Assistant English

Name: SHREYA DAS

Email: ***.*********.******@*****.***

Contact Number: +91-903*******

Current Address:Troyee Apartment, Flat No.: 2B (2nd Floor), 44 Matri Mandir Lane, North 24 Parganas, Kolkata 700035, West Bengal, India Permanent Address:Indrapuri, Barasat, Barrackpore Road North 24 Parganas, Kolkata-700126,West Bengal, India. PERSONAL DETAILS

Gender: Female

Date of Birth: 18.06.1990

Nationality: Indian

TEACHING HISTORY

INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Fulbright Instructor,

Dhar India Studies Program

Bloomington, Indiana, USA

August 2017 – May 2018

JIS GROUP EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES

Visiting Faculty of English

Narula Institute of Technology and GNIPST

Department of Humanities

Agarpara and Sodepur,

Kolkata, WB, India

June 2016 – July 2017

ADAMAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Assistant Professor of English,

Department of Humanities

Barasat, Kolkata, WB, India

September 2015 – May 2016

EDUCATIONAL DETAILS

INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Fulbright Graduate Coursework (CGPA-3.93/4)

• Research in Gender & Sexuality - Modernism & Ageing

(Department of English)

• Seminar on Identity and Conflicts - Women and War

(Department of International Studies)

• Research on Social and Cultural Anthropology - India, Lost

& Found Through Feminist Diasporic Films (Department of Anthropology)

• Feminist Theories (Department of Gender Studies) Bloomington, Indiana, USA

August 2017 – May 2018

WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY (Main Campus)

Master of Arts in English (57%, CGPA-3.85/5)

Barasat, Kolkata, WB, India

August 2015

RAMKRISHNA VIVEKANANDA MISSION’S

SARADA MA GIRLS’ COLLEGE

(Affiliated to WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY)

Bachelor of Arts in English (56.5%)

Barasat, Kolkata, WB, India

July 2013

ARMY SCHOOL

(Affiliated to CBSE), AISSCE (72.25%)

Barrackpore, Kolkata, WB, India

May 2008

AUXILIUM CONVENT SCHOOL

(Affiliated to CISCE), ICSE (80%)

Dumdum, Kolkata, WB, India

April 2006

SCHOLARSHIPS RECEIVED

Fulbright FLTA Scholarship August 2017 – May 2018

US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Spring Retreat Travel Scholarship to North Carolina, USA March 2018 BISM, Indiana University Bloomington

Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child August 2013 – July 2015

Union Grants Commission of India

(Full Tuition-Fee Waiver)

‘Swami Vivekananda’ Merit-cum-Means Scholarship August 2013 – July 2015 West Bengal State Government

PUBLICATIONS

Journal

• Shreya Das. “Ageing in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. Southeast University Journal of English Department, 2018, Vol.: 2, Issue: 1, ISSN: 2519-1543.

• Shreya Das. “Demarcations among Students in an English Language Laboratory”. Proceedings of National Conference on “ELT for Management and Technology: Recent Trends” (NCEMT 2017), under TEQUIP-1.1, Phase-II; Ideal International E-Publication Pvt. Ltd., 2017, pp. 120-131; ISBN: 978-93-86675-14-9.

Online

• Jabong India’s New “Be You” Ad Beautifully Breaks Fashion Stereotypes

• Kolkata Rainbow Pride Walk, 2016

• Bigotry (Poem)

• Kolkata Pride Festival 2015: Love and Solidarity

• The Transpeople People Talk: Revisiting Society

• A Feminist Reading of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando: A Biography

• An Open Letter to the Supreme Court of India on Legalising Same-Sex Marriages

• Interrogating the Limits of ‘Casual’ Sexist Remarks by Tim Hunt

• Decompartmentalization in Public Transport: Does it Really Protect You? CONFERENCE / SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS

International

• Shreya Das. “Women’s Plight and the Introduction to Modernity in Ray’s Devi and Ghare Baire”. 2018. 2-Day International Seminar on “Rethinking Modernity: Interdisciplinary Perspectives”. Alia University, Byanjanbarna Foundation, India.

• Shreya Das. “Citing Valuable Lessons from Multiple Websites”. 2018.Spring 2018 IU Second / Foreign Language Share Fair. Center for Language Excellence, Indiana University Bloomington, USA.

• Shreya Das. “Violence, To Be, Or Not To Be: A Comparative Discussion on Fanon and Gandhi”. 2018. African Studies Symposium. African Studies Program, Indiana University Bloomington, USA.

• Shreya Das. “Learning Culture using Calendars in a Second / Foreign Language Classroom”. 2017. IU 2017 Second / Foreign Language Share Fair. Center for Language Excellence, Indiana University Bloomington, USA.

• Shreya Das. “Dangal in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart: How Wrestling between Genders Connects Africa and India”. 2017. PALAVER XIV. Centre for Studies in African Literatures and Cultures, Jadavpur University, India.

National

• Shreya Das. “Demarcations among Students in an English Language Laboratory”. 2017. Conference on “ELT for Management and Technology: Recent Trends” (NCEMT 2017). Department of Basic Science & Humanities, Department of Business Administration, Narula Institute of Technology (Agarpara), Kolkata, India.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

• Story Scholar, Project Title: “After Partition: Postmemories of Partition 1947” (funded by ICSSR Delhi), Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

(June 2018 – February 2019)

• MA Specialization in Gender and Literature, Dissertation Title: “Loss of Antoinette’s Identity in Jean Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea: An Impact of Subjugation of Gender and Race”, West Bengal State University (2015)

EXPERIENCES AS A WRITER

• Sub-Editor, Sheer Analytics and Insights Pvt. Ltd. (March 2019 – Present)

• Community Writer at ‘Feministing.com’ (June 2016 – Present)

• Writer and Contributor at ‘Feminism In India’ (June 2015 – Present)

• Blogger at ‘Inky Nymph: Shreya’s Scribbles’

• Contributor as a Student:

1. Student Editor and Contributor for “The Rays 2010-11” at RKVM Sarada Ma Girls’ College 2. Student Editor and Contributor for “Endeavour 2006-07” at Army School, Barrackpore 3. Cover Page Designer and Contributor for “Auxilamore 2005-06” at Auxilium Convent School, Dumdum

4. “The Telegraph In Schools” Tiger and Contributor (2002-2008) OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

• Voice and Accent Trainer and Associate at Wipro Limited (June – July 2013)

• “Puja Parikrama” Show Host at R+ Entertainment Television Channel (November 2012)

• BRAVIA Consultant at Sony India Private Limited (April - July 2010) INVITED TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS

• “Academic Life in USA”, Social and Cultural Life in USA”, Panelist, Pre-departure Orientation: Fall 2019, USIEF Kolkata. (June 2019)

• “My Fulbright FLTA Experiences in USA”, USIEF Kolkata, India. (June 2018)

• “Redefining Sindoor and Womanhood in West Bengal, India”, Fulbright Symposium, Indiana University Bloomington, USA. (March 2018)

• “Introducing Bangaliyana Miles away from Bengal”, Fulbright FLTA 2017 Mid-Year Conference, Washington DC, USA. (December 2017)

WORKSHOPS PARTICIPATED

Organizer: USIEF Kolkata, India

• “An Experimental Workshop on Classroom Teaching in Higher Educational Institutions”

• “Thinking Queer, Doing Queer”

Organizer: Scholars Commons Workshops Series, Indiana University Bloomington, USA

• Archives and Primary Sources on South Asian Studies

• Archiving 101

Organizer: Center for Language Teaching, Indiana University Bloomington, USA

• Foreign Language Pedagogy –Fundamentals, Proficiency-based Instruction Managing Classroom Interaction

• Production and Receptive Language Skills –Demos and Microteaching

• Experiencing a New Language –First Day Lesson Demo and Discussion

• Essential Technologies for Language Instruction at IU

• Language Faculty Pet Peeves Roundtable

• e-Portfolios for Language Teaching

• Assessment in the Foreign Language Classroom

• Accommodating Disabilities in the FL Classroom

• Formatting and Structuring your Syllabus

• Best Practices for Speaking/Listening in Online Language Course POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Examiner for Indic Language Proficiency Exam (2018) at Indiana University Bloomington

Course Developer, Examination Coordinator and Examiner for Bangla Language Examinations

(Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced) at Dhar India Studies Program, Indiana University Bloomington

Invigilator for WBJEE 2017

Examiner for Fall 2016 semester examinations at MAKAUT

Invigilator and Examiner for Internal Examinations at GNIPST

Member of the Jury for the Essay Writing Competition and Poster Competition on the eve of Independence Day of India – 2016 at Narula Institute of Technology

Examiner for Internal and MAKAUT Examinations at Adamas Institute of Technology

Invigilator for Internal and MAKAUT End Semester Examinations at Adamas Institute of Technology and Adamas University, NET December 2015 and JBNSTS Qualifying Examination 2015

Member of the Organizing Committee of INSPIRE Science Camp, sponsored by DST, Government of India in January 2016 and 5-Day Event Host & Anchor

Core Member of the Cultural Committee of Adamas Institute of Technology for organizing Freshers’ Welcome (Liasion 2015)

VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCES (Selected)

• Organiser at Kolkata Rainbow Pride Walk (2015, 2016, 2018) and Rainbow Carnival Festival, Kolkata

(January 2019)

• Consultant at EducationUSA Fair 2018 organized by USIEF Kolkata

• English Tutor at Practice English Tutorials(PET), Bloomington (2017-18)

• Speaking Assistant at the International Women’s English Club (IWEC), Bloomington (2017-18)

• Organiser and MC at the 2018 International Mother Language Day celebration, Indiana University Bloomington

• Indian Representative at the SPEA 2018 Global Fest, Indiana University Bloomington

• Support Coordinator at the Spring 2018 and Fall 2017 IU Second/Foreign Language Share Fairs

• Artist Hospitality Assistant at the 2017 Lotus Music and Arts Festival, Bloomington

• Crew member at First Thursdays in IU Bloomington, organized by the IU Council of Arts and Humanities (2017-18)

SIGNIFICANT MEMBERSHIPS

• Fulbright Alumna at Fulbright Alumni Association (June 2018 – Present)

• Indian Representative at LGBTQ+ Cultural Centre at Indiana University Bloomington (September 2017 – May 2018)

• Activist at West Bengal Forum for Gender and Sexual Minority Rights (December 2015 – Present)

• Support Member at Family Health and Longevity Organization (2011 – Present)

• Support Member at Barasat Sannidhya, a non-profit organization for social causes (May 2016 – Present)

CO-CURRICULAR TRAININGS

Drama and Theatre: Paschimbanga Natya Akademi (2 years)

Recitation: Sarbabharatiya Sangeet-O-Sanskriti Parishadvia Swarakshepan Kendra with Class-I and Distinction (5 years)

Music: Akhil Bharatiya Sangeet & Sanskriti Samsad, specializations in Indian Classical Music and Devotional Music with Class-I (4 years)

Painting and Fine Arts: Shubha CharukalaSiksha Kendra (6 years) LINGUISTIC PROFICIENCY

Language Listening Speaking Reading Writing

English

Bangla

Hindi

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY

Basic Computer Operations

Languages known: BASIC, C++

MS-OFFICE (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

REFERENCES

Dr. Susan Seizer

Professor, Department of Anthropology, Indiana University, USA Contact: *******@*******.***

Dr. Debashis Bandyopadhyay

Professor, Department of English, Vidyasagar University, India Contact: ********@****.**********.**.**

All the information mentioned above are true to my belief and knowledge. Name: Shreya Das

Date: 24-07-2019

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