1 ALIPURDUAR COLLEGE P.O: ALIPURDUAR COURT, DIST: ALIPURDUAR WEST BENGAL, PIN CODE: 736122 PERSONAL PROFILE Name : Dr. Jyoti Bikash Nath Educational Qualifications : M.A., Ph.D. Designation : Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science Date of Joining : 28.04.1984 Area of Teaching : Political Theory, Indian Political System, Indian Political Thought, International Relations, Foreign Constitutions Research interest : Indian Political Thought, Indian Political System, Rural Development, Leadership, Women Emancipation and Empowerment. Contact & Mail Id : Mob: 9474844303, E mail : [email protected] Address : Near Town Club, Babupara, P.o. & Dist. Alipurduar, Pin Code: 736121 Previous College : FALAKATA COLLEGE (From 28.04.1984 to 31.07.2006) st Date of Retirement : 31 December 2022 RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS: Title of M.Phil : NA Date of Award : NA Title of the Ph.D : Socialist Leadership in India (1934-52): A Study of Jayaprakash Narayan and Rammanohar Lohia Date of Ph.D Award : 03.11.2000 Post Doctoral Degree : NA 2 Publications: 1) Books with ISBN/ISSN number published by International/ National Level Publishers: (a) Socialist Leadership in India- A Tribute to Jayaprakash Narayan and Rammonohar Lohia, Kanishka Publishers, Distributors, New Delhi, 2002. ISBN 81- 7391-448-6 (b) Environmentalism, Globalism and Morality, (ed), Jointly with Deb Kumar Mukherjee and others, Beyond Horizon Publication, Alipurduar, 2019, ISBN 978-81-931419-4-6. 2) Published Papers in National / International Journals: a) The Indian Left: An Analysis of the Development of Socialism and Ideological Position of the Socialists. (Jointly with Dr. M.Yasin, Deptt. of Political Science, N.B.U.) , I.S.D.A. Journal, Tiruvanantapuram, Vol.II, Number 4, Oct-Dec, 2001. ISSN 0971-2550 b) Leadership: A Brief Conceptual Framework, Published in the West Bengal Political Science Review, Vol.XIII. No.1-2, Dec. 2010, Kolkata. ISSN 2230-8296 c) Social Exclusion in Rural North Bengal - Some positive aspects, published in Geo-Analyst, July 2017, ISSN 2249-2909, Internet Copy 3) Publications other than Journal articles (Chapter in books with ISBN / ISSN Numbers): a) Jayaprakash Narayan and His Political Ideas: A Study in The „Shifts‟ of His Position From Marxism to Total Revolution. (Jointly with Dr. M.Yasin and Prof. P.K.Sengupta, Deptt. of Political Science, N.B.U. Published in a book Immortal Sarvoday, edt. by Narayan Hazary & Sanghamitra Buddhapriya, APH Publication, New Delhi, 2007. ISBN978-81-313-296-5 b) Rights and Empowerment of Women in Bengal: A Historical Perspective, in a book Politics of Culture, Identity and Protest in North-east India (ed.) Padam Nepal and Anup Sekhar Chakraborty, Vol. 2, Authors Press, New Delhi, 2012. ISBN 978-81- 7273-626-2. c) Democratic Experience and the Movement for the Upliftment of Women in Bengal: A Historical Perspective, in Dissenting Voices, Collective Actions and Politics of Assertions,(ed.) Pradip Kumar Sengupta and Manas Chakrabarty, Levant Books, Kolkata, 2013, ISBN: 978-93-80663-91-3 d) Status and Emancipation of Women in Bengal: A Historical Perspective, published in Modern Trends in Social and Basic Sciences,(Ed) S. Debnath, B. Bagchi & S.Mishra, Readers Service, Kolkata, 2015, ISBN 9789382623519 e) Social Exclusion in Dooars: A study of Tea Garden and Forest-close areas of Alipurduar, (editors, A. Chakraborty & Padam Nepal) published in a book namely, Politics of Exclusion and Inclusion in India: Construing Commonalities and Complexities, AUTHORS PRESS, New Delhi. 2016 , ISBN 9789352071524 f) Globalism and Rural Leadership: Changes and Challenges: A Brief Study of Alipurduar District, in a book namely, Environmentalism, Globalism and Morality, (ed), Debkumar Mukherjee & others, Beyond Horizon Publication, Alipurduar, 2018, ISBN 9788193141946. 3 4) Papers presented ( International, National / State level Seminars, Workshops, Symposia): a) The Status of Women and Their Empowerment in Bengal: A Historical Perspective. Submitted in a U.G.C. Sponsored National Seminar, organized by P.D.Women’s College, Jalpaiguri, on 24th & 25th March, 2001 b) Democratic Experience: Some Constitutional and Practical Points. Submitted in an U.G.C. sponsored Seminar organized by the Deptt. of Political Science, N.B.University, on 1st and 2nd March 2002. c) Health Service in North Bengal and the Role of NGOs-Especially the Lions Clubs: A Study of Alipurduar Sub-Division. Submitted jointly with Prof. A.K. Datta, in an I.C.S.S.R. sponsored Seminar, Organized by Tufanganj Mahavidyalaya, on 6th January, 2004. d) The Changing Pattern of Rural Leadership: A Study of Gram Panchayats with Special Reference to Turturi Gram Panchayat. Submitted in a U.G.C. sponsored Seminar at Netaji Subhas Mahavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, on 5th and 6th March, 2005. e) Rights and Empowerment of Women in Bengal: A Historical Perspective. Submitted in a U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar organized by Dinhata College on 21st and 22nd March, 2005. f) Status and Emancipation of Women in Bengal : A Historical Perspective, submitted in a UGC sponsored International Conference on Modern Trends in Social and Basic Sciences, orgd. by Alipurduar College, on March 27 & 28, 2015. g) Changing Dimension of Rural Leadership-Changes and Challenges, An Overview of Alipurduar District, submitted in an International Conference on Globalism, Environmentalism and Morality, organized by Alipurduar College in collaboration with The Institute of Cross Cultural Studies and Academic Exchange, ELON,NC,USA, Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University and Maynaguri College, during 10-12 January 2018 h) “Globalization and Health Service in Dooars- A Survey of Alipurduar District” submitted in an International Interdisciplinary Conference on Environment, Peace & Morality: East and West, organized by Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya in Collaboration with The Institute of Cross Cultural Studies and Academic Exchange, Burlington, NC,USA, during 11-13th January 2019. i) Social Exclusion in Rural North Bengal- some Basic Aspects, submitted in an International Conference on Literature, History, Politics and Philosophy, organized by Alipurduar College in collaboration with Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya and District Information & Cultural Office, Govt. of W.B. during 21-23 February, 2019. j) Impact of Modern Science in Changing the Health Service in Rural North Bengal, submitted in an International Seminar on “The History of Science & Technology – A Journey From Metal Age to E-Age”, organized by the Dept. of Chemistry & IQAC Alipurduar College in collaboration with College of Science and Technology, Royal University of Bhutan, on 12.03.2019 Completed Project : Major & Minor Title of the Project : NA 4 5) Participation in Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Symposia: a) U.G.C. Sponsored National Seminar on Reforming the Administrative System: the Challenge and the Response, Orgd. by the Deptt. of Political Science, N.B.U. during 19th to 21st November 1987. b) UGC sponsored Workshop on Research Methodology, orgd. by the Deptt. of Political Science, N.B.U. on 02.06.1988. c) UGC sponsored seminar on “The Role of Colleges to Future Challenges of Quality and Excellence in Higher Education in the Perspective of Assessment by NAAC”, orgd. by Ananda Chandra College, Jalpaiguri on 17th April,2003. d) UGC sponsored National Seminar on Social and Political Tension in North Bengal since 1947, orgd. by the Alipurduar College, on 17th and 18th December 2006. e) UGC sponsored State Level Seminar on The Need and Prospects of Vocational Courses in Under Graduate Colleges, orgd. by Alipurduar College on September 28, 2007. f) UGC sponsored National Seminar on Issues on Physical and Social Environmental Change, Orgd. by Alipurduar College on 13th& 14th February 2010. g) UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Recent Reforms in Education in India: Trends and Challenges, organized by University BT and Evening College and Tufanganj College during 1-2 October, 2010 h) Seminar on Autonomy of Educational Institutions: Legacy of Heritage and the Present Times, orgd. by the W.B. College & University Teachers’ Association on 26 September, 2015 i) State Level Seminar on “The Future of Higher Education in Alipurduar District” organized by WBCUPA, on 26 February, 2018, at Vivekananda College. j) Seminar on the Use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Teaching, Learning & Administrative Practices in connection to NAAC, orgd. By IQAC & Teachers‟ Council, Alipurduar College in collaboration with Malda College, on 28th February, 2020 6) Other Academic Activities : As Chairperson/ Resource Person in Seminars/ Conferences & Invited Lectures delivered : a) Worked as a Chairperson in an International Seminar on Environmentalism, Globalism and Morality, on 10.01.2018, at Alipurduar College b) Acted as a Resource Person in an International Seminar on Literature, History, Politics and Philosophy, on 21.02.2019, at Alipurduar College. c) Worked as a Chairperson in an International Seminar on The History of Science & Technology- A Journey From Metal Age to E-Age, on12.03.2019 at Alipurduar College. 5 d) Acted as a Resource Person on a National Seminar on “Gandhian Thought and its Relevance in the Contemporary India” on 02.10,2018 at Vivekananda College, Alipurduar. e) Invited Talk/ Keynote Address in a Seminar on Constitutionalism and Constitution of India on 5th March, 2020 at Samuktala Sidhu Kanhu College, Alipurduar f) Actively involved in guiding Students for learning, for their future education and service related matters both inside the College