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Aparna (Dhir) Khandelwal, PhD Ph: +91-9990433340 E-Mail: adhir@inads.org

170, Second Floor, Kohat, Pitampura, Delhi-110034, India

Academic Qualifications – 1. Ph.D. (Sanskrit), 2010, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. Thesis Title - “'kriFk ,oa

rSfÙkjh; czkã.k esa izfrikfnr T;ksfr"k ds rÙo” 2. M.A. (Sanskrit), 2005, Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. 3. B.A (Sanskrit (Hons)), 2003, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. 4. High school with Commerce & Maths as main subjects, 2000, SDPS, Delhi, India.

Awards and Distinctions –

1. Stood first in college and third in South Campus, University of Delhi in B.A. (Honors) Sanskrit 1st year. (Got Award from Delhi University’s VC Prof. Deepak Nayyar)

2. Stood first in college and Second in South Campus, Delhi University in B.A. (Honors) Sanskrit 3rd year. (Got Award from Delhi’s Chief Minister Mrs. Sheila Dikshit)

3. Received Sanskrit Pratibha Puruskar from Delhi Sanskrit Academy in 2001 & 2005. 4. Received Dr. Prabhu Dayal Agnihotri Memorial Award for Best Performance in Veda

Section of 44th session of All India Oriental Conference, Kurukshetra, 2008. 5. Received Scholarships from Delhi Sanskrit Academy, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan. 6. Received Late Smt. Kasturi Devi Gupta Memorial Award as Encouragement Prize for

outstanding research paper in Waves 16th India Conference, Delhi, 2012. 7. Received Late Smt. Chandravati Sharma Memorial Award as Second Prize for

outstanding research paper in Waves 17th India Conference, Lucknow, 2013. Publications -

Book

1. ‘;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa esa T;ksfr"k ds rÙo*, Pratibha Prakashan, Delhi, 2013, pp. XX+532 (ISBN : 978-81-7702-317-6)

Research Papers in International Books

1. ‘Education of Women in the Ṛgveda : An Analysis in Present Context’ in ‘Vedic Traditions For Education And Learning Knowledge’, Edited by Prof. Narayanan M. Komerath and Dr. Shashi Tiwari, SCV Inc, Johns Creek GA, 2018, pp. 95-101 (ISBN 978-0-9962283-5-0)

2. ‘Vedic Botany and Ethnobotany in the Brahmanas of Yajurveda : Some Observations’ in ‘Scientific Aspects of Vedic Knowledge’, Edited by Dr. Shashi Tiwari, Pratibha Prakashan, Delhi, 2018, pp. 404-413 (ISBN : 978-81-7702-431-0)

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Research Papers in National Books

1. (Co-Authored) ‘Astronomy Observations of the Mahābhārata’, in Mahābhārata Manthan, Edited by Neera Misra & Rajesh Lal, B.R. Publishing Corporation, Delhi, 2019, Volume : I, pp.77-90 (ISBN : 9789387587595)

2. ‘;tqosZnh; okLrq&dyk&foe'kZ* in ^osnksa esa dyk ,oa foKku (izFke Hkkx)*, Edited by Dr. Satyakama Sharma, Bharatiya Vidya Prakshan, Delhi, 2018, pp. 44-58 (ISBN : 978-81-217-0330-7)

3. ^rSfÙkjh; czkã.k esa of.kZr lf"V&fo"k;d nk'kZfud vk[;ku’ in ‘oSfnd ijEijk esa foKku vkSj vè;kRe’, Edited by Dr. Shashi Tiwari, Pratibha Prakashan, Delhi, 2018, pp. 164-173 (ISBN : 978-81-7702-422-7)

4. ‘'kriFk czkã.k esa deZ&ehekalk % LokLF; ,oa lq[k ds ifjizs{; esa’ in ‘Health and Happiness in Indian Tradition’, Edited by Dr. Shashi Tiwari, Pratibha Prakashan, Delhi, 2016, pp. 302-308 (ISBN : 978-81-7702-379-4)

5. ‘The Creation of Universe and its Sustaining Principles : In reference to the Satapatha Brahmana’, in ‘Creation and Existence in Indian Tradition’, Edited by Dr. Shashi Tiwari, Pratibha Prakashan, Delhi, 2011, pp. 82-92 (ISBN : 978-81-7702-252-0)

6. ‘gM+Iik lH;rk vkSj 'kriFk czkã.k % bf"Vdk] ;K&osnh vkSj vUR;deZ ds lUnHkZ esa’, in ‘Harappan Civilization & Vedic Culture’, Edited by Dr. Shashi Tiwari, Pratibha Prakashan, Delhi, 2010, pp. 252-258 (ISBN : 978-81-7702-222-3)

Research Papers in Journals 1. ‘;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa esa i;kZoj.k dh ifjdYiuk’, in ‘Shodha-Pragya’ Edited by Prof. Piyushkant

Dikshit, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Dec-2017, pp. 103-108 (ISSN : 2347-9892)

2. ‘O;fDrÙo&fodkl esa pkfjf=kd xq.kksa dk ;ksxnku % 'kriFk czkã.k ds lUnHkZ esa’, , in ‘Vaidika Vāg-Jyotih’, Edited by Prof. Dinesh Chandra Shastri, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Vol. 10, July-Dec, 2017, pp. 69-78 (ISSN : 2277-4351)

3. ‘bfrgkl fo|k % oSfnd vo/kj.kk (;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa ds ifjizs{; esa)’, in ‘Sanskrit Ratnakar’, Edited by Ramakant Goswami, Akhil Bharatiya Sanskrit Sahitya Sammelan, Delhi, April 2018, pp. 20-22 (ISSN 2395 - 3055)

4. ‘frfFk&funsZ'k % ;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa ds lUnHkZ esa’, in ‘Sanskrit-Vimarsh’, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi, 2016, Volume-11, pp. 147-157 (ISSN : 0975-1769)

5. ‘Sources of Vedic Economy in the Brahmanas of Yajurveda’, in ‘Vaidika Vāg-Jyotih’, Edited by Prof. Dinesh Chandra Shastri, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Vol. 7, July-Dec, 2016, pp. 153-160 (ISSN : 2277-4351)

6. ‘dkyrÙoksa dk feFkdh; Lo:i % ;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa ds lUnHkZ esa’, in ‘Vaidika Vāg-Jyotih’, Edited by Prof. Dinesh Chandra Shastri, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Vol. 6, Jan-June, 2016, pp. 97-102 (ISSN : 2277-4351)

7. ‘bZ'kkokL;ksifu"kn~ esa of.kZr thou&n'kZu dk Hkkjrh; laLdfr esa ;ksxnku’, in ‘Shodha-Pragya’ Edited by Prof. Mahavir Agarwal, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Dec-2015, pp. 48-54 (ISSN : 2347-9892)

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8. ‘osnksa esa of.kZr ouLifr lEink dh cgqvk;keh mikns;rk’ in ‘Vaidika Vag-Jyotih’, Edited by Prof. Dinesh Chandra Shastri, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Vol. 2-5, Jan 2014 – Dec 2015, pp. 170-176 (ISSN : 2277-4351)

9. ^osndkyhu iRuh dk Hkkjrh; laLd`fr esa ;ksxnku’, in ‘Vedajjyotishmati’ Edited by Prof. Hansdhar Jha, Sanskrit Anusandhan Sansthan, Darbhanga (Bihar), Vol. IV, pp. 15-18, (ISSN : 2349-3100)

10. ‘Counting System of Numbers in Yajurveda with Special Reference to Taittirīya School’ in ‘Shodha-Pragya’ Edited by Prof. Mahavir Agarwal, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), June-2015, pp. 209-212 (ISSN : 2347-9892)

11. ‘Sanskrit–Distance Education in Modern Context with Special Reference to Vedic Education System’ in ‘Jahnavi’ (E-Journal), Edited by Dr. Sadanand Jha, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Ved Vyas Campus, Himachal Pradesh, Issue 18th, Vol. V, May-2014, pp. 34-38 (ISSN : 976-8645)

12. ‘'kriFk czkã.k esa vad&foe'kZ % ,d fo'ys"k.k’ in ‘Vaidika Vag-Jyotih’, Edited by Prof. Dinesh Chandra Shastri, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Vol. 1, Jan-June 2013, pp. 55-61 (ISSN : 2277-4351)

13. ‘OkkLrq&funsZ'k % ;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa ds lUnHkZ esa’, in ‘Sanskrit-Vimarsh’, Edited by Prof. A.P. Sachidananda, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi, 2013, Volume-8, pp. 162-177 (ISSN : 0975-1769)

14. ‘Yajnavalkya Maitreyi Dialogue in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad : A Model for Thought Communication’, in ‘Vaidika Vag-Jyotih’, Edited by Prof. Dinesh Chandra Shastri, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Vol. 1, July-Dec. 2012, pp. 188-196 (ISSN : 2277-4351)

15. ‘;tqosZnh;&T;ksfr"kijd 'kCnkoyh dk yksdizpyu’, in ‘Vaidika-Jyotih’, Edited by Prof. Dinesh Chandra Shastri, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, Vol. 1, July-Dec. 2011, pp. 97-104 (ISSN : 2277-4351)

16. ‘Írq&foKku % 'kriFk czkã.k ds lUnHkZ esa’, in ‘Sanskrit-Vimarsh’, Edited by Prof. Radha Vallabh Tripathi, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi, 2011, Volume-5, pp. 178-190 (ISSN : 0975)

17. ‘;tqosZnh; czkã.k xzUFkksa esa [kxksy&fo|k’, in ‘Gurukul-Shodh-Bharti’, Edited by Prof. Gyan Prakash Shastri, Shradhanand Vedic Shodh Sansthan, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Vol. 14, October-2010, pp. 55-64 (ISSN : 0974-8830)

18. ‘;tqosZn dh lafgrkvksa ,oa czkã.kksa esa ekl fopkj’, in ‘Shodh-Prabha’, Edited by Prof. Ramesh Kumar Pandey, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Deemed University, New Delhi, July-2009, pp. 84-93 (ISSN : 0974-8946)

19. ‘oSfnd deZ&ehekalk % 'kriFk czkã.k ds lUnHkZ esa’, in ‘Gurukul Patrika’, Edited by Prof. Mahavir, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, April to June-2009, pp. 46-51

Articles 1. ‘oSfnd nf"V esa dkyrÙo&fu:i.kkFkZ iz;qDr ekuohdj.k’, in ‘Sanskrit Ratnakar’, Edited by

Ramakant Goswami, Akhil Bharatiya Sanskrit Sahitya Sammelan, Delhi, June 2019, pp. 11-12 (ISSN 2395 - 3055).

2. ‘oS'kk[kh ioZ ij tfy;k¡okyk ckx dh u'kalrk dh 'krkCnh (,d iqLrdh; iquokZpu)’, in Vedic WAVES Blog, April, 2019.

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3. ‘oSfnd lUnHkZ esa ekuoh; ewY;’, in ‘Sanskrit Ratnakar’, Edited by Ramakant Goswami, Akhil Bharatiya Sanskrit Sahitya Sammelan, Delhi, February 2017, pp. 11-12 (ISSN 2395 - 3055).

4. ‘Prajā in the Light of Vedic View’ on Vedic WAVES blog, December, 2016. 5. ‘lR; gh cksysa’, in ‘Veda-Savita’, Edited by Dr. Pravesh Saxena, Veda Sansthan, Delhi,

November, 2016, pp. 23-25 6. ‘vk/qfud lkekftd ,oa jktuhfrd O;oLFkk dk osnkfUrd lek/ku’, in ‘Akshar Warta’,

Edited by Prof. Shailendra Kumar Sharma and Dr. Mohan Bairagi, Ujjain (M.P.), Vol.- XII, No.- VIII, May 2016, pp. 7-9, (ISSN 2349 - 7521).

7. ‘edjlaØkfUr] yksgM+h vkSj iksaxy ioZ’, on Vedic WAVES Blog, January, 2016.

8. ‘oSf'od ,drk esa iRuh dk ;ksxnku’, in ‘Veda-Savita’, Edited by Dr. Pravesh Saxena, Veda Sansthan, Delhi, August, 2015, pp. 20-21

9. ‘deZ&iz'kalk’, in ‘Sanskrit Chandrika’, Edited by Dr. Jeetram Bhatt, Delhi Sanskrit Academy, Delhi, August-December, 2014, pp. 23-24 (ISSN : 2347-1565)

10. ‘jk"Vª&fuekZ.k vkSj vfgalk’, in ‘Veda-Savita’, Edited by Dr. Pravesh Saxena, Veda Sansthan, Delhi, August, 2014, pp. 15-17

11. ‘Lokè;k; dh egÙkk’, in ‘Veda-Savita’, Edited by Dr. Pravesh Saxena, Veda Sansthan, Delhi, August, 2012, pp. 60-63

Edited work

1. Summary of papers of the WAVES 16th to 22nd India Conferences held from year 2012 to 2018.

2. Summary of papers of the 12th International & 20th India conference of WAVES, 2016. 3. Since 2007 Assistant Editor in WAVES for reports, newsletter, souvenir etc.

Paper-Presentations - Conferences

International 1. ‘oSfnd ladYiuk esa lkekftd f'k{kk dh foospuk’, in International Arya Conference

organized by Sanskrit Department, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 2018 (27th – 28th October ).

2. ‘Need for Creating "Ethics" as the Prime Standard in Education’ in Symposium organized by School of Indic Studies, INADS, Dartmouth, MA, USA, 2018 (12th May) (through Skype)

3. ‘Reaching Transformational Leadership through Vedic Prajā-System’, in international conference on the ‘Applied Ancient Wisdom for Transformational Leadership’ organized by Indian Society for Indic Studies at University of Delhi, Delhi, 2018 (20th-22nd February).

4. ‘gM+Iik lH;rk vkSj oSfnd laLd`fr esa lekurk % vUR;sf"V deZ ds lUnHkZ esa’’, in international conference on the ‘Vedic Sarasvati River – New Perspectives and

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Heritage Development’ organised by Haryana Sarasvati Heritage Development Board and Centre of Excellence For Research On The Saraswati River at Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, 2018 (19th-20th January).

5. ‘‘Prajāpati’ and ‘Panchamāhābhuta’ : A Study of Cosmology in reference to the Brāhmaṇas of Yajurveda’, in 23rd International Congress of Vedanta organized by Center for Indic Studies, UMASS, Dartmouth, USA, 2017 (10th-13th August).

6. ‘Astronomy Observations of Mahabharata’ in Ist Mahabharata Manthan organized by Draupadi Dream Trust, Delhi, 2017 (19th-21st July)

7. ‘Relevance of Educational Pedagogy with Special Reference to Vedic Education System’ in Mini Symposium organized by School of Indic Studies, INADS, Dartmouth and Malco Art Center, MA, USA, 2017 (29th April) (through Skype)

8. ‘Food and Dresses of India’ in Uberoi Teacher Training Programme organized by Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth at JNU, Delhi, 2016 (11th July).

9. ‘Counting System of Numbers in Yajurveda with Special Reference to Taittirīya School’, in an International Sanskrit Conference, Delhi Sanskrit Academy, Delhi, 2013 (23rd-25th August).

10. ‘Sources of Vedic Economy in the Brahmanas of Yajurveda’, in an International Conference, Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur (Rajasthan), 2013 (15th-16th February).

11. ^frfFk&funsZ'k % ;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa ds lUnHkZ esa’, in Second World Veda Conference, Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan, Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), 2012 (4th-7th November).

12. ‘Yajnavalkya Maitreyi Dialogue in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad : A Model for Thought Communication’ in International Vedic Conference & 15th India Conference of WAVES, Dev Sanskriti University, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), 2012 (14th – 17th March).

13. ‘Vedic Botany and Ethnobotany in the Brahmanas of Yajurveda : Some Observations’ in 15th World Sanskrit Conference, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi, 2012 (5th–10th January).

14. ‘;tqosZnh;&T;ksfr"kijd 'kCnkoyh dk yksdizpyu‘ in International Sanskrit Research Conference, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), 2011 (9th-11th September).

15. ‘;tqosZnh; czkã.k xzUFkksa esa [kxksy&fo|k’, in World-Veda-Conference, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), 2009 (20th-22nd November).

16. ‘'kriFk czkã.k esa izfrikfnr deZ'khyrk % egÙo ,oa Lo:i’, in WAVES 11th International-India Conference, Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh), 2007 (14th-16th December).

National 1. ‘'kriFk czkã.kdkyhu dyk&foe'kZ* in WAVES 22nd India Conference, Delhi, 2018 (27th-

29th November). 2. ^;tqosZnh; czkã.kdkyhu iRuh dh lkaLdfrd Hkwfedk* in WAVES 21st India Conference,

Delhi, 2017 (10th-12th December). 3. ‘'kriFk czkã.k esa of.kZr thouewY;ksa dh ifjdYiuk’, in All India Sanskrit Conference, Delhi

Sanskrit Academy, Delhi, 2017 (27th-29th March).

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4. ‘^bfrgkl&iqjk.k* ds izeq[k lUnHkksZa dk oSfnd Ïksr % ;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa ds ifjizs{; es a’, in 48th Session of All India Oriental Conference, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar (Uttrakhand), 2016 (12th – 14th November).

5. ‘;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa esa of.kZr u{k=k&Kku dk deZdk.Mh; egÙo’, in All India Sanskrit Conference, Delhi Sanskrit Academy, Delhi, 2016 (28th-30th March).

6. ^;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa esa vè;kReijd oSKkfud lUnHkZ* in WAVES 19th India Conference, Delhi, 2015 (27th-29th November).

7. ‘ej.kksÙkj&'kkfUr gsrq OkkLrq&fo"k;d oSfnd fof/ fo/ku dh mikns;rk % 'kriFk czkã.k ds lUnHkZ esa*, in All India Vedic Conference, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Delhi, 2015 (18th-20th March).

8. ‘osndkyhu iRuh dk Hkkjrh; laLd`fr esa ;ksxnku’, in All India Sanskrit Vidushi Conference, Delhi Sanskrit Academy, Delhi, 2015 (27th February -1st March).

9. ‘rSfÙkjh; czkã.k esa of.kZr lf"V&fo"k;d nk'kZfud vk[;ku’, in WAVES 18th India Conference, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), 2014 (15th-17th November).

10. ‘'kriFk czkã.k esa lektijd uSfrd vo/kj.kk’, in WAVES 17th India Conference, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), 2013 (22nd-24th November).

11. ‘;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa esa dkyrÙo&fu:i.kkFkZ iz;qDr ekuohdj.k’, in WAVES 16th India Conference, Delhi, 2012 (24th-26th December).

12. ‘'kriFk czkã.k esa vad&foe'kZ % ,d fo'ys"k.k’, in 46th Session of All India Oriental Conference, University of Kashmir, Srinagar (J & K), 2012 (1st - 3rd October).

13. ‘OkkLrq&funsZ'k % ;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa ds lUnHkZ esa’, in 45th Session of All India Oriental Conference, Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), 2010 (2nd- 4th June).

14. ‘The Creation of Universe and its Sustaining Principles : In reference to the Satapatha Brahmana’, in WAVES 13th India Conference, Delhi, 2009 (24th-26th December).

15. ‘gM+Iik lH;rk vkSj 'kriFk czkã.k % bf"Vdk] ;K&osnh vkSj vUR;deZ ds lUnHkZ esa’, in WAVES 12th India Conference, Delhi, 2008 (24th-25th December).

16. ‘;tqosZn dh lafgrkvksa ,oa czkã.kksa esa ekl fopkj’, in 44th Session of All-India Oriental Conference, Kurukshetra (Haryana), 2008 (28th-30th July).

17. ‘;tqosZnh; czkã.k xzUFkksa esa lkaLd`frd psruk’, in WAVES 10th India Conference, Delhi, 2006, (15th-17th December).

Seminars

1) ^;tqosZnh; fpUru esa lektokn* in National Seminar, Sanskrit Department, Jamia Millia

Islamia University, Delhi, 2019 (15th-17th February ). 2) ^;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa ds lUnHkZ esa ^ok.kh* dk osnRo*] in Shri Rishi Kumar Mishra Memorial

National Seminar, Sanskrit Department, Satyawati College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 2019 (2nd February ).

3) ^;tqosZnh; okLrq&dyk&foe'kZ*] in National Seminar, Sanskrit Department, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 2018 (23rd-24th March ).

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4) ‘Vedic View on ‘Debate’ as a tool for Understanding’, in National Seminar, Sanskrit Department, Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 2017 (24th October ).

5) ‘O;fDrÙo&fodkl esa pkfjf=kd xq.kksa dk ;ksxnku % 'kriFk czkã.k ds lUnHkZ esa’, in XXI Kalidasa Mahotsava and National Research Seminar, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi, 2017 (27th-28th March ).

6) ^bfrgkl fo|k % oSfnd vo/kj.kk (;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa ds ifjizs{; esa)*] in National Seminar, Indian Institute for Purana Studies, Delhi, 2016 (19th November).

7) ^laLdr&laokn % ,d losZ{k.k*] in National Research Seminar, Delhi, 2016 (5th November ).

8) ‘;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa esa i;kZoj.k dh ifjdYiuk’, in XX Kalidasa Mahotsava and National Research Seminar, Bharati College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 2016 (13th-14th Feburary ).

9) ‘bZ'kkokL;ksifu"kn~ esa of.kZr thou&n'kZu dk Hkkjrh; laLd`fr esa ;ksxnku’, in National Seminar, Sanskrit Department, Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 2015 (22th-23rd April ).

10) ‘dkyrÙoksa dk feFkdh; Lo:i % ;tqosZnh; czkã.kksa ds lUnHkZ esa’, in National Seminar, Sanskrit Department, Lakshmibai College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 2015 (25th-26th

March). 11) ‘osnksa esa of.kZr ouLifr lEink dh cgqvk;keh mikns;rk’, in National Vedic Seminar,

Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), 2015 (13th-15th March). 12) ‘Sanskrit–Distance Education in Modern Context with Special Reference to Vedic

Education System’ in fnol=k;O;kfiuh jkf"Vª;k laxks"Bh, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi, 2013 (1st – 3rd January)

13) ‘vk/qfud iatkch Hkk"kk esa izkdr dh Hkkf"kd ,oa 'kkfCnd ijEijk’ in Rashtriya Prakrit Seminar, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Delhi, 2012 (10th-12th May).

14) ‘Írq&foKku % 'kriFk czkã.k ds lUnHkZ esa’, in National Sanskrit Seminar, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra (Uttar Pradesh), 2010 (10th-11th April).

15) ‘'kriFk ,oa rSfÙkjh; czkã.k xzUFk % ,d [kxksy'kkL=kh; vè;;u’, in National Seminar, Sanskrit Literary Society, Lakshmibai College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 2010 (4th-5th March).

16) ‘u{k=k&fo'ys"k.k % 'kriFk ,oa rSfÙkjh; czkã.kksa ds lUnHkZ esa’, in Sanskrit Department, University of Delhi, Delhi, 2008 (26th February).

Poster-Presentations -

1. ‘Metaphysical Nature of ‘Prajāpati’ as Depicted in The Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa’ in 12th International and 20th India Conference of WAVES, Delhi, 2016 (15th -18th December).

2. ‘vk/qfud jktuhfrd O;oLFkk dk osnkfUrd iztkra=kh; lek/ku’, in 22nd International Congress of Vedanta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, 2015 (27th – 30th December)

Projects working on - Indigenous Social Democratic Institutions of the Vedic Tradition at School of Indic Studies, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth, MA, So far in this –

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a) Co-authored an article on " 'Prajā' in the Light of Vedic View". b) Presented a Poster on " Metaphysical Nature of 'Prajāpati' as Depicted in The Śatapatha

Brāhmana".

c) Co-authored an article on "Adhunika Samajika Evam Rajnitika Vyavastha Ka Vedantic

Samadhan". d) Has conducted ten live audio recordings of people from different occupations such as priest,

washer-man, gardener, housewife, etc in India with an aim to know their mindset regarding 'Prajā'. Later a summary was prepared.

e) Co-authored a Poster on "Adhunika Rajnitika Vyavastha Ka Vedantic Prajatantriye Samadhan".

f) Helped in developing a questionnaire to investigate current mindset of people known as

'Prajā'.

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Conferences/Seminars/workshops attended (apart from presentations)-

1. A three week immersive Uberoi Teacher Training Programme-India organized by Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth, MA at Delhi, Dehradun, Haridwar, Amritsar (8-31 July, 2016)

Uberoi Teacher Training Programme – India Workshop

2. Workshop on ‘osnfoKkue~’ organized by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi, 2013

(11th-25th July). 3. Almost every lecture, symposium, seminar etc organized by WAVES.

Work Experience – Position Held

1. Joined as Project Fellow on 18th Aug., 2010 till 16th Sept. , 2010 in Bhasha Mandakini Project on contractual basis in Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Janakpuri, New Delhi

2. Since 17th Sept., 2010 to 30th Sep., 2013 as Project Coordinator on contractual basis with Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (Accredited by NAAC with 'A' Grade), Janakpuri, New Delhi.

3. Engaged Exclusively for Annual Report- 2012-2013 of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan from 11th Oct., 2013 to 25th Nov., 2013.

4. Since 26th Nov., 2013 to 26th Nov., 2014 as Consultant (Admn.) on contractual basis with Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Janakpuri, New Delhi.

5. As Guest Lecturer from 9th Feb, 2015 to 26th Mar, 2015 in Sanskrit Department, Kalindi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi.

6. As an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth, MA. Currently based in India commencing on 1st July, 2015 till date.

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As Organizing Committee Member

1. 15th World Sanskrit Conference. Handled every type of work for 15th World Sanskrit Conference, 2012 (5th – 10th Jan) held smoothly in New Delhi with global participation under Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan.

2. Since 2006 till date associated with various organizing and /or program committees of conferences, seminars, lectures organized by WAVES.

As Advisory Board Member

1. Advisory Board member in ‘Vaidika Vag-Jyotih’ an international refereed research journal on Vedic studies (ISSN : 2277-4351) published by Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttarakhand).

As Moderator

1. Valedictory Session of 22nd India conference of WAVES, Delhi, 2018 (24th-26th December).

2. Two sessions of National Seminar, Sanskrit Department, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 2018 (23rd-24th March ).

3. Valedictory Session of 21st India conference of WAVES, Delhi, 2017 (10th-12th, December).

4. A dialogue meeting on “Importance of Sun God in the Vedas” organized by WAVES at Arya Samaj, Delhi on 2017 (8th April).

5. A seminar on “Indian Studies in Global Perspective” organized by WAVES at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Delhi on 2017 (23rd February).

6. One of the sessions held at WAVES 12th International and 20th India Conference, Delhi, 2016 (15th -18th December).

7. One of the sessions held at WAVES 19th India Conference, Delhi, 2015 (27th-29th November).

8. One of the sessions held at WAVES 16th India Conference, Delhi, 2012 (24th-26th December).

9. One of the sessions held at Rashtriya Prakrit Seminar, Delhi, 2012 (10th-12th May). 10. ‘Relevance of Sanskrit in Day to Day Life’ lecture held at Delhi Sanskrit Academy, Delhi,

organized jointly by WAVES and Delhi Sanskrit Academy on 2011 (11th June).

As Editorial Board Member

1. Assistant Editor in WAVES. 2. Executive Editor for WAVES Blog “Vedic Waves”. 3. One of the editors in E-Journal “Praachi Prajnaa” (ISSN 2348-8417) (during year 2014)

Membership of a Learned Body – 1. Honorary Joint Secretary with Wider Association for Vedic Studies {WAVES (India)} 2. Life member of WAVES (India) 3. Life member of All-India Oriental Conference, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Iinstitute,

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