Editor Resumes in India: Chitrakala

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Chitrakala

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1. To edit literary, scientific, technical, and medical documents
2. To develop content for literary, scientific, technical, and medical documents

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1991 65% University I Rank
B.A English S.F.R.College, Sivakasi 1989 69.4% University II Rank
H.S.C V.S.K.D.School, Sivakasi 1986 72%

Prizes, Awards and Honors

1. Recipient of Junior Fellowship in English (2000-2002) awarded by the Department of Culture, Govt. of India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi, to pursue a project in Cultural Studies titled “Gender, Caste and Nation in Post-colonial Tamilnadu”
2. Member of the All India Panel of Translators constituted by the Central Translation Bureau, Home Ministry, New Delhi
3. Honorary Humane Officer of the Blue Cross Society, Chennai
4. Member of Board of Studies, Department of Tamil Studies, Calcutta University
5. Resource Person in School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Areas of Specialization
Editing, Academic and Research Writing, Content Development, Teaching of English and Comparative Literature, Communicative English, Translation, Women’s Studies, and Cultural Studies
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

POSITIONS HELD

1. Editor in Emantras, a reputed e-learning organization in Chennai, from September 19, 2007 onwards
2. Subject Specialist (English) in TWWI, an online teaching organization in Chennai, December 4, 2006 to September 17, 2007
3. Lecturer, Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, February 18, 2002 to December 1, 2006
4. Lecturer in English at National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, August 05, 2000 – February 15, 2002
5. Lecturer in English (temporary vacancy) at Lady Doak College, Madurai, Feb-April, 2000
6. Lecturer in English at Zee Career Academy, Hyderabad, Nov.1998 to June 1999
7. Lecturer in English at Nalanda Junior College, Hyderabad, for Information Technology course at Senior Intermediate level, Nov-Dec.1998
8. Part-time Tutor in English at MANAC, MBA Coaching Institute, Hyderabad, July 1996 to Feb.1998
9. Part-time Lecturer in English at Emmanuel Academy, Hyderabad
· Tutor for Bank Probationary Officers from Jan.1995 to Aug.1999
· Lecturer for MBA coaching course from Dec.1996 to June 1999

EDITING

1. Editing of e-learning modules in literature, language, science, medical, legal, and other
technical content from September 19, 2007 onwards
2. Editing, Reviewing, and Quality Checking of teaching modules for online teaching
of U.S. learners from December 2006 to September 17, 2007
3. Member of Editorial Committee of Jadavpur Journal of Comparative Literature,
Jadavpur University from February 2002 to October 2006
4. Edited projects and publications of students in Department of Comparative
Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata from February 2002 to October 2006

CONTENT DEVELOPMENT

1. Content Development for e-learning modules from September 19, 2007 onwards
2. Content for online teaching modules at TWWI, Chennai, for U.S. learners from December 2006 to September 17, 2007
3. Modules for B.A and M.A courses on Language and Literature, Literature of Middle Ages, Contemporary Approaches to Literature, Comparative Cultural Studies, and Literature and Other Arts in the Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata from February 2002 to December 2006
4. Content for teaching Communicative English to Engineering students in National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, August 2000-February 2002
5. Supplementary materials for teaching of Technical English to Engineering students in National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, August 2000-February 2002
6. Content for American College Test (ACT), July 1998 to May 1999
7. Content for reasoning ability for Information Technology course at Senior Intermediate level in Nalanda Junior College, Hyderabad, Nov-Dec.1998
8. Content for verbal ability, reading comprehension and logical reasoning for MBA and MCA entrance coaching in Management Academy (MANAC), Hyderabad, July 1996 to Jan.1998
9. Content for verbal ability, grammar and usage, reading comprehension and logical reasoning for MBA and Bank Probationary Officers courses in Emmanuel Academy, Hyderabad, Jan.1995 to Aug.1999

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. Coordinator of National Seminar on Translation and Processes of Othering organized by Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University and Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, October 6-8, 2004
2. Coordinator of two UGC sponsored Translation Workshop (Tamil-Bangla-English), Jadavpur University, Feb.24-26, 2003 and January 14-16, 2004
3. Consultancy courses on “Writing Strategies for Managerial Success” and “Communicative Skills for Success” for managers and students

PUBLICATIONS

1. Translation of “Sundari” a short story by Mouni in Tapestry: An Anthology of 20th Century Indian Short Stories published by DSA, Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, August 2004

2. Article titled “Body as Bane: Women and Disabilities in Indian Patriarchy” in Women in Action, Philippines, Vol 2, 2001

3. Article titled “Image of Women in Indian Television” in Women In Action, Philippines, Vol 1, 2001

4. Article titled “Contending Discourses: Gender, Caste and Nation in Tamil Fiction”
in New Kolam, an online magazine published jointly by the National University of Singapore and University of Cologne, West Germany, Vol: May 2001

5. Article titled “Mapping Modernity: Caste and Sexuality in Contemporary Tamil Women’s Fiction”, in ISIS, a journal published by International Women’s Tribune Center, Philippines, a NGO in consultation with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, Vol: November 2000

SIGNIFICANT SEMINARS PARTICIPATED

1. International Seminar on “Literature in the Age of Globalization” organized by School of Letters, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, 31 January-1 February, 2006
2. Chaired the session “Discourse and Hegemony” in the International Seminar “Other Voices, Other Cultures: Rereading Orientalism” organized by Department of English, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, August 13, 2004
3. National Seminar on Dalit Writing organized by the Centre for Comparative Literature, Kerala University, 29-30 March, 2004
4. Translation workshops organized by Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Feb.2002-March 2003
5. International Interdisciplinary Conference on Short Story organized by Katha, New Delhi, Dec.16-22, 2000
6. International Conference “Tamil-ini-2000” organized by Kalachuvadu, Nagercoil and Katha, New Delhi, Sept.1-3, 2000
7. Seminar on “Journalism and American Literature”, V.V.V.College, Virudhunagar, March 15, 2000
8. International Conference “Asia and America at Century’s End” organized by National University of Singapore and United States Information Services, Singapore, May 26-28, 1999

SIGNIFICANT PAPERS PRESENTED

1. “Body as Sign in the Age of Globalization” in the International Seminar on “Literature in the Age of Globalization” organized by School of Letters, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, 31 January-1 February, 2006
2. “Boundaries of Bodies: Mapping Dalit writing in Tamil and Bangla contexts” in the National Seminar on Dalit Writing organized by the Center for Comparative Literature, Kerala University, 29-30 March, 2004
3. “Mapping Modernity: Caste and Sexuality in Contemporary Popular Tamil Fiction” at the International Conference on Short Story by Katha, New Delhi, Dec.16-22, 2000
4. “The Melting Pots of Double Discourse: Gender and Nation in American and Indian contexts” at the International Conference on “Asia and America at century’s end” organized by National University of Singapore and United States Information Services, Singapore, May 26-28, 1999

Participation in UGC Orientation Program

Completed one month training in specialized innovative teaching techniques under the UGC Orientation program for teachers organized by UGC Academic Staff College, University of Mumbai, India, from 22.11.2004 to 21.12.2004

Details of Research Supervision / Guidance

Projects by M.A II year students of Jadavpur University, Kolkata:

1. Christian Doctrines: Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights” – by Namrata Mitra, 2005
2. Women in Jane Austen’s Emma and Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre – by Deepanwita Sinha, 2005
3. Nature in Aranyak and The Return of the Native – by Anindita Chaudhury, 2004
4. Selfhood in Pudumaipithan and Mauni – by Kiran Keshavmoorthy, 2004
5. The Unknown in Poe and Hardy – by Namita Sen, 2003

Details of Membership in Professional Societies

1. Child Relief and You, Bangalore, India
2. Blue Cross of India, Chennai, India

Computer Skills: MS Word, Powerpoint, and Internet