Resume I. Educational Qualifications

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Name : INDRASHIS BANERJEE

DESIGNATION: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

PHONE NO : 9433176430, 9748726340

I. Educational Qualifications

Degree Year University Secondary School education from Victoria 1982 Council for the Indian Boys‟ School, Kurseong, Darjeeling, West School Certificate Bengal Examinations, New Delhi

Higher Secondary (Plus 2) education from 1984 West Bengal Council for Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Higher Secondary Education Narendrapur, West Bengal.

1987 Calcutta University Graduated from Presidency College, Calcutta, (Honours in Political Science).

1989 Calcutta University MA (Political Science) from Calcutta

University

Awarded Ph.D on the topic „Field Department of Political 2011 Management of Development: The Role of Science, Jadavpur the Block Development Officer in University, Kolkata Evolutionary Perspective‟

II. Experience: Teaching, Research, Administration

Sl. Previous Positions held Employer/Organisation Period/ Duration of No. the position/work 1. Teaching

Joined as Lecturer, became Senior Govt. of West Bengal at Lecturer, then Lecturer( Selection Ramakrishna Mission Grade) and then Associate Vidyamandira ( Professor Autonomous), Belur Math

Teaching Experience – UG 20 years 3 months(In Political Science( H) this College: 2nd Political Science (G) January, 1997 till Environmental Studies date)

Teaching experience – PG : Kalyani University Guest Faculty at Kalyani University(1997-2002),Netaji Netaji Subhas Open Total 6 years Subhas Open University(1998- University 2000)Burdwan University(2013- 14) Burdwan University Examiner and papersetter Burdwan University and Sidhu Kanho Birsa University

Supervisor of MSc dissertation Integrated Rural Development Management, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Belur Math

Dept. of International External Evaluator of MPhil Relations, JU dissertation Dept. of Political Science,

Member of Selection Committee Burdwan University for selection of Project Fellow in UGC-sponsored Research Project

2. Research Experience

Completed On Off Campus National Institute of Rural 3rd to 8th July, 2000 Training Programme on Research Development, Methodology for Rural Rajendranagar, Hyderabad Development Professionals and State Institute of Panchayats and Rural Development, Kalyani

Research Associate in the project „Fiscal Devolution in India- a Madras Institute of December, 2002 to Comparative Study of West Development Studies, June, 2005 Bengal, Tamilnadu and Chennai and Centre for the Karnataka‟ Future State, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University, U.K. Completed Orientation Course and Workshop in „Research Methods Anthropological Survey of 23-29th August, in Social Anthropology‟ India, Mysore 2004; 1-6th May, 2005 Ethnographic study in a Murshidabad village in West Bengal Madras Institute of 2002-2008. Development Studies, Chennai and Sussex Resource Person on Panchayat University, U.K. Finances Centre for Studies in Social 11th July tp 16th July, Sciences, Kolkata and DFID, 2005 Ph. D fieldwork( across the U.K. districts and blocks of West Bengal statistically selected) Jadavpur University 2003 to 2009

Hony. Consultant in Indian Institute of Public Administration project on „Impact assessment of IIPA, Bardhaman Local November 2013 to MGNREGS in Bardhhaman Branch and Government of February2014 District‟ West Bengal

„Post-Aila Reconstruction in South Twentyfour Parganas District of West Bengal‟ in the Aila cyclone devastated areas of University of Burdwan 2014 Gosaba Development Block of South Twentyfour Parganas.

Administrative experience: 3. Revenue Officer in the WBSLRS Govt. of West Bengal 2nd May, 1990 to Gr I Dept. of Land and Land 17th September, Reforms 1992

West Bengal Civil Service( Govt. of West Bengal 18th September, Executive) Officer appointed as Dept. of Home (Personnel 1992 to 1st January, Deputy Magistrate and Deputy and Administrative Reforms) 1997 Collector, served as Block Development Officer( 1994-1997)

Member Board of Studies, July, 2010 till date Department of Political Science, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira(Autonomous), Belur Math, Howrah Chairperson and Head of the Department Board of Studies, November,2016 till Department of Political date Science, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira(Autonomous), Belur Math, Howrah Member Academic Council, November,2016 till Ramakrishna Mission date Vidyamandira(Autonomous), Belur Math, Howrah Hony. Director Nivedita Community Care 2nd May, 2015 and Centre ( estb. 1975), Village serving Ichhapur, PO Gopinagar, PS Dhaniakhali, Dist. Hooghly, a non-profit, apolitical welfare NGO dedicated to wellbeing of the needy, especially women and children, registered under Societies Registration Act, Government of West Bengal and Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, Ministry of Home, Government of India

III. Field of Specialisation: Public Administration IV. Courses taught/teaching: Under Graduate Honours and General, Environmental Studies V. Training courses/ workshop/Refresher Courses attended

Sl. Title of the Nature of Sponsoring/ Duration of the Host/ N Course the course( funding agency Course( state Organizing o. workshop/ also whether Institute Refreshers attended or Course/ organised) Others) 1. „ Induction level Workshop Government of 21st Sept, 2011 ATI, Salt Lake Training West Bengal Course‟ for government officials 2. „Research Workshop ICSSR 10-11 Jadavpur Methods in December,2010 Association of International International Relations/Politic Relations , al Jadavpur Science/related University, Social Sciences‟ Kolkata, 3. „ The Workshop IIM, 10th July, 2010 Burdwan Globalising Ahmedabad and University State, Public Dept of Services and the Geography, New Burdwan Governance of University Urban Local Communities in India‟

4. “BIMSTEC” Workshop Jadavpur 29th April, 2010 Department of Association of International International Relations, Relations Jadavpur University 5. “Global Security Refresher UGC 5th -28th January, Academic Staff and Political 2009 College, Economy” Jadavpur University 6. “Inequalities Workshop for NR Tata Trust 4th-9th January, Centre for and Doctoral and 2009 Studies in Differences” Post-Doctoral Social Sciences, Scholars Kolkata 7. „How to Workshop British 5th British Council sharpen your Council,Kolkata September,2008 Library,

presentation . Kolkata skills‟ 8. “Politics, Refresher UGC 26th November- Academic Staff Society and 15th December, College, International 2007 Jadavpur Relations” University 9. “Problem areas Workshop West Bengal 3rd -4th August, Dept. of in CU Political Political 2007 Political Science Science Science, (Honours) Association Gurudas syllabus” College, Kolkata 10 Consultative Workshop Ford Kolkata.5th Mahanirban . Meeting on „An Foundation June,2006. Calcutta enquiry into the Research conditions of Group. social justice in India‟. 11 “Resourcing for Workshop Centre for the 23rd-26th Mysore . Redistribution: Future State, September, University results from IDS, Sussex 2006 Ethnographic University and Study” Madras Institute of Development Studies,Chennai 12 “ Fiscal Workshop Centre for the 8th-9th Centre for . Devolution in Future State, September, Studies in India: a IDS, Sussex 2005 Social Sciences, comparative University and Kolkata study of Madras Institute Tamilnadu, of Development Karnataka and Studies, West Bengal Chennai 13 “ Panchayat Workshop DfID, UK 11th July-16th Centre for . Finances and July, 2005 Studies in Data analysis” Social Sciences, Kolkata 14 “ Research Workshop Madras Institute 1st to 6th May, Anthropological . Methods in of Development 2005 Survey of India, Social Studies, Mysore Anthropology” Chennai 15 “ Research Orientation Madras Institute 23rd-29th Anthropological . Methods in of Development August, 2004 Survey of India, Social Studies, Mysore Anthropology” Chennai 16 Orientation Orientation UGC-Academic Burdwan . Programme StaffCollege,Bu University rdwan University 17 “ Pathways to Workshop Centre for the 5th-10th April, Madras Institute

. Fiscal Future State, 2003 of Development Devolution” IDS, Sussex Studies, University Chennai 18 “ International Refresher UGC 6th-26th August, Academic Staff . Relations: 2002 College, Contemporary Jadavpur Issues and University Trends” 19 Orientation Orientation UGC 14th July to 10th Academic Staff . Programme August, 2001 College, the University of Burdwan 20 On Off Campus Workshop National 3rd to 8th July, National . Training Institute of 2000 Institute of Programme on Rural Rural Research Development, Attended Development, Methodology Hyderabad ( Rajendranagar, for Rural Ministry of Hyderabad and Development Rural Areas and State Institute Professionals Employment, of Panchayats Govt. of India) and Rural Development, Kalyani

VI. Seminar/Conference/Workshop

1. Invited Lectures, keynote address , resource person, judge /chairperson etc ( including Refresher Courses, Training Courses, Orientation Programme)

Invited Lectures, keynote address , resource person, judge /chairperson etc ( including Refresher Courses, Training Courses, Orientation Programme)

Venue and Date Chair/ Topic of Level : National/ Sl. Organizing the Lecture given International/ No TITLE Institute State / . Institutional

1. „Sustenance and Jadavpur Jadavpur Chaired Two-day National Development in the University University, Technical Session seminar Tea Gardens of 3 Northeast and North March 27 and Bengal‟ 28, 2017

2. Interrogating Ramakrishna Belur Math, Convenor of RUSA-funded Intolerance Mission Howrah, Seminar National-level Vidyamandira rd (Autonomous) 3 March, 2017 Seminar

3. Interrogating Ramakrishna Belur Math, Chaired a RUSA-funded Intolerance Mission Howrah, Technical Session National-level Vidyamandira( rd Autonomous) 3 March, 2017

4. “Youth Parliament” Seth Soorajmull Department of Judge Institutional- Jalan Girls‟ Political Science, Level College Seth Soorajmull Jalan Girls‟ College

27th of February, 2017

5. 13th Inter-University Ministry of Jadavpur Judge National Level Youth Parliament Parliamentary University, 17th Competition (2016- Affairs, February, 2017 17) Government of

India, New Delhi.

6. Administrative ATI, Salt Lake, Invited Speaker State-level Training Institute, Kolkata InductionTraining Modern States and PAR Department, Programme (24 Its Citizens Government of 24 Jan 2017 Jan-8Feb 2017) West Bengal of WBCS (Exe) officers

7. Public Swami Police Academy, Resource Person State level Police Administration- Vivekananda State Barrackpore, Attachment Bureaucracy and its Police Academy, Training of th Structure at the Dept of Home, 10 January, 2017 Deputy Excise Centre, State and Government of Collectors District level: West Bengal Interdepartmental Coordination; Role of Government/Public Servant in a Welfare State

8. Mathematics and Indian Institute of M.N.Dastoor Expert Two-day Culture Engineering School of Material International Sciences and Science, IIEST, Workshop on Technology, Shibpur, Mathematics and Shibpur Culture 3rd – 4th January 2017

9. Rural Governance Ramakrishna Gopinagar, Convenor Institutional level Mission Ichapur, Hooghly, RUSA-funded Vidyamandira, 22nd Nov 2016 Belur Math and Nivedita Community Care Centre, Gopinagar

10. Social Stratification Bankura Bankura Invited speaker Two-day and Political University, West University, West International Transformation: Bengal Bengal, India, 10- Conference Rethinking Indian 11 November, Caste in a mould : Democracy 2016 the Fieldworker and the Field in rural Bengal

11. The Modern State Administrative ATI, Salt Lake, Invited Speaker State-level and its Citizen Training Institute, Kolkata Refresher Government of Training West Bengal 7th September 2016 Programme(5th-9th Sept,2016) of Secretariat

Officials

12 Youth Ministry of Jadavpur Judge National Parliamentary Parliamentary University Competition Affairs, Govt of 23 Aug 2016 India 13. Social Science/ Jadavpur School of Resource Person, ICSSR- International University International spoke on supported, Relations Research and Jadavpur Relations and National-level Methods Association of Strategic Studies, “Ethnographic Workshop International Jadavpur Research: An (August 8-17, Relations, University, Overview” 2016) Kolkata 11th Aug2016

14. Relation between Administrative ATI, Salt Lake, Invited Speaker State-level Joint the Union and the Training Institute, Kolkata Induction States PAR Department, Training Course Government of 2August 2016 (1st -26th August, West Bengal 2016)

of WBCS (Exe) and Allied Services Officers

15. Fundamental Rights Administrative ATI, Salt Lake, Invited Speaker State-level Joint and Directive Training Institute, Kolkata Induction Principles PAR Department, Training Course Government of 2August 2016 (1st -26th August, West Bengal 2016)

of WBCS (Exe) and Allied Services Officers

16. The Modern State Administrative ATI, Salt Lake, Invited Speaker State-level and its Citizen Training Institute, Kolkata Refresher Government of Training West Bengal 13th July 2016 Programme(11th- 15th July,2016) of Secretariat

Officials

17. “Security: School of Jadavpur Chairperson in a State Conventional and International University, 2nd technical session Non-conventional Relations and April 2016 in Students‟ Issues” Strategic Studies, Seminar Jadavpur

University in collaboration with Jadavpur Association of International Relations

18. Keynote Address Indian Institute of Howrah „The Changing State level Public Collectorate ,27th Role of District Administration, February, 2016 Administration‟ Howrah Chapter

19. ICSSR Lecture Department of 18th December, Invited speaker National level series Political Science, 2015 Victoria Institution, „Rural Local Self- Kolkata. Government in India: The Seventy-third Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 and Beyond‟

20. Inter-University Ministry of Jadavpur Resource Person State level Youth Parliament Parliamentary University, 24th Competition Affairs, Govt. of March, 2015 India.

21. Invited Lecture in Department of 3rd February, 2015 „Fundamental State level Induction-level Personnel and Rights and training programme Administration, Directive for Group A and B Government of Principles in the state civil and police West Bengal. Indian service personnel Constitution‟

22. Human Rights: Ramakrishna Belur Math, Chaired a Institutional-level Issues and Mission Howrah,11th Sept Technical Session Challenges Vidyamandira( 2014 Autonomous)

23. ICSSR Lecture Department of 19th December, Invited speaker National level series Political Science, 2014 Victoria

Institution, „Indian Kolkata. Administration: Continuity and Change‟

24. Seminar on Human Department of Barasat Invited speaker State level Rights Political Science, Government College, Barasat 15th December, „Human Rights: Government 2014 College basic issues‟

25. „Society Department of Kalyani,18th-19th Invited speaker National Seminar ,Governance and Political Science, November,2013. Police: India in the University of post-Millenium Kalyani, at „Netas, babus, period‟ Kalyani, Nadia in barababus: collaboration with Snapshots from MAKAIAS. rural Bengal‟

26. „Corruption in Department of 27th August, 2013. Invited Speaker State level India: Sources, Political Science, seminar Structures and University of Solutions,‟ Kalyani, Nadia. „Bureaucracy and Corruption: the visible face of the state in rural Bengal‟

27. Seminar session in UGC ASC, Burdwan Adjudicator National 90th Orientation University, 28th Programme June, 2013

28. Panel Discussion UGC ASC, Burdwan Adjudicator National Session of 1st University, 25th Refresher Course in June, 2013 Development Studies

29. :Refresher Course School of 4th December,2012 Resource Person National level . titled „Social Women‟s Studies, Inequalities: Jadavpur Gender, Class, University, UGC „Local Caste‟ sponsored Governance: the Visible Face of the State in rural Bengal‟

30. UGC-sponsored School of 23rd Invited Lecture National Level Refresher Course Women‟s Studies, November,2012 titled „Social Jadavpur Inequalities: University „Village Voices: Gender, Class, Caste‟ Gender, Class and Caste,‟

31. UGC-sponsored „ Puras Kanpur Puras Kanpur, Invited Lecture State-level „ Haridas Nandi Howrah, 7th-8th Political economy Mahavidyalaya August,2012 of Rural and Sovarani „Administered Development : the Memorial Development:An Indian College,Howrah Experience‟ Ethnographic View from a Bengal Village‟

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

33. Youth Parliament Ramakrishna 15th Feb,2012 Teacher-in- State level Competition,2011- Mission Charge, 12 Vidyamandira and Department of

Parliamentary Affairs, Government of West Bengal

34. „Training Course Administrative 13th February,2012 Invited Lecture State level on Ethics and Training Institute, values in Government of Governance‟ ( For West Bengal „Combatting Civil Servants) Corruption in an Organisation- Social Audit as a Tool‟

35. „Crisis of Justice‟ UGC-sponsored Chaitanyapur, Invited Lecture State-level Department of Purba Medinipur, „Apoliticisation

Political Science, 9th February,2012 and Local Vivekananda Democracy : Mission Administration, Mahavidyalaya Politics and the and Mahishadal Development Girls‟ College, Block in West Purba Medinipur Bengal‟

36. Induction-level Administrative 27th January,2012 Invited Lecture State level Training for Training Institute, WBCS(Exe) Government of Probationers of West Bengal „The Modern 2010 batch State And Its Citizen‟

37. Training Course Administrative 4th January,2012 Invited Lecture State level on „Ethics and Training Institute, values in Government of Administration‟ West Bengal „Ethics in Public for Assistant Secretaries , OSDs Administration‟ and registrars of the Secretariats of different Government Departments

38. „Training Course Administrative 3rd November,2011 Invited Lecture State level on Ethics and Training Institute, values in Government of Governance‟ of West Bengal „Combatting different Government Corruption in an Departments Organisation- Social Audit as a Tool‟

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

40. Induction level Administrative 5th Invited Lecture State level Training of Training

probationers of Institute, September,2011 „The modern WBCS(Gr-A,B) Government of state and its West Bengal citizens‟

41. „India‟s Jadavpur April 11, 2011. Discussant in Institutional Emergence: Association of Session III,‟ Through Young International India‟s eyes‟ Relations, Kolkata Emergence: Perspectives from within‟.

41. „From regional UGC and Mahishadal, Purba Invited speaker National identity to Mahishadal Raj Medinipur,28-29 regionalism: a fresh College January,2011. look‟ „Regionalism :Politically speaking‟

42. Youth Parliament Ministry of Jadavpur Judge National level Competition Parliamentary University, 8th Affairs,Governme October,2010 nt of India, Jadavpur University, Kolkata

43. „Contemporary UGC Seminar Kshudiram Bose Invited Speaker State level India: Issues and Central College, Challenges‟ Kolkata. „Vox populi: an ethnographic 14th Mar,2008. exploration in a Bengal Village‟

44. „Democracy and Department of Department of Invited Speaker Institutional Development in International International India: Issues and Relations,Jadavpu Relations,Jadavpur trends‟ r University, University, „ Democracy and Kolkata Kolkata, 30th Development‟ March,2006

2. Papers self-presented in Conferences/ Seminars etc

Sl. Level : Name of the No Organizing Institute National/ Seminar . Internation al/ State /

Venue and Date Topic of the Institution Lecture given al

1. „Sustenance and Jadavpur University Jadavpur University, Administered Two-day Development in Development:a National the Tea Gardens March 27- 28, 2017 n exploration Seminar of Northeast and of the tea-

North Bengal‟ growing areas of North Bengal

2. „India in the The Jadavpur Governing Two 21st Century: Association of Department of Civics and Rural West Day Governance and International Relations Politics, Kalina Campus, Bengal: a National Foreign Policy (JAIR) in collaboration University of Mumbai Study of the Conference Imperatives‟ with The Department Indo- th th of 19 -20 December, 2016 Bangladesh Civics and Politics, border areas University of Mumbai supported by ICWA, MAKAIAS, ORF

3. „Rural Palli Charcha Kendra, Bolpur, 30th -31st March, „Field National Impoverishment Visva Bharati, 2016 Management and Agrarian Santiniketan of Strategies‟ Development in West Bengal: an evolutionary perspective‟

4. „Poverty Department of 27-28 March,2014 „Development National Alleviation, Political Science, Initiatives: the Seminar Social Inclusion University of visible face of and Democratic Burdwan, at Burdwan. the state in governance in rural Bengal India‟‟

5. „Future of India- Jadavpur Association Kolkata, 27thFebruary-1st „Democracy Internationa Myanmar of International March, 2014. within, l Engagement: Relations in democracy

Existing collaboration with without: the Conference Impediments, University Grants roadmap to Untapped Commission Maulana peace in the Opportunities‟ Abul Kalam Azad twenty-first Institute for Asian century‟ Studies and the Observer Research Foundation

6. „North East in IIT, JAIR, ICSSR, Guwahati, 28th – 30th „Connecting National India‟s Look MAKAAIS and MEA( October, 2014 India, East: Issues and Public Diplomacy) Connecting to Opportunities‟ the world: Poverty Alleviation and Rural Connectivity‟

7. 35th Indian Institute of Indian Burdwan University, 11th- „Bridging the Internationa Geographers‟ Geographers and Dept. 13th November, 2013 gap: the visible l Meet of Geography, face of the Conference Burdwan University state in rural Bengal‟

8. „Regionalism, Jadavpur Association Aizawl,19th-20th August, „Democracy Internationa Sub-regionalism of International 2013. Within, l and Relations , Mizoram Democracy Conference Connectivity: University,Public Without: 21st India‟s Foreign Diplomacy Division, Century India Policy in the Ministry of External and a 21st Century‟ Affairs, Government Cosmopolitan of India, ICSSR and model of Maulana Abul Kalam Democracy‟ Azad Institute of Asian Studies, at Guwahati,

9. „Environment, Department of Burdwan „The role of Internationa Resource and Geography,Burdwan University,Burdwan,8-9 the visible face l Regional University,Burdwan March,2010 of the state in Conference Development‟ changing the face of rural areas: an ethnographic exploration in a Bengal village‟

10 11th annual West Bengal Political Bidhannagar College, Salt „Women in State . Conference Science Association Lake, 5th-6th politics: An September,2009 exploration of the local‟

11 9th Annual West Bengal Political RKM Vidyamandira „Public State . Conference ( Science Association,9th ,Belurmath,Howrah.17th – Administration Sub-theme: Conference 18th March,2007. : the „public‟ Local on Government) „administration

12 4th Annual West Bengal Political Rabindrabharati University, „Local State . Conference of Science Association Kolkata. 15th Government‟ the West Bengal December,2001. Political Science Association

3. Seminars attended as participant ( not paper presenter/resource person/Invited) ( Since 2010) 1. Attended RUSA-funded Seminar on RFID and Library Sciences: Use and Concern, organised by the Central Library, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math on 22nd March, 2017. 2. Attended Special Lecture Programme on Brexit and the World after Trump, 0rganised by Jadavpur Association of International Relations, Kolkata on 9th January, 2017. 3. Attended International Panel Discussion on India-Afganistan: Current Relations and Future Directions, Organised by MAKAAIS and Institute of Social and Cultural Studies at Rotary Sadan, Kolkata on 4th January, 2017. 4. Attended the National level Seminar on India in the emerging International Order, Topic: Democracy and Foreign Policy: India in the twenty-first century, Organized by Jadavpur Association of International Relations, MAKAIS, on 2nd-4th November, 2015. 5. Deemed Attended the National level Seminar on Symposium „Women in Informal Workforce: Prospects and Challenges‟, Topic: The Informal Sector, Small Firms and the Local State: An Ethnographic insight from a Bengal village, Organized by Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, on 17-18th Sept, 2015. 6. Attended the International Convention Manipur, Organized by Jadavpur Association of International Relations, supported by the Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, on 16th-19th August, 2012. 7. Attended the UGC-sponsored National-level seminar on „Indian Economy: the Last two Decades‟, Organized by Department of Economics, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira and Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad, on 2nd-3rd March, 2012. 8. Attended the Seminar on „Role of Second Chambers in modern Democracies‟, Organized by Lady Brabourne College,Kolkata, West Bengal Political Science Association, on 6th September, 2011.

9. Attended Convention on International Relations, Organized by Jadavpur Association of 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, on 17-20 August, 2011. 10. Attended the Seminar on „Emergence of India as a Global Player‟, Organized by Global India Foundation and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, on 24-26 March, 2011. 11. Attended the Seminar on „Asian Security in the twentyfirst century‟, Organized by School of Strategic Studies, Jadavpur University and Department of International Relations, JU, on 15 March, 2011. 12. Attended the Seminar on „Socio-political vision of Tagore and its contemporary relevance‟, Organized by School of Women‟s Studies, Jadavpur University and Department of International Relations, JU, on 7 February, 2011. 13. Attended the Workshop on „Research Methods in International Relations/Political Science/related Social Sciences‟, Organized by ICSSR and Jadavpur University,Kolkata, on 10-11 December, 2010. 14. Attended the Seminar on „From landlocked to landlinked‟, Organized by Jadavpur Association of International Relations, supported by the Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, in collaboration with ICSSR,CII and NEHU, on 8-10 April, 2010.

VII. Publications

1. Banerjee, Indrashis, Administered Development: an exploration of the tea-growing areas of North Bengal in „ Sustenance and Development in the Tea Gardens of Northeast and North Bengal ,Jadavpur University Publication of March 27 and 28, 2017 Two-day national seminar ( Accepted for Publication) 2. Banerjee, Indrashis, Governing Rural West Bengal: a Study of the Indo-Bangladesh border areas in „ India in the 21st Century: Governance and Foreign Policy Imperatives‟ University of Mumbai and JAIR Publication of Two Day National Conference 19th-20th December, 2016 ( Accepted for Publication) 3. Banerjee, Indrashis, ‘Field Management of Development in West Bengal: an evolutionary perspective’ in „„Rural Impoverishment and Agrarian Strategies‟, Publication of Palli Charcha Kendra, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan ,Bolpur,30th-31st March, 2016 National Seminar( Accepted for Publication) 4. Banerjee, Indrashis, „The Informal Sector, Small Firms and the Local State: An Ethnographic insight from a Bengal village‟ in Symposium Volume „Women in Informal Workforce: Prospects and Challenges‟, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, IIPA, New Delhi, 17-18th Sept, 2015( Accepted for Publication) 5. Banerjee, Indrashis, „Reaching out to the „small man‟: The Visible face of the State in rural Bengal‟, in Rumki Basu, M. Badrul Alam and Furqan Ahmad ed. „Democracy and

Good Governance : Reinventing Public Service Delivery System in India’, New Delhi :Bloomsbury Publishing India ( Pvt. Ltd), 2015.

6. Banerjee, Indrashis, Development Initiatives: the visible face of the state in rural Bengal in „Poverty Alleviation, Social Inclusion and Democratic governance in India‟, University of Burdwan Publication of March 27 and 28, 2014 Two-day national seminar ( Accepted for Publication) 7. Banerjee, Indrashis., „Changing the rural scenario: the visible face of the state in rural Bengal‟, in S. Rakshit and R.N.Pramanik ed. ‘Rural Development : Emerging Challenges in the New Millennium’, New Delhi: Abhijeet Publications, 2014. 8. Banerjee, Indrashis, „The Devil‟s Deal? An Ethnographic insight from a Bengal village‟, Jadavpur Journal of International Relations, Volume 14, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University.2010. 9. Banerjee, Indrashis,. ‘Another Politics: A view from below‟ in ‘Alternative Politics: Another world, Other Voices’, Belur Math: Department of Political Science, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, 2010. 10. Banerjee, Indrashis,„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. 11. Natraj, V.K., M.Majumdar ,K.Anantapur,G.S.Ganesh Prasad, and I.Banerjee, „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. 2009. 12. Banerjee, Indrashis, „Countering Terrorism: Counting on Local Democracy‟ in ‘Challenge of Terrorism’. Kolkata: Jadavpur Association of International Relations. 2009. 13. Banerjee, Indrashis, ‘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 . 2009. 14. Majumdar, M., Indrashis Banerjee and S. Ghosh, „Face to face taxation in West Bengal: Compulsion, Compliance or Collusion?‟. Economic and Political Weekly, Oct13-19, 2007, Vol. XLII, No.41. 15. Banerjee, Indrashis, „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’, Belur Math: Department of Political Science, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira. 2007. 16. Majumdar, M., and I.Banerjee, „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). 2007. 17. Natraj, V.K., M.Majumdar , K.Anantapur,G.S.Ganesh Prasad, and I.Banerjee, „Delegation to Devolution: a Comparative Study,‟ Themes in Social Sector Research: the S.Guhan Memorial Series, Monograph 4, Madras Institute of Development Studies. 2006. 18. Banerjee, I., „Village voices: basic steps in Political Ethnography,‟ Jadavpur Journal of International Relations, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Vol.9, 2004-05. 2005.

19. Majumdar, M., and Indrashis Banerjee, „Delegation to Devolution‟, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Working Paper 185. 2004.

VIII. Consultancy:

Honorary Consultant in Indian Institute of Public Administration Project titled “Impact Assessment of MGNREGA in Burdwan District” funded by Government of West Bengal (2013- 14)

IX. Membership of Academic Institutions: 1. Member, Academic Council, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira( Autonomous), Belur Math 2. Chairperson, Board of Studies, Dept. of Political Science, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira( Autonomous), Belur Math 3. Member, Executive Council, Social Science Wing, Swami Vevekananda Research Centre, Affiliated by Calcutta University 4. Chairperson, Advisory Committee for Masters‟ Dissertation, Integrated Rural Development, Management, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Belur Math. 5. Executive Committee member of Jadavpur Association of International Relations 6. Member, West Bengal Political Science Association

X. Awards:

Supervisor of BSc dissertation Department of Economics, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira

Supervisor of MSc dissertation Integrated Rural Development Management, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Belur Math

External Evaluator of MPhil Dept. of International dissertation Relations, JU

Member of Selection Committee Dept. of Political for selection of Project Fellow in Science, Burdwan UGC-sponsored Research Project University

XI. Review

Reviewer of articles under consideration for publication of Oxford Journal Publius: the Journal of Federalism, Aureole ( Government of West Bengal Government College publication), and chapters of books on Public administration of Sage publishers , New Delhi

1. AUREOLE, academic journal on Social Sciences and Humanities, published by Barasat Government College,(ISSN 0976-9625) 2. Review of manuscript on „Public Administration in India‟. SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd, B-1/I-1, Mohan Cooperative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, Post Bag 7, New Delhi 110 044 3. Review of Manuscript ID PUB-2013-OM-0028.R1, titled "Economic and Political Determinants of Central Fiscal Transfers in India: A Dynamic Panel Analysis of State Level Data." Oxford Journals, Publius: the Journal of Federalism. 2014. 4. Review of Manuscript ID: PUB-2012-OM-0074 titled “Federalization of a Predominantly Parliamentary System in India” Oxford Journals: Publius: the Journal of Federalism. 2012.

XII. OUT-REACH ACTIVITIES

Life member and at present Hony. Director( Since 2nd May, 2015) of Nivedita Community Care Centre ( estb. 1975), Village Ichhapur, PO Gopinagar, PS Dhaniakhali, Dist. Hooghly, a non- profit, apolitical welfare NGO dedicated to wellbeing of the needy, especially women and children, registered under Societies Registration Act, Government of West Bengal and Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, Ministry of Home, Government of India

Member of Outreach Committee of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah

Committed and regular support to Social Welfare organisations such as Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math, Nivedita Community Care Centre, Shapnangan, AALO, KHEYA and so on.

Continued and sustained all-round support of folk art and artistes of the traditional Baul genre of Bengal through Prantik Ashrama at Bolpur, District Birbhum, West Bengal