Deepro Chakraborty

Research Scholar
Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi 110067

chakrabortydeepro@gmail.com
Phone: +91 9433032338

ACADEMIC DETAILS

Education:
MPhil: In Sanskrit from Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, JNU, New Delhi in 2014 (awarded), in the area of Manuscriptology under the supervision of Dr. Girish Nath Jha. (Dissertation Topic: Critical Edition of the Ātreyaśīkṣā). Final Grade: A+ (CGPA: 8.33 out of 9)
MA: In Sanskrit from Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, JNU, New Delhi in 2011. Final Grade: A+ (CGPA: 8.62 out of 9)
BA: In Sanskrit from Sanskrit College, Kolkata (under University of Calcutta) in 2009 with marks 656 out of 800 (82%).
Higher Secondary: From Hindu School, Kolkata (under West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education) in 2006 with marks 818 out of 1000 (81.8%).
Secondary: From Govt. Sponsored Multipurpose School for Boys’ Taki House, Kolkata (under West Bengal Board of Secondary Education) in 2004 with marks 704 out of 800 (88%).

Work Experience:
Working as an Assistant Professor in the department of Sanskrit, Gurudas College, Kolkata from 1st August, 2014.
Worked as an Assistant Professor (ad-hoc) in the department of Sanskrit, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi from 2nd January, 2014 to 20th March, 2014.
Conducted online tutoring on Sanskrit grammar for Vedanta Society of Providence, Massachusetts, USA in 2014.

Conferences:
Participated in the National Seminar on Application of Information Technology for Conservation, Editing and Publication of Manuscripts organized by Samskriti Foundation, Mysore, sponsored by National Mission for Manuscripts at Multi-vision Theatre, ISKCON, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, India (20th to 22nd January, 2013).
Presented paper at the 46th Session of All India Oriental Conference at University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India. (October 1st to 3rd, 2012)
Presented paper at the International Vedic Conference & India Conference of Waves on “Veda and Thought Revolution” at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India (March 14th to 17th, 2010).
Attended 15th World Sanskrit Conference, New Delhi, India (5th to 10th January, 2012).

Workshops:
Participated in ‘3 day Workshop on Sharda Script Learning’ organized by Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Millennium India Education Foundation, New Delhi. (8th to 10th November, 2013).
Participated in ‘Two Week National Workshop on Pūrvamīmāṁsā (Level-I)’ at Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, JNU, New Delhi, India (11th to 23rd March, 2013).
Participated in the ‘Basic Level Workshop on Manuscriptology and Palaeography’ organized by the National Mission for Manuscripts, New Delhi in collaboration with Centre for Ancient History and Culture, Jain University, Bangalore, India (19th November to 9th December, 2012) and obtained grade A1.
Participated in ‘Six-day Residential Workshop on Introduction to Knowledge Prepresentation in Eastern (Navya Nyāya) and Western Logic’ at Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan, Adi Sankara Nilayam, Veliayanad, Ernakulam, Kerala, India (3rd to 8th September, 2012)
Participated in the ‘National Level Workshop on Navya-Nyāya Language and Methodology (Level-I)’ and obtained grade O+ at Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sanshan, Adi Sankara Nilayam, Veliyanad, Ernakulam, Kerala, India (2nd to 13th July, 2012).
Participated in the ‘Workshop on Manuscriptology & Research Methodology’ organized by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan at Poornaprajna Samshodhana Mandiram, Bangalore, Karnataka, India (10th to 26th May, 2012).
Participated in the ‘Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts’ organized by Bhogilal Leherchand Institute of Indology, Delhi in collaboration with National Mission for Manuscripts, New Delhi, India (23rd to 27th March, 2011).

Fellowship/Award:
University Grants Commission: Qualified National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Lectureship held on 26th June, 2011 with JRF.
Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education): Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of the excellent academic performance in the M.A.(Sanskrit) examination conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University for the Academic year 2010-2011.
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi: Two years D.S. Gardi Sanskrit Scholarship from August 2009 to July 2011.
Gitabitan (A Pioneer Cultural Institute of Kolkata): Gītabhāratī degree in Rabindrasangeet, 2008, Kolkata, India.

Languages Known:
Bengali (Native), Sanskrit, English, Hindi, Assamese, Urdu

Scripts Konown:
Bengali-Assamese, Roman, Devanāgarī, Grantha, Śāradā, Telugu, Tamil, Brāhmī, Malayāḷam, Kannaḍa, Tigaḷāri, Oriya, Gurumukhi, Gurjari, Urdu.