Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Gargi Bhattacharya Name : GARGI BHATTACHARYA Father’s Name : Nachiketa Bhattacharya Permanent Address & Address for Communication : 68/3 Pratapaditya Road, Mayukh Co-operative Housing Society Ltd., Flat -6B, Kolkata – 700026 Phone : Mobile :(0) 9434020871; Land-line : 033-24633939 E-mail : [email protected] Date of Birth : 25.11.1976 Present Designation : Assistant Professor, Department of Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrit Bhasha-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan Joining Date in Visva-Bharati : 30.10.2003 Educational Qualifications : Examination Subject/s Class/ % of Year of Name of Board & Division Marks passing University obtained Madhyamik Beng, Eng, Maths, I* 80.55 1993 West Bengal Board of Lf. Science, Psc. Secondary Education Science, Geo, Work-Ed. Higher Beng, Eng, History, I 69.9 1995 West Bengal Council of Secondary Pol Science, Higher Secondary Psychology, Education Sanskrit BA Sanskrit (Hons.) I 73.37 1998 University of Calcutta History (Pass) Philosophy (Pass) MA Sanskrit Ist Class 69 2000 University of Calcutta Special Paper : 1st Vedānta NET NET with JRF in Sanskrit Dec, UGC 2001 SLET SLET in Sanskrit 2002 WBCSC M.Phil Sanskrit Topic : A Text- 2002 University of Calcutta Supervisor : Prof. critical Study of Ratna Basu, Prof. Śaṃkarācārya’s Dept. of Sanskrit, Vākyavṛtti and University of Viśveśvarapaṇḍita’s Calcutta, Kolkata commentary Vākyavṛtti- prakāśikā. Ph.D. Sanskrit Year of University of Calcutta Topic : A critical 1 Supervisor : Prof. Study of the Dῑpikā passing Ratna Basu, Prof. commentaries on : Dept. of Sanskrit, the Upaniṣad-s and February University of A Text-Critical , Calcutta, Kolkata Edition of 2011 Nārāyaṇāśramin’s Year of Dῑpikā-s on the Award : Minor Upaniṣad-s. 2012 paper presented in Seminar/Conference : International Conference : Conferences Organised by Date Venue Title of the Paper 20th Dharma 22nd – 24th Tirupati The Subhāṣitas in the International Prachara August, 2004 Rāmāyaṇa : a repository Ramayana Parishad, and source for those of Conference, Tirumala later Sanskrit kāvyas Tirupati Tirupati and regional proverbs Devasthanams, Sri Venkateswara University, and others. World Vedic Maharshi 13th – 17th Ujjain Crisis of values in the Conference Sandipani January, 2007 present world and the Rastriya Veda- educational tradition in Vidya the Vedas Pratisthan, Ujjain First Asian ICPR, New 06th -09th New The Sacrifice Within : Philosophy Delhi March, 2010 Delhi The Congress Prāṇāgnihotropaniṣad Joint Karnatak 28th -30th Dharwad, Meditation in Minor Conference of University, May, 2012 Karnatak Upanishads : Yoga 11th Dharwad Theory, Spiritualism and International Modern Perspective Congress of Social Philosophy (ICSP) & 4th International Congress of Yoga & Spiritual Science (ICYS) Second World Maharshi 4th – 7th Ujjain Brahmavidyāin Vedic Sandipani November, Atharvaveda-saṃhitā Conference Rastriya Veda- 2012 with special reference to Vidya Brahmaprakāśana Sūkta 2 Pratisthan, Ujjain International Oriental 7th-11th Tirupati New Interpretations of Conference on Research January, 2014 the Mahabharata : Mahabharatam Institute, Sri Bengal in Modern Era Venkateswara University, Tirupati National Conference : Conferences Organized by Date Venue Title of the Paper 41st Session of All BORI , Pune 14th – 16th Puri Vākyavṛtti-prakāśikā : A India Oriental and Shri December, Text Critical Study Conference Jagannatha 2002 Sanskrit Visvavidyalaya, Puri National University of 10th – 16th Chennai Experiences of the Workshop cum Madras and March, preparation of a Text- Seminar on IGNCA, New 2003 critical Edition of Manuscriptology, Delhi Śaṃkarācārya’s Paleography and Vākyavṛtti and Technical Viśveśara-paṇḍita’s Sciences Vākyavṛtti-prakāśikā 42nd Session of All BORI , Pune 04th- 06th Varanasi A Note on the India Oriental and November, Manuscripts on Vedānta Conference Sampurnanad 2004 Texts in South Bengal Sanskrit Specially in the District University, of Nadia Varanasi National Seminar Sri 07th -08th Tirupati Biology in Upanishads on Vedic Astro Venkateswara June, 2008 Science Vedic University, Tirupati National Seminar Abahana, 8th-9th Bhuban Tagore’s poem Āmi : on Impact of Bubaneswar, November eswar Advaita Thoughts and Rabindranath Odisa , 2011 Poet’s Illustration Tagore on Odia Literature National Seminar Dept. of 23rd -26th Santiniket Physiology in Upaniṣadic on ‘Science in Sanskrit, Pali February, an Texts : some glimpses Sanskrit Literature’ & Prakrit, 2012 Visva-Bharati National Seminar Dept. of 8th-9th Santiniket Moral Teachings in on Sanskrit, Pali March, an Thoughts and Theories ‘Gnomic and & Prakrit, 2013 of Advaita Vedaānta : A Didactic Literature Visva-Bharati Social Perspective in Sanskrit’ 3 National Seminar Akhil 31st Santiniket : Relevance to the on Swami Bharatiya August-1st an Current Socio-Cultural Vivekananda on Itihas Septembe Issues Socio-Cultural Sankalan r, 2013 Integrity of Bharat Yojana, Eastern Zone and Indira Gandhi Centre for National Integration, Visva-Bharati National Seminar Dept. of 13th – 15th Santiniket Āryābhivinaya and on Vedic Sanskrit, Pali Februar, an Dayanana Saraswati’s Interpretations : & Prakrit, 2014 Interpretation : Some Trend and Visva-Bharati Philosophical Aspects Technique and Maharshi Sandipani Rastriya Veda-Vidya Pratisthan, Ujjain National Seminar Dept. of 5th -7th Santiniket Maxims in Indian on Indian Tradition Sanskrit, Pali March,201 an Tradition : Semantic of Śabdaśakti and & Prakrit, 4 Interpretation Semantic Visva-Bharati Interpretation UGC sponsored Dept. of 9th Agartala, Some Unethical Activities National Seminar Sanskrit, August, Tripura vis-à-vis Moral Values : on ‘ Upliftment of Women 2014 Notion of Ṛgveda Ethical Cultural & College, Socio- Agartala economicValues through Sanskrit Language & Literature’ National Philosophico- 28th-29th Lonavala, Theme Paper on ‘Vedic Symposium : Literary October, Maharastr Interpretaions of Matter, Matter, Mind and Research 2014 a Mind and Conciousness’ Conciousness Department, Kaivalyadham , Lonavala Paper published : 1. ‘The Subhāṣitas in the Rāmāyaṇa : a repository and source for those of later Sanskrit kāvyas and regional proverbs’ is published in the Oriental Journal of Sri Venkateswara University, Vol. XLVIII : 2005.pp. 43. ISSN- 0081-3907. 2. ‘Caste Problem in Sanskrit Creative Writings : 20th Century Perspective’ published in the book ‘Creative Writings in Sanskrit : Twentieth Century Perspective’ by the Department of Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan in 2007.pp. 27. 4 3. ‘The Minor’ Upaniṣad-s and their Categories’ published in the Journal ‘Sumedha’ by the Department of Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan in March 2009, pp.108. 4. ‘Terracotta Temples in Bishnupur : A Review and Some Aesthetic Aspects’ published ‘ANVIKSA’ (Research Journal of Dept. of Sanskrit) (Vol. XXXII : Prof. Ramaranjan Mukherjee Commemoration Volume) Jadavpur University, Kolkata in March 2011, pp 145. 5. ‘Tagore’s poem Āmi : Advaita Thoughts and Poet’s Illustration’ published in the Commemoration Volume of 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore : National Seminar on Impact of Rabindranath Tagore on Odia Literature by ‘Aabahana’, Odisa in November 2011.pp.7. 6. ‘Piṇḍopaniṣad: UpaniṣadicText, Purāṇic Concept and Vedānta Philosophy’ published in the Journal ‘Sumedha’ by the Department of Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, March 2012, pp. 53. 7. Meditation in Minor Upaniṣads : Yoga theory, Spiritualism and Modern Perspective’ in Satyam-Shivam Sundaram (Prof. Dr. Basavaraj P. Siddhasharma’s Felicitation Volume) , Karnataka, May 2012, pp. 442. ISBN 978-81-924572-0-8. 8. ‘Inner Sacrifice and Upaniṣadic Literature’ published in Tulsi-Prajñaā, A peer reviewed Research Quarterly of Jain Visva-Bharati Institute, Ludan, Rajasthan, April-June, 2013, pp 41. ISSN 0974-8857. 9. Teaching in Chāndogya Upaniṣad : Stress Management and Balanced Life’ published in J.K.Times : A Multidisciplinary International Journal (Reseach Journal of Jagannath Kishor College, Purulia), July, 2013, pp 129. (ISSN -2278-4047). 10. ‘Brahmaprakāṣna Sūkta of Atharvaveda-saṃhitā (10.2) : Upaniṣadic Foundation of Vedānta Philosophy’ in Anvīkṣā, Reseach Journal of the Department of Sanskrit (Refereed Journal), Jadavpur University, March, 2014, pp 137. (ISSN 0587-1646). 11. ‘Dayanand Saraswati’s Vedic Tradition : Socio-Ritualistic Movement in Modern India’ in Sumedhāḥ, Research Journal of the Department of Sanskrit, Pali & Prakit, Visva- Bharati, Santiniketan, 2013-2014, pp. 44. (ISBN 2395-1931). Minor Project : Concept of Vedānta in Atharvaveda –saṃhitā : A Critical Study, funding by Visva-Bharati, 2013-2014. Invited lectures delivered : Seminar/ Course Topic of lecture Organized by Date Research Research Calcutta University 27th October, 2010 Methodology Course Methodology and Manuscript Resource Computer Application Centre under NMM/ IGNCA National Seminar on Text-Critical Edition Calcutta University 29th December, ‘Advaita Vedānta & of Nārāyaṇāśramin’s Manuscript Resource 2011 Nyāya Philosophy : Dīpikā Commentaries Centre under NMM Printed Text and Unpublished Manuscripts’ Refresher Course on Advaita Vedānta in Jadavpur University 22nd February, 2012 ‘Evolution of non-Vedic Upaniṣads (Dept. of Sanskrit), 5 Philosophical : A Popular Kolkata Thoughts : Theory Perspective and Practice’ Workshop Critical Edition of Jadavpur University 04th February, 2013 Sanskrit Manuscript (Dept. of Sanskrit), Kolkata Workshop on Introduction to Text- Jadavpur University 27th August, 2013 ‘Research