Academic Aspirations Ahead
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My Objectives
I aim to secure a PhD position to explore the anthropological/socio-economic impacts of the obsolescence of single screen cinemas. My research will blend archival work with narrative storytelling to evaluate community losses and potential revitalization strategies, ultimately contributing not only to cultural preservation but a progressive economic model powered through localized requirements.
My favourite nook in my home.
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Work
Professional Experience
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I am an Academic and Developmental Editor. I have worked with established publishing houses such as Oxford University Press, India where I proofread, copyedited, and created
databases pertaining to school textbooks. I also quality-checked digital contents associated with textbooks.
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I worked as a Teacher and Content Creator with CL Educate. I taught, created the curriculum and class materials for students preparing to ace standardized tests like GMAT, CAT (an MBA entrance test in India), CLAT (a test for admission in Law departments in India), etc. I utilized my expertise for honing the students' verbal and logical abilites.
Research Experience
I worked on a sponsored project (Department of Science & Technology) titled “Communication through Folk Performing Art for Building Scientific Temper: Audio-Visual Documentation of the Contemporary Performances by Folk Artists.” I collected narratives from folk artisans, photographed their works, translated Bengali folk songs into English, and analyzed all of these to ascertain the prevalence of scientific rationale in them and if they where succesful in disseminating scientific temper.
Fieldwork Experience
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Cultural Documentation -Both oral and visual cultures.
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Archiving
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Collecting and Analyzing Oral Narratives.
Languages Known
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English (native proficiency)
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Bengali (native proficiency)
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Hindi (native proficiency)
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Sanskrit (Rudimentary)
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Latin (Rudimentary)
Coding Language
Python and libraries such as NumPy, Matplotlib, Pandas
This torn and frayed facade belonging to an erstwhile single-screen cinema, Aleya, being redevolped into a real-estate property.
Highlights
Academic Interest
Conscientious editor and researcher whose primary academic interests lies in archiving and understanding memory and loss in socioanthropological settings. Furthermore, I am deeply interested in Digital Humanities methodology. To supplement my interest I am currently learning Python from Jadavpur University.
Conferences
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International Conference on Visual South Asia: Anthropological Explorations on Media and Culture. Read a paper titled, ‘F for Fake: Understanding fake photographs and its socio-political and philosophical ramifications.’ May 2017. The conference was organized by the University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, and the South Asian University, New Delhi.
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Annual Conference, Department of English, University of Delhi: Read a paper titled, ‘Interior Design: Shakespeare’s Sonnets and Modern Subjectivity.’ February 2016. This conference was organized by the University of Delhi.
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