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The Personal Page of Dr. Debal Dasgupta

 

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"The Cherry Orchard"... staged on February 25, 2005

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:ABOUT ME:

Dr. Debal Dasgupta

Professor and Offg. Head, Department of Russian

Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara-390002.

PHONE: (O) 0265-2786336

Date of Birth: April 22

:EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

S.No. Degree: Year: Institution: Subject: Class etc:

1

 Bachelors 1975 Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Russian Philology FIRST CLASS FIRST.

2

 Masters 1977 Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Russian Philology FIRST CLASS FIRST.

3

 M. Phil (Course Work) 1978 Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi International   Relations A (minus)

4

 Doctors 1994 The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Russian Philology The Univ. Does Not Award Class

   SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS:

  1. Recipient of Merit Scholarship during Graduation
  2. Recipient of National Merit Scholarship during Post-Graduation
  3. Recipient of ICSSR Fellowship during M. Phil. Research Work
  4. Recipient of UGC-Cultural Exchange Fellowship for Ph.D.

   TEACHING:

  1. 1977 – 1978:          Lecturer:          Jawaharlal Nehru University (One Acad. Year)
  2. 1978 – 1987:          Lecturer:          The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (Nine Years)
  3. 1987 – 1998:          Reader:            The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (Eleven Years)
  4. 1998 – Till date:      Professor:        The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (Four Years as on date)

   RESEARCH:

   Throughout the above period engaged in Academic Research including Ph.D. guidance.

   DISCIPLINES:

  1. Methods of Teaching Russian as a foreign language in the Indian Context
  2. Interactive Tools in the teaching of languages
  3. Comparative Philology: Russian and Indian Philology

    • Published articles in the above area of teaching and research in National and International Journals.

    • Presented more than 30 papers in National and International Level Seminars, Symposia in India and Abroad.

    • Delivered Talks at the Academy of Science, Russia and other Institutions of Russia.

    • Visited abroad (Moscow, Leningrad and the Baltics) in 1985 and 1991 as UGC Visiting Fellow under Indo-USSR Exchange Programmes.

    • Currently working on UGC-Research Project on "Interactive Tools in Teaching Languages"

   IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENTS UNDERTAKEN:

    • Member UGC-Text Book Commission: 1982-86.
    • Member-Chairman, Board of Studies in Modern and Ancient European Languages and Literatures, MSU, Baroda.
    • Member, Faculty Board, Faculty of Arts, MSU, Baroda.
    • External Expert for Centre Committee CRS, JNU, New Delhi: 1996-98
    • Member-Secretary, MSU Assessment and Accreditation Committee by NAAC
    • Coordinator-MSU-NAAC-Report Committee
    • Member, Steering Committee and Local Peer Team, MSU- Assessment and Accreditation by National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore.
    • Member, MSU-Annual Report Committees 1999—2000—2001--2002--2003--2004--2005
    • Convener, Faculty of Arts 51st Annual Report Committee.
    • Chairman, Ashoka Hall Education and Charitable Foundation
    • Responsible for the preparation of the IX & X Plan Proposals of The Faculty of Arts, MSU.
    • Member, MSU Five Year Planning and Proposal Committees: IX & X Plans.

:ACADEMIC INTEREST AND HOBBIES:
:FIELD  OF ACADEMIC INTEREST:
Russian and Indian Philology
Contrastive Studies
Interactive Tools in Language Teaching

:HOBBIES:

Dramatics
Indian Classical Instrumental Music
Antiquities
Numismatics
Pets

and


Chit-chatting
:INHERITANCE:

A Professor of Russian Philology, son of  the Late Amitava Dasgupta and the Late Santi Dasgupta from Ganga Villa, Patna, Bihar and 

currently the Head of the Department of Russian at the Faculty of Arts

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India.

:FRIENDS:
Members at home and students.


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