Natasha Upadhyay Academia D17/22 Uttorayon Township LinkedIn NH31, Matigara Siliguri, Darjeeling District Twitter West Bengal 734010 Wox Network India
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Education Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey/M.A. Political Science SEPTEMBER 2015- MAY 2017, NEW BRUNSWICK (USA) Specialisation in Gender Equality, Human Rights & International Law For research experience, c lick here. Member of the organising committee at the symposium on Y outh & the Allure of Terrorism: Identity, Recruitment & Public Diplomacy
Jadavpur University/ M.A. Political Science with International Relations JULY 2013-JUNE 2015, KOLKATA (INDIA) Elected Class Representative at the Department of International Relations Specialisation - French, Advanced Political Thought
Jadavpur University/B.A. Political Science JULY 2013-JUNE 2015, KOLKATA (INDIA) Executive Committee Member for the International Relations Scholastic Conclave. Editorial Team Member at the JAIR Students’ Journal. Extra departmental subjects- Film Studies, French, Social Work
Queen Mary’s School/ High School Diploma in Humanities APRIL 2001- APRIL 2009, DELHI (INDIA)
Subjects- English Elective, History, Geography, Political Science, French, Painting School & Hostel Head Girl, CBSE XII Board Examinations Painting Topper, District Level Basketball and Swimming, Zonal Level Debating, Academic Award in Humanities.
Diploma Jadavpur University/Postgraduate Diploma in Human Rights & Duties Education DECEMBER 2013-NOVEMBER 2014, KOLKATA (INDIA)
Alliance Française du Bengale/ A2 French APRIL 2012-DECEMBER 2012, KOLKATA (INDIA) Professional Experience WRITEOUSLY YOURS / Founder JANUARY 2021- PRESENT, SILIGURI ( INDIA) Founded an online platform which - guides students and professionals through every step of their writing process, provides consultation and conducts workshops on higher education, - advises teachers, parents, school administrators, school boards, and government offcials on curriculum and other writing methods.
SRU FOODS/ Director JUNE 2019-JULY 2020, SILIGURI (INDIA) Franchise partner for Mama Mia India.
TUSA FOODS/ Director of Marketing & Communications JUNE 2018- JUNE 2019, SILIGURI (INDIA) Franchise partner for Mama Mia India. Online and offine marketing, general management, and accounting.
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY/Graduate Assistant SEPTEMBER 2015-MAY 2016, NEW BRUNSWICK (USA) Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Political Science R esearch & Administrative tasks, Dr. Eric Davis
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION/ Internship JUNE 2013-JULY 2013, NEW DELHI (INDIA) C onducting short term research on good governance, administrative tasks
Teaching Experience RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY/ Graduate Tutor OCTOBER 2016-APRIL 2017, NEW BRUNSWICK ( USA) Academic & Analytical Writing, Dr. Jacqueline Loeb (Douglass Writing Center)
GROW PROJECT, SCOALA DE VALORI/Intern Teacher JUNE 2014-AUGUST 2014, SUCEAVA ( ROMANIA) Teaching Romanian high school students in a summer project.
NEW LIGHT FOUNDATION/ Volunteer Teacher MAY 2011- DECEMBER 2012, KOLKATA ( INDIA) Awards RYOICHI-SASAKAWA YOUNG LEADERS’ FELLOWSHIP FUND APRIL 2014-JUNE 2015, KOLKATA ( INDIA)
Highest valued Social Sciences fellowship in India awarded on a competitive basis.
RUTGERS CENTRE FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION JUNE 2016, NEW BRUNSWICK (USA)
Rutgers Study Abroad Program
Publications ’The Role of NHRC in Democracy and Good Governance’,National Human Rights Commission, August 2013, New Delhi.
‘Hide & Leak: Snowden Bound’, J AIR Students’ Journal, Vol I Issue: I, Jadavpur Association of International Relations, May-June 2013, Kolkata.
‘Gendering Research in Economics’, Sylff Fellows Newsletter, Issue 11, March 2018, JU-SYLFF Association, Kolkata.
Lectures & Presentations J U- SYLFF LANS Meet 2019,Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India 2019 Gender & Sexualtiy Panelist R utgers UNMA Program, Capstone Seminar, NYC, USA2017 Academic Lecture, ‘Theorizing Identity Politics in International Relations’ U nited Nations DPI- NGO Briefng on Human Traffcking, United Nations, NYC, US 2 015 Rutgers Representative S wechha, Kraska, Rajasthan, India 2013 Rural Exposure Program
Volunteer & Member Greenpeace, New Light Foundation Siliguri Pride Walk, Center for Feminist Foreign Policy
Skills LANGUAGES1 English, Hindi, Bengali, French, Punjabi, Nepali SOFTWARE SPSS, R, Atlas.ti DATA COLLECTION Ethnography, Focused Groups, Surveys
1In order of fuency from high to low. High being native or fuent profciency to low being intermediate competence.