 23^rd September 2013
6. Short Term Course on Computer Applications organized by Centre for Academic Leadership and Education Management under the scheme of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (MHRD, Govt. of India) in association with UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP at Karim City College from 02^nd to 08^th February 2016
7. Short Term Course on Data Analysis, SPSS & MINITAB organized by Centre for Academic Leadership and Education Management under the scheme of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (MHRD, Govt. of India) in association with UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP at Karim City College from 16^th to 22^nd May 2016
8. UGC Sponsored Refresher Course on Research Methodology (All Subject) at UGC-Academic Staff College, Ranchi University, Ranchi from 08^th to 28^th July September 2013 with grade A
9. 42^nd Short Term Course in Film Appreciation conducted by Film and Television Institute of India (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, GOI) in association with National Film Archive of India in Pune form 8^th May to 3^rd June 2017

SEMINARS & CONFERENCES

1. UGC sponsored National Conference on Utilization of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development of Tribes of East India, Department of Geography Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 10th 11th December 2005
2. UGC sponsored International Seminar on Hindi Literature and Changing Status of Women, Department of Humanities, Jamshedpur Womens College Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 18th  20th January 2008
3. National Conference on Media and Development, Kushabhau Thakre Patrakarita Avam Jansanchar Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur , Chattisgarh, 15^th  16^th May 2008
4. UGC sponsored National Seminar on Rabindranath Tagore in the light of his 150^th Birth Anniversary, Department of Bangla, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 31 March 2011
5. UGC sponsored National Seminar on Women Empowerment and Micro Enterprise (Inter Disciplinary), Department of Home Science, The Graduate School, College for Women, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 28^th  29^th November 2011
6. UGC sponsored National seminar on Faiz : The poet of Romance & Revolution, Department of Urdu, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 12^th  13^th December 2011
7. UGC sponsored National Seminar on Literature and the Subconscious  Dream and Memory as Narrative Structure in Indian Writing in English, Department of English, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 20^th  21^st December 2011
8. UGC sponsored National Seminar on Modern Marketing, Ethics and Responsibility towards Society, Department of Commerce, Shree Shankaracharya Mahavidyalaya, Bhilai, Chattisgarh, 27^th  28th January 2012
9. National Seminar on Impact of Education on the Development of Socio-Economic Status of India with Special Reference to Jharkhand (Inter Disciplinary, Department of Education, The Graduate School, College for Women, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 21^st  22^nd February 2012
10. UGC sponsored National conference on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and the Scenario of Higher Education in India, Department of History, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand on 26^th March 2012
11. UGC sponsored National Seminar on Celebrating Charles Dickens: His Mind and Art, Department of English, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 3rd 4^th April 2013
12. National Seminar on Literature: The Social-Cultural Milieu ,Department of English,St.Andrews College, Gorakhpur, UP,17-18^th October 2014
13. International Conference on Language, Literature and Culture organized by Institute Of Advanced Studies In English, Pune & Centre for Digital Humanities in, Pune, Maharastra, December 2014
14. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting sponsored National film festival organized by Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, Kolkata, 28^th February  2^nd March 2014
15. International Conference/Film Festival/Exhibition during International Mother Language Day Celebrations, Department of Linguistics, K M Institute of Hindi and Linguistics, Dr. B R Ambedkar University, Agra, 23^rd  24^th February 2015
16. UGC sponsored National Seminar on Diversity and Relevance of Kalidas Literature, Department of Sanskrit, Jamshedpur Workers College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
17. National Conference on Indo-Anglian Drama and Criticism: Coming of Age at Yogoda Satsanga Mahavidyalaya, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 11^th  12^th May, 2016.
18. National Conference on Revisiting Shakespeare in the 21^st Century at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, 15th- 16th September, 2016
19. UGC sponsored National Seminar on The Depiction of Society and Culture in Hindi Cinema: Status and Directions at Jamshedpur Co-operative College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 22^nd  24^th September, 2016
20. XIII Annual International Conference of the Rajasthan Association for Studies in English on William Shakespeare through the Ages at Dr. K.N. Modi University, Newai, Rajasthan, 5th-6th November, 2016
21. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Remapping History and (Con) Textualising Literature: The Tragedy of Partition and the Fictional Narratives of the Indian Subcontinent at Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 26th-28th November, 2016
    

Invited Lectures/Moderation

1. On Bridging the gap: role of communication in National Seminar on Human Rights by 67 Medium Regiment, Indian Army in Ranchi 2001 as a resource person
2. On Importance of communication skills in National conference of doctors by Indian Medical Association, Jamshedpur chapter 2007
3. Moderation of the special session of the experts UGC Sponsored International seminar on Hindi Literature and Status of Women, Jamshedpur Womens College Jamshedpur, January 2008
4. On Media and Cinema as subject expert in UGC sponsored National Seminar on The Depiction of Society and Culture in Hindi Cinema: Status and Directions at Jamshedpur Co-operative College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 22^nd  24^th September, 2016
5. On An Introduction to Virginia Woolfs feminism through A Room of Ones Ownas chief speaker, Department of English, LBSM College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand on 24^th July 2017
6. On Roadmap to Success for Technical Students in the Two-day Workshop on Employability Skills Enhancement for Technical Students, Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management, National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 23^rd  24^th April 2016
7. On Contribution of Women in the Development of Disabled and Women on the occasion of Social Welfare Day organized by District Social Welfare Officer, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur on 18^th March 2015

PUBLICATIONS

Research Papers

1. Corporate Social Responsibility: Trend and Practices  Lab To Land, an International Research Journal, ISSN : 0975-282X ,Jan 2012
2. R K Narayan in The English Teacher: Subconscious Desires and Immutable Memories in Jamshedpur Research Review, multi-disciplinary Peer reviewed International Research Journal ISSN: 2320-2750, June 2013
3. Negotiating a striking balance in life: Gender Analysis of Shashi Deshpandes Novel Moving On- Asian Quarterly- An International Research Journal of Contemporary Issues- ISSN 2229-581X , Nov 2014
4. Instilling humanism amidst pride and prejudice in Final Solutions by Mahesh Duttani, Jamshedpur Research Review, ISSN:2320-2750,February 2017

Chapters in Books:

1. Women Empowerment and multiple role of media- Nabard supported UGC Seminar Proceedings Publication - November 2011.
2. Kashmir as Hamlet in Haider: A thematic study of Indian Director Vishal Bharadwajs cinematic adaptation of Shakespearean drama Hamlet in Conscious Re-imagining of Shakespeares Play, ISBN-978-93-83469-10-9
3. Women in Shashi Deshpandes Novels -The Social-Culture Milieu-ISBN: 978-93-84734-00-8, 2014 by Ms Seema Shekher.
4. Vishw Cinema mein Stri edited by Ms Vijay Sharma ,an article on film Monalisa Smiles ISBN-978-93-86810-34-2,2018

Creative Work:

1. Articles in various newspapers

2. Translations (from English to Hindi) and book reviews for magazines

3. Research & scripting for All India Radio-state level features and serials

4. Script writing for Documentaries/ Theatre /Dance Dramas etc

5. Documentary films for corporate sector & Government of Jharkhand.

6. Stage Compeering for many programmes of local, national and international repute

Additional Academic/Administrative Responsibilities

1. Professor In-charge, Department Of Mass Communication, Karim City College, Jamshedpur
2. Member, IQAC, NAAC, Karim City College, Jamshedpur
3. Member, Women Cell, Karim City College, Jamshedpur
4. Member, Discipline Committee, Karim City College, Jamshedpur
5. Member of Advisory Board, Society for Promotion of Art and Culture, Karim City College, Jamshedpur
6. Examiner For English And Mass Communication-

• Kolhan University, Chaibasa, Jharkhand
• Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand
• St. Xaviers College, Ranchi, Jharkhand
• Patna Womens College, Patna, Bihar
• KTP & J University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

7. Counsellor for JEEVAN, an NGO for suicide prevention.
8. Presenter / panelist / felicitator, auditioned programmes of All India Radio, Jamshedpur and Doordarshan Ranchi.
9. Drama Artiste of All India Radio grade B
10. Voice Artiste for Documentaries and Radio features