Name: Dr. Bhawna Rai 2. Academic Qualifications : MA, Ph.D. 3. Designation: Assistant Professor 4. Name of the Department: Department of History 5. Specialisation : Early Medieval Indian History and Modern Indian History 6. Email : [email protected] 7. Area of Interest : • Micro studies • Regional History • Environmental studies • Women Studies • BLGTQ • Translation Studies • Religion & Cultural History. 8. Details of Awards/ Honours/ Fellowships: • Silver Medalist from North Bengal University • State Fellowship for Ph.D. Research; • Honoured for National Literacy Mission Movie ‘Nabhannu Hai Kasailai’ 9. Research Area: History of The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway And Its Socio- Economic Impact on Darjeeling 1880-1999 10. Publications: Publication of articles in Peer Reviewed Journals: a) ‘The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and the Untold Story of its Extension’, published in Karatoya, Departmental Journal of History, NBU, vol.4, March 2011 [ISSN: 2229-4880]. b) ‘Glimpses of Social Aspect in Banabhatta’s Harshacharita’, published in Karatoya, Departmental Journal of History, NBU, vol.5, March 2012 [ISSN: 2229-4880]. c) ‘Birth of Darjeeling as a Hill Station’ part -I, published in Central India Journal of Historical and Archaeological Research, Vol.1, October-December 2012 [ISSN: 2277-4157]. d) ‘Birth of Darjeeling as a Hill Station’ part- II, published in Central India Journal of Historical and Archaeological Research, Vol.2, January-March, 2013 [ISSN:2277-4157]. e) ‘Active Role of Women of The Darjeeling Hills in The Freedom Struggle of India’ published in Central India Journal of Historical and Archaeological Research, Vol.3, July-September, 2014 [ISSN: 2277-4157]. Contribution of Chapter in Books: a) ‘Looking at the past through the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway’, a chapter in Dr. Anita Bagchi (Ed.) North Bengal Omnibus: the History and Culture of the Hills and the Plains, B.R. Publication, Delhi, 2014 [ISBN: 9789350502044]. b) ‘Growth of Nepali Journals and Newspaper in the Hilly Region of Darjeeling’, Azammari, Vol. 2, Published by Darjeeling Government College, Darjeeling, 2015. c) ‘Manusmriti and the Question of Women: A Retrospective in the Earliest Law Book of India’, a chapter in ‘Our Place Our Space Our Case Women’s Issus In Contemporary Perspectives’, South Calcutta Girls’ College, Ebang Mushayera Publication, Kolkata, October 2016 [ISBN 978-93-85119-65-1]. Seminars Attended/ Papers Presented: a) Presented a paper titled ‘Tagore’s Concept of Nationalism’ in the UGC National Seminar under the theme Rabindranath Tagore: Investigating His Views on Nation, Nationalism and Universal Humanism, organised by the Department of History, University of North Bengal on 26 March, 2011. b) Presented a paper titled ‘Role of Journals and Newspapers in the promotion of Nepali literature in Darjeeling Hills’ in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on ‘North Bengal: Society, Politics and Cultural Heritage’, organised by the Department of History, NBU on 16-17 March 2012. c) Presented Presented a paper titled a paper titled ‘Buddhism in the Eyes of Tagore’ in the National Seminar on ‘Buddhism/ Buddhist Culture as a theme in Tagore’s work organised by the Himalayan Buddhist Cultural Association, Salugara, West Bengal. d) Participated in the UGC & ICHR Sponsored International Seminar on State, Power And Ethics of Governance: The Indian Experiences, organised by the Department of History, NBU from 18th – 20th February 2013. e) Presented a paper titled ‘Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and the Problem of Landslide’ in the Research Scholar Seminar organised by the Indian Historical Studies, Kolkata on 7-8 June 2013. f) Presented a paper titled ‘Indigenous Knowledge of Bamboo and its Utility’ in the International Seminar cum Workshop on ‘Indigenous Knowledge’, organised by the Centre for Local Studies, NBU held on 19-20 March 2014. g) Presented a paper titled ‘Mountain Railway and the Environment’ in the UGC Sponsored International Seminar on ‘Environmental History of North Bengal and Adjacent Regions: Contested Issues and Emerging Perspective’, organised by the Dept. of History, NBU held on 21-22 March 2014. h) Presented a paper titled ‘Role of Gorkha Women in the Nationalist Movement of India’ in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Changing Status of Women in India: Dimensions and Concerns organised by the Centre for Women Studies, NBU held on 29- 30 March2014. i) Presented a paper titled ‘Constitutional Safeguards and Women in India’ in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Women, Patriarchy and Gender: Deconstruction and Reconstruction of History (India and Beyond), organised by the Dept. of History, NBU on13-14 March 2015. j) Presented a paper titled ‘The Vedas in an Environmental perspective’ in the UGC Sponsored State-Level Seminar on ‘Environmental Pollution: Causes, Impacts& Control’ organized by The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata on 25 April 2015. k) Participated in ‘The Limits of Intolerance in India –Past and Present’ Bijon Krishna Mukherjee Memorial Lecture, organised by the Dept. of Philosophy, South Calcutta Girls’ College, Kolkata on 21 January 2016. l) Presented a paper titled ‘From Page to Performance: History of Modern Nepali Drama and Theatre in Darjeeling’ in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Of Stage And Page Reconsidering Modern Nepali Drama, organised by the Department of Nepali, Southfield College in collaboration with Nepali Sahitya Sammelan, Darjeeling held on 29-30 July 2016. m) Presented a paper titled ‘Maya Devi Chettry: The first Gorkha Woman M.P.’ in UGC Sponsored International Conference on ‘Gender & Empowerment’ organized by Bijoy Krishna Girls’ College, Howrah In collaboration with School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University on16-17 December 2016’ n) Presented a paper on ‘The Tale of Sumitra Das’ in the UGC Assisted One-Day Seminar on Women, organised by the Women’s Cell, Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya, Siliguri on 7 March 2017. o) Presented a paper titled ‘Globalisation Vis-a-Vis Terrorism in the 21st Century’ UGC Assisted International Interdisciplinary Seminar on ‘Contemporary Developments in Social and Basic Sciences in Times of Global Crisis, organised by Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya, Siliguri on 28-29 March 2017. Workshop/ Conference Attended: a) Participated in the XXVI Annual Conference of the Paschimbanga Itihas Samsad held on 24th to 26th January 2010 at NBU. b) Participated in One-Day ‘Workshop on Interesting Mathematical Concepts for Non- Mathematicians’ organised by South Calcutta Girls’ College in Collaboration with R.C. Bose Centre for Cryptology and Security, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata on 1 December 2015. c) Participated in One-Day ‘Workshop on Indian Numismatics & Live Minting of Coins’, organised by the Dept. of History, South Calcutta Girls’ College, Kolkata held on 19 September 2016. d) Participated in the Workshop on ‘Restructuring the Under-Graduate Syllabus Based on CBCS (Honours And General)’ organised by Council for Under-Graduate Studies in Arts, Science, Commerce and Law & Board of Under-Graduate Studies in History, NBU on 11 December 2017. .