Faculty of Film Tv and New Media Production

Achievements/Awards

One act plays Hindi:

“Kharoch” (based on Bicycle thieves’ Italian film)

In best 5 plays Indian Performing Theater Arts (IPTA), 2003

COFUD Best play in Urdu Category, 2003

Performed in Munshi Trophy and got many prizes, 2003

Research Interest

Research Experience

Graduate Project

● Scaffolding and Language learning

● PACT: Teacher education, teacher assessment and teaching event

● Reading and Adolescent Literature

● Study of the experimental elements of Vijay Tendulkar's Marathi play “Ghasi Ram Kotwal”

Undergraduate

Critical Study of Marathi Language Textbooks, Maharashtra State

Hobbies & Interest

Personal interests

J. Krishnamurthy’s thoughts

Relevant Coursework

Linguistics, Forms of Literature, Research Methodology, Literary criticism, English Literature from 15th to 19th century, Foundation of Education – Educational Philosophy & Sociology, Educational Psychology – Process of Learning & Child Development & growth, School Management & Educational Evaluation, Teacher education English, Marathi literature and language, Cinema Art, World Cinema.

Theater and screen Medium

1) One act plays Marathi:

“Poppy” (Bengali adaptation)

“Lablewala” (Based on Nal-Damayanti Aakyan-Sanskrit)

“Mahavastav” (Based on Jain short story)

Anne Frank (Adaptation)

“Vikram- Vetal” (story –deconstruction theme)

“Aag Aag Degree” With Chandrasekhar Patil

2) One act plays Hindi:

“Kharoch” (based on Bicycle thieves’ Italian film)

In best 5 plays Indian Performing Theater Arts (IPTA), 2003

COFUD Best play in Urdu Category, 2003

Performed in Munshi Trophy and got many prizes, 2003

3) Worked as a writer for Marathi TV serial “Tikal Te Political” by Chandrakant Kulkarni, 2004

4) Film studies at University of Massachusetts, 2008-09

-Papers on Films for graduate level class and earned “A” grade

- studied filmmaker and their theories:

● Andrei Tarkovsky, Robert Bresson ,Akira Kurosava ,Nacir Khamir

● American films ( based on American dream, relationships, and social justice)

* Mentored teaching and tutoring * Hindi* in five college language center at UMass

Workshops and Guest lectures

● Chief Guest at Sydenham college, Church Gate on Teachers Day (2015)

● Judge in Various programs of Lifelong Learning Department, University of Mumbai

● Lecture on spiritual management in Business of Management Studies department - Smt. K. M. College

● Lecture on teaching aspects of literature in Shri S.K.P college of Education

● Poetry- How to structure, and write a poem.

● NSS (National Social Service) – Rules, Duties and Responsibility,

● Drama – writing skills in play and how it is different from writing a film.

Achievements/Awards *

1. • Appreciation Certificate and Award for acquiring ‘A’ Grade in PG. (Year 2012-2013) from Mithibai College, Vile Parle, Mumbai.

2. Invited as a Guest in Shri M.D. Shah Mahila College of Arts & Science to Judge the play competition on the theme “SHE- Save Her Existence” (5th February 2019)

3. Ph.D. Degree awarded on 30.12.2019 from University of Mumbai.

4. Appreciation Certificate for transcribing 3-4 qualitative interviews from March-April 2020 for Ph.D. candidate for her Doctoral Research in School of Geography, Development & Environment, The University of Arizona, USA.

5• Invited as a Paper-Setter in the subject English and Journalism at the TYBA and SYBA examination of the Institute of Distance and Open Learning, University of Mumbai held in the First half of the year 2020.

6• Appreciation Certificate and Memento for participating in India’s first Regional Showcase of the Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF) hosted in collaboration with IOM Indonesia and the American Centre.

7• Invited to act as Paper-Setter in the subject English Paper-II Indian Literature in English at the S.Y.B.A. examination of the Institute of Distance and Open Learning, University of Mumbai held in the First half of the year 2020.

8• Invited as a Paper-Setter in the subject Journalism at the S.Y.B.A. examination of the Institute of Distance and Open Learning, University of Mumbai held in the First half of the year 2020.

9• Invited as a Paper-Setter in the subject English paper Literature in English (1750-1900) at the T.Y.B.A. examination of the Institute of Distance and Open Learning, University of Mumbai held in the First half of the year 2020.

10• Invited as a Paper-Setter in the subject English Paper 20th Century Literature in English at the T.Y.B.A. examination of the Institute of Distance and Open Learning, University of Mumbai held in the First half of the year 2020.

11• Invited as a Paper-Setter in the subject English Paper-IX American (1900-1990) at the T.Y.B.A. examination of the Institute of Distance and Open Learning, University of Mumbai held in the First half of the year 2020.

12• Invited as a Paper-Setter in the subject Business Communication at the F.Y. BCOM. examination of the Institute of Distance and Open Learning, University of Mumbai held in the First half of the year 2021.

13. Guest Lecture for the subject English (F.Y.BA, SY.BA and TY.BA) and Business Communication (F.Y. BCOM), Institute of Distance and Open Learning, University of Mumbai. (January 2021 to Present.) • Received Certificate of Proficiency in Sports and Athletics by Jogeshwari Sports & Cultural Association (JSCA), Interschool Sports Meet-2008

14• Received Certificate for clearing “Gandhi Vichar Prachar Pariksha” organized by Mumbai Sarvodaya Mandal (2009)

15• Received Appreciation Certificate of Social Service by HelpAge India

16• Received Certificate of Merit by Priya Educational Magazine and stood in Second Rank in GK Competition sponsored by Education Centre.

17• Received Certificate for clearing online “Maharashtra Din Prashnamanjusha 2020” and secure a score of 100 marks, organized by National Service Scheme of Institute of Science, Nagpur. (1st May 2020)

18• Received Certificate for online quiz on “World Earth Day” 2020, organized by Eco Club in collaboration with Department of Botany, Rajarshee Shahu Science College, Chandur Railway. (2020)

19• Received Certificate for Successfully completing “3 Day Online Short-Term Training Programme” on “Trajectories of Professional Development: Harnessing the Power of Business Communication”, organized by Department of Engineering Sciences Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, Nerul, Navi Mumbai. (15th-17th June 2020)

20• Received Certificate for Successfully completing E-Quiz on “Research Methodology” with a passing score of 93% organized by IQAC & Department of MBA, Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated by Savitribai Phule, Pune. (16th June 2020)

21• Received Certificate for Outstanding Performance on “International Quiz on Commerce & General Awareness 2020”, organized by Government Nehru P G College Dongargarh, District Rajnandgaon. (18th June 2020)

22• Received Certificate of Participation for “Spit-free India Movement” to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (June-August 2020)

23• Received Certificate of Participation in the “Online Quiz Competition on Economics & Human Resources Management” organized by Aakar Institute of Management & Research Studies, Nagpur. (20th June 2020)

24• Running YouTube Channel “Lets Learn English”. (September 2020)

Hobbies & Interest

Reading, Travelling, playing Badminton, Watching News debates and cooking.

Publications

• The Articulation of Feminine and Natural Sensibility in Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve and Anita Desai’s Fire on the Mountain, Abstract Published in Souvenir. (Dec.2016)

• The Articulation of Feminine and Natural Sensibility in Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve and Anita Desai’s Fire on the Mountain, Published in New Voices, Multilingual International Refereed Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies Vol. IV Issue III Dec.2016 ISSN 2231-3249

• Exploration of Subaltern identity and Articulation of Marginalized in Selected Novels, Feb.2017, ISBN:978-81-925842-3-2

• Ecological Concerns and Human Encroachment in Selected Novels, Published in Human Concerns and Issues in English Language and Literature book III. ISBN 978-81-926634-5-6

• Protest against social structure in Arundhati Roy’s Novel “The god of Small Things.” Published in International Journal of Innovative Knowledge Concept Vol. VI. Special Issue I. Feb 2018, Mumbai. ISSN – 2454 – 2415

• Globalization and its impact on Indian Culture and Environment as reflected in Anita Desai’s Novels Fasting, Feasting and Fire on the Mountain, Vol.VI, Special Issue II: March, 2018, ISSN: 2454-2515

• The impact of Globalization on English Literature with reference to Anita Desai’s Fire on the Mountain and Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve, Vol. VII, Special. Issue-XVII, April, 2018

• Voices of the Marginalized as depicted in the novel The God of Small Things in Socio-political background, Vol. I No. 10. ISSN 2277-7539

• Psychological trauma in Anita Desai’s Fire on The Mountain, CLIO An Annual Interdisciplinary Journal of History, ISSN- 0976-075X, Vol. 6 Issue 13 Month June Year 2020

Participated in National / International Seminar/Conference

• Two-Day International Interdisciplinary Conference on ‘Designs of Reconstruction: Literature, Journalism and Political Culture’, Aurangabad (23rd -24th November 2016)

• National Conference on ‘Recent Trends in English Studies’, Solapur (22nd January 2017)

• One Day Multidisciplinary National Conference on ‘Contemporary Trends in Language, Literature, Feminism and Culture.’, Dombivli, (25th February, 2017)

• One day International Seminar on “New Trends in World Literature” organized by the Department of English, University of Mumbai, Mumbai. (25th March 2017)

• One Day Multidisciplinary International Conference On “Human Concerns and Issues in Literature, Social Sciences, Commerce and Technology.’, Shahapur, (8th April, 2017)

• One-Day National Conference on “Globalisation: Pros & Cons” organized by Pragati College of Arts & Commerce, Dombivli (3rd February, 2018)

• International Seminar on “Literature and Protest”, organized by Department of English, University of Mumbai, Mumbai. (3rd Feb 2018)

• International Seminar on “Literature and Globalization”, organized by Department of English, University of Mumbai, Mumbai. (16th-17th March 2018)

• National Seminar on “Revisiting the Indian Freedom Struggle and the resistance of Subaltern Groups”, organized by Institute of Distance and Open Learning, University of Mumbai and NCERT, New Delhi (23rd -24th March 2018)

• Two-Day National Seminar on “Structures and Processes of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policies”, organized by the Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai (27th-28th April 2018)

• International Seminar on “Literature and Marginalization”, organized by Department of English, University of Mumbai, Mumbai. (21st September 2018)

• International Seminar on “Teaching Language, Culture and Literature through Multimedia”, organized by Department of English, University of Mumbai, Mumbai. (3rd February 2018)

• Two-Day International Interdisciplinary Conference on “Prioratising Marginality: Socio-Political and Historico- Cultural Versions of Literature and Journalism”, Aurangabad (22nd-23rd February 2019)

• 2nd RC International Conference on “Globalization and Multilingual Language Education Policies”, Mumbai (17th-18th December 2019)

• 1st International Multidisciplinary Conference on “Transition and Transformation: Cities in Life, Literature and Culture-Mumbai Chapter”, Mumbai (17th-18th February 2020)

• International Web Conference on “Worlds of Hurt-Reading the Literature of Trauma”, organized by the department of English, & N.G. Acharya & D K Marathe College of Arts, Science & Commerce in collaboration with Board of Studies- English University of Mumbai. (27th-28th May 2020)

• Two-Day National Interdisciplinary E-conference on “COVID-19: Crisis, Effects, Challenges and Innovations” organized by Faculty of Humanities, Commerce & Management, Annasaheb Gundewar College, Nagpur. (16th-17th June 2020)

• International e-conference on “Reciprocal interfaces of Literature and Social Sciences”, organized by Departments of Languages and Social Sciences, Government of Maharashtra Ismail Yusuf College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai. (23rd-25th June 2020)

• Two-Day International Web Conference on “Literary Studies in the Coronavirus Terrain: Reading Peril, Environment and Normalcy”, organized by Ramnirajan Jhunjhunwala College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai, HSNC Board’s Smt. Chandibai Himathmal Mansukhani College, Ulhasnagar, M.S, India, KET’s V.G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai, M.S. India. (26th - 27th June 2020)

• One Day International E-Seminar on “Impact of COVID-19 on Intellectual Health of Youngsters, its Remedial Measures and use of ICT”, organized by Shankarlal Agarwal Science College, Salekasa, Dist. Gondia. (27th June 2020)

• One Day Multilingual & Interdisciplinary National Seminar on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad & National Integration: A Socio-Political & Journalistic View, organized by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Chair (UGC), Board of Student’s Development Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, ESPM’s College of Arts Bidkin, Aurangabad, and Lokseva Education Society’s Arts & Science College, Aurangabad. (11th November 2020)

• One Day National e-Seminar on Translation Studies, organized by Department of English, Sir Sayyed College of Arts, Commerce & Science, Aurangabad. (2nd January 2020)

• Two-Day Online International Conference on “Globalization and New Terrains of Consciousness: Phenomenologies of the Global/Local/Glocal” organized by Department of English Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi in collaboration with Department of English and American Studies University of Wizburg, Germany. (9th-10th February 2021)

• One-day International E-Seminar on “Covid Pandemic: Impact Opportunities & Challenges” organized by Research Academy of Social Sciences, Maharashtra. (7th March 2021)