Designation: Assistant Professor (Stage-II)
Department: Sanskrit
Mobile No.: 7001538139
Email id: [email protected]
Personal Information:
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Hindu
Caste: SC
Date of Birth: 20/10/1985
Birth Place: Maynaguri
Languages known: English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali
Nationality: Indian
Permanent Address: Vill + P.O. – Tekatuli, Dist. – Jalpaiguri, Pin – 735224
Educational Summary:
| Degree | Year of Passing | Division | Specialization |
| Ph. D in Sanskrit | 2019 | Nil | Women in the Upanisadic Literature: A Study |
| M. Phil in Sanskrit | 2016 | 1st | Proofs for the Existence of God in the Context of Nyāya and Vaiśeṣika |
| M.A. in Sanskrit | 2008 | 2nd | Kavya |
| B.A. in Sanskrit (H) | 2006 | 2nd | — |
| Higher Secondary | 2003 | 1st | Arts |
| Secondary/ MP | 2001 | 1st | — |
| Any other Qualification, NET (JRF) | 2015 | — | — |
| SET | 2014 | — | — |
| Any other Courses- PRCN Course, OTA Kamptee, Govt. of India. | 2011 | — | — |
Employment History:
| Institution | Period (From – to) | Designation |
| Department of Sanskrit,Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya, Affiliated to Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University | Since Feb, 2017 to till now | Assistant Professor (Stage -II) |
| Department of Sanskrit,Maynaguri College, Jalpaiguri | Since August 2008 to Feb, 2017 | Lecturer (Full Time Contractual) |
| Maynaguri College IGNOU, 2859D, Jalpaiguri | From Jan,2012 to June, 2017 | Assistant Co-ordinator |
| Netaji Subhas Open University Under Distance Education | From Jan,2012 to June, 2017 | Coordinator |
Academic Honours and Awards: NET JRF, UGC, New Delhi, India, 2015.
Professional Affiliation and Services:
- Fellow member of Eudoxia Research University (FMERU/FMERC), Eudoxia Research University, USA, February, 2023 to till now.
- Member of Board of Studies of Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University as a Teacher Representative September 2019 to till now.
- Nodal Officer: Banglar Uccha Siksha Portal, 2019 to till date.
Publications: (Use a separate sheet, if needed)
| Sl.No | Category | Title | Author | Year | Publisher/ Journal |
| 1 | Article in Journal pp. 182-186 | Life of Women in Upaniṣad Literature. | Pitas Das | 2018 | KHOAI, Vol.: 32, Issue: 32,UGC Approved & Reviewed Journal Arts and Humanities, 62661, (ISSN: 2319-8389) |
| 2 | Article in Journal pp. 209-214 | Ecology in the context of Kālidāsa’s Abhijñāna Śakuntalaṃ | Pitas Das | 2018 | Shodh Prerak, UGC Approved Journal No – 47168, (IIJIF) Impact Factor – 3.234, Vol. – VIII, Issue – 2, April 2018. ( ISSN 2331 – 413X) |
| 3 | Article in Journal pp. 209-214 | Presence of Women in the Major Upaniṣad Literature | Pitas Das | 2018 | Śodha Pravāha, Vol. VIII, Issue 2, UGC Approved Journal No – 49297, April 2018. (ISSN:2231 – 4113) |
| 4 | Article in Journal pp. 125-129 | The Religious Practices in Regard to the female (Mortals and Devine) in the Upanisadic Literature | Pitas Das | 2018 | Shodh Navneet, Vol.-X, UGC Approved Journal No. 40890, January – June 2018. (ISSN: 2321-6581) |
| 5 | Article in Journal pp. 404-408 | Impact of Śrīmadbhagavad-Gītā on the 20th Century Nationalist Movement of India: A Study in the Context of the Transformation of a Text from Spiritual to Political Sphere. | Pitas Das | 2019 | Vedāñjalī, Year- 6, Vol. -12, Part- I, An International Peer Reviewed Referred Journal of Multidisciplinary Research,July to December, 2019. (ISSN: 2349-364X) |
| 6 | Article in Journal pp. 376-379 | Importance of Sanskrit Literature in Social, Religious, Spiritual Context. | Pitas Das | 2019 | Shabdarnav, Year -5, Vol. 10, Part-I, An International Peer Reviewed Referred Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, July-December, 2019. (ISSN: 2395-5104) |
| 7 | Article in Journal pp. 354-359 | Gender Discrimination: A Board Overview | Pitas Das | 2015 | THE STATUS OF INDIAN WOMEN, Ed. Sanchita Bhattacharya, Papyrus, Kolkata, 2015. ISBN: 978-81-908360-9-8. |
| 8 | Article in Book Chapter pp. 204-218 | The Concept of Nature and its Preservation in the Vedic Age: A Selective Study | Pitas Das | 2015 | Major Environmental Issues: Vulnerability & Impacts, Ed.Madhusudan Karmakar, Department of Geography,Maynaguri College, 2015. ISBN: 978-93-84671-30-3. |
| 9 | Article in Book Chapter pp. 300-305 | A comparative study of the status of the women in the Upaniṣad Period and in Modern India, | Pitas Das | 2017 | The Practice of Veda in Indian Modernism, Ed.Dipankar Nayak, Moul, Bankura, 2017. ISBN: 978-81-933704-3-5 |
| 10 | Article in Book Chapter pp. 88-97 | Mahabharater Yudha and Srikrishner Yudha-kaushala | Pitas Das | 2018 | MORALAND ETHICAL ISSUES THE RĀMĀYAṆA AND THE MAHĀBHĀRATA,ED. Abhijit Mandal, Soumyajit Sen, Soham Pain,Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar, Kolkata & The Registrar, CBPBU, Cooch Behar, 2018. ISBN: 978-9387800-51-9. |
| 11 | Article in Book Chapter pp. 127-134 | Buddha’s Teaching and Its Contemporary Relevance | Pitas Das | 2023 | Multidisciplinary Subjects (Emerging Issues and its Challenges) ED. – Harish Kumar Yadav, P. K. Publishers & Distributors, Delhi. ISBN: 978-81-19428-01-4 |
Conference/ Seminar/ Workshop Presentations:
VII. Conference/ Seminar/ Workshop Presentations:
| Sl.No | Date | Organized by | Level (International/ National/ State Level) | Title of Conference/ Seminar/ Workshop | Title of Paper |
| 1 | 25 to 26 Mar. 2015. | Maynaguri College | International | Planet Earth and Its Preservation | Global warming and its impact on Planet Earth. |
| 2 | 27 to 28 Mar. 2016 | Visva Bharati | International | A Critical study. Life and Lore Buddha in the Literature of Aśvaghoṣa | The Context and Significance of the lore of Lord Buddha in Aśvaghoṣa |
| 3 | 21 to 22 Nov. 2016 | Maynaguri College | National | Democracy and Good Governance: The Indian Experience | The tax policy devised by Chanakya and the taxation system in modern India: a comparative study |
| 4 | 7 to 8 Dec. 2016 | Raiganj University | International | War in/and Texts: Voices, Technicalities and Thoughts | Kautilya Arthashastra: the Contemporary Military relevance of it |
| 5 | 8 to 10 Janu. 2017 | Visva Bharati | International | Socio-Cultural significance of Śrīmad Bhagavat Gītā | The Śrīmad Bhagavat Gītā – An overview from the perspective of the Twentieth Century Indian Politics |
| 6 | 6 to 7 Aug.2017 | Visva Bharati | National | Adhunikjibane Sanskritvishayanamupayogita | Ideal, Social Religious, Spiritual Importance of Sanskrit Literature |
| 7 | 10 to 12 Janu.2018 | Alipurduar College, & Maynaguri College, & CBPBU | International | Environmentalism, Globalism and Morality | Environmental Ethics as depicted in Kālidāsa’s Abhijñāna Śakuntalaṃ |
| 8 | 21 to 22 Janu 2019 | Raniganj Girl’s College | National | Emerging Possibilities in Sanskrit Studies | Political Position of Women in Upanisadic Literature |
| 9 | 21 to 23 Feb. 2019 | Alipurduar College | International | Literature, History, Politics and Philosophy | Portrayal of Women Characters in Kalidas’s Abhijñāna Śakuntalaṃ |
| 10 | 18 to 19 Mar. 2019. | Southfield College, Darjeeling & NBU | National | Counter-Cultures of Indian Women: From Myth to Contemporary Representations | Right to Property of Women in Upanisadic Literature. |
| 11 | 4 to 6 July, 2020. | Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya | National | Spirituality and Psychological Well Being | Concept of Yoga in Upaniṣad. |
| 12 | 4 to 6 July, 2020. | Southfield College | International | Azadi Ki Amrit Mahotsav: Cultural Heritage of Eastern Himalayas and Northeast India | Ecology in the Context of the Upanisadic Texts. |
| 13 | 23 to 24 Aug. 2022. | Bankura University | International | Indian Metaphysics and Epistemology: Rethinking and Revisiting | চার্বাকদর্শনে জ্ঞানতত্ত্ব এবং অধিবিদ্যা: একটি অধ্যয়ন |
| 14 | 18 November 2022 | Asansol Girl’s College | National | Re-Reading Indian Traditional Sanskrit Texts | বৌদ্ধ-আর্যসত্য এবং তার আধুনিক প্রাসঙ্গিকতা |
| 15 | 5 January 2023 | Saltora Netaji Centenary College & IPCR | National | Comparative and Critical Study of the Philosophical Systems / Movements and Religions | বৌদ্ধ-জ্ঞানতত্ত্ব এবং তার প্রাসঙ্গিকতা |
| 16 | 20 September 2023 | Asansol Girl’s College | National | Sanskrit, Sanskriti Aur Bharatvarsha | অথর্ববেদে বর্ণিত বিভিন্ন মণি এবং মণিধারণের উপকারিতা |
Webinars/ Workshop/Seminars participated (Use a separate sheet, if needed)
| Sl. No | Level (International/ National/ State Level) | Title of Conference/ Seminar/ Workshop | Date | Organized by |
| 1 | National workshop | Digitization & Development of e-Resources for Sanskrit | 27/05/2020 to 20/06/2020 | School of Sanskrit & Indic Studies, JNU & Department of Sanskrit, University of Delhi |
| 2 | National workshop LDP-1 | Personality Development and Leadership Skills | 25/07/2020 to 31/07/2020 | CPDHE (UGC-HRDC) |
| 3 | National workshop | Cyber Security in Education | 17/08/2020 to 21/08/2020 | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, TLC |
| 4 | National workshop | Educational Philosophy and psychology in Sanskrit Vangmay | 20/07/2020 to 24/07/2020 | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, TLC |
| 5 | State Workshop | Enhancing Capacity of Higher Education Teachers | 07/01/2022 to 09/01/2022 | CIQA, NSOU & COL-CEMCA, Jalpaiguri RC |
| 6 | State Workshop | Face to Face, Online and Blended Learning for Higher Education Teachers in West Bengal | 08/04/2022 to 10/04/2022 | CIQA, NSOU & COL-CEMCA, Jalpaiguri RC |
| 7 | National workshop | Flipped Classroom Teaching Tools | 01/04/2023 to 15/04/2023 | Essgee Digiskills |
| 8 | National workshop | Excel (Basic to Advanced Level) | 06/04/2023 to 21/04/2023 | Essgee Digiskills |
| 9 | International FDP | Invisible Scholars: Students with Learning Disabilities & Identification of Students with Learning Disabilities | 02/06/2020 | St. Mary’s College IQAC |
| 10 | National Lecture Series | Bhāratīya Darśana | 27/06/2020 to 26/07/2020 | Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth |
| 11 | National | पाणिनीयोच्चारणशिक्षाशिक्षणम् | 29/06/2020 | Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya |
| 12 | International Webinar | The Basic Concepts of Dharma and Religion in Relation to eastern and Western Philosophy | 04/07/2020 | IQAC & Sanskrit Dept. Barabazar Bikram Tudu Memorial College |
| 13 | National Webinar | Teaching and Learning in the Present COVID 19 Situation | 07/07/2020 | Kaliachak Bikram Kishore Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya |
| 14 | National Webinar | संत साहित्य: सामाजिक एवं सांस्कृतिक संदर्भ | 13/07/2020 | Mahatma Gandhi Central University |
| 15 | National Webinar | NAAC RAF & UGC CAS | 11/07/2020 | Netaji Subhas Mahavidyalaya |
| 16 | National Webinar | Yoga Contemporary Indian Philosophy | 15/07/2020 | Department of Philosophy University of Rajasthan & ICPR |
| 17 | International E-Seminar | संस्कृतवाङ्मये वैज्ञानिकतत्त्वानि | 16/07/2020 to 17/07/2020 | Department of Sanskrit & Prakrit Languages University of Lucknow |
| 18 | National Webinar | Promotion of College Teachers / Librarians under Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) | 08/08/2020 | IQAC Alipurduar College |
| 19 | National Webinar | Thoughts of Guru Nanak Dev Ji on Ideals of Indian Constitution | 09/08/2020 | Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts & Sankalp Group of Institutions |
| 20 | National Webinar | COVID-19: Impact on Society, Education and Economy | 12/08/2020 | Netaji Subhas Open University |
| 21 | National Webinar | Importance of Sanskrit Studies in Promotion of Global Unity and Integrity | 14/08/2020 | Indian Council for Cultural Relations Embassy of India, Phnom Penh, Cambodia & Rashtriya Sanskrit Manch, Bharat |
| 22 | National Webinar | Jal Shakti Campus and Jal Shakti Gram: SDGs for Natural Resources During COVID – 19 Beyond | 25/08/2020 | Maynaguri College NSS & IQAC |
| 23 | State Workshop | NAAC Assessment & Accreditation | 27/09/2022 | IQAC Jadavpur University & West Bengal State Council of Higher Education |
| 24 | National Seminar | Re-reading the Puranic Texts | 19/11/2022 | Dept. of Sanskrit & IQAC Saltora Netaji Centenary College |
| 25 | State Level Seminar | Technology-Enabled Open and Distance Learning and Vocational Education | 18/12/2022 | NSOU Jalpaiguri RC |
| 26 | State Level Seminar | Technology-Enabled Open and Distance Learning and Vocational Education | 18/12/2022 | NSOU Jalpaiguri RC |
| 27 | International Webinar | Academic Writing | 25/02/2023 | RCIQAC – Government College Rajamundry |
| 28 | International | AI Tools for Research Writing | 20/04/2023 to 21/04/2023 | Manuscriptpedia |
| 29 | International | CASH – 2023 | 27/06/2023 to 28/06/2023 | Eudoxia Research University, New Castle, USA, & Eudoxia Research Centre, Bangalore, Guwahati, India |
| 30 | International | RAMAS – 2023 | 28/07/2023 to 29/07/2023 | Eudoxia Research University, New Castle, USA, & Eudoxia Research Centre, Bangalore, Guwahati, India |
| 31 | Regional Workshop | Methods and Applications of NIRF | 12/08/2023 | Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College |
| 32 | International | COM – 2023 | 24/04/2023 to 30/04/2023 | Eudoxia Research University, New Castle, USA, & Eudoxia Research Centre, Bangalore, Guwahati, India |
| 33 | International | ICROM 2.0 | 11/12/2023 to 12/12/2023 | Eudoxia Research University, New Castle, USA, & Eudoxia Research Centre, Bangalore, Guwahati, India |
Courses attended (Use a separate sheet, if needed)
| Sl. No | Type & Level | Title of Course | Date | Organized by |
| 1 | Training Programme | Search & Rescue | 05/08/2013 to 06/08/2013 | National Civil Defence College, Nagpur |
| 2 | Training Programme; Administrative Training Institute, Government of West Bengal | Disaster Management for NSS & NYK Co-ordinators | 28/06/2017 to 30/06/2017 | Government of West Bengal |
| 3 | Faculty Development Programme, National | Entrepreneurship, Incubation and Innovation | 23/06/2020 to 29/06/2020 | Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanuj College, University of Delhi, Sponsored by Govt. of India, MHRD |
| 4 | Faculty Development Programme, National | Advanced Concepts for Developing MOOCs | 02/07/2020 to 17/07/2020 | Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanuj College, University of Delhi, Sponsored by Govt. of India, MHRD |
| 5 | Pedagogical Training | Pedagogical Training for Teachers on Tools for Online Teaching Learning and Evaluation | 01/07/2020 to 06/07/2020 | Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded |
| 6 | Orientation Course | 131st Orientation Course | 05/03/2020 to 25/03/2020 | UGC, HRDC, Jamia Millia Islamia |
| 7 | Online RC | Refresher Course in Modern Language (ID) | 23/10/2020 to 07/11/2020 | UGC, HRDC, Jamia Millia Islamia |
| 8 | FDP, National | Quality Enhancement in teaching and Learning | 20/02/2023 to 24/02/2023 | IOT Academy |
| 9 | RC | Refresher Course in Sanskrit | 17/03/2023 to 30/03/2023 | UGC, HRDC, University of Calicut |
| 10 | FDP National | Inclusive Procedures and Processes for NAAC Assessment and Accreditation | 24/04/2023 to 30/04/2023 | A.C.T. Academy, Tamilnadu |
| 11 | Certificate Course | Advance in Research | 01/09/2023 to 30/09/2023 | Manuscriptpedia |
Special/ Invited Lectures (Use a separate sheet, if needed)
| Sl. No | Organized by | Title of Lecture | Date |
| 1 | Sitalkuchi College, Cooch Behar | Delivered a lecture on “The Basic Concept of Veda” | 31/10/2017 |
| 2 | Dept. of Sanskrit, CBPBU | Delivered lectures as a guest faculty in the Dept. of Sanskrit, CBPBU | 01/01/2018 to 31/12/2018 each Friday. |
| 3 | A. B. N. Seal College, Cooch Behar | संस्कृतव्याकरणस्य व्यवहारकौशलम् | 11/05/2022 |
| 4 | Cooch Behar College, Cooch Behar | औपनोषदि ज्ञानमीमांसा मूल्यमीमांसा शिक्षणञ्च | 21/05/2022 |
Research Experience
- Thesis submitted at the Visva Bharati on ‘Women in the Upanisadic Literature: A Study.’ Before Dissertation submission M.Phil. was completed on ‘Proofs for the Existence of God in the Context of Nyāya and Vaiśeṣika’. Also, at present I am engaged in study in specialized area of Ecology, Indian Women, Puranas, Indian Philosophy and Kavya.
Supervision of Doctoral Thesis under progress – Total 02 Nos.
- Pratap Roy-Subaltern voice in Sanskrit literature of Bhāsa, Kālidāsa, Śūdraka & Bhavabhūti.-2019-Continue
- Hedayet Ulla Miah-Reflexion of environmental aspects in Bhavabhūti’s Works.-2019-Continue
Institutional Responsibilities Handled (Use a separate sheet, if needed)
| Sl. No | Responsibilities handled | Institution | Period |
| 1 | IQAC Coordinator | Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya | 20/02/2017 to till date |
| 2 | Convener, Red Ribbon Club | Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya | 2017 to till date |
| 3 | Member of Academic Council | Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya | 01/08/2017 to till date. |
| 4 | Exam Centre- In- Charge of University Exam | Netaji Subhas Open University Centre, N-09 | 2023 to till date |
| 5 | NAAC Coordinator | Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya Cooch Behar. | 2019 to dill date |
| 6 | Exam Convenor of University Exam | Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya | 2017 to 2021 |
| 7 | Assistant Coordinator | IGNOU Study Centre 2859D | 2013 to 2017 |
| 8 | Exam Centre- In- Charge of University Exam | IGNOU Centre, 2859DConvener, Red Ribbon Club | 2015 to 2017 |
| 9 | Associate NCC Officer | Maynaguri College NCC | 2011 to 2017 |
| 10 | Head of Department, Department of Sanskrit | Maynaguri College | 2009 to 2017 |
Key Skills
- Curriculum Design: Two Add-on Courses, namely, “Human Values, Culture, Citizenship, Rights, And Duties in India” in the AY 2021-22 and “Practising Environmental Sustainability for Water and Plants: Ancient Sanskrit Literature, Philosophy and Modern Perspectives” in the AY 2022-23.
- Contributed in syllabi formation in Sanskrit in Honours and Programme Courses under CBCS, and in NCCF 2022.
Any other skill/ information: Took part in NCC Training Programme, conducted by the OTA, Kamptee.
Career Objectives and Goals: To maintain my role as a committed and genuine educator, leveraging my teaching and research abilities to enrich the learning experience and advancement of students.
Social and Community Services: Contributed in various social work for the adjoining community of the college, like literacy programme, wild life preservation programme, etc.