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UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF

HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

I. ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE SCHOOL

Seminars/ Workshops/ Conference/ Symposium organized by the Schools /Department:

• The USHSS organized a seminar on the film titled Article 15 on Feb. 14, 2020
• The USHSS organized an online FDP on the theme ‘Language in the Times of Covid-19’ organized from June 15-30, 2020.
• The USHSS organized a one-week FDP on “Language in the Times of Covid-19” organized by USHSS, GGSIPUfrom June 25-30, 2020. Various faculty members of the School
participated in the FDP.

II. FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

Publications: Research Articles in Journals ‘Displacement and Diaspora: Indian Literary Response’ Champion Club.
• Bhola Mehak and Shuchi Sharma published an article organized by the Department of Modern Indian • Pooja Rathore gave a talk on “Ek Bharat Shrestha
titled “Revising Myth & Folklore: A Study of Girish Languages and Literary Studies, University of Delhi, Bharat”,an Initiative of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Karnad’s Hayvadana” in Studies in Indian Place Names, from 5-6 February 2020 at the Faculty of Arts,
Vol 40 No. 50, March 2020. University of Delhi, Delhi. Editor of Academic Journals
• Sharma Shuchi and Mehak Bhola published an article • Prof. Manpreet K. Kang was an Invited Speaker at PROF. MANPREET K. KANG
titled “Women in Punjabi Diaspora: Study of Punjabi the Valedictory Session of the one-day International • MEJO: The MELOW Journal of World Literature,
Women in Iqbal Ramoovalia’s Death of a Passport” in Seminar on ‘Stories Across Borders’ organized by Volume 4, February 2020, ISSN: 2581-5768. A peer-
JCT Journal: A Journal of Composition Theory, Vol XIII the Department of English, Shoolini University, held at refereed journal published annually by MELOW (The
Issue 3, March, 2020. Shoolini University, Solan on 24 February 2020. Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literatures of

• Naresh K. Vats published an article titled “Analysing • Prof. Manpreet K. Kang was the Expert Speaker for the World) “Sunny Pleasure Domes and Caves of Ice:
Saang Tradition of Haryana: Point-of-View, Tradition the Webinar Lecture on ‘Introducing Gender Studies’ Utopias and Dystopias in World Literature.”
and Modernisation” in Shodh Sarita: International organized by Vivekananda Institute of Professional • Member: RIAS International Advisory Board, Review of
Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, (Vol. Studies (VIPS), Delhi on May 27, 2020.
7, Issue 25 (ll) January to March 2020; 86 -90. • Prof. Vivek Sachdeva delivered an online lecture on • International American Studies (RIAS), ISSN: 1991-2773,
• Prarthna Agarwal Goel published an article titled ‘Syncretism in Hindustani Music’ on May 05, 2020. • www.rias-journal.org.
“Effect of female workforce participation on crime: An • Prof. Vivek Sachdeva delivered a talk on ‘Kafka’s Trial
analysis from the districts of India” in Journal of Public in Cinema’ on May 20, 2020, in an online international Conferences, Seminars, FDPS Attended
Affairs, 2020. ISSN1479-1854 conference on A Century in Retrospect: Literary DR. SHUBHANKU KOCHAR
• Prarthna Agarwal Goel published an article titled Signposts and Watersheds of the Last Hundred Years • Attended an FDP on “Environmental Impacts of Covid-
“Do Economics Development and Disaster Adaptation organized by Shoolini University from May 18 to 23, 19 Pandemic: Challenges and Future Research” 27th
Measures Reduce the Impact of Natural Disasters? A 2020. May- 1st June 2020; USEM, GGSIPU.
District-level Analysis” in Environment, Development • Prof. Vivek Sachdeva delivered a lecture on ‘Art • Attended an FDP on “Design and development of
and Sustainability, ISSN: 1387585X, 15732975 in the Times of Distress’ in a webinar on Effect MOOCs And e- Learning Technologies” organized by the
• Prarthna Agarwal Goel published an abstract of Crisis on Language, Literature and Culture USE, GGSIPU from 10th -16th May 2020.
titled “Community-based finance and Climate-Smart organized by Government Institute ofArts and Social • Attended a webinar on “inclusion accessibility
Agriculture, The 5th Global Science Conference Sciences,Nagpur on May 15, 2020 and software’s for person with disability in Higher
on Climate-Smart Agriculture 2019, International • Prof. Vivek Sachdeva Expert Speaker for the Education” Shyama Prasad Mukherjee college, Delhi
Conference 2019, GGSIPU. Webinar Lecture on ‘Understanding Films’ organized by University, 7th June, 2020.
Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS),

Publications: Book Chapters Delhi on June 08, 2020. POOJA RATHORE
• Dr Sami Ahmad Khan publisheda book chapter titled • Prof. Vivek Sachdeva delivered an online talk on • Attended an FDP on “Environmental Impacts of Covid-
“The Alien Invasion of Bollywood: Extraterrestrials ‘Revisiting Partition through Punjabi Plays’ organized by
in Indian Cinema” in Matti Braun, (Editors) Braun, Lyallpur Young Historians’ Club on July 20, 2020. 19 Pandemic: Challenges and Future Research” 27th
Chattopadhyay, Citron. Snoeck, • Dr. Sami Ahmad Khan delivered an invited Lecture on May- 1st June 2020; USEM, GGSIPU, New Delhi.
‘SF-101: Reading Indian Science Fiction’ at St. Joseph’s • Attended a Faculty Development Programme on “Global

Publications: Books College for Women, DDU University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Economy in COVID19: Opportunities and Challenges”
Pradesh, India (June 2020). from 11-15 May 2020. USMS, GGSIPU, New Delhi.
• Prof. Vivek Sachdeva authored a book titled Shyam
Benegal’s India: Alternative Images published by • Dr. Shubhanku Kochar gave a talk on contemporary • Attended an E-FDP on “Design and development of
Routledge, 2020. issues in Gender, July 2020, GGSIPU MOOCs And e- Learning Technologies” from 10th -16th
May 2020. USE, GGSIPU, New Delhi.
• Ms. Prarthna Agarwal Goel presented a paper titled
‘Female Education, Marital Assortative Mating and • Attended a one-week FDP on “Language in the Times
PROF MANPREET KAUR KANG of Covid-19” from 25th -30 th June 2020, USHSS,
Dowry: Theory and Evidence from India’ in a workshop
Edited MEJO:The MELOW Journal of World Literature, on Australian Gender Economics Workshop 2020 GGSIPU, New Delhi.
Volume 4, February 2020, ISSN: 2581-5768. A peer- organized by Women in Economics Network, Australia • Attended a one-week online course on community
refereed journal published annually by MELOW (The from Feb, 5 -7, 2020. university engagement: moving towards engaged
Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literatures of teaching, research and service, May 2020, Association
the World) “Sunny Pleasure Domes and Caves of Ice: • Ms. Prarthna Agarwal Goel delivered a talk of Indian Universities.
Utopias and Dystopias in World Literature”. “Economics of Gender and Crime: With Special
Emphasis at Times of COVID- 19 in a Webinar organized
byVivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS), Awards/Prizes/Achievements/Scholarship/Projects
Invited Lectures/Talks
Delhi on May 18, 2020. received by the students
• Prof. Manpreet K. Kang delivered theKeynote • Pooja Rathore gave a talk on COVID -19 and its impact PhDs
Address at a two-day National Seminar on
on Gender Equality; online webinar under Gender • Sweta Singh completed her doctoral research on