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Objective To work with Positive Attitude and Honesty

Academic Profile

Qualification Board/University Year Division Percentage

M. Phil (Management) The Global Open University, Nagaland 2010 I 73.2

M.B.A. Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar 2009 I 72.35

Pt. University PG Diploma in Regional 70 School of Regional Studies & Research Pt.R.S.U 2006 I Planning & Development First in Merit Raipur Topic: Socio-Political Ph. D (English) Preoccupations in the Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur 2005 Novels of Manohar Malgonkar BJMC Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur 2003 I 74.15 Govt. College Raipur PG Diploma in Personnel Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur 72..5 Management & Industrial 1998 I S.O.S in Psychology Pt. R.S.U Raipur First in Merit Relations LL.B. Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur 1996 II 55.8 S.K.T.D. Law College Raipur

M. Phil (English) Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur 72 1995 I S.O.S in English Pt.R.S.U. Raipur Second in Merit

Diploma in Computer Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur 1993 12/24 Grade Points Programming S.O.S in Computer Pt. R.S.U Raipur

MA (English) Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur 1992 II 57.62 Govt. Chhattisgarh College Raipur

B. Sc. Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur 1990 II 56.94 Govt. Model College of Science Raipur

Board of Secondary Education (M.P.) XI 1986 I 61.18 Nirmal H. S. S.

X Central Board of Secondary Education New 1985 I 62.28 Rewa (M.P.)

1 Experience: 22 Years

1. Worked as Asst. Professor in Department of English, Vivekanand Mahavidyalaya Raipur Chhattisgarh from 01.09.1994 to 28.02.2007 2. Working as Asst. Professor (Part Time) in SOS in Computer Science, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur from 01.09.2016 to till date 3. Working as Principal as Agrasen International College, Samta Colony, Raipur Chhattisgarh from 24.05.2007 to till date.

UGC Refresher Course

UGC Refresher Couse in Environmental Science, at SOS in Chemistry, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur from 03-23 March 2005.

UGC Workshop for Principals

UGC Workshop for Principals organized at ASC Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur from 22-24 August 2012

UGC Orientation Program

UGC ASC Orientation Program Organized at ASC Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur from 01-28 September 2012

Bharat Scouts & Guides

Bharat Scouts & Guides Rajya Puraskar Alankaran Samaroh-Decorated with “Thanks Badge” by Hon’ble Shri Shekhar Dutt Ji, of Chhattisgarh State/S.No../Ra.Mu./52/Alankaran/14, Dated 16.02.2014

National Cadet Corps (NCC)

1. NCC ‘C’ Certificate Army Wing (Infantry) Unit –27 MP. BN. NCC Raipur, Rank Under Officer, No. MP/SD/86/48270 2. ATC Certificate of 27 MP BN. NCC, held at Labhandi, IGKVV Campus, Raipur, from 22/10/88 to 02/11/88 3. ATC Certificate of 27 MP BN. NCC, held at Labhandi, IGKVV Campus, Raipur, from 06/10/87 to 17/10/87 2 4. Participated in 7.62mm SLR Firing Camp at . 5. Combined ATC for Sainik Schools conducted by Directorate General NCC, No. –MP/JD/84/74202 held at Kandahar (Maharashtra) from 02/05/84 to 11/05/84. 6. Senior G.K.Test Certificate of United Schools Organisation of (U.S.O.) Affiliated to U.S.I. & Institutional Member of I.N.C. for UNESCO. 7. Diving Course at Lakshmi Bai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE) (M.P.) from ...... to ......

Participation in Conferences/Symposia

1. The Raipur English Teachers Convention at Saptagiri College / Shri Balaji Vidya Mandir, Raipur on 16 Sept. 1998

2. Summer School in Teaching of English Grammar, conducted by The Chhattisgarh English Teachers Association, Raipur at Shri Balaji Vidya Mandir, Raipur from 07 to 18 May 2000

3. The First, National Conference of The Chhattisgarh English Teachers Association, Raipur, at Rajkumar College, Raipur. on 11 & 12 Oct 2000

4. International Conference on “Protest & Aftermath in Post War Literature in English” at The Department of Post Graduate Studies & Research in English, at Rani Durgavati University, (M.P.) on 20 & 21 Aug. 2004

5. The Second, National Conference of The Chhattisgarh English Teachers Association, at Raipur, on 28 & 29 Oct 2004.

6. The Workshop at S.O.S. In Literature & Languages, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur on 18 & 19 Nov 2004.

7. The Workshop on Teaching of English at S.O.S. in Literature & Languages, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur on 11 & 12 Feb 2005

8. UGC sponsored National Seminar on “The Expatriate Indian Writing in English” at The Department of English, University Post-Graduate College Kakatiya University, Subedari, (A.P.) on 22 & 23 Sept 2005.

9. International Conference on Commonwealth Literature, at Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee (U.A.) from 13 – 15 Oct. 2005.

10. UGC sponsored National Seminar on Indian Ethos in Indo-Anglian Literature at Govt. Arts & Science College, on 21 & 22 Oct. 2005.

3 11. State Level Seminar on “Writing: Creative and Academic” at St. Thomas College, (Durg) on 14 Dec. 2005

12. UGC sponsored National Seminar on Multidisciplinary Approach of Computer Science in Higher Education at Kamla Nehru College, Korba on 15 & 16 Dec. 2005.

13. 50th All India English Teachers Conference at University of (U.P.) From 13- 16 Jan. 2006

14. UGC sponsored National Seminar on “New Literatures in English: Issues & Trends” at National College, on 19-20 Feb. 2006.

15. Internship Training Program of P.G. Diploma in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations at Hira Ferro Alloys Ltd. Urla Industrial Complex, Raipur from 02- 14 Feb. 1998.

16. Seminar on Political Development at P.G.Dept. of Political Science, Durga College, Raipur on 08 & 09 Jan. 1999.

17. Seminar on Environmental Science at P.G. Dept. of Geography, Durga College, Raipur on 06 & 07 Mar 1999.

18. Workshop at S.O.S. in Regional Studies and Research, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur on 06 & 07 Mar 2000.

19. Seminar at P.G. Dept. of Economics, Durga College, Raipur on 14, Oct 2000.

20. Seminar on Development & Challenges at P.G. Dept. of Political Science, Durga College, Raipur on 05, Jan 2004

21. The Workshop of Photographic Society of Chhattisgarh, Raipur at Sirpur on 12 Dec. 2004.

22. Faculty Development Programme (FDP) of ICFAI University at Raipur on 09 Jan. 2005.

23. UGC Workshop on Social Sciences at S.O.S. in Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur from. 1 – 14 Aug. 2005.

24. Seminar at Institute of Management, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur from 23-25 Sept. 2005.

25. Workshop on Census at Institute of Management, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur on 11 March 2006

26. Seminar on Management held on 28 Jan 2009 at Raipur Institute of Technology, Raipur

27. National Seminar on Quality Enhancement in Higher Education on 27-28 November 2015 Organised by Govt. Nagarjuna Science College, Raipur

28. Workshop on Quality Education on 30-1 December 2015 Organised by Govt. D S R M V P G College, Raipur

4 Publications

1. Thakur Samir and Sandip Tikait. Historical Approach in I shall not hear the Nightingale. Research Link Vol. V, No. 2 Issue – 27, April – Special (2006): 21- 24

2. Thakur Samir and Sandip Tikait. Khushwant Singh as a novelist of Realism: Research Link Vol. V, No. 3, Issue – 28, May – Special (2006): 33 – 35.

3. Thakur Samir and Sandip Tikait. Self Imposed Characters in Manohar Malgonkar's Distant Drum. Shodh – Prakalp: A Quarterly Research Journal Vol. XXXV, No. 2, April – June (2006): 10 – 14

4. Tikait Sandip and Samir Thakur Study of Violence in Khushwant Singh's Train to Pakistan and I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale. Research Link Vol. V, No. 4 Issue – 29, June – August (2006): 28 – 29

5. Thakur Samir and Ajay Kant Sharma : Social Milieu in T.V. Reddy's The Vultures, Shodh – Prakalp : A Quarterly Research Journal Vol. XXXVII, No. 04, Issue – 37, October – December (2006): 05 – 08.

6. Sharma Ajay Kant and Samir Thakur Biological view in the Novels of John Steinbeck Research Link Vol. V, No 08, Issue – 33, November (Special) 2006

7. Thakur Samir and Sandip Tikait. Humanism in the novels of Khushwant Singh's Train to Pakistan and Manohar Malgonkar's A Bend in the Ganges: Shodh – Prakalp: A Quarterly Research Journal Vol. XXXIV, No. 1, January – March (2006): 8 – 13.

8. Thakur Samir and Sandip Tikait.: Social Aspect in Train to Pakistan, Bhavya, Vol. IV, January – March (2006): 39 – 44

9. Tikait Sandip and Samir Thakur Historical Realism in Khushwant Singh's Train to Pakistan, Heteroglossia, Vol. IV, 2007, : 191 – 200

10. Thakur Samir and Ashish Suryavanshi, Turkey between the WWI and its Impact on Literature, Research Journal of Social And Life Sciences, Half yealy, Billingual (English Edition) Vol. XVII –I December 2014: 167 - 171

Papers Communicated

1. Thakur Samir and Shraddha Sharma, New Grace of God in Indian Fiction and Indian Television, Shodh– Prakalp: A Quarterly Research Journal

2. Thakur Samir and Shraddha Sharma, Myth, Mythopoeia and High Fantasy in Contemporary Indian Novels, Literati: A research Journal of English Studies and Culture by Chhattisgarh English Teachers Association Raipur.

3. Tikait Sandip and Samir Thakur Social Realism in Mulk Raj Anand's Coolie Shodh – Prakalp : A Quarterly Research Journal.

5 4. Tikait Sandip and Samir Thakur An Assertion of Creative Vitality in Khushwant Singh's Train to Pakistan Readings, Alighar Muslim Universty, Aligarh (U.P.)

5. Thakur Samir Socio – Political Preoccupations in the Novels of Manohar Malgonkar: Literati: A research Journal of English Studies and Culture by Chhattisgarh English Teachers Association Raipur.

Personal Profile

Name : Dr. SAMIR THAKUR

Father’s Name : Late Shri Arvind Kumar Thakur M.E. (Civil), Then Superintending Engineer

P.H.E. Department, Jagdalpur (Bastar) Mother’s Name : Late Mrs. Vinita Thakur

Date of Birth : 16 September 1969

Birth Place : Jabalpur ()

Marital Status : Single

Nationality : Indian

Domicile : Chhattisgarh

Linguistic Skill : , English

: C/o Dr. Meeta Jha Permanent Address Professor School of Studies in Psychology Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur

Chhattisgarh

Contact No. : 98261-10081, 98261-80809

Interest : Reading, Travelling

Strength : Sincerity, Self Reliance & Confidence

Declaration I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge.

(SAMIR THAKUR)

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