Yugank Naik Assistant Professor UGC - Centre for Latin American Studies, University

PUBLICATION:  ‘Vechik Antarashtriya Chalchitra: Niyall Ani Samiksha’(language: Konkani, Year: 2014). A book selected and published by the ‘Directorate of Official Languages, ’. The book reviews the contemporary cinema and the cinema movements of the world.

AWARDS:  Book ‘Venchik Antarashtriya Chalchitra: Niyal Ani Samiksha’ declared as Dr TMA Pai Best Book for 2014 by Dr T M A Pai Foundation, Manipal. ‘Yuva Asmita Puraskar’ in 2012 by the ‘Asmitay Pratishthan’, for the contribution in the Konkani movement.

RESEARCH & TEACHING:  Assistant Professor in Political Science at V M Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar. (June – 2015 – April – 2016)  Registered PhD Title:‘Society, Social Movements and Cinema: Select Case Studies from South America and .’ Guide: Professor Aparajita Gangopadhyay, Director, Centre for Latin American Studies, .(In Process)  Awarded DD Kosambi Research Fellowship by the Art and Culture, Government of Goa in May 2015 for the topic: ‘Goa: A Case Study in Decolonization, Cultural Integration And Identity Movements’.  A Field Surveyor in ‘Aldona’ and ‘’ electoral constituencies of Goa Legislative Assembly for the conduct of survey on Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, Behavior and Perceptions (KABBP) survey of electors in Goa for the Assembly Elections in 2012, conducted by The Election Commission of India and Goa University.  Founder President of Parikrama Knowledge Terminus, a think tank initiative and independent Knowledge Repository.  Part of the ‘Mapping Market’ project under chair for Visiting Research Professor in Fine Art and Illustrative Cartooning, Goa University. The project aimed at exploring and documenting the complex life of Mapusa market from a variety of perspectives through illustrations, photographs, videos, recorded interviews and data collection.  Served as a Subject Expert for Political Science for preparing glossary in Konkani as a part of a Project of National Translation Mission and Central Institute Of Indian Languages, Government of India. ( September-October 2013)

ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS:  Chief Coordinator of ‘Youth / Yuva Sansad’ held in January 2014 at , Goa. Organized by ‘Konkani Kruti Samiti’ in collaboration with ‘Voice of Students’. Unique platform created for the youth for building up a consensus on impending issues of Goa.  Served as a Co-Coordinator of ‘Goa Yuva Mahotsav’ (2012 – 2015), Goa’s largest annual youth festival organized by Konkani Bhasha Mandal.\

PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL EVENTS:  Member of Organizing Committee for the ‘World Peace Conference’ held in Goa from 26 December to 29 December, 2014. Organized by All India Peace And Solidarity Organization.  Worked as a Organizer Volunteer for first edition of ‘India Ideas Conclave 2014’ , held in Goa from19 December to 21 December, 2014. Organized by India Foundation, New Delhi.

JOURNALISM :  Campus Reporter of Daily Sunaparant (Konkani) 2005-2007.  Selected for and attended Journalism Camp of 8 days by Panjim Plus - 2005  Felicitated by Daily Sunaparant for an investigative story on the violence at Saleli in 2006.  Weekly column on sunday, ‘RANGSAGATH’ on experimental cinema and theatre on Daily Sunaparant since May 2010- 2012.  Weekly column, ‘ASWAAD’ on experimental cinema on Daily Sunaparant during year 2008-2010.  Blogs at: www.yugankn.wordpress.com