Evaluative Report of the Department of Political Science

1. Name of the Department: Political Science Its year of establishment: 1961

2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered:  UG Honours  UG General

3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: NA

4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system:

 Annual till 2009;  Semester since 2010

5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments:

 Jatisankar Chatterjee teaches a text of Modern Bengali Literature in the Post Graduate Course of the Department of Bengali.

 Indrashis Banerjee teaches a course on Environmental Studies.

6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors)

Sanctioned Filled Professor NA NA Associate Professors NA 1(through CAS) Lecturer (Selection Grade) NA 1(through CAS) Asst. Professors 4 1 Part-time Teacher (Government 1 1 Scale)

7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialisation (D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./M.Phil., etc.)

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of No. of Ph.D. Years of students Experience guided in the last 4 years Jatisankar MA, MPhil Associate Socialist 29 NA Chatterjee Professor Thought and Head of the Department

Indrashis MA, PhD Lecturer Contemporary 15 NA Banerjee (Selection India/Public Grade) Administratio n Sandipan MA Assistant Research 11 NA Sen Professor Methodology Satyam MA Govt. Socialist 24 NA Chakraborty Approved Thought Part-time Teacher Rudra MA Visiting South-East 2 NA Sekhar Basu Faculty Asia and Asia Pacific Region

8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information

2011-12 UG Hons 9% UG Gen 33%

9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

2012-13 UG Hons 27:5 UG Gen 43:5

10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled Nil

11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise.

Amount Department Name of the Investigator Sponsor sanctioned (if any)

University Grants Rs. 44 Political Science Sandipan Sen Commission (Minor Research Project titled: thousand Swami Vivekananda’s Ideas of Development

Amount Department Name of the Investigator Sponsor sanctioned (if any)

and the Ramakrishna Mission), project submitted in 2010

Government of West Bengal sponsored project on Impact Indrashis Banerjee Assessment of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Political Science Hony. Consultant Programme on Barddhaman District of

West Bengal undertaken by The Indian Institute of Public Administration, initiated in November, 2012

12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received Nil

13. Research facility / centre with Nil  state recognition  national recognition  international recognition

14. Publications:

 number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)  Monographs  Chapter(s) in Books  Editing Books  Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers  Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)  Citation Index – range / average  SNIP  SJR  Impact factor – range / average  h-index

o Publications (2004-2012)

Jatisankar Chatterjee

1. Sri Ramakrishna’s Ideas and Our Times: A retrospect on his 175th birth anniversary – Commemorative Volume, Co-editor, January 2013, RKM Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah 2. ‘Bartaman Bharat: Bharat Itihaser Anya Path’ in Dhrupadi Eshana: Swami Vivekananda Bishesh Sankhya, Souren Samajdar ed., 26 Janueary 2011, Kolkata 3. ‘Alternative Politics: Another World, Other Voices’ (theme of the seminar) in Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Level Seminar on Alternative Politics: Another World, Other Voices, 2010, Department of Political Science, RKM Vidyamandira, Belur Math Indrashis Banerjee

1. Banerjee, I., 2010. ‘The Devil’s Deal? An Ethnographic insight from a Bengal village’, Jadavpur Journal of International Relations, Volume 14, Department of International Relations,Jadavpur University. 2. Banerjee, I., 2010. ‘Another Politics: A view from below’ in ‘Alternative Politics: Another world, Other Voices’, Belurmath: Department of Political Science,Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira. 3. Banerjee, I., 2009.‘ The People’s BDO?:The visible face of the state in West Bengal’,The West Bengal Political Science Review, Vol .XII, No. 1,January- June,2009. 4. Natraj, V.K., M.Majumdar K.Anantapur,G.S.Ganesh Prasad, and I.Banerjee, 2009. ‘Evolution of devolution’, in Kadekodi, Gopal K. and Brinda Viswanathan, edited ‘Agricultural Development, Rural Institutions and Economic Policy: Essays for A. Vaidyanathan’ , New Delhi: Oxford University Press. 5. Banerjee, I., 2009. ‘Countering Terrorism: Counting on Local Democracy’ in ‘Challenge of Terrorism’. Kolkata: Jadavpur Association of International Relations. 6. Banerjee, I., 2009. ‘The Block Development Officer: Mitigating disparities at the Visible Face of the State’. Participants’ papers,NRTT Social Science Workshop 2,2009.Kolkata:Centre for Studies in Social Sciences . 7. Majumdar, M., I. Banerjee and S. Ghosh, 2007. ‘Face to face taxation in West Bengal: Compulsion, Compliance or Collusion?’. Economic and Political Weekly, Oct13-19, 2007, Vol. XLII, No.41. 8. Banerjee, I., 2007. ‘The Devil’s Deal? An Ethnographic Exploration in a Bengal Village’, in ‘Development and participation: Emerging theories, policies and practices in the context of local governance in West Bengal’, Belurmath: Department of Political Science, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira. 9. Majumdar, M., and I.Banerjee, 2007. ‘Evolution of the Panchayat Raj system in West Bengal: Political and Legislative narratives of a State Government’, in Dattagupta S. edited, ‘Democratic Governance in India: Reflections and Refractions’, Delhi: Kalpaz Publications (Department of Political Science, Calcutta University). 10. Natraj, V.K., M.Majumdar ,K.Anantapur,G.S.Ganesh Prasad, and I.Banerjee, 2006.‘Delegation to Devolution: a Comparative Study,’ Themes in Social Sector

11. Research: the S.Guhan Memorial Series, Monograph 4, Madras Institute of Development Studies. 12. Banerjee, I., 2005. ‘Village voices: basic steps in Political Ethnography,’ Jadavpur Journal of International Relations, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Vol.9, 2004-05. 13. Majumdar, M., and I.Banerjee, 2004. ‘Delegation to Devolution’, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Working Paper 185. Sandipan Sen

1. ‘Vivekanander Chintar Aloke Mulyabodh Siksha’ in Antorjatik Pathsala October- December 2012, Vol II, Issue-I 2. Sri Ramakrishner Samanwaybad in a book titled Sri Ramakrishna: Manane O Chintane published by Udbodhan Karyalay, Kolkata in January 2012 3. ‘Sri Ramakrishner Samanwaybad’ (the doctrine of harmony of Sri Ramakrishna) in Bengali, first published in the Udbodhan, 113 year, vol. 11, November 2011, pp 990- 1000 4. Swami Vivekanander Swadesh O Samajbhavnar Aloke Ajker Bharat O Tar Samasyamuktir Sandhan in Bengali published in Tabu Ekalavya, Dipankar Mallick ed., 2009 5. ‘The Marginal People in Swami Vivekananda’s Conceptualization’ published in the UGC sponsored seminar proceedings titled Alternative Politics: Another World, Other Politics published by the Department of Political Science, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math in 2010

15. Details of patents and income generated Nil

16. Areas of consultancy and

17. income generated Nil

18. Faculty recharging strategies

Faculty Name Programme Date Institution Jatisankar Workshop on ‘Syllabus in 29 September, Organized by Bethune Chatterjee Political Science’ 2007 College, Kolkata

Workshop on ‘Problem 3-4 August, 2007 Organized by Gurudas Areas in CU Political College, Kolkata Science (Hons.) Syllabus’

Indrashis Workshop on ‘Research 10-11 ICSSR and Jadavpur Banerjee Methods in International December,2010 University,Kolkata, Relations/Political Science/related Social Sciences’

Information Session on 8th May, 2009 US-India Educational Fulbright Fellowships Foundation and Department of International Relations,Jadavpur University,Kolkata Refresher Course on 5-28 January,2009 Sponsored by the UGC and ‘Global Security and organized by the School of Political Economy’ International Relations and Strategic Studies under the aegis of the Academic Staff College of the University of Jadavpur

Workshop on‘How to 5th September, British Deputy High sharpen your 2008 Commission,British presentation skills’ Council ,Kolkata. Workshop on ‘Problem 3rd –4th, August, Department of Political Areas in CU Political 2008 Science,Gurudas College, Science(Hons)Syllabus’ and West Bengal Political Science Association. Sandipan Sen Workshop on ‘Problem 3 and 4 August Organized jointly by the Areas in CU Political 2007 Department of Political Science (Honours) Science of Gurudas College, Syllabus’ Kolkata and the West Bengal Political Science Association on

Satyam Workshop on ‘Problem 3 and 4 August Organized jointly by the Chakrabarty Areas in CU Political 2007 Department of Political Science (Honours) Science of Gurudas College, Syllabus’ Kolkata and the West Bengal Political Science Association on

Details of the seminars attended by the faculty as part of recharging strategy are given in Annexure 1.

19. Student projects  percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter- departmental

The students of the department participate in the Academic exhibitions held at regular intervals, the last one being held in December 2009. As part of continuous evaluation process all the students are assigned project works.  percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes Nil

20. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by  Faculty Nil  Doctoral / post-doctoral fellows Nil  Students Our students came first in the district of Howrah in the ‘Youth Parliament Competition and Quiz Contest’ held in 2012.

21. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.

Sponsor / Theme Outstanding Held on Collaborator Participants UGC Development and Prof. Mohit 4 – 5 May 2007 participation: Bhattacharya, Emerging theories, Prof. Keshab policies and Chowdhury, practices in the Dr M.N. Ray, context of local Prof. Abhirup governance in West Sarkar, Bengal Sri Santosh Rana West Bengal 9th Annual General Prof. Mohit 17 – 18 March 2008 Political Science Conference Bhattacharya Association UGC and Centre for Alternative Politics: Prof. Aditya Nigam, 19 – 20 February Studies in Social Another world, Prof. Sugata Marjit, 2010 Sciences, Calcutta other voices Prof. Prasanta Ray, Sri Nabarun Bhattacharya, Prof. Samir Kumar Das, Prof. Sekhar Samaddar

22. Student profile course-wise:

Name of the Year Course (refer question no. 2) Hons. in Political 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Science Applied 16 24 30 21 32 Selected 9 9 9 9 9 Pass percentage 56 37 30 43 28

23. Diversity of students: Nil

Name of the % of % of students % of students % of Course students from the State from other students (refer question from the States from no. 2) College other countries UG Hons. NA 100% Nil Nil

24. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations?

 A number of students are working as West Bengal Civil Service Officers in the state and serving in responsible positions  Students have successfully cleared the NET,SET and are into teaching in colleges and universities and some are into active research too

25. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled UG to PG 90%(based on information received from the students) PG to M.Phil. NA PG to Ph.D. NA Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA Employed NA  Campus selection  Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs NA

26. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university Cent Percent from other universities within the State NA from other universities from other States NA

27. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period. Dr Indrashis Banerjee was awarded a PhD degree by Jadavpur University, Kolkata, in 2011. The title of his dissertation was ‘Field Management of Development : The Role of

the Block Development Officer in Evolutionary perspective’.

28. Present details about infrastructural facilities

a) Library Resources in both College and Departmental libraries Books in the general library: 3963 Books in the Departmental library: 166 Journals : Indian Institute of Public Administration, Journal of Rural Development, Seminar, World Focus, Economic and Political Weekly, India Quarterly, Social Change. Online Journals: The Department has access to 14 Journals published by Sage and all the journals available in Inflibnet b) Internet facilities for staff and students Extensive, in the library as well as the Department c) Total number of class rooms From room pool i.e. no dedicated classrooms d) Class rooms with ICT facility From room pool i.e. no dedicated smart classrooms e) Students’ laboratories NA f) Research laboratories NA

29. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College.

Year Number of students 2006-07 7 2007-08 8 2008-09 7 2009-10 6 2010-11 15 2011-12 13

30. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so,. give the methodology

Our under graduate honours and general programmes were framed basically in consonance with the under graduate and post graduate syllabi of various state and national universities along with the requirements of the competitive examinations for recruitment into the civil services and other services like the SSC, NET, SET etc.

31. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it?

Yes. Regular meetings at the departmental level among faculty and also in the ‘Open Forum’ involving both faculty and students of the department serve as

platforms for learning and experiential knowledge in furtherance of the ends of education

b. students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same?

Student’s feedback by way of written evaluation of the department and the individual teachers is obtained every year. Issues pointed out are addressed both at the individual as well as the departmental level, as the relevance requires. Anonymity of students is of utmost concern, and no names, but only codes are used in the respondent reports on performance of faculty, the department and so on. Although we do not have a formal parent-teacher association, instead of that we organize an annual parent-teacher meet. During the interaction the guardians get an idea about the progress of their wards.

c. alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same?

The Board of Studies of the Department is so constituted so as to ensure regular feedback from the alumni and future employers. Representatives of both these categories are present in the Board meetings and contribute significantly to our decision making process and its implementation.

32. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

I. Mr Nalinikanta Dey, Senior Advocate, Calcutta High Court II. Mr Kaushik Ghosh, W.B.C.S. III. Dr Arindam Sinha, Associate Professor, Rampurhat College IV. Dr Iman Kalyan Lahiri, Assistant Professor, Jadavpur University V. Mr Debjit Ganguly, W.B.C.S., (Exe) VI. Mr Amitabha Nandi, Corporate Executive VII. Mr Kingshuk Sadhukhan, Judicial Magistrate VIII. Mr Sarthak Chawdhury, Lawyer, Supreme Court of India IX. Mr Debashis Mahapatra, Assistant Professor, Mahishadal Girls’ College X. Mr Kaushik Chakraborty, Assistant Professor, Kharagpur College, Inda XI. Mr Parikshit Thakur, Assistant Professor, Medinipur Gope College

33. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts.

Nature :Sponsored Name of the Duration/Date of the Seminar/ Departmental Theme of Sl No. Speaker/s Seminar Seminar/ extension the Seminar lecture/ special lecture

Prof. Kuntal Role of Mukherjee, 1 9 January 2008 Extension Lecture Military in Pearymohan College, Politics Uttarpara, Hooghly

Nature :Sponsored Name of the Duration/Date of the Seminar/ Departmental Theme of Sl No. Speaker/s Seminar Seminar/ extension the Seminar lecture/ special lecture

Dr. Siddhartha Guha Human Roy, Vivekenanda Rights 2 15 February 2008 Extension Lecture College, Movement in Thakurpukur, Kolkata India

Prof. Dipesh Nimnabarge 3 Chakravarti, Chicago 22 December 2009 Special Lecture r Itihas o University, USA Rajniti

34. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.

Besides chalk and talk the faculty uses different interactive modes, deploy ICT facilities and make extensive utilisation of smart class rooms.

35. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored?

a) Departmental meetings b) Open Forum c) Meetings of the Board of Studies

36. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

a) Students: NCC, NSS, Blood Donation Camps, First Aid Training Programme b) Jatisankar Chatterjee and Sandipan Sen c) are actively involved in organizing the Annual Vivekananda Sammelan held in different districts of West Bengal d) acted as jury members in Annual Cultural competitions held at Bally Sadharan Granthagar e) Indrashis Banerjee is actively involved with the Prantik Ashrama, Purbapalli, Bolpur, Birbhum, an association striving to protect and promote indigenous folk culture of Bauls and Fakirs. f) Jatisankar Chatterjee is a member of the Managing Committee of Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School, Baranagore, Kolkata since 1 April 2012.

37. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.

a. Around 80% of our students participated in ‘Youth Parliament Competition and Quiz Contest’ held in 2008, 2011, 2012 sponsored by the Department of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of West Bengal. b. Around 80% of our students participated in the publication of Wall Magazine: Rashtra

c. Around 80% of our students participated in academic excursions in

Murshidabad in 2011 and in Gaya-Bodhgaya-Rajgir-Nalanda in 2012

d. Indrashis Banerjee acts as consultant in projects supported by the Government of West Bengal and commissioned by the Indian Institute of Public Administration .

38. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. No

39. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department

Strength:

i) good teacher-student ratio

ii) sincere and effective faculty

iii) library support and inhouse photocopying and e-facilities

iv) extensive democratic space for all stakeholders

v) in-house career counseling facilities

Weakness:

i) need for more students cutting across all categories

ii) dedicated classrooms wanting

iii) need for more time for faculty for pursuing research in and out of the institution

iv) family quarters for all categories of staff in the vicinity of the institution

v) dedicated games room with basic provisions for indoor games for faculty and staff

Opportunities:

i) a campus in the city in Golpark , the cultural hub of the Mission ,which is already in place for long, to draw talent and the best minds

ii) student exchange programmes between different centres of the Mission

iii) Research and development exchanges for faculty of the Mission in its institutes of higher learning as also in rural development initiatives of the Mission and its affiliates

iv) Charted conveyance for staff and faculty from some points in Kolkata and the local area, since the institution is well connected by rail and roadways

v) The department, with its stress on social science studies, stands to engage in a mutual learning experience with new centres of interdisciplinary studies by waqy of formally collaborating with other departments of the institutions

Challenges:

i) The subject itself seems to be viewed as not as helpful in securing jobs as the languages or history. It remains a task for the department to generate awareness that this reading is not exactly accurate.

ii) Further, the learning of the discipline itself needs to be evaluated by means of examinations etc, but subjective factors may come to play a role in objective assessment. Many of the issues the subject deals with are essentially political questions of a delicate nature and where taking sides, even if perceived of in such terms by the examiner, may lead to undesirable outcomes for the student

iii) Pending faculty vacancies take a long time to fill up, something that a semester based system can ill-afford

iv) The department caters to the rural areas of the state on the main, where the medium of instruction is the vernacular, and students rarely can access books and documents in English, which is often of utmost importance in the pursuit of higher education. Translations cannot perhaps be substitutes for the original writing.

v) The contemporary climate of learning by rote seems to have largely coloured the minds of students from a very tender age. The outlook needs to change, but the task in this is extremely daunting, since the institution is meant for students who are on the threshold of adulthood, and unlearning something which they have been used to for long is difficult

40. Future plans of the department.

i) New Academic Programmes:

ii) Academic Seminars and Conferences:

iii) Infrastructural Development:

We propose to have:  JSTOR subscription by the college facilitating research initiatives  Launching of an e-library in the college for better availability of teaching materials

Annexure 1

Duration / Date Sl Name of the Theme of the Seminar of the Course / Organized by No. Teacher Seminar

International Seminar on 19-21 January Organized by RKM ‘Sri Ramakrishna’s Ideas 2012 Vidyamndira, Belur Math and Our Times: A in collaboration with RKM retrospect on his 175th Institute of Culture, birth anniversary’ Kolkata, sponsored by UGC (member, Seminar Organizing Committee)

Seminar on ‘Indian 12 May, 2012 Organized by RKM Cultural and Spiritual Vidyamandira (delivered a Heritage’ lecture on ‘Swamijir Bartaman Bharat’)

UGC sponsored National 19-20 February Organized by the Level Seminar on 2010 Department of Political ‘Alternative Politics: Science, Ramakrishna Another World, Other Mission Vidyamandira, Voices’ Belur Math in collaboration Jatisankar with the Centre for Studies Chatterjee in Social Sciences, Kolkata (Associate 1 (acted as convener of the Professor & Seminar Organizing Head of the Committee and presented Department) the theme of the seminar)

UGC sponsored Seminar 5 May, 2009 Organized by the on ‘Manik Department of Bengali, Bandyopadhyaer RKM Vidyamandira, Belur Kathasahitya’ Math, Howrah

Colloquium Lecture 24 March 2009 Organized by the Teachers’ titled ‘Unish Shatake Council, RKM Kolkatar Adda O Sri Vidyamandira, Belur Math Ramakrishna’

UGC sponsored National 29 February, Organized by the Seminar on 2008 Department of Philosophy, ‘Philosophical Thoughts R.K.M. Vidyamandira, in Bengal’ Belur Math

Workshop on ‘Syllabus in 29 September, Organized by Bethune

Duration / Date Sl Name of the Theme of the Seminar of the Course / Organized by No. Teacher Seminar

Political Science’ 2007 College, Kolkata

Workshop on ‘Problem 3-4 August, 2007 Organized by Gurudas Areas in CU Political College, Kolkata Science (Hons.) Syllabus’

9th Annual General 17-18 March, West Bengal Political Conference of West 2007 Science Association in Bengal Political Science collaboration with the Association Department of Political Science, RKM Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah

Seminar on Ingrej Amole 15 March 2007 Organized jointly by the Banglar Gramanchal Departments of History of (The Bengal Countryside Ramakrishna Mission during the British Era) Vidyamandira and Mahishadal Raj College in collaboration with the Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata

Resource Person’s 4 December, School of Women’s presentation ‘Local 2012 Studies, Jadavpur Governance: the Visible University Face of the State in rural Bengal’ in UGC- sponsored Refresher Course entitled ‘Social Indrashis Inequalities: Gender, Banerjee Class, Caste’ 2 (Lecturer, Selection Resource Person’s 23 November, Grade) School of Women’s presentation ‘Village 2012 Studies, Jadavpur Voices: Gender, Class University and Caste,’ in UGC- sponsored Refresher Course entitled ‘Social Inequalities: Gender, Class, Caste’

th Resource Person in 13 October,2012 Administrative Training ‘Training Course on

Duration / Date Sl Name of the Theme of the Seminar of the Course / Organized by No. Teacher Seminar

Secretarial Procedures’ to Institute, Government of officials of different West Bengal Government Departments

th th International Convention 16 -19 Jadavpur Association of Manipur August,2012 International Relations, supported by the Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India,in collaboration with ICSSR,CII and NEHU

th th Resource Person in 7 -8 Puras Kanpur Haridas UGC-sponsored State- August,2012 Nandi Mahavidyalaya level seminar on and Sovarani Memorial ‘Political economy of College,Howrah Rural Development: the Indian Experience’ and spoke on ‘Administered Development:An Ethnographic View from a Bengal Village’

th Resource Person in 18 July,2012 Administrative Training Training Course on Institute, Government of Secretarial Practices and West Bengal Procedures regarding aspects of Public Administration

th Teacher-in-Charge of 15 March,2012 Department of Ramakrishna Mission Parliamentary Affairs, Vidyamandira in State- Government of West level Youth Parliament Bengal Competition,2011-12

nd rd UGC-sponsored 2 -3 Department of National-level seminar March,2012 Economics, Ramakrishna on ‘Indian Economy: the Mission Vidyamandira Last two Decades’ and Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad

Duration / Date Sl Name of the Theme of the Seminar of the Course / Organized by No. Teacher Seminar

th Teacher-in-Charge of 15 Department of Ramakrishna Mission February,2012 Parliamentary Affairs, Vidyamandira in District Government of West level Youth Parliament Bengal Competition,2011-12

th Resource Person’s 13 Administrative Training presentation February,2012 Institute, Government of ‘Combatting Corruption West Bengal in an Organisation- Social Audit as a Tool’ in ‘Training Course on Ethics and values in Governance’ of different Government Departments

th UGC-sponsored State- 9 February,2012 Department of Political level Seminar on ‘Crisis Science, Vivekananda of Justice’ Mission Mahavidyalaya and Mahishadal Girls’ College, Purba Medinipur

th Resource Person in 27 January,2012 Administrative Training Induction-level Training Institute, Government of for WBCS(Exe) West Bengal Probationers of 2010 batch

th Resource Person’s 4 January,2012 Administrative Training presentation ‘Ethics in Institute, Government of Public Administration’ in West Bengal Training Course on Ethics and values in Administration for Assistant Secretaries , OSDs and registrars of the Secretariats of different Government Departments

rd Resource Person’s 3 Administrative Training presentation November,2011 Institute, Government of ‘Combatting Corruption West Bengal in an Organisation- Social Audit as a Tool’ in

Duration / Date Sl Name of the Theme of the Seminar of the Course / Organized by No. Teacher Seminar

‘Training Course on Ethics and values in Governance’ of different Government Departments

st Resource Person in 21 Administrative Training Induction level Training September,2011 Institute, Government of Course on Secretarial West Bengal Practices and Procedures regarding aspects of Public Administration

Judge in the 10th 19th Jadavpur University and National Level Inter- September,2011 Ministry of Parliamentary University Youth Affairs, Government Parliament of West Bengal Competition,2011-12

Seminar on ‘Role of 6th Lady Brabourne Second Chambers in September,2011 College,Kolkata, West modern Democracies’ Bengal Political Science Association

Resource Person’s 5th Administrative Training presentation ‘The September,2011 Institute, Government of modern state and its West Bengal citizens’ to induction level WBCS(Gr- A,B)Officers

Convention on 17-20 August, Jadavpur Association of International Relations 2011 International Relations, Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Association for African Studies, India Resource Person’s 9th August,2011 Administrative Training presentation ‘The Institute,Government of modern state and its West Bengal

Duration / Date Sl Name of the Theme of the Seminar of the Course / Organized by No. Teacher Seminar

citizen’ to induction level government officials Discussant at 4th 11April, 2011 Jadavpur Association of Students’ Seminar on International ‘India’s Emergence: Relations,Kolkata Through Young eyes’ in Session III,’ India’s Emergence: Perspectives from within’. Seminar on ‘Emergence 24-26 March, Global India Foundation of India as a Global 2011 and Maulana Abul Kalam Player’ Azad Institute of Asian Studies Seminar on ‘Asian 15 March, 2011 School of Strategic Studies, Security in the Jadavpur University and twentyfirst century’ Department of International Relations,JU Seminar on ‘Socio- 7 February, 2011 School of Women’s Studies, political vision of Tagore Jadavpur University and and its contemporary Department of relevance’. International Relations,JU UGC-sponsored 28-29 January, Mahishadal Raj College, National level seminar, 2011 Mahishadal, Purba Resource person Medinipur ,presented paper on ‘Regionalism :Politically speaking’ Workshop on ‘Research 10-11 ICSSR and Jadavpur Methods in International December,2010 University,Kolkata, Relations/Political Science/related Social Sciences’ Judge at Youth 8th October,2010 Ministry of Parliamentary Parliament Competition Affairs,Government of India, Jadavpur University,Kolkata Resource person in 10th July, 2010. IIM Ahmedabad, Burdwan workshop on University,Burdwan ‘Governance’ Seminar on ‘From 8-10 April,2010 at Jadavpur Association of landlocked to landlinked’ Shillong, International Relations, Meghalaya supported by the Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External

Duration / Date Sl Name of the Theme of the Seminar of the Course / Organized by No. Teacher Seminar

Affairs, Government of India,in collaboration with ICSSR,CII and NEHU Presented paper in Burdwan,8-9 Department of Geography, International Conference March,2010 Burdwan University on Environment, Resource and Regional Development entitled ‘The role of the visible face of the state in changing the face of rural areas:An ethnographic exploration in a Bengal village’ Presented paper in 19-20 February, Department of Political National level seminar 2010 Science, RKM on ‘Alternative Politics: Vidyamandira and Centre Another world, other for Studies in Social voices’ Sciences, Kolkata, sponsored by UGC Information Session on 8th May, 2009 US-India Educational Fulbright Fellowships Foundation and Department of International Relations,Jadavpur University,Kolkata Presented paper 28-29 March, Public Diplomacy Division, ‘Countering Terrorism: 2009 Ministry of External Counting on Local Affairs, Government of Democracy’ in National India. Seminar on ‘Challenge of Terrorism’ National Seminar on 27th –28th Department of ‘Politics and Foreign February, 2009 International Policy in Contemporary Relations,Jadavpur South Asia: Challenges University,Kolkata. and Opportunities’. College Teachers’ 14th February, Department of Political Seminar ‘Contextualising 2009 Science, Calcutta Governance’ University ,Kolkata ,UGC- DRS Programme on ‘Democratic Governance in Indian States’. Presented paper ‘The 4th –9th January, Navajbai Ratan Tata Block Development 2009 Trust,Mumbai.Social

Duration / Date Sl Name of the Theme of the Seminar of the Course / Organized by No. Teacher Seminar

Officer: Mitigating Science Workshop2 ,Centre Disparities at the visible for Studies in Social face of the State’ Sciences, Kolkata. Refresher Course on 5-28 Sponsored by the UGC and ‘Global Security and January,2009 organized by the School of Political Economy’ International Relations and Strategic Studies under the aegis of the Academic Staff College of the University of Jadavpur

Resource person in UGC 14th December, Vivekananda Mission State-level Seminar on 2008 Mahavidyalaya, ‘Apoliticisation and Chaitanyapur, Purba Indian Democracy’. Medinipur. Workshop on‘How to 5th September, British Deputy High sharpen your 2008 Commission,British presentation skills’ Council ,Kolkata.

Workshop on ‘Problem 3rd –4th, August, Department of Political Areas in CU Political 2008 Science,Gurudas College, Science(Hons)Syllabus’ and West Bengal Political Science Association.

Presented paper 17th –18th West Bengal Political ‘Public Administration: March, 2008 Science Association,9th the ‘public’ on Conference ,RKM ‘administration’ Vidyamandira, Belurmath,Howrah

Presented paper ‘Vox 14th UGC National Seminar at populi: an March,2008. Kshudiram Bose Central ethnographic College,Kolkata. exploration in a Bengal Village’

‘Summit on 27 February, Dataquest, the Department eGovernance’ 2008 of Information Technology, Government of West Bengal and the Government of India

Sandipan Seminar on the Life and 28 February 2013 Organized by Baruipur Sen Thoughts of Swami College, South 24 Parganas Vivekananda (Spoke on the political (Assistant ideas of Swami

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Professor) Vivekananda)

International Seminar on 19-21 January Organized by RKM ‘Sri Ramakrishna’s Ideas 2012 Vidyamandira, Belur Math, and Our Times: A Howrah, in collaboration retrospect on his 175th with RKM institute of birth anniversary’ Culture, Kolkata sponsored by UGC (acted as convener of the Seminar Organizing Committee and presented the theme of the seminar)

Seminar on ‘Value 15 May 2011 Organized by the Swami Education and Positive Vivekananda Centre for Thinking’ Positive Thinking of the MCKV Institute of Engineering, Liluah, Howrah (participated as a panel speaker)

Seminar on ‘Indian 23 April 2011 organized by the Cultural and Spiritual Ramakrishna Mission Heritage and the Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Ramakrishna- Howrah (presented a paper Vivekananda Movement’ titled Sri Ramakrishner Samanwaybad (the doctrine of harmony of Sri Ramakrishna)

UGC sponsored National 27-29 January Organized by the Level Seminar on 2011 Department of Bengali, ‘Rabindranath: Anyo Ramakrishna Mission Matray, Anyo Borne’ Vidyamandira, Belur Math in collaboration with the Sahitya Academy (Eastern Region)

International Seminar on 26 August 2010 Organized by Netaji ‘Post Cold War Global Institute for Asian Studies, Order and Asia’ Kolkata

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UGC sponsored National 19-20 February Organized by the Level Seminar on 2010 Department of Political ‘Alternative Politics: Science, Ramakrishna Another World, Other Mission Vidyamandira, Voices’ Belur Math in collaboration with the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata (participated and presented a paper titled ‘The Marginal People in Swami Vivekananda’s Conceptualization’)

National Seminar on 11 February 2010 Organized by Netaji ‘Loksabha lections, 2009: Institute for Asian Studies, Challenges of Continuity Kolkata or Change’

International Conference 30 November to Organized jointly by the on ‘Material Progress 2 December 2007 Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, and the Impoverishment Kolkata and the of Being: a Challenge for Millennium Trust, UK Religious Traditions’

Workshop on ‘Problem 3 and 4 August Organized jointly by the Areas in CU Political 2007 Department of Political Science (Honours) Science of Gurudas Syllabus’ College, Kolkata and the West Bengal Political Science Association on

UGC sponsored seminar 4 -5 May 2007 Organized by the on ‘Development and Department of Political Participation: Emerging Science of Ramakrishna Theories, Policies and Mission Vidyamandira, Practices in the Context Belur Math of Local Governance in West Bengal’

Seminar on 28 April 2007 Organized by the ‘Contemporary Issues in Department of Political Social Movement’ Science of Raja Peary Mohan College, Uttarpara, Hooghly

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Ninth Annual 17-18 March 2007 Held at Ramakrishna Conference of West Mission Vidyamandira, Bengal Political Science Belur Math (participation Association and presentation of a paper titled: ‘Swami Vivekananda’s Ideas on Development: an appraisal’)

International Seminar on 19-21 January Organized by RKM ‘Sri Ramakrishna’s Ideas 2012 Vidyamndira, Belur Math and Our Times: A in collaboration with RKM Satyam retrospect on his 175th Institute of Culture, Chakrabarty birth anniversary’ Kolkata, sponsored by UGC (member, Seminar Organizing Committee)

Resource person in Ramakrishna Mission Seminar ‘Indian Society 27th Nov,2011 Institute of Culture & Globalisation’ Rudra

Sekhar Basu

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Resource person in Swami Vivekananda’s Steel Authority Of India Call to the Nation & His 12th Jan,2012 Ltd., Relevance in This Youth Hostel Authority Of Globalised Era India, Ramakrishna Mission