Dr. Umesh Kumar Singh

1. Academic qualifications:

1. Ph.D. from Delhi University, 2009, Research area: Vedic Literature and Ayurveda.
2. M. Phil. from Delhi University, 2003, Research area: Vedic Literature and Ayurveda.
3. First Class post graduate from Banaras Hindu University in 2002.
4. First Class graduate from Allahabad University in 2000.

2. Awards and achievements:
1. Qualified U.P. SLET 2002
2. Qualified National eligibility test and awarded by Junior research fellowship in June 2002.
3. Qualified National eligibility test and awarded by Junior research fellowship in June 2003.
4. Developed an online indexing system for vedic literature with the help of Dr. Girish Nath Jha of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. It can be seen on this link http://sanskrit.jnu.ac.in/vedanta/index.jsp
5. Editing an online refereed research journal of Sanskrit Studies named by Nikaṣa, it can be seen on- http://sangamanee.com/Nikasha.htm

3. Experiences:
1. Senior Research Associate, continued from September, 2010. Center for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA.
2. Research Associate, September 2009 to August 2010. Center for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA.
3. Senior Linguist, from 1st April 2010 to 30 November 2010. SHMT Project, DIT, Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi-110067.
4. Junior Linguist, from 1st April 2009 to 30-03-2010. SHMT Project, DIT, Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi-110067.
5. Language Editor, from 13-01-2009 to 30-03-2009. SHMT Project, Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi-110067.
6. Guest Lecturer in Krori Mal College, Delhi University, 22Aug. 2007 to 24 Dec. 2007.

4. Published books :
1. १. शाङ्खायनशाखीया ऋग्वेदसंहिता (पदपाठसंवलिता)-द्वितीयः अष्टकः), (सह सम्पा.) उज्जैन २०१२, महर्षि सान्दीपनिराष्ट्रियवेदविद्याप्रतिष्ठानम्, ISBN- 978-81-9236-296-0
2. Science and Technology in Ancient Indian Texts, (Co-Ed.) D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd. Delhi, 2012, ISBN: 978-81-246-0632-3
3. वैदिक चिकित्सा एवं आयुर्वेद, Parimal Publications, Delhi, 2010, ISBN: 978-81-7110-466-6
4. वंश ब्राह्मणम्, Parimal Publications, Delhi, 2010, ISBN: 978-81-7110-467-3
5. मृगपक्षिशास्त्रम्, Parimal Publications, Delhi, 2010, ISBN: 978-81-7110-469-7
6. कृषि पराशर, Parimal Publications, Delhi, 2010, ISBN: 978-81-7110-470-3
7. रत्नप्रदीपिका, Parimal Publications, Delhi, 2010, ISBN: 978-81-7110-468-0
Books under publication:
१. षड्विंश ब्राह्मण
२. संहितोपनिषद् ब्राह्मण
३. देवताध्याय ब्राह्मण
४. ऐतरेय आरण्यक
५. शांखायन आरण्यक
६. तैत्तिरीय आरण्यक(चतुर्थ प्रपाठक पर्यन्त)
७. शौनकीय ऋग्विधान (सम्पादन एवं अनुवाद)

5. Published papers:
1. अथर्ववेदीय प्रथम मन्त्र एवं आयुर्वेद, प्रत्यय, त्रैमासिक शोध पत्रिका, २००७, ISSN: 0975-7821
2. “Online Multilingual Amarakośa: the relational lexical database” in proceedings of fifth Global WorldNet Conference 2010, Mumbai, India. ISBN:978-81-8487-083-1, pp306-310
3. आयुर्वेद के चिकित्सादर्शन पर वैदिक मन्त्रों का प्रभाव, परमिता, त्रैमासिक शोध पत्रिका, शोधवार्षिकांक,२०११, ISSN: 0974-6129
4. वैदिक जल-चिकित्सा एवं वर्तमान सन्दर्भ, जाह्नवी (संस्कृत ई-जर्नल) जून २०११, ISSN: 0976-8645

6. Presentations in conferences:
1. ‘‘आधुनिकतम सन्दर्भ में वैदिक वैमानिकी’’ In International Vedic Conference 2004, Gurukul Kangari Vishvavidyalay, Haridwar, Uttaranchal, India.
2. ‘‘वेद एवं वेदेतर साहित्य में वायु महाभूत’’ in Research Council of Department of Sanskrit, University of Delhi.
3. आचार्यत्रयी के अनुसार सुख एवं स्वास्थ्य के लिए वायु तत्त्व का महत्त्व’’ in J.R. Rajasthan Sanskrit University, Jaipur in 9th India conference of “World Association for Vedic Studies” (WAVES).2005
4. ‘‘ज्ञानसंरक्षण की भारतीय सांस्कृतिक परम्परा’’ in University of Delhi, South Campus, in 10th India conference of “World Association for Vedic Studies” (WAVES).2006.
5. “अथर्ववेदीय प्रथम मन्त्र एवं आयुर्वेद’’ in International Veda-Vedang-Conference 2007, Gurukul Kangari Vishvavidyalay, Haridwar, Uttaranchal, India.
6. ‘‘आयुर्वेद एवं सर्पवेद’’ in 2nd World Congress on Vedic Sciences 2007, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
7. ‘‘वेद एवं आयुर्वेद की दृष्टि में योगशास्त्र’’ in Bharatiya Yoga Academy and Pārshwanāth Vidyāpeetha, Varanasi,2007.
8. ‘‘आयुर्वेद में सत-रज-तम : प्रासंगिकता एवं जीवनमूल्य’’ in Bon Maharaj Institute of Management and Technology, in 11th India conference of “World Association for Vedic Studies” (WAVES).2007.
9. “Automatic Indexing System for texts of Indian Intellectual Tradition" in 18th International Congress of Vedanta, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, MA, USA, 2009.
10. “Issues and challenges in computational documentation of vedic literature” in International Veda-Vedang-Conference 2009, Gurukul Kangari Vishvavidyalay, Haridwar, Uttaranchal, India.
11. “संस्कृतवाङ्मये सृष्टिप्रक्रिया”, अखिलभारतीयसंस्कृतशोधसम्मेलनम्, उत्तराञ्चल संस्कृत अकादमी, हरिद्वारम्, २००९
12. “Online Multilingual Amarakośa: the relational lexical database” in fifth Global Global Wordnet Conference 2010, Mumbai, India.
13. “संस्कृतवाङ्मये वृक्षचिकित्सा”, अखिलभारतीयसंस्कृतशोधसम्मेलनम्, उत्तराञ्चल संस्कृत अकादमी, हरिद्वारम्, २०१०
14. “संस्कृत साहित्य में पादप-विज्ञान”, in International conference on Sanskrit Sāhitya, Department of Sāhitya, Faculty of Sanskrit Vidyā and Dharma Vigyān, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
15. “प्राचीन भारतीय विज्ञान एवं तकनीकी विकास में आगम ग्रन्थों का योगदान” in International seminar on Āgamaśāstra, Department of Dharmāgama, Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya and Dharma Vigyāna, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 2011.
16. Poster presentation on “Some Gems of Sanskrit Literature” in 20th International Vedanta Congress, 28th to 31st December,2011, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi-110067.
17. Poster presentation on “Special topics in History of Indian Science” in 20th International Vedanta Congress, 28th to 31st December,2011, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi-110067.

7. Workshops Attended
1. Workshop on Manuscriptology, 2-2-2006 to 10-2-2006 at SCSS, JNU, New Delhi.
2. ‘अनुवादकानां कार्यशाला एवं तत्त्वबोध व्याख्यानम्’ , १५-११-२००८, उत्तराञ्चल संस्कृत अकादमी, हरिद्वार।
3. Workshop attened on “Samas Tagging for the Development of Sanskrit Computational Tools-kit and Sanskrit Hindi Machine Translation System” at Pūrṇapragya Vidyāpīṭha Sanskrit College, Banglore.
4. Workshop on “संस्कृत एवं सांगणिक भाषाविज्ञान” in Faculty of SVDV, 12-7-2011 to 15-7-2011, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
5. Workshop on Śāradā Script Learning, 8-10 November, 2013, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067

8. Previous Selection:
Lecturer in Sanskrit,
International Centre for Ayurvedic Studies,
Gujrat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat. June 2006.

9. Membership of Academic Bodies:
1- World Association for Vedic Studies(WAVES), USA.
2- आजीवन सदस्य, भारतीय हिन्दी परिषद्, प्रयाग