FACULTY PROFILE

1. Name: Sub. Lt. Dr. Reetesh Sah

2. Designation: Assistant Professor/Assistant Director

3. Qualification: M.A. Ph.D, NET, MBA

4. Area of Specialization/Research field: Indian History, Regional History, Environmental History, History of Science & Technology, etc. 5. Awards/Recognitions:  Defense Secretary Commendation & Badge, Ministry of Defense, Government of India, 2019  Best Officer Cadet, Pre-Commission Course, Southern Naval Command, Kochi, 2017  ADG Commendation, 2017  Awarded Junior Research Fellowship from Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi.  Acharya Narendra Dev Alankar by Acharaya Narendra Dev Shiksha Nidhi, UP/, 2014 for contribution in Higher Education.  Awarded JRF from Kumaun University, .  Second Prize in Winter Carnival Photo Competition, Second Prize in World Photography Day Contest, First Prize in World Photography Day Contest organized by Amar Ujala Group (Leading Hindi News Paper).  Gold Medalist in All India Karate Championship, 1995.

6. Number of Research projects: i) Completed Sl. No. Title of the project Funding Agency Amount(Rs.) Year (From-To)

1. A Historical Study of UGC 75000.00 2015 (Innovative Research Urban Planning in Former Activities Scheme) Colonial Himalayan Lake a township of Nainital 2. Status of Quality Directorate of 3,00,000.00 2016 Economics & (Kumaun Division) Statistics, Government of Uttarakhand

ii) On-going Sl. No. Title of the project Funding Agency Amount Date of Expected date of Commencement completion

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7. Number of Ph. D candidates successfully completed: 01 Submitted

8. Number of Ph. D candidates currently working: 04

9. Publications: i) Books Sl. No. Co-Author/s Title Publisher Year of publication 1. Dr. Reetesh Sah History of Urbanization A Study on Anamika Publications, 2020 Landscape and Contemporary History New Delhi. of Nainital ISBN 978-81-7975-799-4 2. Dr. Reetesh Sah Status of Quality of Higher Education in Anamika Publications, 2019 Prof. B.L. Sah Uttarakhand (Kumaun Division) New Delhi. ISBN978-81-950509-0-4 3. Dr. Reetesh Sah Environment, Development and Society Maa Durga Prakshan, 2010 Prof. B.L. Sah (Edited) ISBN-978-81-950509-0-4 . 4. Dr. Reetesh Sah Kumaun University At A Glance Kumaun University 2011 Prof. Santosh Kumar

ii) Research Articles published in journals Mention complete list of publications indicating authors, title, name of the journal, year, volume and page numbers. Sl Author’s Name of the Journal (Volume Title of Paper Year, Volume And Page no Name no. and page no.) Numbers of Paper 1. Reetesh Sah QUEST, The Journal of UGC- Education System in Nainital Vol.-11, Issue-3, September- HRDC, Nainital During the Nineteenth and December 2017, pp.-317-326. Mid-Twentieth Century Print ISSN No. 0974-5041, British India Online ISSN No. 2249-0035 2. Reetesh Sah QUEST, The Journal of UGC- Tamta’s the Traditional Vol. 13, No. 2, May-August HRDC, Nainital Copper-Smiths of Central 2019, pp. 110-118.Print ISSN Himalayas (A Study in No. 0974-5041, Online ISSN Historical Perspective with No. 2249-0035 Special Reference to , Uttarakhand) 3. Reetesh Sah Scholars Impact, International A Historical study of Vol.-11, Issue-1, January-April Multidisciplinary Landslides and Natural 2019, pp.-06-12ISSN 2394 - Multilingual Journal Of Disasters in Himalayan 7632 Scholars Impact (Print) Contemporary Research Township of Nainital, ISSN 2394 -7640 Scholars Impact (Online) 2019 4. Reetesh Sah Indian Journal of Society and डकया बौल भूभाग िहमालयी : Vol. 06 No. 01 : 2019 Page:83- Politics परंपरा लोक होती िववण क कुमाऊँ 88 ISSN: 2348-0084(P) ISSN:2455-2127(O) 5. Reetesh QUEST, The Journal of UGC- कुमाउं िहमालय के परपरागत Vol.-11, Issue-1, January-April Sah & HRDC, Nainital तािशपी एवं कुमाउनी समाज 2017, pp.-06-12. Prem Print ISSN No. 0974-5041, Mehra Online ISSN No. 2249-0035 6. Reetesh Sah QUEST, The Journal of UGC- ‘उराखंड के ऐितहािसक आलोक म Vol.-9, Issue-1, January-April HRDC, Nainital गोिवषाण और िमवंश’ 2015, Print ISSN No. 0974- 5041, Online ISSN No. 2249- 0035 pp.-16-23. 7. Reetesh Sah QUEST, The Journal of UGC- History and Contemporary Peer Reviewed Research HRDC, Nainital Relevance of Information and Journal Vol.-8, Issue-3, Communication Technology September-December 2014, (ICT) in Higher Education Print ISSN No. 0974-5041, Online ISSN No. 2249-0035 pp.-195-203. 8. Reetesh Sah ESSENCE-International Water resources regime in Volume-06 Issue No.1 Journal for Environmental Kumaun Hills of Uttarakhand, 2015[134 – 149] Rehabilitation and India Conservation

9. Reetesh Sah QUEST, The Journal of UGC- The Socio Cultural Vol.-10, Issue-3, September- HRDC, Nainital Importance of the Worship of December 2016, pp.-236-242. Shiva as Bhairva in the Print ISSN No. 0974-5041, Kumaun Himalaya: A History Online ISSN No. 2249-0035 of the Ashta Bhairva Worship pp.-195-203. in Almora 10. B L Sah & Sodh Sanchyan Writing a Ph.D. Thesis Vol. 2, Issue 1&2 (Joint Issue) Reetesh 2011 Sah ISSN 0975-1254 Pp.-116-122 11. Reetesh Sah QUEST, The Journal of UGC- उराखंड म वन एवं जल बंधन का Vol.-II, Year -II, November HRDC, Nainital एितहािसक अययन 2010 Peer Reviewed Research Print ISSN No. 0974-5041, Journal Online ISSN No. 2249-0035 pp.-1-20. 12. B.C. Sharma QUEST, The Journal of UGC- िटश उराखंड म वनािधकारो के Issue 2009 & Reetesh ASC, Nainital हनन के िव एितहािसक समाचार Print ISSN No. 0974-5041 Sah Peer Reviewed Research प ‘गढ़वाली ‘ का जनजागरण म pp-22-34 Journal Inaugural अिवमणय योगदान

13. Ajay S Indian Journal of Traditional Traditional Knowledge of ISSN No 0972-5041 Rawat & Knowledge Water Management in pp-249-254 Reetesh Sah National Institute of Science Kumaun Himalaya Communication & Information Resources, NISCAIR, The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 14. Reetesh Sah QUEST, The Journal of UGC- औपिनवेिशक उराखंड म कुली बेगार Volume II 2008 ASC, Nainital क अमानवीय कु था का अंत ( Print ISSN No. 0974-5041 Peer Reviewed Research िहमालयी अख़बार गढ़वाली का pp-31-42 Journal एितहािसक योगदान)

15. Reetesh Sah Social Science Probings, New Colonial control over water in Vol. 19 No.-1 Delhi Kumaun Himalaya RN 42813/84

16. Ajay S QUEST, The Journal of UGC- Industrial Policy of Volume I 2007 Rawat & ASC, Nainital Uttarakhand An Evaluative Print ISSN No. 0974-5041 Reetesh Sah Peer Reviewed Research Study pp-17-25 Journal

17. Reetesh Sah QUEST, The Journal of UGC- कुमाउं क मौिखक परपराओ म ी Print ISSN No. 0974-5041, HRDC, Nainital पुष सबध Online ISSN No. 2249-0035 2020 18. Reetesh Sah Research Journal, Social Forest Movement and Peasant (RN-42813/84), , Vol.-17, No.-2, Science Probings, New Delhi Dissent in British Kumaun December 2005, pp.-77-86.

19. Reetesh Sah Explorations in Indian History Kumaun Kshetra Me Jal ISBN No.- 81-7975-167-8 Research Journal of Uttar Sanskriti: Ek Etihasik pp.-394-406. Pradesh History Congress Addhayan

iii) Papers presented in Conferences/Seminars

Sl. No. Title of the paper Title of conference/seminar Year

1. Impact of Urbanisation National Seminar on Environmental Sensitivity 02 September, 2019 on Environment With (With special reference to Uttarakhand) organised special reference to Himalayan town by UPSA & UGC-HRDC, Kumaun University, Nainital Nainital

2. गाँधी दशन की ासंिगकता National Seminar on उराखंड म गाँधी आगमन के ने 14 June, 2019. वष (14 जून 1929- 14 जून 2019) Department of History, DSB Campus, Nainital 3. Cemetery Studies: National Seminar organized by UPSA at UGC- 31 May - 1 June, 2018. Growth & Prospects HRDC, Nainital (With Special Reference to Colonial Town of Nainital) 4. Huien Tsang in National Seminar on Indian Council of World 23-25 October, 2018. Uttarkhand: A Affairs, New Delhi sponsored Current Retrospect Developments and their Impact on World Politics with reference to BRICS, SCO and the Indo- Pacific, organised by UGC-HRDC, Kumaun University, Nainital 5. Status of Van-Gujjar ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on 1-2 November, 2017 Women of Kumaun Urban Spaces and Gender: Exploring Gender, Terai Marginalized and Equality in Urban Spaces in the Asia Pacific at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 6. Gujjars : The Forest International Seminar on Environmental 7-8 October, 2017 Dwellers of Kumaun Governance and Sustainable Development in 21st Century India: Challenges for the Mountain Regions in the Anthropocene, organised by UPSA & UGC-HRDC, Kumaun University, Nainital 7. Deforestation and its National Conference on Human Activity and 5th and 6th November, 2016. impact on peasants in Nature: Inter-Disciplinary Perspectives on British Kumaun Sustainability in the Himalayas Uttarakhand State Council of Science and Technology, Dehradun at UGC-HRDC, Nainital. 8. An Account of HistoryUGC sponsored National Seminar on The 4 April, 2015 Himalayan State of Importance of Regional History in Modern Age, at Uttarakhandwith LokmanyaMahavidhalaya, Warora, Chandrapur special reference to (Maharashtra) Regional 9. The Account of Science National Conference on Science and Religion 21-22 March, 2015. and Religion in Ancient organised by UGC-Academic Staff College, India Kumaun University, Nainital 10. The Bhairva Worship: National Seminar organized by Uttarakhand 12-13 February, 2015 With special reference History and Cultural Association in the 5th to AsthaBhairava of Session of Uttarakhand History and Cultural Almora Association Cultural Associationat Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani 11. History of National Conference on Environmental 07 December, 2014 Environmental Conservation and Clean India Programme. Conservation in Oraganised by MANU-International Council for Nainital, Uttarakhand’ Man and Nature (Asia Chapter) at Nainital 12. The Role of Civil National Seminar on Economics, Politics and Civil 25 June, 2014. Societies in Good Society organised by Departmnet of Commerce, Governanc Kumaun University, Nainital &UGC-Academic Staff College, Kumaun University, Nainital 13. Mother Goddess of Devi’4th Session of Uttarakhand History and 21-22 March, 2014. Uttarakhand: Nanda Cultural Association Cultural Association at Kumaun University SSJ Campus , Almora 14. Crime Against Women National Seminar organized by Centre of Women 01-02 March, 2014. in Uttarakhand: An Studies, Kumaun University, Nainital Analysis 15. The Applicability of 3rd Session of Uttarakhand History and Cultural 15-16 October, 2012. Information and Association at M.P.G. College, Mussoorie Communication Technology (ICT) in Higher Education’

16. Managing Water National Seminar on Indian Democracy Status and 3-5 December 2010 Resources in the Dimensions. Organised by B.S.M.P.G. College, present Scenario of Roorkee, Haridwar (Uttarakhand) and sponsored Kumaun Himalaya by UGC, New Delhi Region 17. The Rural Exodus: an National Seminar on Socio-Economic Welfare 16-17 March, 2011 emerging challenge for Programmes& Rural Development. Organised by India Indira Gandhi RajkiyaMahilaMahavidalaya, Raebareilly (UP) sponsored by Governmnet of Uttar Pradesh 18. A strive to recognize National Seminar on Response of Eco-Biological 26-27 September, 2010 effects and impact of Components to the phenomenon of Global Global Warming’ warming. Organised by Department of Zoology, D.S.B. Campus Kumaun University, Nainital and Indian Academy of Environmental Sciences, Kankhal, Haridwar (Uttarakhand) and sponsored by UCOST, Dehradun and DST, New Delhi. 19. Strengthening Indian National Seminar on Indian Democracy Status and 16-17 September 2009 Democracy: Challenges Dimensions. Organised by Faculty of Agriculture, Ahead B.S.M.P.G. College, Roorkee, Haridwar (Uttarakhand) and sponsored by UGC, New Delhi. 20. Gandhi and World National Seminar on the Gandhi : The Man and 26th to 27th April, 2008 Peace His Vision, organized jointly by Gandhi Studies Centre, Kumaun University and UGC-Academic Staff College, Kumaun University, Nainital, 21. Indigenous Water National Seminar on Challenges to Indian Society 11th -12th March, 2008 Management Systems and Solutions for Development organized jointly in Kumaun Hills by Kumaun University, Nainital and UGC

22. History of Uttarakhand: HistoryNational Seminar on Regionalism & 29th-30th December, 2007 Ethnic Background and National Integration (with special reference to Early Uttarakhand) organized by Department of Political Science, S.M.J.N. (P.G.) College, Haridwar under the auspices of IPSA and sponsored by UGC&ICSSR. 23. सूचना का अिधकार अिधिनयम National Seminar on the Right to Information Act, 5th to 7th October 2007. 2005: यावयन व् चुनौितया 2005: Problems and Solutions, organized jointly by Kumaun University and the Uttarakhand Academy of Administration, Nanital iv) Articles/review articles published in books/journals:

Sl Title of the Book ISBN No. Authors Publishers Name Chapter (Page no.) no Name 1. Equating Gender ISBN 978-81-316- Reetesh Peer Reviewed Women and Water: The Exploitations in the 0802-9 Sah International Book Impact of Natural Asia Pacific Rawat Publications Resource Depletion in the Satyam Apts, Central Himalayan Region Sector 3, Jawahar of Uttarakhand Nagar, Jaipur 302 211-223 004 (India) 2. Understanding ISBN 978-81-920509 Reetesh Maa Durga Writing A Research Research Sah Prakashan, Project Proposal Methodology Haldwani 163-185

3. Understanding ISBN 978-81-920509 Reetesh Maa Durga Writing a Ph.D. Thesis Research Sah Prakashan , PP-198-218 Methodology Haldwani

4. The Importance of ISBN No.- 978-93- Proceedings of An Account of Himalayan Regional History in 82405-22-1 UGC sponsored State of Uttarakhand with Modern Age National Seminar special reference to at Warora, Regional History’,4 April, Chandrapur , 2015 pp.-238-240 (Maharashtra) 5. उराखंड िविभ ISBN No.-81-89147- Reetesh Mallika Books, कुमाउनी समाज म ी पुष आयाम 12-9 Sah Delhi सबध pp.-09-22 6. Navonmesh Vol.-III, State Institute of Ensuring Quality in Higher Educational Education using Total Management and Quality Management 2012, Training pp.-17-21 (SIEMAT), Dehradun, Government of Uttarakhand 7. The Importance of ISBN No.978-93- Reetesh Lokmanya An Account of Himalayan Regional History in 82405-22-1 Sah Mahavidhalaya State of Uttarakhand with Modern Age Warora special reference to Maharashtra Regional History pp.-238- 240

8. Empowerment of ISBN No.81-89147-10-2 Reetesh Mallika Books, उराखंड म मिहला जाित के Rural Women Status Sah & B C Delhi सदभ म समाचार प and Challenges Sharma गढ़वाली (1905-1952) के योगदान का एितहािसक अययन pp.287-301 9. Natural Resource ISBN-81-79880-555-9 Reetesh Ankit Prakashan, Managing Water in British Conservation in Sah Haldwani Kumaun pp.-70-97 Kumaun 10. Gandhi: The Man and -- Reetesh UGC-Gandhain महामा गाँधी : उनके दशन क His Vision Sah Studies Centre, KU ासंिगकता व् महव pp.-260- Nainital 266. 11. Hind Swaraj: 100 ISBN No.-81-79888-012-5,Reetesh Ankit Prakashan, Hind Swaraj: A Significant Years of the Sah Haldwani Creation of Gandhi pp.-70- Gandhian Vision 97

12. The Right To -- Divya U Uttarakhand The RTI Act in India Information Act, Joshi & Academy of Genesis and Challenges 2005: Problem and Reetesh Administration pp-46-54. Solutions Sah 13. Magmatism, -- Ajay S Abstract Volume History of Uttarakhand Tectonism and Rawat & of National pp-10-16. Mineralization Reetesh Seminar (MTM 2007). Sah Department of Geology, Kumaun University and X Annual Convention of South Asian Association of Economic Geologists 14. Editor: Annual Report, Kumaun University, Nainital 2014, 2015, 2018

15. Sub Editor: Kumaun University Prospectus 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2019-2020

Book Review

Sl Title of the Book ISBN No. Authors Publishers Name no Name 1. Science War and ISSN:0975-8775 Reetesh UPJN, The journal of Social Sciences, Volume- imperialism: India in Sah VIII, No.10& 11, January to June2012 the second World War

v) Monographs/Reports (if any) 1. Published a Monograph ‘Rehabilitation and Resettlement Issues of Himalayan Tarai’. Financial assistance extended by Kumaun University, Nainital. vi) IPR Registered/Award NA

10. Conference/Seminar organized:

Sl. No. Status as organizer Title of the conference/seminar Year and dates

1. Member Organizing Inter-Dependence of Nations in 13-14 December, 2019 Committee Shaping the Global Future: Issues, Challenges and Way Forward 2. Member Organizing Bridging the Gender Gap Through November 2019 Committee STEM 3. Organizing secretary Indian History: A Regional 19 October, 2019 Perspective 4. Member Organizing Environmental Sensitivity (With September 2019 Committee special reference to Uttarakhand 5. Organizing secretary National Seminar on उराखंड म 14 June, 2019.

गाँधी आगमन के नबे वष (14 जून

1929- 14 जून 2019) 6. Member Organizing One Day Training Programme on 13 March 2019 Committee Human Rights 7. Member Organizing Water, the Animated Life: 8-9 March 2019 Committee Challenges and Solutions 8. Member Organizing India of 21st Century: Issues & March, 2019 Committee Challenges 9. Member Organizing Overcoming Gender 30 November– Committee Discrimination in 21st Century 1 December 2018 India 10. Member Organizing India & the Fourth Industrial 17-18 December 2018 Committee Revolution: Current Problem and Forecasting Challenges 11. Member Organizing Higher Education Commission in 10 November, 2018 Committee India (HECI) : Issues, Challenges and Solutions 12. Member Organizing Current Developments and their 23- 24 October, 2018 Committee Impact on World Politics: With Reference to BRICS, SCO and the INDO-PACIFIC 13. Member Organizing Plastic Age : Boon to Bane : 6-7 October, 2018 Committee Challenges & Solutions 14. Member Organizing Challenges for Environmental 16 July 2018 Committee Governance and Sustainable Development in 21st Century India : Understanding the Anthropocene 15. Member Organizing Reinventing Government for the 20th December 2017 Committee 21st Century: State Capacity in a Globalizing Society 16. Member Organizing Environmental Governance and 7 - 8 October 2017 Committee Sustainable Development in 21st Century India: Challenges for the Mountain Regions in the Anthropocene 17. Member Organizing Human Activity and Nature: Inter- 5-6 November 2016 Committee Disciplinary Perspectives on Sustainability in the Himalayas, National Seminar 18. Member Organizing The Scientific Outlook 25 April 2013 Committee 19. Member Organizing Gender Equity: Issues of Theory, 21-22 March 2013 Committee Practice and Policy in the Asia- Pacific Region 20. Member Organizing Gender Equity: Identifying Issues 1- 2 March 2013 Committee and a Blueprint for Action in Uttarakhand 21. Member Organizing National Human Rights 13 October, 2012 Committee 22. Member Organizing Issues Surrounding IPR in 14-15 July 2012 Committee Uttarakhand 23. Member Organizing Issues Concerning Copyright 01-12-2012 Committee 24. Member Organizing Democracy in India: Problems and 14 August, 2011 Committee Prospects 25. Member Organizing Ecology and Culture in 16 July, 2011 Committee Uttarakhand 26. Member Organizing Environment, Development and 20, 21 & 22 October, 2010 Committee Society

11. Sessions chaired in Conferences/Seminars:

Sl. No. Title of the seminar Organized by Year and dates

1. Indian History: A Regional ICHR Sponsored National Seminar 19 October, 2019 Perspective organized by Department of History, DSB Campus, Nainital in collaboration with HRDC, Kumaun University, Nainital 2. National Seminar on Department of History, DSB 14 June, 2019. उराखंड म गाँधी आगमन के Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital नबे वष (14 जून 1929- 14

जून 2019)

12. Academic/Administrative positions held

Sl. No. Chairman/Member/Secretary Committee/Authority Year (From-To)

1. ANO NCC Naval Wing 2016 onwards

2. Member Secretary Kumaun University Publication 2019-2020 Committee 3. Centre In charge University Central Evaluation 2016 onwards

4. Member Proctor Board 2017 onwards

5. Member DSW Board 2015 onwards

6. Member Secretary Gandhi and Diaspora Studies 2019 onwards

7. Joint Director University Placement and 2015-2019 Counseling Cell 8. Assistant Editor QUEST The Journal of UGC- 2009 onwards HRDC 9. Assistant Editor University Prospectus 2015 onwards

10. Editor University Annual Reports 2009 onwards

11. Nodal Officer RUSA 2014 onwards

12. Co-Editor Students Magazine DSB Campus 2017

13. Membership to professional Organization/Associations:

Sl. No. Name of the Association/Organizations Status of the membership 1. District Plantation Advisory Committee, Department of Member Forest, Government of Uttarakhand 2. District Forest Fires Safety Committee, Department of Member Forest, Government of Uttarakhand 3. Tree Felling Committee, Department of Forest, Nainital Member Division, Government of Uttarakhand 4. Uttarakhand History and Cultural Association Life & Founder Member

5. United Professionals and Scholars in Action. Life & Founder Member

13. Any other Information: 1. Developed and design a PG Diploma Programme Course Curriculum for Centre for Gandhi and Diaspora Studies as per University Norms 2. Organised 02 Short Term Courses computer assisted teaching/web-based learning and e-learning 3. Co-coordinated 45 Orientation Programmes, 98 Refresher Courses, 22 Short Term Courses, 03 Work shop of Academic Administrators, 05 Professional Development programmes, 7 Summer/Winter School Programmes, 05 Interaction programme for Ph.D. Scholars, 03 Training of Tourist Police Brigade, Inspire Science Camps, etc. 4. Created a module on Creating Effective Power Point Presentation for UGC sponsored OP/RC programmes 5. Associate Editor of QUEST, the Journal of UGC- Human Resource Development Centre, (UGC-HRDC), published from Kumaun University, Nainital since 2007. 6. Chief Editor Annual Report 2009-2016 of Kumaun University published from Kumaun University, Nainital 7. Delivered Talks in UGC-HRDC, BPSM University, Sonepat, Haryana, PMMMMNMTT HNB Garhwal Central University, Shrinagar, Uttarakhand Academy of Administration, Nainital, etc.

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