Ms. Vishakha Patil,

Assistant Professor

The K.E.T's V. G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous).

Department of Political Science and Foundation Course


Educational Qualifications

  • Completed Bachelors in Political Science from the University of Mumbai in 2016.

  • Completed Masters in Political Science from the University of Mumbai in 2018.

  • Qualified State Eligibility Test (SET) (Maharashtra) in May 2018.

  • Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) in May 2019.

  • Qualified for Junior Research Fellowship in May 2019 .

Awards

  • Recipient of The President of India, Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma Gold Medal by the University of Mumbai for the year 2017-2018.


  • Awarded the Special Appreciation Award at The K.E.T's V.G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous) by Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Former Chairman – Atomic Energy Commission of India in 2016.

Research Projects

  • Dissertation on “Role of Indian Navy in the 1971 Indo-Pak War”

  • Dissertation on “Menstruation and the attitude of Indian Society towards it”

Papers Presented

  • Presented a paper at the Department of Civics and Politics on “INSTC: International North South Transport Corridor –Its strategic importance to India”- at the International Seminar on “Shifting sands in West Asia: Culture, Economy and Polity” held from 12th March 2018 to 14th March 2018.

  • Presented a paper on the topic “Menstruation and the Attitude of Indian society towards it” at a One day International Seminar on “Gender Sensitization and Women’s Rights” organized by People’s Education Society at Dr. Ambedkar College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai.

  • Presented a paper on the topic “Strategic Ambitions of China amidst COVID-19 in South Asia" at a Two day Multidisciplinary Web Conference on “The Pandemic Turn” organized by The K.E.T’s V.G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous) in February 2021.

  • Co- Presented a paper titled ‘Disordering Paper Learning : Wikipedia as a Disruptive Innovation’ with Prof. Dr. Preeta Nilesh at the One Day Trans disciplinary Web Conference ‘Disruptive Innovation’ held on 08th October 2021 organised by the Commerce faculty of The K.E.T’s V.G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous)

  • Presented a paper on ‘Gender discrimination in inheriting God Replicas’ in ‘Connecting Family: Heirlooms and their Significance” webinar held on 14th November 2021 organised by the Department of History of The K.E.T’s V.G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous)

Faculty Development Programs


  • Completed the One Week Faculty Development Program with “A”Grade on “Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis”organized by the Teaching Learning Center, Ramanujan College,University of Delhi under the aegis of the Ministry of Education(Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching) from 06th May 2021 to 12th May 2021 .


  • Completed the One Week Faculty Development Program with “A+” Grade on “Academic Writing” organized by the Teaching Learning Center, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under the aegis of the Ministry of Education (Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching) from 10th May 2021 to 16th May 2021.


  • Completed a One Week Faculty Development Program organized by the department of IT in association with IQAC of the K.E.T’s V.G.Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce(Autonomous) on “Google Website Development” from 21st June 2021 to 26th June 2021.

Resource person/ Guest Lectures


  • Resource Person for the webinar "Stars, Stripes and the Tricolor" organised by the History department of The KET's V.G. Vaze College (Autonomous) on "Reflections on the Presidential Elections : India and the United States" on 24th October 2021


  • Delivered a guest lecture for the workshop on “Interdisciplinary Dialogues with Humanities department” titled “Marxist and Neo-Marxist Perspective” conducted by the Department of English of The KET’s V.G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous) on 9th January 2021.


  • Delivered a guest lecture on the topic “Regional Collaborations in Asia”for the students of TYBA History of The KET’s V G Vaze College of Arts,Science and Commerce (Autonomous) on 15th and 16th March 2021.


  • Delivered a guest lecture on the topic “Power as depicted in the Visual Entertainment Media” for the certificate course in “Films : A Language of Politics” conducted by the Political Science department of Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College on 3rd April 2021.


  • Resource Person for the webinar "New Horizons : Skills and Opportunities of Work From Home Age" organised by The KET's V.G. Vaze College (Autonomous) on on 29th August 2021