DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY DYAL SINGH COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF

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Title Ms First Name Aparajita Last Name Bhattacharya Photograph Designation Assistant Professor Address FLAT NO B1, Apartment No. 7/9 Kishangarh Gowshala Chowk Opposite Gowshala Temple Kishangarh, Vasant Kunj -110070 Phone No Office Residence Mobile 9818750931 Email [email protected] [email protected] Web-Page Educational Qualifications Degree Institution Year PhD University of Delhi (enrolled in Nov.2015) Due for submission Nov 2021 M.PHIL Jawaharlal Nehru University 2006 MA (PG) Jawaharlal Nehru University 2003 BA (Hons) Bethune College, University of Calcutta 2001

Career Profile 1. Assistant Professor (Permanent) at Dept. of History, Dyal Singh College since 8th April 2015 2. Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) in the Dept. of History at , Hindu College, , Janki Devi Memorial College and College for Women from July 2012 to March 2015. 3. Assistant Professor (Permanent, selected through College Service Commission, Govt. of West Bengal) at the Dept. of History, Raja Peary Mohan College, University of Calcutta from 23rd April 2010 to 7th July 2012. 4. Assistant Professor of History (Ad hoc) at Jesus and Mary College (D.U) from 21st July 2009 to 29th September 2009. Administrative Assignments (From 1stJuly 2017 onwards)  Member of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), Dyal Singh College for the year 2020-2021.  Convener (Arts), Time Table Committee of the college for the session 2018-19.  Member of IQAC Anti- Dropout Committee of Dyal Singh College 2017-18.  Member of the Students Advisory Committee, Dyal Singh College 2017-18  Member of Grievance Redressal Cell for Student’s Union Election of Dyal Singh College for the year 2017.

Areas of Interest / Specialization Ancient Indian History

Subjects Taught www.dsc.du.ac.in Page 1 1. BA , History (Hons) History of -I (From the Earliest Times up to 600 BCE) 2. History of India –II (From 600 BCE to 750 CE) 3. History of Modern Europe –I (c.1780-1939) 4. History of Modern Europe-II (c.1780-1939) 5. History Hons SEC : Archives and Museums 6. SEC(Hons) Understanding Heritage 7. SEC (Hons) Art Appreciation : An Introduction to Indian Art 8. BA Prog(Old semester mode) Cultural Transformations in Early Modern Europe (c.1500-1800) pt I &pt- II. Research Guidance NA

Publications Profile (From 1stJuly 2017 onwards)  Book review of the book titled, ‘Understanding 21st Century China in Buddhist Asia: History, Modernity and International Relations’ – edited by Prof. PrapinManomaivibool and Prof. Chih-yu Shih, Asia Research Center, Chulakongkorn University, Bangkok, 2016. ISBN: 978-616-407-010-3, in the Routledge Journal of Asian Ethnicity (Taylor &Francis) VOL 19:2, 2018 ISSN: 1463-1369 (Print) 1469-2953 (Online) , pp 275-276 ahead of print online publication on the journal website dated 16th October 2017.

 Article titled, ‘Natives, Sahibs and Temples: Understanding sacred architecture of pre-colonial India in the ‘Asiatic’ studies of the 19th century’ RadhaMadhavBharadwaj, Bruno Restif and Yuthika Mishra eds - Reinterpreting Indology-Institutions, Intentions and Sources,Pratibha Publications, New Delhi, 2019. ISBN:978-817702-44-9.pp 89-112.

Conference Organization/ Presentations (From 1stJuly 2017 onwards)  Paper presented titled, ‘Remembering a Lost Homeland: Recollecting and Revisiting through Museums’ at the International Conference on ‘Imaginary Homelands’ organized by the Department of Germanic and Romance Studies (GRS), University of Delhi from 8th to 10th March 2018  Paper presented titled, ‘The Woman who gave Birth to Buddha: Conceptualizing the ‘Divine Mother’ in Buddhist Art of Early India’ in the International Conference on Women and Buddhism: Perspectives on Gender, Culture and Empowerment organized by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, from 27th March to 29th March 2017.

Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration) (From 1stJuly 2017 onwards)

www.dsc.du.ac.in Page 2 NA Awards and Distinctions (From 1stJuly 2017 onwards) NA

Association With Professional Bodies  Member of IAWAWSA (International Association of Women Archaeologists Working In South Asia)  Life Member of Indian Association for Women’s Studies (IAWS)  Annual Member of Indian History Congress.  Annual Member of Indian Art History Congress. Other Activities like MOOCs/ Patents etc. (From 1stJuly 2017 onwards)  Two Week (14 days) Online Faculty Development Programme on "Learning Advanced E-tools for MOOCs Development & Research" held from September 1 - September 14, 2020 organized by the Teaching Learning Centre, (University of Delhi) and (E), University of Delhi in collaboration with Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching under the aegis of Ministry of Education. Grade obtained A+.

 One Week FDP on ‘Higher Education : Road Ahead Developing Next Generation Academic Leaders’ held from November 25- December 01, 2020 organized by the Department of Commerce & IQAC, , University of Delhi in collaboration with Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching under the aegis of Ministry of Education. Grade obtained A+.  One Week online National-Level FDP on “Digital Pedagogy to Enhance Teaching and Learning Experience” organized by , University of Delhi in association with GAD-TLC, SGTB Khalsa College of University of Delhi under MOE, Govt. of India (PMMMNMTT). Grade A+

Short term course/ National Workshop  Short Term online Certificate course on “Research and Publication Ethics” ( As per Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Educational Institutions Regulations of UGC 2018 ) from 8th August 2020 to 12th September 2020 (Six weeks, 42 hours sessions) conducted by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA).  Awarded certificate of participation for the UGC- Sponsored Short Term Course on ‘Ethics in Higher Education in Teaching & Research’ conducted by the UGC/HRDC Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education (CPDHE), University of Delhi from March 01, 2017 to March 07, 2017.  6 Day National Workshop/Faculty Development Programme on ‘Gender and Development’ organized by Women’s Studies and Development Centre (Advanced Study), University of Delhi, in collaboration with Institute of Social Studies Trust, New Delhi held from 11th February, 2019 to 16th February , 2019.  5 Day National Workshop on ‘The Labour of Women: Perspectives and Debates on Development organized by Women’s Studies and Development Centre (Advanced Study), University of Delhi from 16th December 2019 to 20th December 2019.

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