Anirban Banerjee CURRICULUM VITAE Anirban Banerjee PART I BRIEF PROFILE Name: Anirban Banerjee Address: G2 Tarabag, P.O.Rajbati, Burdwan 713104,West Bengal, India. Contact No. : Official – 0342-2657938, 2658050 (Ext. – 445) Mobile – 9153085106,. Email: [email protected] Date of birth: 15.11.1961. Place of birth: Kolkata Education: MA. Ph.D. (Cal) Awards: Was awarded the Gold Medal by Calcutta University for his performance in the MA Examination in Sociology (1984). Scholarships/Fellowships : 1) Was awarded the UGC Junior Research Fellowship by Calcutta University and 2) ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. 3) Nominated for a scholarship under the Indo-Hungarian Educational Exchange Programme (2011-12) by University Grants Commission, India. Banerjee was awarded a scholarship in the Type E category by the Hungarian Scholarship Board in 2011. Present position: Professor of Sociology, The University of Burdwan. Date of Joining as Professor: 27th July, 2006 . Teaching Experience: 30 years. Teaching Sociology as Full Time Faculty Member at The University of Burdwan since 19 th July, 1989. 1 Research Experience: 33 years . Doing research since 1986, when he was an ICSSR Doctoral Fellow at the Centre For Studies in Social Sciences, (ICSSR Eastern Regional Centre), Kolkata. Curriculum Development: As Head of the Department and Chairman, Board of PG Studies in Sociology, The University of Burdwan, Anirban Banerjee played a leading role in framing the New Syllabus in accordance with University guidelines in 2007 and its revision in 2008.Another revision took place under his Chairmanship in 2012.He also played an active role in framing the revised MA Syllabus in 2014 .Under his Chairmanship, the MA Syllabus was revised to incorporate the Choice Based Credit System introduced in 2015. Prof.Banerjee has also played a leading role in developing the BA Syllabus in Sociology of Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol. Member of Board of Studies: , Anirban Banerjee was Chairman, PG Board of Studies, Master of Social Work, The University of Burdwan, .He is currently Member of Board of Member Board of Undergraduate Studies, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, Member of Board of Research Studies, Sidho Kanho Birsha University, Purulia, etc. Contribution to Teacher Training : Professor Anirban Banerjee has contributed to training of college and university teachers. He has been actively associated with the UGC Human Resource Development Centre of The University of Burdwan.In the present year he has contributed to Teacher training.Recently he worked as Resource Person in the 2nd Refresher Course in International Relations (6.02.2019 -26.02.2019) Administrative Experience: Anirban Banerjee served as Head of the Department of Sociology at The University of Burdwan for four terms. First Term from July 18, 2002 to July 17, 2004. Second Term from 18 th October, 2006-31 st October, 2008) Third Term (4 th November, 2010-3rd November 2012). Fourth Term from 31st October, to 31.10.2016. Selection Committee Member: Anirban Banerjee served as Subject Expert in various Selection Committees for the appointment and promotion of Faculty Members. In the past one year he participated in three Selection Committees at Pandaveshwar College (24.08.2018) Bankura Christian College (18.06.2019) and Asansol Girls' College (21.04.2018). He was also actively associated with the West Bengal College Service Commission He has served as Chancellor's Nominee in a Selection Committee in Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi and as a nominee of the Vice Chancellor in a Selection Committee at Jadavpur University, Ranchi University, Visva Bharati and as nominee of the Director of the Indian Statistical Institute in a Selection Committee at the Indian Statistical Institute. Inspection Team Member As Subject Expert, and member of inspection teams, Prof.Banerjee visited Burdwan Raj College, Chandanagore Government College, Bankura Christian College, Kabi Sukanta Mahavidyalaya, Purni Devi Girls College and Chatna Chandidas Mahavidyalaya. Interaction with other institutes: Throughout his career, Anirban Banerjee has interacted with different universities and institutes. They include Calcutta University, Jadavpur University, Kalyani University, Vidyasagar University, Sidho-Kano Birsa University, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, Tripura University, Agartala, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi, and Corvinus University, Budapest (Hungary). 2 Membership of Academic Associations/Institutes: Anirban Banerjee is a Life Member of Bharata Vidya Charcha Kendra, Burdwan, Council for Political Studies, Kolkata, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, Indian Social Science Association, Agra, and Indian Sociological Society, New Delhi. Positions held as Office Bearer in Academic Associations : Anirban Banerjee is at present Vice President of Bharata Vidya Charcha Kendra SEMINARS Total number of Seminars and conferences attended: 61 National and state level seminars: 53 International/Foreign: 8 Keynote Address: 2 Valedictory Address: 2 Chaired Seminar/conference: 6 Organized Seminars & Lectures: 4 RESEARCH PROJECTS: 3 1) Suicide & Attempted Suicide in Burdwan District With Special Reference to Burdwan Town (2001-2)(Sponsored by The University of Burdwan 2) Change & Continuity in Student Radicalism (Final Report of A UGC Major Research Project)(2009) . 3) Student Radicalism in Post Left Bengal: Final Report of A UGC Major Research Project (2016) RESEARCH GUIDANCE Ph.D. Awarded=7 Registered Scholars=3 PUBLICATIONS Books= 7 . Authored by self=6 Edited jointly =1 Exploring Student Politics (1998) Students & Radical Social Change (2003) Samajattver Paribhasha (2009) Explorations in Sociology (2013) Chattrachattrider caritra gathane abhibhabaker bhumika o onnanno prabandha (2013) Change & Continuity in Student Radicalism (2015) Analysing Social Change & Development (2018) Total Number of Research papers: 70 Research paper published as Chapter in Book: 3 English research papers published in national journals: 39 Research papers in Bengali : 28 CITATIONS Citation of one unpublished paper: thrice in 2 books Citations in Sociological Abstracts: 16 Citations in Google Scholar =41 H Index in Google Scholar =4 Book Reviews: 4 POPULAR PUBLICATIONS Popular Essays in Bengali on social issues: 34 Career Guide: 1 3 Popular Lectures: 4 Essays in English: 3 Modules: 4 Obituaries and remembrances.7 Work in Progress: 1. Nine installments of Samajtattwer Abhidhan have been published so far. Works in Press : 1 Editorship of Journal: Anirban Banerjee has been editing Society Today: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Social Sciences (ISSN: 2319-3328) ( http://www.societytoday.in ) since September 2012. He also jointly edits with Biswajit Ghosh The Burdwan Journal of Sociology , the maiden issue of which will be shortly published . Membership of Editorial Board of Journal: Anirban Banerjee is on the Editorial Board o f Samajtattwa (ISSN: 0975-9980) and Antarmukh (ISSN 2249-3751). Dated, 1/08/-2019 ANIRBAN BANERJEE 4 PART II Detailed Curriculum Vitae Plate No.1. Anirban Banerjee receiving the Gold Medal from Sri Gopal Krishna Gandhi, Chancellor of Calcutta University & Governor, West Bengal, at Darbhanga Hall, Calcutta University on 16 th September,2009. Source: http/:www.caluniv.ac.in Anirban Banerjee (15th November, 1961-) is at present Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology at The University of Burdwan and one of the founding Faculty Members of this department.. He is a second generation sociologist. His father, Prof.Deb Kumar Banerjee, (1926-2010) was a founding Faculty Member of the Sociology Department of Calcutta University. Anirban Banerjee was educated in Kolkata, in St. Paul’s Mission School, Kolkata, Maulana Azad College, Kolkata, Presidency College, Kolkata and Calcutta University. He was married to Manasi Banerjee in 1991.They have two children, one daughter, Archi and son ,Adri.In the following pages, a total account of achievements of Anirban Banerjee is given. Awards Anirban Banerjee topped the list of successful candidates in the MA Examination in Sociology in Calcutta University (1984) and was awarded the Gold Medal . Plate No.2.The Gold Medal Front view (left) Back view (right) 5 Scholarships& Fellowships Dr. Banerjee was awarded both the ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship and UGC Junior Research Fellowship . Dr. Banerjee did his Ph.D. on an ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship at the Centre For Studies in Social Sciences (CSSC), Kolkata, under the supervision of Prof.Surajit C.Sinha, then Director of CSSC.He was awarded the PhD. Degree by Calcutta University in December 1992. The title of his doctoral dissertation is “Students & Radical Social Change” (1991). In 2011 he was nominated by the University Grants Commission, India for a scholarship under the Indo-Hungarian Educational Exchange Programme (2011). He was awarded a Type E Scholarship by the Hungarian Scholarship Board. Teaching Experience Prof. Anirban Banerjee is one of the founding Faculty Members of the Department of Sociology, The University of Burdwan. He began teaching Sociology at The University of Burdwan since Sociology began as a Post Graduate Course of Studies in 1988. He joined The University of Burdwan on 19 th July, 1989 as a Full Time Faculty Member. In 1990, Sociology emerged as a full fledged academic department in The University of Burdwan. Since then he has been working in this department.Dr. Banerjee is engaged in full time teaching and research for the last 25years. Dr. Banerjee