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CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: DR. SUMIT MUKERJI

FATHER’S

NAME: LATE SUBHENDRA NATH MUKERJI

MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED

PERMANENT ADDRESS: 1 SAMBHU NATH PANDIT STREET

KOLKATA WEST BENGAL

PIN-700020 INDIA

PRESENT ADDRESS: B11/157, KALYANI, DIST. NADIA

WEST BENGAL INDIA PIN 741235

PHONE- +91 33 25022166

+91 9831441665

EMAIL ADDRESS: sumitmou@rediffmail.com

DATE OF BIRTH: SEPTEMBER 03,1961

DESIGNATION: DEAN, FACULTY OF ARTS & COMMERCE

AND EDUCATION

PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE,

DIRECTOR

CENTRE FOR BENGALI DIASPORA

UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI

WEST BENGAL

PIN 741235

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Passed I.C.S.E. Examination from St. Thomas School Calcutta in 1976.

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2. Passed I.S.C. Examination from St. Thomas School Calcutta in 1979 securing

66%.

3. Graduated with Honours in Political Science from St. Xavier’s College,

Kolkata securing 57% marks in 1982.

4. Obtained Post Graduate degree from Dept. of International Relations, Jadavpur

University with 58% marks in 1985.

5. Obtained M. Phil. Degree from Dept. of International Relations, Jadavpur

University in 1990.

6. Awarded Ph.D. Degree from Jadavpur University for thesis on “The Political

Thought and Principles of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 1921-41” in 2001.

SERVICE EXPERIENCE:

1. Served at Krishnanagar Government College, Krishnanagar as Lecturer in

Political Science from June 25, 1987 to April 18, 1994 under West Bengal

Education Service.

2. Served at Hooghly Mohsin College, Chinsurah as Assistant Professor in

Political Science from April 19, 1994 to April 8, 2000 under West Bengal

Education Service.

3. Served as Reader & Head of the Department in Political science at A.B.N.

Seal College, Coochbehar from April 11, 2000 to February 11, 2005 under West

Bengal Education Service.

4. Served as Reader, at Department of Political Science, Presidency College,

Kolkata, from February 12, 2005 to May 11, 2006 under West Bengal Education

Service.

5. Presently serving as Professor of Political Science in University of Kalyani,

Kalyani, Dist. Nadia, West Bengal since May 12, 2006 till date.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1) Teaching Post Graduate courses for 13 years.

2) Taught Under Graduate courses for 18 years.

3) Taught Higher Secondary courses for 13 years.

4) Chairman of UG Board of Studies in University of Kalyani since 2006.

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5) Member, PG Board of Studies NSOU.

6) Member, PG Board of Studies Sidho Kanho University, Purulia

7) Acted as Resource Person at UGC Refresher Course organized by

Department of Political Science Sambalpur University on August 11 & 12,

2008.

8) Acted as Resource Person at UGC Refresher Course organized by

Department of History, North Bengal University on May 23 & 24, 2013.

RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN:

1. UGC Major Research Project on Political Movements and Militancy in

North Bengal and Eastern Assam since 1980 completed in 2009.

2. Second UGC Major Research Project on The Gorkhaland Agitation,

Emergence and Resurgence, A study in crisis Management completed in

2012.

RESERCH SUPERVISION:

No. of Research Students Received Ph.D. - 2

No. of Registered Ph.D. Students- 6

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCES:

1. Dean, Faculty of Arts & Commerce, 2013-till date

2. Dean, Faculty of Education (Officiating), 2013-till date

3. In Charge of the Vice Chancellor’s Office (Deputed while the Hon’ble Vice

Chancellor is on leave)

4. Director, Centre for Study on Bengali Diaspora

5. Head of the Department, Department of Political Science, University of Kalyani,

2008-2010, 2012-2014.

6. Head of the Department, Department of Political Science, ABN Seal College,

Coochbehar 2000-2005.

7. Member, University Court, University of Kalyani, since 2013

8. Member, University Executive Council, University of Kalyani since 2013

9. Chairperson, Health & Hygiene Committee, KU

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10. Chairperson, Security Committee, KU

11. Chairperson, Security Audit Committee, KU

12. Chairperson, Committee for Integrated MA Programme, KU

13. Chairperson, Equivalence Committee, KU

14. Chairperson, Centre for Women’s Studies, KU

15. Chairperson, Centre for Culture Studies, KU

16. Chairperson, UG Board of Studies, Law, KU

17. Chairperson, UG Board of Studies, Political Science, KU, 2006-14.

18. Chairperson, PG Board of Studies, Political Science, KU, 2008-10, 2012-14.

19. Chairperson, Board of Studies, Public Administration, Directorate of Open and

Distance Learning, KU, 2006-10.

20. Member, PG Board of Studies Netaji Subhas Open University, West Bengal.

21. Member, PG Board of Studies Sidho Kanho University, Purulia, West Bengal.

22. Subject Expert, PG Board of Studies, Gourbanga, University, Maldah, West

Bengal

23. Member, Ph. D. Course Work Syllabus Committee, Gourbanga, University,

Malda, West Bengal

24. Member, PG Board of Studies, Basanti Devi College, Kolkata, West Bengal

MEMBERSHIP OF ACADEMIC BODIES:

1. International Economics Development Research Centre

2. Indian Political Economy Association.

3. Indian Academy of Social Sciences.

4. Indian History Congress.

5. Institute of Historical Studies.

6. Corpus Research Institute.

7. Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad

8. West Bengal Political Science Association

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INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION:

1. Recipient of Fulbright-Nehru Award for the Fulbright Nehru International

Education Administrator’s Seminar 2015 from October 24, 2015 to

November 8, 2015. As Delegate from India visited Massachusetts Institute of

Technology, Boston University, North-Eastern University, University of

Massachusetts, Simmons College, Boston, Fordham University, Bronx

Community College, Columbia University, Teachers College at Columbia

University, Dutchess Community College, Vassar College, Marist College,

State University of New York, New Paltz.

2. Paper presenter at International Conference on Humanity, Culture and Society

held at HONGKONG organized by International Economics Development

Research Centre, on “Rendezvous with Militants the Indian Experience”

December 29- 30, 2012.

With the Fulbright Delegation

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With Bernd Widdig, Director of International Affairs, MIT

With Thomas A. Isekenegbe, President, Bronx Community College

With John P. Allegrante, Professor of Health Education, Columbia University

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With Justin Pearlman, Chief of Staff to the Provost, Columbia University

With Donald P. Christian, President, State University of New York, New Paltz

PUBLISHED BOOKS:

1. Rebels of Kamrup, A Search for Identity among Ahoms and Rajbanshis, A P H

Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, 2015.

2. Gorkhaland: The Dormant Volcano, A P H Publishing House, New Delhi, 2014.

3. Subhas Chandrer Jibone Rabindra Nather Provab: Collection of essays on

Subhas Chandra Bose in Bengali, N.E. Publishers, Kolkata, 2008.

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4. Subhas Chandra Bose: The Making of the Warrior Philosopher (1921-1941),

N.E. Publishers, Kolkata, 2006.

RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS :

1. ‘Netaji’s Concept of New Socialism’ in Bharat Pathik Prize winning essay (New

Delhi, 1993).

2. ‘Two Unvindicated Centenarians-Swami Vivekananda’s Influence over Netaji’ in

People’s Manifesto (New Delhi, 1995-1996).

3. ‘Subhas Chandrer Jibane Kabya O Sangiter Prabhab’ in Paschim Banga Netaji

Number (1996).

4. ‘Indebtedness of the Greeks to India’ in The Socialist Perspective, June-

September 1997.

5. ‘Conflict Situation and Snyder’s Model’ in Jadavpur Journal of International

Relations (1997).

6. ‘Subhas Chandrer Rajnaitik Samajikikaran’ in Samaj Samikhsha (1997).

7. ‘Sikh Itihas O Chintadarsher Aloke Subhas Chandra’ in Rabindra Bharati Patrika

(1999).

8. ‘Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, The Nationalist Incarnation of Napoleon’ in Purva

Sainik Seva Parishad (New Delhi, 2000).

9. ‘Problem of Communalism in India-Relevance of Vivekananda’s Message’ in

People’s Manifesto (New Delhi, 2000).

10. ‘Uttarbange Kamtapuri Andolan- Ekti Samikhsha’ in Samaj Samikhsha (2001).

11. ‘Kara Sanskar O Manabadhikar’ in Kavita O Samaj (2001).

12. ‘Trampling of Humanity in Prison’ in Proceedings of the Seminar on Human

Rights (A. C. College, Jalpaiguri, 2001).

13. ‘Tagore and National Integration’ in People’s Manifesto (New Delhi, 2001-2).

14. ‘Uttarbange Kamtapuri Andolan- Atit, Bartaman, Bhavishyat’ in Sangrami

Hatiyar (2002).

15. ‘Krira Jagate Jatiyatabad’ in Ravi Sandhya (National Council of Education

Bengal, 2003).

16. ‘Decentralised Planning and Prison Management’ in Proceedings of the Annual

Conference of Regional Science Association (2003).

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17. ‘Ganatantrik Bikendrikaraner Tin Swapnadrasta’ in Samajwadi Bhavna (July-

Sept. 2003).

18. ‘Bagha Jatin Jiban O Sadhana’ in Ravi Sandhya (National Council of Education

Bengal, 2004).

19. ‘Indo-Greek Intellectual Intercourse in Nationalist Perspective’ in Socialist

Perspective (Kolkata), Vol. 31, No. 3-4, 2004, pp. 93- 106.

20. ‘Human Rights of Prisoners: India and The World’ in Jadavpur Journal of

International Relations (Kolkata), Vol. 8, 2004, pp. 99-121.

21. “Bismrita Sangbadik Tinkari Mukhopadhyay”, Ganamadhyam(Kolkata), Vol. 10,

No. 11-12, June 2004, pp.36-40.

22. ‘Women Entrepreneurs in India: a New Phenomenon’ in Arthabeekshan

(Kolkata), Vol. 13, No. 1, June 2004, pp. 70- 77.

23. “Sampradaikata O Sadharan Manush”, in Sudakshina (Kolkata), Vol. IX- IV,

2005, pp.63- 74.

24. “Manabatabadi Sangbadikatar Sandhane Hirendranath”, Ganamadhyam

(Kolkata), Vol. 11, No. 13-14, Dec. 2005, pp.3-10.

25. “Tripuri Congress Phire Dekha”, Part I, in Jayasree (Kolkata), Vol.69, Netaji

Number, January 2005, pp. 429-436.

26. “Tripuri Congress Phire Dekha”, Part II, in Jayasree (Kolkata), Vol. 70, No. 6,

October 2005, pp. 245-254.

27. “Right to Information Myth or Reality” in West Bengal Political Science Review

(Kolkata), December 2005, pp.275-281.

28. “Freedom in The Midst of Unfreedom- The Paradox of Captivity”, in Human

Rights Global Focus (Thiruvananthapuram), Vol.2, No. 4, December 2005, pp.38-

43.

29. Review of the book “Various Subhas” by Chittabrata Palit in CLIO, Vol.5,

January- December 2005.

30. ‘Sports the Catalyst of Nationalism in Colonial India’ in Quarterly review of

Historical Studies, Vol.XLV, Oct. 2005- March 2006, Nos. 3 & 4, pp. 7-27.

31. Iraq Revisited- Past, Present and Future, Kolkata, Jadavpur Journal of

International Relations, Vol. 10, 2005-2006, pp. 184-203.

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32. “Women Entrepreneurs in India- A Vision of the Future”, in Arthabeekshan

(Kolkata), Vol. 15, No.2, Sept. 2006, pp. 61-67.

33. “Lord Curzon O Bangabhanga- Ekti Nirapekhsha Paryalochona”, in Sudakshina

(Kolkata), Vol. 15, 2006, pp.99-107.

34. ‘Local Governance and Civil Society: The Indian Experience’, Journal of

Contemporary Asia and Europe, New Delhi, Vol. 1, No.1, January- June 2007.

35. ‘Nehru Mahalanobis Relationship Reconsidered’, Arthabikhshan, Kolkata, Vol.

16, No. 2, Sept. 2007, pp. 36-47.

36. ‘Bharater Dharmaguru Samaskriti: Vishwayan O Hinduttva’, Samaj O Sanskriti,

Coochbehar, October 2007, pp.29-43.

37. ‘Paschimbanger Arthasamajik Unnayan: Bigata Tris Bacharer Chitra’, Akashdeep,

October 2007, pp. 1-9.

38. ‘1857 Phire Dekha: Banglar Pariprekhshite’, Sudakhshina, Vol. 16, 2007, pp.

179-191.

39. ‘Krirajagat, Krirasahitya O Hirendranath’, Paschimbanga (Kolkata), Vol. 41, No.

11, June 2008, pp. 129-144.

40. ‘Aprakashita Agranthita Hirendranath’, Samaj O Sanskriti (Coochbehar), October

2008, pp. 25-34.

41. ‘Byatikrami Hirendranather Aprakashita Bhashan’, Sudakhshina (Kolkata), Vol.

XIX, 2008, pp. 88-96.

42. ‘Kerala’s Mission of Decentralization in Comparative Perspective with West

Bengal’, The West Bengal Political Science Review’ (Kolkata), Vol. XI, No. 2,

July December 2008, pp. 28-34.

43. ‘Byatikrami Subhas Chandra’, Jayashree (Kolkata), Vol. 73, No. 9, January 2009,

pp. 374-384.

44. ‘Sri Aurobindo and Lokmanya Tilak: a Historic Rapport’, Ŗbhu (Kolkata), Vol.6,

No.2, August 15, 2009, pp.34-45.

45. ‘Militancy, peace and Conflict Resolution in India’ Jadavpur Journal of

International Relations (Kolkata), 2009.

46. ‘Gandhian Satyagraha and Congress Politics in the Late 30’s’ in The West Bengal

Political Sience Review (Kolkata), Vol. 12, No.2, July- December 2009.

47. ‘Bangalir Duhsahash Darshan’, Sudakshina, 2009, pp. 379-396.

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48. ‘Football in Colonial Bengal in Nationalist Perspective’, 90 Minutes, Vol. 2, Issue

1, January-March 2010, pp. 34-40.

49. Review Article on ‘ Debnarayan Modak ed., Terrorism, Concepts and Problems’,

Socialist Perspective, Vol. 38, No. 1-2, June- September, 2010, pp. 81-89.

50. ‘Sri Aurobindo and His Philosophy of Education: Panacea for the Modern Age’,

Rbhu, Vol. 7, No. 2, August 15, 2010, pp. 54-68.

51. ‘Dharamashrita Rajniti Bikalpa Pather Sandhane’, Samantar (Coochbehar), Vol.1,

August 2010 pp. 50-75.

52. ‘Samantatantrer Manabik mukh Rabindranath’, Sudakshina, 2010.

53. ‘Shorosh o Saptadash shataker Koch Rajtantra’, Uttar Prasanga, vol 1, January

2011, pp. 64-70.

54. ‘Agyato O Swalpogyato Prafullachandra’, Sudakshina, Vol. 22, 2011, pp. 112-

122.

55. ‘Muktisangramer Prekshapate Kori Diye Kinlam’, Sudakshina, Vol. 23, 2012,

pp.239-251.

56. ‘Rendezvous with Militants: The Indian Experience’, Humanity, Culture and

Society, International Proceedings of Economics Development and Research,

Vol. 58, 2012, pp. 25-30.

57. ‘Uttal Pahar O Uttakto Samatal’, Baha, Vol. 6, No. 6, 2012, pp. 119-130.

58. ‘Sri Aurobindo Some Lesser Known Aspects of His Life’, Rbhu, Vol. 10, No. 1,

2013, pp. 44-55.

59. ‘Relevance of Sri Aurobindo’s Message of Communal Unity to Modern India’,

Rbhu, Vol.10, No.2, pp. 51-61.

60. ‘The Return of Netaji, Myth or Reality?’, The Quarterly Review of Historical

Studies, Vol. LII, October2012-March2013,Nos 3 and4, pp.25-40.

61. Bhabishwatdrashta Swami Vivekananda, Sudakshina, vol14, 2013, pp. 109-116.

62. Coochbeharer gharer meye Gayatri, Uttar Prasanga,October2013, Vol7, No 10,

pp 52-69.

63. Acharya Brajendranath Sealer Swadeshchinta, Uttar Prasanga, Baimela Sankhya,

January2014, vol 8, No 1,pp 5-18.

64. Sardha Satabarshe Acharya Brajendra Nath Seal, Swadeshikatar nabadiganta,

Nagarik, January2014, pp34-48.

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65. ‘Acharyya Brajendra Nath Sealer Swadesh Chinta’. Uttarprasanga, 8 (1), 5-18.

66. Uttarbanger Biparjaye Bijnannayak o Deshnayak, Edulight, Vol.3, Issue 6,

November, 2014, 313-19.

67. Social Service Track Record of Revolutionaries of Bengal, Resource and

Research, NSS, University of Kalyani, 2014, pp. 32-35.

68. Acharyya Brajendra nath Sealer Drishtite Mahatma Gandhi, Akshrpaat, Vol.5,

No. 1, 2014, Kolkata, pp. 41-43.

69. ‘Prologue’, Proceedings of the International Seminar on Women’s Empowerment

or Power Equity: A Challenge to 21st Century India, Centre for Women’s Studies,

University of Kalyani, February, 2015.

RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED IN E-PAPER:

1. ‘Bose on Education’,

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/netaji/hisvision.htm

2. ‘Peace without democracy – The Souring of Relations between Trinamul and

GJMM’, http://kalimpongnews.net/newz/2013/05/13/peace-without-democracy-

the-souring-of-relations-between-trinamul-and-gjmm/

RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED IN BOOKS:

1. ‘The Nationalist Succession from Vidyasagar to Subhas Bose’ in Netaji and

India’s Freedom (Netaji Institute for Asian Studies, 1997).

2. ‘Subhas Chandra Bose and Aurobindo Ghosh and the Concept of Armed

Struggle’ in Focus India I (Post graduate Dept. of Political Science, Hooghly

Mohsin College, 1998). ‘Subhas Chandra O Jatiya Sanghati’ in Deshanayak

Subhas Chandra Vol. I (National Council of Education Bengal, 1998).

3. ‘Sikhshabid Subhas Chandra’ in Jayasree Netaji Subhas Chandra Basu

Janmasatabarshiki Smarak Grantha (1999).

4. ‘Subhas Chandra Bose and Development Planning’ in Vision of New India

(Bibhasa, 1999).

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5. ‘Influence of Poetry and Music on the Political Philosophy of Subhas Chandra

Bose’ in Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Historical Perspective (Institute of

Historical Studies, 1999).

6. ‘The Indian Nationalist Response to Machiavelli’ in Focus India II (Post graduate

Dept. of Political Science, Hooghly Mohsin College, 2000).

7. ‘Subhas Chandrer Naba Samajvada’ in Bharatbarsha Rastra Bhavana (2001).

8. ‘Sports- The Awakener of Nationalism in a Subject Race’ in Focus India III (Post

graduate Dept. of Political Science, Hooghly Mohsin College, 2002).

9. “Freedom Movement in North Bengal: The Saga of Nationalist Militancy” in B.K.

Saha, et al, Wealth and Welfare (Academic Publishers, Kolkata, 2005).

10. “Subhas Chandra Bose and the North East: An Affinity of Thought and Action” in

B.K. Saha, et al, Wealth and Welfare (Academic Publishers, Kolkata, 2005).

11. “Subhas Chandra Bose and The Communal Problem: A New Perspective” in

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Indian Freedom Struggle, Vol. I (Deep and

Deep Publications, New Delhi, 2006).

12. ‘The Paradox of Globalization The Indian Experience’ in Jyotirmaya Tripathi, ed.,

After Globalization Essays in Religion, Culture and Identity, (Allied Publishers,

New Delhi, 2007).

13. ‘Women Empowerment and the Panchayat System in India’ in T.M. Joseph, ed.,

Grass root Democracy and nation Building (Publication Division Newman

College, Thodupuzha, 2007).

14. ‘Poverty and Militancy in North Bengal and the North east: A search for Causal

Links’ in Kamaljeet Das ed., Poverty Issues and Challenges (Sonali Publishers,

New Delhi, 2009). [Jointly with Oli Mohammad]

15. ‘Regional Disparity and Secessionist Militancy in North Bengal’ in Rajkumar

Sen, Biswajit Chatterji ed. Regional Disparities in Development, (Deep and Deep

Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2011).

16. ‘Byatikrami Itihash Sadhak Chittabrata Palit, Smriti, Sradhha, Mulyayan’, in

Manabendra Naskar ed, Pragatir Path, (Corpus Research Institute, Kolkata,

2011).

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17. ‘Subhas Chandra Bose and North Bengal: In Search of Continuity of Thought and

Action’ in Bimal Kumar Saha ed., Wealth and Welfare, (VINBNEDS,

Coochbehar, 2012).

18. ‘Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’, Nationalist Thinker, Proceedings of UGC

Sponsored State level Seminar on Politics and Conflict: Lessons from Maulana

Abul Kalam Azad (Department of Political Science, Shibpur Dinobandhu

Institution College, Kolkata, 2012).

19. ‘Ramnidhi Gupta and Cultural Humanism in Eighteenth Century Bengal’, Ratna

Ghosh, ed. The Study of Social History Recent Trends (Progressive Publishers,

Kolkata, 2013).

20. ‘Gopal Krishna Gokhale- Bharatiya Udarnitik Rastra Chinta’, Ashok Kumar

Mukhopadhyay, ed., Bharatiya Rastra Chinta Parichay (Paschimbanga Rajya

Pustak Parshad, Kolkata, 2013).

21. Panchayats and Decentralization of Prisons, The Role of Kiran Bedi in

transforming Tihar Jail, K. Jaishankar et al, ed. Indian Prisons, Towards

Reformation, Rehabilitation, Resocialization (Atlantic Publishers, New Delhi,

2014).

22. Women in the Gorkhaland Movement, Abdur Jaman Naser, ed. A Contemporary

study on Rural Development and Women Empowerment, (Expression Journal,

Kandi, 2014).

23. The Silent Role of an Educationist in the Life of a Nationalist, Jayanta Mete and

Ajit Mondal ed, An Outline of Value Education, ( Kunal Books, New Delhi,

2015).

COLUMN WRITING:

1. Uttarbanga Sambad, (Siliguri), 2000-2005.

2. Pesha Pravesh, (Kolkata), 2006-2008.

SEMINARS ATTENDED:

2000

1. Presented Paper on Kamtapuri Movement- Myth and Reality (Annual Conference

of I.P.E.A., Darjeeling).

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2001

1. Presented Paper on Trampling of Humanity in Prison (UGC Seminar on Human

Rights, A.C. College, Jalpaiguri), July 21-22, 2001.

2. Delivered Supriti Sanyal Memorial Lecture on Gita O Rajniti (National Council

of Education, Bengal- June 10, 2001).

3. Attended 4th

Refresher Course at Vishwa Bharati University.

2002

1. Delivered lecture on India Freed Means Humanity Saved (Seminar organized by

Bharat Pathik, New Delhi), January 23.

2. Presented Paper on Women Entrepreneurs in India- A New Phenomenon (UGC

Seminar on Women Empowerment, Dinhata College, Coochbehar), March 30-31,

2002.

3. Presented Paper on Karagrihe Nutan Antebasi Srenir Srishti (Seminar on

Antebasi O Jatisattwa, West Bengal Social Science Congress, Hooghly),

November 15-17, 2002.

4. Attended Refresher Course at Rabindra Bharati University.

2003

1. Delivered Lecture on Life Is Larger than Politics (Seminar organized by Bharat

Pathik, New Delhi), January 23.

2. Delivered Taraknath Das Memorial Lecture on Bagha Jatin Jiban O Sadhana

(National Council of Education, Bengal, June 15, 2003).

3. Presented Paper on Democracy in Captivity- Towards a New Theory of Prison

Management at UGC Seminar, The Indian Academy of Social Science Congress,

IIT, Kharagpur), December 3-7.

4. Presented Paper on Decentralized Planning and Prison Management community

participation in captivity (Annual Conference of Regional Science Association,

North Bengal University), November 21-22.

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2004

1. Presented Paper on Panchayati System in West Bengal In Comparative

Perspective (UGC Seminar on Experience of Panchayati Raj in West Bengal,

North Bengal University). January17-18.

2. Presented Paper on Subhas Chandra Bose’s Philosophy of Democracy: Search

For A New Humanist Paradigm of People’s Participation (Centre for Study of

Social System, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University), February

20-22.

3. Presented paper on Subhas Chandra Bose and North Bengal –In search of

continuity of thought and action (The Vasistha Institute for North Bengal and

North East Developmental Studies, Buxirhat), February 8.

4. Presented paper on Subhas Chandra Bose And North Bengal, A Historical

Analysis Viewed From Relevant Records (I.C.H.R sponsored International

seminar Investigating The History Of North Bengal Through The Ages, Malda),

April 8-10.

5. Presented paper on Parivar, Samaj, Rashtra, Samajik Bichchinnatar Trayee

Pratipalak (The Third West Bengal Social Science Congress, North Bengal

University), September 27-29.

6. Delivered lecture on Sir J.C Bose, The Nationalist The Untold Story (The Institute

of Historical studies, Kolkata), August 24.

7. Delivered lecture on New approach to the syllabus of Political Science of Part I

B.A. General Examinations North Bengal University (Thakur Panchanan Mahila

Mahavidyalaya, Coochbehar), January 8.

2005

1. Presented paper on Subhas Chandra Bose and the Partition of Bengal (The

National seminar on Bengal In The Swadeshi Era, Corpus Research Institute,

Kolkata), March 12-13.

2. Participated in National seminar on Bampanthar Bhabishyat, (Indian School of

Social Science, Kolkata), March 29-30, 2005.

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3. Delivered Taraknath Das Memorial Lecture on Rabindranather Biplabchinta

(National Council of Education Bengal), June 6.

4. Delivered lecture on Sports as the Awakener of National Consciousness in a

Subject Race (The Corpus Research Institute, Kolkata), April 30.

5. Presented paper on Women Entrepreneurs in India: a Vision of The Future, (The

Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad, Kolkata), September 24.

6. Presented Paper on Kerala’s Mission of Decentralization in Comparative

Perspective with West Bengal, (The International Conference on A Decade of

Decentralization in Kerala: Issues, Options and Lessons at Institute of Social

Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram), October 7-9.

2006

1. Presented paper on Regional Disparity and Secessionism: A Case Study (The 26

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Annual Conference, Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad, Kolkata), February 10-12.

2. Delivered Biplabi Nagendra Sekhar Chakravarti Memorial Lecture on Sports as A

Catalyst of Nationalism in Colonial India (Institute of Historical Studies,

Kolkata), March 31.

3. Delivered Taraknath Das Memorial Lecture on Ajana Subhas Chandra (National

Council of Education Bengal, Kolkata), June 2.

4. Presented Paper on Subhas Chandra Bose and The Naga Hill men of Northeast

India: The Unacknowledged Saga of Nationalism (National seminar On Situating

Tribals in Indian History, Corpus Research Institute, Kolkata), July 21-22.

5. Participated in a National seminar on Second Generation Reforms, (Centre for

Economic Studies, Presidency College, Kolkata) August 4-5.

6. Presented Paper on Straight from The Horse’s Mouth: Reconstructing History

From Memoirs (Seminar On Women in The INA, Centre For Women Studies),

August 9.

7. Presented Paper on Nehru Mahalanobis Relationship Reconsidered: Some

Unanswered Questions, (National Seminar Organized By Bangiya Arthaniti

Parishad, Kolkata) September 17.

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8. Participated in a Round Table Discussion on Indian Foreign Policy: Changes and

Challenges (Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata),

October 27.

9. Presented Paper on The Paradox of Globalization and Religion: The Indian

Experience, (National seminar on After Globalization: Resurgence of History,

Ideology, Nation and Religion, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences,

IIT Madras), November 23-24.

2007

1. Represented the University at The UGC sponsored Conference on Human Rights

Education: A Futuristic Approach, (University of Punjab, Chandigarh), February

3-4.

2. Presented paper at the UGC sponsored State level seminar on Concept of National

Education in India, Jadavpur Vidyapith College of Education, March 29.

2008

1. Presented paper on The Unorganized sector and labor reform in the age of

Globalization at the 28th

Annual Conference of the Bengal Economic Association,

(St Xavier’s College, Kolkata), February16-17.

2. Presented paper on Poverty and Militancy in North Bengal and the North East, A

search for causal linkages at the International Conference on ‘Eradicating

chronic Poverty in India: Issues and challenges’, (Centre for the study of social

systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University), October 1-3.

3. Chaired session at UGC sponsored state level seminar on Regionalism and nation

building in India, Department of Political Science, Gour Mahavidyalaya, Malda,

August 7.

2009

1. Presented paper on Militancy, Conflict resolution and peace, In search of a non

violent paradigm to counter violence, (Hind Swaraj Centenary International

Seminar, India International Centre, New Delhi), February 12-14.

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2. Presented paper on The Relevance Of Sri Aurobindo’s Message Of Communal

Unity To India In The New Millennium, (The National Wokshop on Sri

Aurobindo’s Political Life, the Alipore Bomb Trial and His Uttarpara Speech-A

centennial Perspective), August 1-2.

3. Delivered Taraknath Das Memorial Lecture on Karagriha O jatiyatabad (Bengal

National Council of Education, Kolkata) June 14.

2010

1. Presented paper on The Politics of Autonomy, Identity and Militancy in North

Bengal, A search for causal linkages, at The South Asia Conference on

Modernity, Identity and Resistance in South Asia: Negotiating Subjectivity amidst

changing solidarities, (Department of Sociology, University of Mumbai),

March18-20.

2. Delivered Taraknath Das Memorial Lecture on Bangalir Duhsahash Darshan,

(Bangiya Jatiya Shiksha Parishad, Kolkata), June 6.

3. Presented paper at UGC State Level Seminar on The position of Women in India:

From ancient Period to modern times, Hooghly Mohsin College, September 16.

2011

1. Chaired a session and Presented a Paper on “Mother Teresa and Human Rights”

at National Seminar on Mother Teresa organized by Institute of Historical

Studies in February 25.

2. Chaired session of National Seminar organized by Corpus Research Institute on

History of sports in India, March 31.

3. Delivered Monohar Mukherjee Memorial Lecture on Swadhinata Sangrame

nirab atmadan, Bangiya Jatiya Shiksha Parishad, May 22.

4. Organized Dissemination Seminar on Gorkhaland Agitation,Emergence and

Resurgence, A study in crisis management, January 31, University of Kalyani.

5. Presented paper on The Patriotic Gorkhas, A saga of Nationalism and chaired

session at National Seminar on The Quest for Identity through the ages, Corpus

Research Institute, October 17-18.

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2012

1. Delivered lecture on Face To Face` Gorkha Issues Today as Guest speaker at

Rotary Club of Calcutta Mid-West on January 03.

2. Presented paper on Women in Gorkhaland Movement at UGC sponsored seminar

on “Rural Development and Women Empowerment”, Raja Birendra Chandra

College, Kandi, Murshidabad on January 13-14.

3. Presented Paper on “The Gorkhaland Movement and the Gorkhas of the North

East a Reciprocal Bond” and Chaired a session in National seminar on

Democracy and Diversity in North East India, Gauhati University, February 9-

10.

4. Delivered lecture on “Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: The Nationalist Thinker” and

Chaired a Session in State level seminar on Politics and Conflict: Lessons from

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Shibpur Dinabandhu College, March 2.

5. Delivered Taraknath Das Memorial Lecture on “Shaktibad O Swami

Vivekanander Biplab Bhabana”, National Council of Education Bengal,

Kolkata, June 10.

6. Presented Paper on “The Return of Netaji: Myth and Reality”, Institute of

Historical Studies, Kolkata, July 28.

7. Presented Paper on “Rendezvous with Militants the Indian Experience” at

International Conference on Humanity, Culture and Society held at

HONGKONG organized by International Economics Development

Research Centre, December 29- 30.

2013

1. Presented Paper on “The Gorkhaland Agitation and its Northeastern Linkage: A

Study in Complementarity and Contradiction” National Seminar on State, Social

Movements and democracy in North East India, Gauhati University, February 27-

28, March 1.

2. Delivered Monohar and Suruchi Mukherjee Memorial Lecture on “Bharatiya

Swadhinata Sangrame Gorkha Janojatir Abadan” at Bengal National Council for

Education, June 16.

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3. Presented Paper on “Acharya Brajendranath Sealer Swadesh Chinta” National

Seminar on Rediscovering Acharya Brajendra Nath Seal in The New Millennium

at University of Kalyani, October 9.

4. Presented Paper on “Rediscovering Subhas Chandra Bose through the Lens of

Oral History”, National Seminar organized by Corpus Research Institute,

November 15.

5. Presented Paper on “Swami Vivekananda and Subhas Chandra” in Seminar on

Swami Vivekananda in History a Reappraisal organized by Institute of Historical

Studies, Kolkata, November 26.

2014

1. Delivered Keynote Address in State Level Seminar on Asutosh Mukherjee,

(Krishnanath College, Behrampore), January 16.

2. Presented Paper on Multifaceted Face of Violence, International Conference on

Law and Political Science (National Law University Delhi), and February 08.

3. Chaired a Technical Session at International Conference on Law and Political

Science organized by National Law University Delhi on February 08.

4. Presented Paper on The Death Defiers of Bengal: A Saga of National Ignition,

National Seminar on Role of Patriotic Song Vandemataram and Revolutionaries:

Freedom struggle of India Independence (MC Chaki Centre for Mathematics and

Mathematical Sciences, Kolkata), February 14.

5. Delivered an address on Acharya Brajendra Nath Seal in Nationalist Perspective,

Seminar on Confluence of Minds and Ideas: Rabindra Nath Tagore, Brojendra

Nath Seal and Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis- A Tribute to Acharya Brajendra

Nath Seal on His 150th

Birth Anniversary (Indian Statistical Institute), March 13.

6. Chaired a session at National seminar on Rethinking India’s Democracy in the

New Millennium (Dept. of Political Science, University of Kalyani), March 25.

7. Chaired a session at International seminar on Women’s Empowerment or Power

Equity: A Challenge to 21st Century India (Centre for Women’s Studies,

University of Kalyani), April, 10.

8. Chaired a session at National Seminar in Haringhata Mahavidyalaya, September

3.

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9. Delivered lecture at National Seminar on Modern Trends in Education, Issues

and Challenges, November 15, Jangipur College, Murshidabad.

10. Participated at Workshop on Teaching and Research in Liberal Academic

Environment, National University of Educational Planning and Administration

and Patna University, December 8-10.

2015

1. Participated in workshop on Teaching, learning Centres in Higher Education,

NUEPA, New Delhi, January 12-14.

2. Presented paper on Deification of Subhas Chandra Bose Towards an Objective

Assessment in National Seminar organized by Suchintan in Institute of Historical

Studies, Kolkata, February 08.

3. Delivered lecture in seminar entitled Men and Moments in History as Interactive

Forces organized by Alia University, Kolkata, February 11.

4. Presented paper at Institute of Historical Studies in Seminar on 150th

Birth

Anniversary of Sir Ashutosh Mukherji, March14.

5. Presented paper in seminar on The Life and Activities of Acharya Brajendra Nath

Seal, Asiatic Society, Kolkata, March 23.

6. Organized International Seminar entitled “Offsprings of Bengal in Distant Lands:

Quest of the Disanchored”, Centre for Bengali Diaspora, University of Kalyani,

Kalyani, June 26.

7. Delivered Shri Aurobindo Memorial Lecture on “The Aurobindo whom We Do

not Know Much”, Bengal National Council of Education, Kolkata, November 22.