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BINA SENGAR Assistant Professor, Department of History and Ancient Indian Culture Faculty of Social Science, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Auranagabad-431004, Maharashtra, India, Contact (Office):+91-240-2403346/47 Mobile : +91-8308600876 E.mail : [email protected] Weblink : http://www.bamu.ac.in/dept/history/ , http://www.bamu.ac.in/dept/history/sengar.pdf PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of Birth: 01st April’1978, Gender: Female Nationality: Indian EDUCATION 1. Ph.D. in History with thesis entitled: “Role of Gandhians and Social Transformation of Gujarat tribes, 1920-1960”, January 2005 from Department of History, Faculty of Arts, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India Inflibnet Link: http://ir.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/10603/59595 2. Master of Arts in 2000, from The M.S.University Baroda, subject History with 70 percent score. 3. Bachelor of Arts in 1998, from The M.S.University Baroda, subjects’ History and Geography with 66.6 percent score. 4. Passed the National Eligibility Test (NET) in 1999. RESEARCH AREAS ‘Indigenous and Rural Communities History in South Asia’ www.ruralsouthasia.org 1. ‘Gandhi, Gandhians and Gandhism’s interface with Tribal and Rural Communities in South Asia’, since 2000 2. ‘History of Indigenous Health Practices in South Asia’, Since 2004 3. ‘Southern Silk route and Indigenous peoples role in trade and trade routes in South Asia’, since 2009 4. ‘Rural History of Eastern Gujarat, Khandesh, Marathwada and Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra’, in context to Rural South Asian History, since 2010 5. ‘Seeking Linkages in Gender and Femininity Through Historical Perspectives: Indo-European Perceptions’, since 2011 6. ‘Seeking identities, connections and interconnections among peoples and places of Deccan-Aurangabad Region’, Since 2014 RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH AFFILIATED FUNDING AGENCIES 1. ‘Health Practices, Resources and Governance in the margins of the State’, Awarded by Wellcome Trust-UK, Since January., 2013 (For 60 months) 2. ‘Rural History of South Asia ‘Eastern Gujarat Tribal Tract, Khandesh and Marathwada’ since 16th century’, Partially Supported by Sudarshan Foundation Trust, since 2010 3. ‘An Ethno-Historical Survey of Artisans Communities in the ‘Begumpura’ Aurangabad, Sponsored by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Since September’ 2015-2017 TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1. Assistant Professor of History, at Department of History and Ancient Indian Culture, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad-INDIA Working Since: 4th January 2010 and continue (Confirmation Date: 4th January, 2011, vide letter no. Ref. ESTT/DEPT/2011/2835-36, Dated: 01-07-2011) 2. Lecturer in History, Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India, from 1st June’ 2009 to 2nd January’ 2010 VISITING FACULTY/LECTURER/LECTURES 1. Visiting Faculty in School of Liberal Arts, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad for teaching courses on ‘History of Science Technology and Medicine: HSTM’ MLA-02 (Core), ‘Popular Culture and Criticism’ MLA-03 (Core) for academic year 2014-2015 2. Visiting Faculty/Subject Expert-Resource Person for Modern Indian and World History in IAS Study Center, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara for academic year 2014-2015 3. Visiting Lecturer of Indigenous Peoples History at ‘Adivasi Academy’ Tejgadh, An Autonomous University exclusively working for academic excellence of the Indigenous communities, selected for being Visiting Professorship since October’ 2010. http://www.bhasharesearch.org.in/Site.html#id=Adivasi Academy 4. Visiting Lecturer for ‘Sevak Project’ in May, 2010, managed by AAPI-American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin and Texas A & M University, USA, at village Karakhadi, Gujarat. December’2010-January’2011 5. Invited lecture on ‘Tribal Historiography in Western India’ at Refresher course on History conducted at Academic Staff College-February, 2012 , Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad 6. Visiting lecturer of History at Women’s College: Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Vadodara, Gujarat, India in September’2005- November’ 2005 (Academic Year: 2004-2005) RESEARCH ASSOCIATE/FELLOW/INVESTIGATOR 1. CSIR-NIF Fellow, National Innovation Foundation, Research Skills: Documentation and detailed research on the indigenous knowledge systems in South Asia. Detailed profiling of the innovators and innovations, Documentation and content management for the data of Indigenous knowledge, National Innovation Foundation, Bungalow No.1/2, Satellite Complex, Premchand Nagar Road, Ahmedabad-380015, Gujarat, India, www.nifindia.org, 21st June, 2007 to 30th April 2009 1 | P a g e 2. Field Investigator, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, The MS University of Baroda, Project on “Socio-Economic Issues in Watershed Management: A Gender Perspective, Performed major data sheets equipment, Carried out major field works and data collection, Data analysis and Report preparation, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, The MS University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-390002, India, www.msuniversity.edu, September’ 2006 to 31st March’ 2007 3. Research Associate at Department of Education Administration, The MS University of Baroda, Prepared reports on the Grade ‘A: ’NAAC Accredited Universities of India, Preparing report on female senior administrators in the university systems, Performed major data sheets equipment, Carried out major field works and data collection, Data analysis and Report preparation, Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Education and Psychology, The MS University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-390002, India, www.msuniversity.edu, 1st August, 2005 to 31st March, 2006 4. Research Associate at CASE, Department of Education, The MS University of Baroda, Projects on 1) Educational Policies in Teachers Training Programme, Performed major data sheets equipment, Carried out major field works and data collection, Data analysis and Report preparation, CASE, Department of Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, The MS University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-390002, India, www.msuniversity.edu, 10th October, 2004 to 15th July, 2005 5. Research Associate, Bhasha Research and Publication Center, Coordinating Tribal Academy Library, Post Graduate Teaching Assignments on Indigenous Peoples history at Tribal Academy http://www.bhasharesearch.org.in/Site.html, Bhasha Research and Publication Center, 62 Shreenathdham Society, Behind Dinesh Mill, Vadodara, Gujarat, 390 007 -India , http://www.bhasharesearch.org.in/, 1st May 2000 to 31st January, 2001 GRANTS AND AWARDS 1. Awarded LDC Program travel Grant by Association of Asian Studies to participate and present paper “Dargah, Dawakhana, Pagalkhana: Genres of Mental Healing among Marginalized Peoples in Rural and Urban Spaces of Aurangabad District” in the panel “Margins and Thresholds of the Medical in Contemporary India” in the AAS 2014 Annual Conference from March 27-30, 2014 at the Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, USA 2. Awarded Travel grant by Sir Ratan Tata Trust for attending to present research work on ‘Archiving Rural South Asian Heritage’: www.ruralsouthasia.org in the symposium; ‘Cultural Heritage Archives: Networks, Innovation & Collaboration’ ’organised by American Folklore Centre of Library of Congress, Washington D.C, Symposium dates: September 26-27, 2013 Weblink: http://www.loc.gov/folklife/events/culturalheritagearchives/index.html 3. ESSHC Travel Grant of 250 Euro to attend 9th European Social Science History Conference, University of Glasgow, UK, 2012 4. University Foreign Travel Grant to attend 9th European Social Science History Conference, University of Glasgow, UK by Dr. B.A.M. University, Aurangabad, 2012 5. Awarded best teacher award ‘Shikshak Pratibha Puraskar’ in 2012 by Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Dr. B.A.M. University, Aurangabad 6. Awarded Centrally Administered Doctoral Fellowship by Indian Council of Social Science Research (CAD, ICSSR) from 2000 to 2001. 7. Awarded Junior Research Fellowship by Indian Council of Historical Research for two years 2002-2004. 8. Prof. K.T.M. Hegde Gold Medal for scoring highest marks in M.A. in the Faculty of Arts, The M. S. University, Baroda on 30-01-2001. 9. Received Travel Grant from ICHR for participation in European Social Science History Conference-2008, at University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. 10. Received Travel grants in 2003 and 2004 through ICSSR for conducting field research work for Ph.D. in Mumbai and New Delhi. EDITORIAL WORK/BOOK/PAPER REVIEWS 1. Founding Editor of Journal, ‘Rural South Asian Studies Journal’, Since 2015 2. Founding member and developing the web-network Rural South Asia Studies Network, www.ruralsouthasia.org 3. Member Editorial/ Review Board of Journal of South Asian Studies: An Open Access International Journal for 2 years beginning February 15, 2013, and ending February 14, 2015. escijournals.net/JSAS 4. Member Editorial/ Review Board International Journal for interdisciplinary Research: ‘Social Process’, Published from Aurangabad, http://srfaurangabad.org/editadvCommittee.html 5. Member Editorial Board, Ethnologia actualis. The Journal of Ethnographical Research, http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/eas CONFERENCES CO-ORGANIZED CHAIRED AND COORDINATED SESSIONS IN CONFERENCES 1. Convener of 16th International Conference on Maharashtra: Culture and Society (ICMCS) Theme: ‘Places and Spaces in Maharashtra’ at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University-Aurangabad from 8th to 10th January, 2016,