Designation: Professor and Dean Academic

Email ID : dean.academic@rafflesuniversity.edu.in

Qualification:

• Ph.D.(Management)
• B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (Economics) : N.E.T. (Economics)
• M.Com. (E.A.F.M.) S.E.T(Commerce)
• M.A. (Public Administration),
• B.Ed, M.Ed. (Educational Technology) : N.E.T.(Education Technology),
• M.A.(Sociology), M.A. (Philosophy), M.A. (History),M.A. (Geography), Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication, M.A. (Psychology - Pursuing)

Experience/Achievements:

• Prof. Shekhawat is an educator in Economics. He has over 23 years of experience in teaching, administration and research. He worked as Associate Professor and Principal in many reputed Institutes and completed many administrative responsibilities. He has written more than thirty research papers which published in national and international journals. He also presented papers in many international seminars and conferences.

Designation:Assistant Professor of Political Science

Email Id: dr.sonikasharma@rafflesuniversity.edu.in

Qualification:

• PhD. In Political Science: Vidyasagar University, Midnapur
• M.Phil: Vidyasagar University, Midnapur
• M.A: C.S.J.M University, Kanpur
• B. A : Midnapur College, Midnapur

Experience/Achievements:

• Two years teaching experience (A. N. College, Patna) having 8 research publication & many national and International seminars/ workshops.

Publication(s):

• 1. “Importance of Soft Power in Indian Foreign Policy: Emerging Trends”, (July-September, 2018)Published in The Indian Journal of Political Science, ISSN: 0019-5510.
• 2. “South China Sea Dispute”, (2018) Published in Journal of Social and Economic Studies, ISSN:0377-0508.
• 3. “Indian Soft Power Diplomacy in South Asia”, (April 2018) Published in Shodh Gyanantrika,ISSN: 2277-582X.
• 4. “India’s Soft Power Policy: Importance in Emerging Trends”, (June, 2019) Published in Journal Global Values, ISSN (P) : 0976-9447, (E) : 2454-391.
• 5. “South China Sea Dispute: India’s Implication and Perspective”, (September, 2019) Published in Review Journal of Political Philosophy, ISSN (P) : 0976-3635,(E) : 2425-3411.
• 6. “Globalization and India’s Soft Power Diplomacy”, (March, 2018) Published in The Radical Humanist.

Membership

Bengal Institute of Political Studies

Workshop(s) :

• Participated a Research Workshop on the topic Social and Political Mapping of Popular Movements, Logistical Vision and Infrastructure of India Organized by Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group (MCRG) In collaboration with Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Germany & Vidyasagar University, Midnapore (WB), India, on March 6-7, 2017.
• Participated/ Presented Paper on the topic “India’s Look East Policy: Importance and Implications”, in a collaborative Workshop under the Project A Social Mapping of Infrastructure, Logistics and India’s Look East Policy on Logistics, Global Governance and India’s Look East Policy organized by CRG in collaboration with RLS & Department of Political Science with Rural Administration, Vidyasagar University held on 20th March, 2018.

Seminar(s) & Webinar(s) International :

• Participated/ Presented Paper on the topic “Indian Diaspora: a Tool to Boost India’s Soft Power Position ” in the International Conference on Indian Vision of Political Thinking: Possibilities of Global Alternative organized by Department of Political Science, CCS University Meerut in collaboration of IPSA held on 12th-13th August, 2017.
• Participated/ Presented Paper on the topic “India’s Soft Power Diplomacy in South Asia ” in International Seminar the 57th All India Political Science Conference on Emerging India organized at Anna Centre for Public Affairs , University of Madras, Tamil Nadu held on 15th-17th December, 2017.
• Participated/ Presented Paper on the topic “Globalization and India’s Soft Power Diplomacy” in the International Seminar on Challenges to India Polity: Concepts and Issues organized by Department of Political Science, University of Gour Banga, Malda, West Bengal held on 20-21st July, 2017.
• Participated/ Presented Paper in the Global Webinar Series on the topic “South China Sea & the Emergence of Great Powers Rivalry” on 4th September 2020 organized by Department of political Science, Jawahar Lal Nehru College, Chakradharpur, Jharkhand (India).
• 5. Participated in International Webinar on the topic “Emerging trends in the Post pandemic World Order: Issues and Concerns” organized by department of Political Science and Philosophy, Galsimaha Vidyalaya, Bardhaman West Bengal, India on 7th September, 2020.
• 6. Participated in International Webinar on the topic “India- China Relation in Emerging World Order: Present Scenario” organized by Department of Political Science in Collaboration with IQAC of Khudiram Bose Central College, West Bengal, India on 2nd September, 2020.
• 7. Participated in International Webinar on the topic “The Rising Dragon nad the DancingElephant: Sino-Indian Conflict Dynamic in South Asia in Contemporary Times” organized by the Department of Political Science, diamond Harbour Women’s University held on 4th July, 2020.
• 8. Participated in International Webinar on the topic "Challenges to Peace in the Contemporary Times" organized by Department of Gandhian and Peace Studies & Department of Political Science, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar in collaboration with APPRA and Indonesian Institute of Science, Jakarta, Indonesia held on 19-20th June, 2020.
• 9. Participated in two days International Conference on the topic “Covid-19’s Impact on India’s Foreign Policy” jointly organized by Department of Political Science and Department of Civil and Politics University of Mumbai held on 2-3rd June, 2020.
• 10. Participated/ Presented Paper on the topic “Establishment of World Peace: Role of Education” Organized by APPRA in collaboration with Indian Political Science Association (IPSA) and University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya(India) held on 10-12 October, 2022.
• 11. Participated/ Presented Paper on the topic “Indian Diaspora in Indian Foreign policy” Organized by

National:

• Attended/Participated an UGC-Sponsored Two-Days National Seminar on India: An Emerging Global Power Organized by the Department of Political Science at Vidyasagar University, Midnapore (WB), India on March 11-12, 2015.
• Attended/ Participated/ Presented paper on the topic “Jay Prakash Narayan’s Idea of Socialism” in the UGC- Sponsored National Seminar on Indian Political Thought: the Derivative and its critique Organized by the Department of Political Science at Vidyasagar University, Midnapore (WB), India on March 1-2, 2017.
• Participated/ Presented Paper on the topic “Geo-strategic Position of India: Advantage and Challenges ” in national seminar on India as an Emerging Power: Myths and Reality organized by Department of Political Science Kanchrapara College in collaboration with Centre for Sub Continental Studies, Kolkata held on 11th November, 2017.
• Participated in National level Webinar on the topic “Recent Trends on Indo-China Relationship: Major Issues and Challenges” organized by Department of Political Science supported by IQAC of Chapra Bangaljhi Mahavidyalaya on 15th September, 2020.
• Participated in webinar onthe topic “International Legal system in the age of Pandemic” organized by Indian Society for legal Research on 17th August, 2020.
• Participated in the National Webinar on the topic “India's National Security Challenges in the Contemporary Times”, organized by Department of Gandhian and Peace Studies, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar on 17th August, 2020.
• Participated in the National Webinar on the topic 'Pakistan occupied Jammu & Kashmir and Walaristan: An Integral Part of Bharat', organized by the Public Relations Cell, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar on 13th August, 2020.
• Participated in the National Webinar on the topic ‘Relevance of Gandhi Marg in Covid-19 Era' on 29th July 2020, organized by Department of Gandhian and Peace Studies, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar in association with Department of Nonviolence and Peace, Jain Vishva Bharati Institute.
• Participated in National Webinar on the topic “Challenges to peace in covid-19 Period :solutions from Gandhian Perspective” organized by department of Gandhian and Peace Studies, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar held on 29th May, 2020.
• Participated in Webinar on the topic “Self-Reliant India- Aspirations and Opportunities” organized by Alumni Association of held on 24thMay, 2020.

Designation: Assistant Professor of Sociology

Email Id: dr.preeti@rafflesuniversity.edu.in

Qualification:

• Ph. D
• M. Phil
• M. A. (Sociology)- Gold Medal
• B. A.

Area of Interest : Gender Studies, Development Studies and Sociology of Health

Experience :

• Worked as guest faculty at Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, Gurugram
• Worked as Teaching Assistant at Department of Sociology, MDU Rohtak
• Worked as guest teacher in Delhi government school for two session

Seminars :

• Presented a paper titled “Attitudes Towards New Reproductive Technology: A Sociological Study” at annual conference of All India Sociological Society held in December 2019 on theme Environment, Culture and Development: Discourse and Intersections.
• Presented a paper titled “Technological Advancement and Human Relationships: A Sociological Study” at an international conference of Social Science And Humanities Association held in November 2019 on the theme Status of Vulnerable Sections in Society and Justice through Constitution and Social Engineering .
• Presented a paper titled “Reproductive rights of nomadic women in India” at annual conference of Sociological Society: Himachal Pradesh held in November 2019 on the theme Culture, Development and Society: Understanding Development in relation to Culture.
• Presented a paper titled “Land Acquisition and Compensation” at annual conference of North West Indian Sociological association held in February 2019 on the theme Contemporary Issues in North-West India: Challenges and Strategies.
• Presented a paper titled “Land Acquisition and its impact on Family Relationships” at annual conference of at annual conference of All India Sociological Society held in December 2018 on the theme Reconstructing Sociological Discourse in India: Perspectives from the Margins.
• Presented a paper titled “Reproductive Rights of Women” at the International conference organised by Department Of Sociology, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan in November 2016 on the theme Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Dimensions, Directions and Challenges.

Publication :

• “Reproductive Rights of Women in India” published in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Research in Allied Education on 01-02-2019 with an impact factor of 3.46.
• “Land Acquisition and its Impact on Changing Family Relationships: A Study of Nawada Fatehpur Village, Gurugram” published in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Research in Allied Education on 01-03-2019 with an impact factor of 3.46.
• “Land Acquisition and compensation: A Sociological Study” published in Journal of People & Society of Haryana by Centre for Haryana Studies (A refereed Journal of MDU) in April 2020 edition.
• “Reproductive rights of nomadic women: A Sociological Study” published in an edited book Culture Development and society with ISSBN 978-81-950753-2-4 by Dr Mohinder Salaria.
• “Legal Scenario of Surrogacy in India: Issues and Concerns” published in International Journal of All Research Education and Scientific Methods in April 2022 with an impact factor of 7.429.

Designation : Assistant Professor of English

Email ID : dr.aparna@rafflesuniversity.edu.in

Qualification:

• Ph.D.
• M.Phil (Linguistics)
• M.A.(English Literature)
• B.A.

AREA OF INTEREST : Gender studies, Feminist Studies and Creative Writing

SPECIALIZATION : Broadcast Journalism

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION : Course on Bioethics: The law, Medicine and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and Genetics certified from Harvard University

Experience/Achievements:

• Student’s Seminar, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan paper presented on “Spiritual and Inspirational literature: Essence of Life” (2014)
• Student’s Seminar on “Indian Society: Issues and Challenges” organized by Women’s Studies and Research Center, Banasthali Vidyapith, paper presented on “Child Abuse” (2015)
• National Conference, JECRC, Jaipur presented on “Clothes as Metaphor of Identity in Jasmine and Clothes; a Comparative Study” (2016)
• International Conference, Institute of Advanced Studies in English, Pune, paper presented on “Interrogating the Dialectics of Digital Possibilism in M.T. Anderson’s Feed” (2017)
• National Seminar, Jaypee Institute of Information and Technology, Sector- 62, Noida paper presented on “Marginalization and Abjection; a Psycho Feminist Understanding of Chandidasi in Mahashweta Devi’s Bayen” (2017)
• National Conference, Government Girl’s College, Rewari paper presented on “Underrating of Artifacts in Traumatized Severance through Remnants of a Separation: a History of the Partition through Material Memory by Aanchal Malhotra” (2018)
• Conference on ‘Recent Trends in Interdisciplinary Research’ at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla paper presented on “Womb:Property inside Body in Meera Syal’s The House of Hidden Mothers” (2019)
• National Seminar, Indra Gandhi University, Rewari paper presented on “Exploring the Dialectics of Body through the Lenses of Postmodern Feminism in Handmaid’s Tale by Margret Atwood” (2019)
• RUSA sponsored Virtual Confrence, Patna Women’s College, paper presented on “Examining the Objectified Body in the Strangulated World of Patriarchy” (2022)
• International Conference on English Learning and Teaching Skills, paper presented on "Uncovering the Realities of English Language Teaching in Rural Schools of Rewari District of Haryana, India" (2023)

Papers Published:

• International Journal of English and Studies, “Fetishization of Other Womb in Judith Henry wall’s The Surrogate” Vol. 7 issue 2, 901-913, E- 2348-1269, P- 2349-5138, 2020
• International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research, “Exploring the Dialectics of Body through the Lenses of Postmodern Feminism in Handmaid’s Tale by Margret Atwood” Vol. 9, 160-171, 2277- 7881, 2020
• The Criterion: An International Journal in English, “Womb: Property inside Body in Meera Syal’s The House of Hidden Mothers” Vol.12, 255- 263, 0976-8165, 2021
• International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, “Examining the Floating Body in the Hegemonic Ocean” Vol.11, issue1, 49-55, P- 2319- 393X, E- 2319-3948, 2022
• Litrary Herald: An International Referred/Peer-reviewed English e- Journal, “Exploring the Genesis of Language through Aphasia in Sheila Hale’s novel The Man who lost his Language” ISSN : 2454-3365, 2022
• International Journal of Novel Research and Development, “Diagnosing ‘Quietus’ by comparing poems of Emily Dickinson and Songs of Sidhu Moose Wala” Vol. 7, issue 12, 544-548, ISSN: 2456-4184, 2022

Article Published in Book : Women, Womanhood and Society: A Postmodern Perspective, an article published “The Restructuring of Body in The Testaments by Margret Atwood”, 154-164, 978-93-90891- 71-9, 2022

Designation : Assistant Professor of English

Email ID : dr.deepikamishra@rafflesuniversity.edu.in

Qualification:

• Ph.D.
• MBA
• M.A.
• B.A.

AREA OF INTEREST : Literature, Human Value Activities

SPECIALIZATION : Indian Writing in English Literature

Experience :

• Teaching- 5 + years and Corporate- 2.5 years

Achievements:

• Coordinated and Organized - 8 Day National Workshop on “Faculty Development Program for Student Induction (FDP-SI)” approved by AICTE and sponsored by BTU (Bikaner Technical University) TEQIP- III
• 3 Day National Workshop on ”Mentoring the Mentors of Universal Human Values for Student Induction Programme” approved by AICTE and sponsored by RTU (Rajasthan Technical University) TEQIP- III
• “Capacity Building for Rural Women in Habitat Sector” funded by Department of Science and Technology

PUBLICATIONS :

• “Coolie: Organic Force of Society” in Shrinkhla Vol- III, Issue-VI, ISSN, P: ISSN No: 2321-290X
• “De-humanization in Mulk Raj Anan’ Untouchable” in Innovation Vol 2, Issue- 11, ISSN No: 2456-5474

Designation: Assistant Professor

Email Id: anukritisharma@rafflesuniversity.edu.in

Qualification:

• NTA UGC-NET (English)/ GATE (English)
• MA English, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi
• BA (Hons) English, University of Delhi, Delhi

Experience/Achievements:

• Working as an Assistant Professor at Raffles University since February 2024.

Area of Specialization:

• Partition Literature, 20TH Century British Literature.