Shagun Sinha

Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi 110067
shagunsinha5@gmail.com
Languages Known : Sanskrit, Bhojpuri, Hindi, English

UGC Junior Research Fellow in Sanskrit
Qualified the UGC-National Eligibility Test 2015
Featured in a coverage titled The Sanskrit Survivor by HT Livemint in 2015

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Education

COURSE/EXAMINATION INSTITUTION YEAR/DURATION PERCENTAGE

Pursuing M.Phil. on the Topic : Translation Issues In Conversational Sanskrit-Bhojpuri Language Pair : An MT Perspective Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 2015-2017 Submission due in July 2017

MA in Sanskrit Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 2013-2015 83.7 %
CGPA 7.87

BA(hons.) Sanskrit Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi 2010-2013 80.8%
(Highest in the department)

Research Interests

Sanskrit Computational Linguistics

Translation Studies

Sanskrit Linguistics

Machine Translation

Text Processing

Morphology

Syntax

Papers presented

yogo manasika-svasthyam ca'(Yoga and Mental Health : A secondary study), Sanskrit Students' Conference 2016, SCSS JNU

Enquiry and The Will to Follow Dharma : On the Basis of The Lectures Delivered In The Workshop, Workshop on 'pramukha
upanisadon mein lokadharma' 2015, SCSS JNU

Varna Vyavastha in Abhigyanshakuntalam 2013, Miranda House, DU

bhagyameva phalati sarvatra, Paper Presentation Competition 2012, Sri Venkateswara College DU

Extra curricular experience

Volunteer, International Linguistics Olympiad 2016, held at Infosys Mysore, Organised by Microsoft in collaboration
with JNU and other institutions

Member, Organizing Committe, SCSS Alumni Meet 2015

Member, Organizing Committee, JNU Sanskrit Students Conference 2014

SCSS Student Councillor and Convener, JNU Students' Union, 2013-2014

Core Member, Team Logistics, Lady Shri Ram Model United Nations 2013

Secretary, Hindi Debating Society, LSR College, 2011-2012

Core Member, LSR ALumna Cell, 2010-2011 & 2011- 2012

Core Member, LSR Entrepreneruship Cell, 2010-2011

Volunteer, National Service Scheme, LSR College, 2010-2011

Core Member, Organizing Committee, LSR Annual Hindi parliamentary
debate competition, 2011

Awards and Honors

Best Speaker Award, Hindi Debate Competition, Vishva Hindi Divas 2017, JNU

Award for third best poem, Hindi Poetry Competition, Vishva Hindi Divas 2017, JNU

Best Speaker, Sanskrit Extempore Competition, Sanskrit Day 2016, SCSS, JNU

Special Mention Award, Delegate UN Women, LSR Model United Nations 2016

Sanskrit Pratibha Puraskar, Delhi Sanskrit Academy(DSA), 2015

Shri Karamchand Prize for Highest Marks in Sanskrit, Lady Shri Ram College, 2014

Sanskrit Pratibha Puraskar, DSA, 2013

Lady Shri Ram Prize for Public Speaking in Hindi, 2013

Second Best Speaker Award, Sanskrit Speech Competition, DSA 2013

Student Editor, Sanskrit Section, LSR College Magazine 2012-2013

Best Speaker, Sanskrit Speech competition, LSR Annual Sanskrit Fest 2012

Sanskrit Pratibha Puraskar, DSA 2012

Second Best Speaker, Sanskrit Speech Competition 2012, Hindu College

Second Best Speaker, Sanskrit Speech Competition 2012, Kirorimal College, DU

Third Best Speaker, Sanskrit Speech Competition 2012, St.Stephen's College DU

Student Editor, Sanskrit Section, LSR College Magazine, 2011-2012

LSR Chirashree Chakraborty Award for Creative Writing in Sanskrit, 2012

Best Student Award, Sanskrit Department, LSR College, 2012

LSR Chirashree Chakraborty Award for Creative Writing in Sanskrit, 2011

Member of the winning team, Narendra Singh Pradhan Hindi Parliamentary Debate
competition 2011, KMC DU

Member of the winning team, Hindu College Hindi parliamentary debate competition 2011

Best Student Award, Sanskrit Department, LSR College, 2011

Workshops Attended

National Basic-level Workshop on Manuscriptology, Bhogilal Leherchand Institute of Indology, 11 September 2016 - 1 October 2016

English for Academic Writing : From Synopsis to Thesis Writing, Linguistic Empowerment Cell JNU, August 2016

Workshop on Mind-Mapping, LEC JNU, 6-7 April 2016

Indian Sign Language Learning, LEC JNU, 2 days, January 2016

National Workshop on Manuscriptology, Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies JNU, March 2015

Basic Workshop on Sharda Script, SCSS JNU, November 2013

Others

Participated as a Delegate in Zenith Model United Nations 2016, Miranda House

Represented College at the celebrations of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda and National Youth Day, held at RamaKrishna Auditorium,
RK Mission, New Delhi on the 12th of January, 2013

Formed a part of the Stage Choir during the welcome of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in 2012 at LSR College

Winner of the Online Theme based Writing Competition (English), organized by 21Fools.com during Oasis, 2011, the annual cultural fest of BITS, Pilani.

COURSE/EXAMINATION	INSTITUTION	YEAR/DURATION	PERCENTAGE
Pursuing M.Phil. on the Topic : Translation Issues In Conversational Sanskrit-Bhojpuri Language Pair : An MT Perspective	Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi	2015-2017	Submission due in July 2017
MA in Sanskrit	Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi	2013-2015	83.7 % CGPA 7.87
BA(hons.) Sanskrit	Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi	2010-2013	80.8% (Highest in the department)