Dr Sujash Bhattacharya

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C/o Mr Salilendu Bhattacharya

"Jogendra Bhavan", 76 Station Road, Shivtola, PO Hridaypur, Calcutta 700 127, India Mo # 009*-**-***-** 192, 009*-**-***-** 929

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Sex: Male

DOB: 28th September, 1972

Marital Status: Married

Nationality: Indian

Passport & Driving Licence: Available

Academic Qualification

University of Calcutta, PhD English Literature 2007 The thesis is entitled “The Fading of the ‘Shadow Lines’: Identity and the Fiction of Salman Rushdie, Amitav Ghosh and Bharati Mukherjee” University of Edinburgh, MEd TESOL 2005

Course included Key Concepts, SLA and the Learner, Study Skills, Curriculum Development, Methodology, Text and Discourse and On-line Learning. The dissertation was on multicultural markers in Scottish and Indian school books. The dissertation is available at the Edinburgh Research Archive (ERA) site http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk//handle/1842/849

University of Calcutta, MA English Literature 1996 University of Calcutta, BA Honours in English Literature 1994 Higher Secondary Council of West Bengal, HS 1991

Course included English, Bengali, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Indian Council of Secondary Education, ICSE 1989

Course included English, Bengali, History, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Fine Arts.

Courses Attended

I. Ranked first in the ‘American Culture and Civilization Course, XVIII’ conducted by American Studies Research Centre, Hyderabad

2 R e s u m e o f D r S u j a s h B h a t t a c h a r y a II. Learnt French for some time at Alliance Française de Calcutta, and Spanish for some time at the Institute of Applied Language Studies, University of Edinburgh III. Attended a course in Internal Audit, carried out jointly by TUV-CERT and SIS at the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai as part of an ISO 9001: 2008 exercise of The Indian Public School

IV. Successfully completed the Intel Teach to the Future program Prizes, Awards & Achievements

I. Received the Fethi Azaiez-Stanley Ndeke Memorial Prize at the University of Edinburgh II. Received a Gold Medal in the inter-departmental ‘Campus’ competition of the University of Calcutta for creative writing

III. Won ‘Camlin’s Child Art Competition’ on national basis, and other awards for painting and craft, while in school

IV. Adjudged winner for the best essay in the nationwide competition for the best teacher – ‘ Unsung Heroes’

V. Sung solo pieces in a music album released by ‘Tepantar Goshti’ VI. Recorded for All India Radio with a Bengali folk group TOTAL EXPERIENCE: 20 + YEARS

Administrative Roles

I. As School Principal: Delhi World Public School, Malda, India II. As Head of a University Department: Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia III. As Dean of Internal Examinations & Rotas: The Indian Public School, India IV. As House Master of a Residential School: The Indian Public School & Kasiga School, India V. As Grade I Officer in Civil Service: Registers of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK Teaching Experience Total: 17 Years 7 Months (till April 2019) SCHOOLS

India: Delhi World Public School, Kasiga School, Julien Day School, and The Indian Public School Indonesia: G M International School, Jakarta

HIGHER EDUCATION

India: West Bengal State University, Derozio Memorial College, APC College, and BP Poddar Inst. of Management & Technology

Saudi Arabia: Northern Border University, Arar

Libya: University of Tripoli (formerly Al Fateh University), Tripoli Core Administrative Experience Total: 3 Years & 2 Months Scotland: Registers of Scotland, Edinburgh and Marks & Spencer, Edinburgh Day School Experience 2 Years 1Month

A.

1. Presently serving as the PRINCIPAL of Delhi World Public School, Malda from April 2018

2. Chaired the Application process for CBSE Affiliation. CBSE Registration No. SL-00574-2021 obtained till Grade X 3. Designed the Curriculum Map, School Calendar & School Almanac 4. Ensured constant academic monitoring through Lesson Planning and Classroom Observation

5. Prepared the School Profile and formed School Committees 6. Prepared list of Textbooks and Teaching Aids

7. Playing a key role in Recruitment

8. Streamlining issues related to Discipline, Leave for Teachers and Standing Instructions

3 R e s u m e o f D r S u j a s h B h a t t a c h a r y a 9. Improving the Teaching-Learning Process by introducing and encouraging the use of Teaching Aids like Smart Boards, LCD Monitors and Audio Devices 10. Ensuring the proper Archiving of School Records 11. Organizing the functioning of the School, based on the concepts of Needs Analysis, Prioritization and Quality Assurance

12. Organized several Workshops, Seminars, Events, Competitions, Trips and Celebrations

B.

1. Served as Senior Faculty of English at Julien Day School, Elgin Road from April 2003 to August 2004

2. Taught English Literature and Grammar to students of classes X, XI and XII 3. Nominated by the Principal to check board papers for the ISC examination 4. Won the Quiz Competition in the teachers’ category of the Inter-Branch Talent Contest

5. Supervised activities of the English Literary Society 6. Served as the Non-playing Captain for the school’s Lawn Tennis Team 7. Served as Teacher Representative for Rowing

8. Directed Margaret Wood’s play ‘Day of Atonement,’ which ranked first in the Inter-Branch Talent Contest

Residential School Teaching Experience 3 Years & 10 Months A.

1. Taught at Kasiga School from July 2017 till March 2018 2. Taught English Literature and Grammar

3. Taught IGCSE Course 0510 & CBSE Grade XI

4. Served as the Housemaster of Nile House

5. Served as the Editor of the school’s Yearbook

6. Looked after the school’s Debating Club

B.

1. Taught at The Indian Public School from March 2001 till March 2003, and taught again from February 2008 till August 2009.

2. Taught English Literature and Grammar

3. Served as the Housemaster of Nilgiri House

4. Served as the Dean of Internal Examinations

5. Served as the coordinator for Rotas and Routines 6. Served as the Coordinator for Publications

7. Served as the Editor of the school’s inaugural magazine, ‘The Indian’. Served in the editorial board of the school’s magazine, ‘Retrace’ 8. Looked after all the activities of the English Literary Society – English Quiz, Debate, Declamation, English Dramatics, Extempore and Elocution. 9. Organized the annual quizzing event

10. Directed six dramas, including writing/editing the scripts of some – Maupassant’s

‘Diamond Necklace’ (short story adapted as a play), Tagore’s ‘In the Middle of the Night’ (short story adapted as an audio play), W.W. Jacob’s ‘The Monkey’s Paw,’ Gertrude Jennings’ ‘The Bathroom Door,’ Margaret Wood’s ‘Day of Atonement’ and William Shakespeare’s ‘The Midsummer Night’s Dream’ 11. Scripted a pageant entitled “The Glory that was India” 12. Organized and/or taken part in educational trips, trekking expeditions and outings. Taken part in five Trekking Expeditions in the Himalayan Range – to Dudhei, to Surkunda, to Bhauwala, to Dunga and from Rajpur to Mussoorie 13. Prepared portions of the School Manual as part of an ISO 9001 exercise – portions prepared include Publicity, Advertising and Marketing; Department of English; Guest House Facility; Computer Lab; and Department of Sports and Adventure Activities

14. Attended an Internal Audit programme at IIT, Chennai, organized jointly by TUV- CERT and SIS as part of an ISO 9001 exercise in 2002 4 R e s u m e o f D r S u j a s h B h a t t a c h a r y a 15. Judged The Doon School’s annual debating event, ‘The Chukerbutty Debates, 2008’

16. Successfully completed the Intel Teach to the Future program. International School Teaching Experience 1 Year & 6 Months 1. Taught at G M International School, Jakarta from July 2011 till December 2012. 2. Taught English literature and Language to Grades IX, X, XI and XII. 3. Received training to teach IB (International Baccalaureate) and IGCSE courses. 4. Taught IGCSE EFL courses – 0500 & 0480.

5. Taught IB MYP courses for Grades IX & X, and IB Diploma courses for Grades XI & XII. 6. Directed William Shakespeare’s Othello as the Grade XII, Class of 2012, passing out play.

7. Attended workshop on Areas of Interaction at GMIS 8. Attended two conferences on Theories of Knowledge – one conducted by Andrew Fletcher at the British International School, Jakarta, and another conducted by Richard Sims at the Jakarta International School.

College Teaching Experience 2 Years & 4 Months

1. Taught at Derozio Memorial College, APC College, and BP Poddar Inst. of Management & Technology between September 1997 and December 1999. 2. Taught both Honours and Pass courses of English of the University of Calcutta. University Teaching Experience 5 Years & 8 Months

A.

1. Served as an Assistant Professor and the Head of the Department of the Department of English Language Skills at the Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia from May 2013 till June 2017

2. Designed the Curriculum for the Department.

3. Prepared Course Description and decided about Course Material 4. Prepared the Departmental Profile and formed Departmental Committees 5. Played a key role in Recruitment

6. Played a key role in the publication of the Departmental Magazine PenCraft, right from the point of inception to being the Consultant Editor 7. Played a key role as the Chair of the Committee in the Department getting the CEA Accreditation (Commission for English Language Accreditation, USA) for the Department's IEP courses

8. Streamlined issues related to Discipline, Leave for Teachers and Standing Instructions

9. Improved the Teaching-Learning Process by introducing and encouraging the use of Teaching Aids like Smart Boards, LCD Monitors and Audio Devices 10. Played a key role in incorporating E-Learning objectives, based on the BlackBoard platform

11. Improved the Lab-based Learning experience by streamlining the Rosetta Stone online program to meet the specific needs of the Department 12. Ensured proper Archiving of Departmental Records 13. Organized the functioning of the Department, based on the concepts of Needs Analysis, Prioritization and Quality Assurance

14. Given fillip to Research by encouraging teachers of the Department to carry out research, and the reading and publishing of articles 15. Ensured the Quality of Academic Process by contributing towards the successful attainment of ISO 9001: 2008 for the Deanship

B.

5 R e s u m e o f D r S u j a s h B h a t t a c h a r y a 1. Taught at the University of Tripoli (formerly Al Fateh University), Tripoli as Assistant Professor from October 2009 till February, 2011. 2. Taught courses on Grammar and Grammatical Structure 3. Prepared course outlines for all the Grammar and Syntax courses. 4. Prepared course materials for two Grammar courses and all the Syntax courses. 5. Evaluated research articles related to promotions. C.

1. Taught at West Bengal State University, Calcutta as Guest Lecturer from May 2011 till June 2011.

2. Taught Communicative English to students of various departments. 3. All handouts, audio-visuals and PowerPoint presentations were prepared by me. Teaching Experience within ITeS 1 Year & 2 Months

1. Taught at Transcribe Solutions Pvt Ltd between January 2000 and February 2001. 2. Taught English Grammar and Americanisms.

3. Prepared Course Outlines and Course Materials.

4. Devised and conducted Evaluation Tests at the end of the Course Core Administrative Experience 3 Years & 2 Months

1. Served as a Grade I Officer with the Registers of Scotland in their Legal Dealings department in Edinburgh from October 2005 till January 2008. 2. Served with Marks & Spencer in their Staff Services section in Edinburgh from December 2004 till September 2005

Papers Published

- ‘Living in “Amreeka”: the Pakistani American Fictional Experience’ Published in an anthology entitled ‘Asian American Literature’ by Prestige Publications, 1999

- ‘The Domain of the Dreamers: A Study of the Dept. of English, Calcutta University’ Published in the Souvenir of the 2001 Alumni Meet and then in a website

[www.uvm.edu/~sgutman/Calcutta_University.html ], 2001 Forthcoming Publications

- The publication of ‘Crossroads: A Collection of Poems’ by Robin & Phoebe Publications: 2020

- The publication of the thesis - “The Fading of the ‘Shadow Lines’: Identity and the Fiction of Salman Rushdie, Amitav Ghosh and Bharati Mukherjee” - in book-form by Robin & Phoebe Publications: 2020

Papers Read

- Read ‘Keats: An Artist in Isolation, Not an Escapist’ at the National Seminar on Keats, organized by the University of Calcutta, 1995

- Read ‘Hellenic Visual Art as Keats’ Inspiration’ at the State Level Students’ Seminar on Keats at the Visva Bharati, 1996

- Read ‘Interaction and Interconnection Among Cultures: Mukherjee’s Idea of a New World Order’ at American Studies Research Centre, Hyderabad, 1997

- Read ‘Bharati Mukherjee and her fiction: accommodating diversity while finding connectedness’ at American Studies Research Centre, Hyderabad, 1998 Workshops and Symposiums

The following workshops and symposiums were attended at the Teachers’ Centre, The Doon School, Dehra Dun:

6 R e s u m e o f D r S u j a s h B h a t t a c h a r y a 1. Symposium on Phonetics, conducted by Dr. Gita Sahni 2. Symposium on Value Education, chaired by Mrs. Shanti Verma 3. Workshop on Poetry, conducted by Dr. Gita Sahni 4. Workshop on Theatre, conducted by Dr. Donald McManus of the Franklin and Marshall College, Philadelphia

5. Workshop on Creative and Dramatic Approach to Learning, conducted by Mr. Tim Brennan

The following workshops were attended at the Northern Border University, Arar: 1. Workshop on ELT, conducted by Terrie Craddock and Nicolaos Michelioudakis 2. Workshop on Blackboard Learning, conducted by the Deanship of E-Learning & Distance Learning at NBU

Creative Writing and Editing

- Write short stories and poems. First collection of poems will be published in 2020

- Published poems and short stories for the magazine PenCraft

- Edited the departmental magazine PenCraft for the Northern Border University

- Edited the biannual magazine ‘The Indian’ for The Indian Public School

- Edited the Yearbook of Kasiga School

- Won a Gold Medal in the inter-departmental ‘Campus’ competition of the University of Calcutta.

Extra-Curricular Activities

i. Painting

- Completed a 4-year certificate course entitled ‘Banisree’ with 1st Division

- Completed the 3rd year of the Prachin Kala Kendra, Chandigarh with distinction

- Can paint in the following mediums: Oil, Charcoal, Water-colour and Pastel ii. Singing

- Completed the 4-year certificate course entitled ‘Banisree’ with 1st Division

- Completed the 3rd year of the Prachin Kala Kendra, Chandigarh, with distinction iii. Recitation

Completed the 4-year certificate course entitled ‘Banisree’ with 1st Division iv. Social Work

Worked for our school’s orphanage and for ‘Help Age India’ v. Hobbies

Photography, Travelling, Debating and Quizzing

vi. Sporting Activities

Lawn Tennis, Snooker, Cricket and Golf

7 R e s u m e o f D r S u j a s h B h a t t a c h a r y a Latest Assignment

I am presently serving as the PRINCIPAL of Delhi World Public School, Malda, India from April 2018.

[Dr Sujash Bhattacharya]

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