Name: Dr. Gitanjali Roy

Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of English, ICFAI University, Tripura, India

Email: itzgitz@gmail.com / gitanjaliroy@iutripura.edu.in

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Dr. Gitanjali Roy is Assistant Professor, Department of English, ICFAI University, Tripura, India

Educational Qualifications:

• PhD (Awarded on 03 Dec’ 2021) from Department of English, Tripura University on ‘Text-Performer-Performance Triangulation: A Study on Digital Life in Select Texts of Digital Literature’
• Master of Arts in English, Tripura University
• Bachelor of Arts in English Honours, Holy Cross College, Agartala, Tripura

Experiences:

• Assistant Professor, ICFAI University, Tripura (2017- Continuing)
• Academic Co-ordinator, IGNOU, Women’s College, Tripura (2019- Continuing)
• Visiting Faculty, ICFAI University, Tripura (2016-2017)
• Guest Lecturer, Women’s College, Tripura (2016-2017)
• Guest Lecturer, Maharaja Bir Bikram College, Tripura (2015-2017)
• Visiting Lecturer, Holy Cross College, Tripura (2015-2016)

Faculty Development Program:

• Obtained Grade A in a 1-month UGC Sponsored Faculty Induction Programme conducted by Human Resource Development Centre, Pondicherry University, 1st Feb 2022- 2nd Mar 2022

On-Line Certificate Courses:

• Completed “Fundamentals of Manuscript Preparation” conducted by Elsevier & Researcher Academy, 31st May 2020
• Completed “Gamification and Behavioral Design: The Octalysis Framework” conducted by Yu-Kai-Chou and Udemy, November 2017

Online Webinar:

• Participated in an International interactive session titled Leeds Libraries Tech Talk: Digital Literature and Interactive Storytelling organized by Leeds Library in collaboration with British Library for Digital Literature, London, UK on 11th June 2020, 12:00 p.m. (BST)

Editorial:

• Co-edited a journal INTERFACE, Vol. 1, No. 1, March 2021
• Peer-reviewer of the journal ‘Language, Literature and Interdisciplinary Studies’ (LLIDS), 2021-Continuing
• Peer-reviewer of the journal ‘IUT Journal of Advanced Research and Development’, 2021- Continuing

Conducted Seminars:

• Convener of National Seminar “Negotiating Issues of Orality, Folk and History in the 21st Century” sponsored by ICSSR & Sahitya Akademi 05 Nov-06 Nov’18 [Fund received from ICSSR-Rs. 40,000/- Fund received from Sahitya Akademi- Rs. 41, 944/- Total grant- Rs. 81, 944/-]

Undergoing Research Project:

• Collecting interviews of 1971 (refugees, migrants and residents of Tripura) and digitally archiving the stories for an ‘Oral History Project’ on behalf of Kolkata Partition Museum Trust, 22nd Dec’ 2021- Till now

Invited Lectures:

• Lecture on “Narration of Folktales: From Orality to Digital Archiving” in a National Conference “Folklore as Resistance: Insights from North East India” conducted Department of Cultural Studies, Tezpur University, Mar 2022
• Panellist on “Partition and Women” organized by Women History Conclave, 14th Aug’ 2020. (Facebook Link for Reference:https://www.facebook.com/aparna.bandyopadhyay.5/videos/553015799474446)
• Lecture on “Peace Promotion in Tripura and Way Forward” jointly organized by North Eastern Social research Centre, Guwahati and Jana Unnayan Samiti Tripura, May 2019

Chairperson In Conference:

• Chaired a Panel in an International Memory Studies Conference “Memory in a Digital Age” conducted Centre for Memory Studies, IIT Madras, 23rd- 25th Aug 2022

Workshop/ Course Participation:

• Participated in 7-days National Short-Term Course on Digital Literatures and Literatures in the Digital conducted by Department of English, Aligarh Muslim University, 04/05/2022- 10/05/2022
• Participated in 3-days International level workshop on Research Methods and Approaches to Migration and Diasporic Studies organized by Centre for Diasporic Studies, Central University of Gandhinagar, Gujrat, India in collaboration with Centre for Migration, Refugees, and Belonging, University of East London, UK, 2020
• Participated in 7-days National level workshop on Media Semiotics: A Course on Cultural Analysis & Research conducted by Research Culture & Society & Government Arts College, Kawant, ChottaUdepur (Affiliated to Shri Govind Guru University, Godhra, Gujrat), 2020
• Participated in 2-days National level workshop on Design, Development and Delivery of Online Courses organized by Jawaharlal Nehru University, Special Centre for E-learning, New Delhi, 2020
• Participated in 2-days National level workshop on Research Methodology for Literature and Language Studies conducted by Tripura University, 2017
• Participated in 7-days National Level workshop on Book Publishing conducted by National Book Trust, 2015

Academic Staff College Co-Ordination:

• Participated in 5-days Faculty Development Program on MOODLE Enabled Blended Learning and developed online courses, conducted by ICFAI University, Tripura, July 2020. Outcome: Developed 4 courses in LMS, ICFAI University, Tripura platform (Link: https://iutripura.gnomio.com/)

Dissertation Supervisions:

• Anna Lalramchhuangi, MA (English) worked on “A Study on the Contemporary Social Life of the Mizos with Reference to the Jampui Hill”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2020-2022
• Elizabeth Lallawmtlingi, MA (English) worked on “A Study on Mizo Cultural Attire in Jampui Hills”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2020-2022
• Rubui Debbarma, MA (English) worked on “Religious Customs and Ceremonial Rites of Hindu Marriages in Tripuri Community”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2019-2021
• Newly Debbarma, MA (English) worked on “Khumpui: Journey from Folktale to a Documentary Movie”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2019-2021
• Dhrubajyoti Chakraborty, MA (English) worked on “Representation of Women in Tagore’s Novel Chokher Bali”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2019-2021
• Tanishq Basak, MA (English) worked on “Cobra Kai: Morality and Life Lessons as Portrayed in Web Series”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2019-2021
• Bini Debbarma, MA (English) worked on “A Cultural Analysis on the Social Practices of the Kokborok Community with Special Reference to Lampra Wathop”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2018-2020
• Ikbal Hossain Chowdhury, MA (English) worked on “Misrepresentation of the Muslim in Hollywood Movies”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2018-2020
• Sima Biswas, MA (English) worked on “A Study on the Hybridization of Food Culture with Special Reference to the Bengali Food Habit”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2018-2020
• Tafdul Hossen, MA (English) worked on “Evolution of Bengali Muslim Marriages: With Special Reference to the Rituals in India”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura,2018-2020
• Sanjib Das, MA (English) worked on “Representation of History in Movies: With Special Reference to Select Bollywood Movies”, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2017-2019
• Anisha Das, MA (English) worked on “Intertextuality in Cinema: A Study on Select Hollywood, Bollywood and Tollywood Films as Texts”, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2016-2018
• Elem Debbarma, MA (English) worked on “Depicting Social Relationship in Mitra Phukan’s Novel The Collector’s Wife: With Special Reference to the Character of Rukmini”, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2016-2018

Student Development Projects:

• Ankur Ghosh, BA. English (Honours) worked on “Representation of Sports in Bollywood Movies”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2018-2021
• Nisha Debbarma, BA. English (Honours) worked on “Chetuang: Journey from Folktale to a Movie”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2018-2021
• Pratiksha Chakma, BA. English (Honours) worked on “Evolution of Marriage Practices of the Chakma Community”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2018-2021
• Bipasha Sinha, BA. English (Honours) worked on “Evolution in Manipuri Costume: With Special Reference to the Meiteis”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2019-2020
• Rahul Sinha, BA. English (Honours) worked on “Culinary Culture of North East India”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2019-2020
• Pritam Kumar Saha, BA. English (Honours) worked on “Popularity of the PUBG Games”, Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Art, ICFAI University, Tripura, 2019-2020

Industrial Training:

• Underwent Corporate Training with Tata Consultancy Services on English Communication and Basic Corporate Etiquette, 2014

Additional Ceritificate Courses:

• Underwent First Degree Course on Graphology from Kolkata Institute of Graphology, Feb- Apr 2022

Poetry Writing:

• “Locate me and tell me the answer please…” published by ‘NEWFrontiers Online’, North East Writer’s Forum, July 2021. (https://www.guwahatigrandpoetryfestival.com/post/cookingpoetry?fbclid=IwAR3QT2WNku9ZfMh53ju6ONyENw14FnBAdc5UM4wlgBjHd_0C891Zu0awgvc)
• “Cooking Poetry” published by ‘Straight from heart’, Guwahati Grand Poetry Festival, 16 September 2020. (https://www.guwahatigrandpoetryfestival.com/post/cookingpoetry?fbclid=IwAR3QT2WNku9ZfMh53ju6ONyENw14FnBAdc5UM4wlgBjHd_0C891Zu0awgvc)

Membership In Reputed Bodies:

• Member Secretary, Board of Studies, Department of English Faculty of Liberal Arts, ICFAI University, Tripura
• Member of Grievance Redressal Cell, ICFAI University, Tripura
• Executive Member of Interface (Tripura Chapter), NEWF
• Member of North-East Writer’s Forum (NEWF)
• Member of Centre for Memory Studies
• Member of DHARTI (Digital Humanities Alliance for Research and Teaching Innovations)
• Member of K-nine, an Animal Welfare Organization

Book Publication:

• “Orality, Folk and History in the 21st Century”, Edited by Gitanjali Roy and Dr. Sayantan Thakur, 24by7 Publications, ISBN: 987-93-89963-00-7, 2020

Journal Publication:

• “Performance Space of the Digital Performer/ Reader Inside Andy Campbell and Judi Alston’s Digital Fiction the Nightingale’s Playground”, Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol. 13 No. 2, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v13n2.32, 2021
• “Authenticity v/s Glocalization as Represented in the Digital Platforms: A Study on the Food Culture with Special Reference to Tripura”, Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol. 12 No. 5, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v12n5.rioc1s17n7, 2020
• “Oscillating Between ‘Ae-Par-Bangla’ and ‘Ue-Par-Bangla’: A Kaleidoscopic View of Oral Traditions among the Tripura Bangals”, Journal of Bengali Studies, Vol. 6 No.1, pp.153-174, ISSN: 2277-9426, 2018

Chapter in a Book:

• “Location, Re-location, Dislocation: Assimilation and Dissimilation of Oral Culture Among the Tripura Bangals”, ‘North East India: A Cultural Revaluation’, Edited by Somali Saha, Eastern Publishers, pp. 73-91, ISBN: 978-93-88881-38-8, 2020
• “From Subservient to Assertive, From Confinement to Assertive, From Silent to Strong: The Changing Role of Women in Indian Movies’, ‘Women Perspectives: Issues and Concerns’, Edited by Muzamil Jan and Amit Bhowmick, Delton Publishing House, pp. 276- 283, ISBN:978-93-87631-24-3, 2019
• “Facebook- A Popular Digital Space: Negotiating Between Identity Formation and Social Performance”, ‘Communication & Modern Indian Society’, Edited by Sankha Subhra Bhandra, Global Publishing House India, pp. 11-19, ISBN: 978-93-81563-39-7, 2017

Paper Presentation In Conference:

• Presented a paper on “Re- Reading 1971 Narratives of Tripura” in an International Memory Studies Conference “Memory in a Digital Age” conducted Centre for Memory Studies, IIT Madras, 23rd-25th Aug 2022
• Delivered a lecture on “Digital Literature: An Introduction” in 7th Doctoral Research International Conference organised by NEHU, Shillong; Moran College, Assam; Sri Venkateswara University, Andhra Pradesh, 28th Jul 2022
• Presented a paper on “Borderland Issues of Tripura” in an International Conference “Understanding International Migration” conducted Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement, 7th Feb 2021. (YouTube Link for reference: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwYc2ZLyMfTR_tEC_wPmgtQ)
• Delivered a lecture on “Performance Space of the Performer/ Reader in Campbell and Alston’s Digital Fiction The Nightingale’s Playground” in an International symposium “digital + humanities”conducted by University of Kent in collaboration with SPARC, IIT Kharagpur, Western Sydney University, Pondicherry University, 29th Oct 2020
• Presented a paper on “Digitalization & Glocalization of Cuisines: A Study on Hybridization of Food Culture with Special Reference to Tripura” in an International Seminar “Recent Advances in Interdisciplinary Humanities” conducted by Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences & Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, 20th-22nd August 2020
• Presented a paper on “The Notion of Border with Special Reference to Tripura” in a National Seminar “Contemporary Research and Emerging Issues of Northeast India: Anthropology and Beyond” conducted by Department of Anthropology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh in collaboration with the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, 2nd-3rd March 2020
• Presented a paper on “Cultural Practices of the Srihottiyos of Tripura” in a National Seminar “Cultural Heritage of Tripura” conducted by Department of English, Tripura University, in collaboration with Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal, 18th-19th March 2019
• Presented a paper on “Digital Archiving of Folksongs: Consumerization, Branding and Marketing Strategies” in a National Seminar “Mystic Hills, Magical Rivers: A Festival of North Eastern Folkways” conducted by Department of English, Tripura University in collaboration with NEC, Ministry of DoNER, 2018
• Presented a paper on “Animism: Socio-Religious Practices of the Sacred Nature to Digital Animism” in a National Seminar “The Dynamics of Environment and Its Impact on Politics: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue” conducted by Department of Political Science, Holy Cross College, in collaboration with ICSSR-NERC, Shillong, 23rd-24th March 2018
• Presented a paper on “Location, Re-Location, & Dislocation: Assimilation & Dissimilation of Oral Culture among the Tripura Bangals” in a National Seminar “Northeast India- A Cultural Revaluation” conducted by Department of English, Women’s College, in collaboration with Tripura Institute of Technology, Agartala and Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Kolkata, 26th-27th August 2017
• Presented a paper on “Fading Oral Culture among the Tripura Bangalis of Tripura” in a National Seminar “The Silence of Dying Voices” conducted by Department of English, Tripura University, 4th-5thJuly 2016
• Presented a paper on “Journey from ‘Silent’ to ‘Strong’ Women in Indian Movies” in an International Seminar “Empowering Women to Lead Change” conducted by ICFAI University, 23rd-24th June 2016
• Presented a paper on “Facebook-The Popular Digital Space: Negotiating between Identity Formation and Social Performance” in the National seminar “Current Trends of Development in Communication, Innovation and Creativity in India” conducted by Department of BBA, Holy Cross College, in association with ICSSR-NERC, Shillong, 27th-28th 2016
• Presented a paper on “The Evolution of ‘Pithe-Puli’ Utsav in the North-East with Special Reference to Tripura” in the National seminar “Imaging and Imagining the North-East: Discourses on North-eastern Literature, Culture, Creativity, and Criticism” conducted by Department of English, Tripura University, 22nd-23rd 2014