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Sangeeta Luthra Sharma
Associate Professor
Department of History
Education:

1. BA (Honours) History, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, 1982 (First Division)
2. MA in History, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, 1984 (First Division)
3. M.Phil. in Ancient Indian History, Delhi University, 1986 (First Division)

 Contact details: C-3, Teachers Bungalow, St Stephens College, Delhi University, Delhi- 110007

 Teaching:

1. Current:
   1. History of China and Japan (1840-1949).(since 1991)
   2. History of Ancient India
2. UG:
   1. History of China and Japan (1840-1949)
   2. History of Modern India.
   3. History of Ancient India.
   4. Social Formations and Cultural Patterns
   5. Indian Art

Foundation Course on Indian History and Culture

• Cultures in the Indian Subcontinent
• Ancient Delhi

Modern East Asia

PG:

In the Co-operative Teaching Programme, I have been invited by the Department of History, Delhi University to teach the MA (Previous) and MA (Final) students.

Papers taught:

1. ‘Inheritance and Proprietary Rights for Women in the Dharmashastras’ to MA (Final) students of History of Ancient India for two years.
2. Teaching Course 5: ‘China: Struggle for Revolution and Modernization 1900-1949’ (compulsory course) to students of MA (Previous) at the Department of History, Delhi University, 2008-2012

Research Undertaken/Academic Activities:

1. Research and Dissertation leading to award of MPhil on the subject “Women in the Dramas of Kalidasa”
2. Examination paper setter, head examiner and additional examiner for BA (Hons), BA (Program) and MA (Previous) annual and semester examinations.
3. Member of the Board of Examiners for the BA (Program) Part I.
4. Member of the Syllabus revision sub-committee on History of China and Japan and Modern East Asia.
5. Regular Evaluation of the BA and MA examination scripts.

Publications and Writings

1. Book review published in the Indian Historical Review
2. Paper presentation on Monuments of Delhi at the Archaeological Survey of India in collaboration with Macmillan and INTACH
3. Occasional papers on diverse subjects such as Girl Child Labour in Uttar Pradesh; Women Labour in Japan in the 1920’s; Inheritance and Property Rights in the Dharmashastras; Confucianism in Contemporary China

Awards received.

Recipient of Junior Research Fellowship awarded by the University Grants Commission

Conferences, Seminars, Courses attended.

1. Participated in the Summer Program conducted by the Cambridge University, UK as part of exchange program between St Stephen’s College and Cambridge University: 7-27 July 1996.
2. Participated in Refresher Course in Women’s Studies organized by CPDHE, University of Delhi.
3. Participated in Refresher Course on Ancient Indian History organized by Jawaharlal Nehru University- 1999.
4. Participated in workshop organized by the CPDHE, University of Delhi on the Foundation Courses in Indian History and Culture: 2014.
5. Attended the History Workshop in Doon School, Dehradun and made a presentation for faculty and students: April 2014
6. Regularly attended and participated in workshops, seminars and conferences organized by the Department of History, Department of East Asian Studies and Women’s Studies and Development Centre (WSDC)

Invited talks, lectures and workshops conducted.

1. Gender studies talks through the Gender Sensitization Committee and under the auspices of Sexual harassment committee
2. Many talks and seminars under the auspices of History society
3. Theatre workshops with the Shakespeare Sabha of St Stephens College

Positions of responsibility and Contribution to academic and extra-curricular life of college

1. Registrar of Societies in November 2003- May2007.
2. Staff Advisor to History Society, BA Program Society, JCR, Shakespeare Sabha
3. Chairperson, College Complaints Committee, 2012-2014
4. Coordinator, FYUP – 2013-14
5. Staff Advisor to the Ladies Common Room, 2016-17
6. Member (Infrastructure and Learning Resources)–Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the second cycle of NAAC assessment – 2016

Other teaching and learning activity

In collaboration with a Mumbai based NGO ‘The WorldKids Foundation’, I have been conducting interactive sessions – ‘Lessons in the Dark’ since October 2010. The Foundation is a non-profit organization involved in imparting value based quality education to the school going children of Grades KG to XII by using the medium of films as a learning tool. Its flagship program “Lessons in the Dark” is designed as an interactive film viewing and discussion module which is delivered as a classroom session to the students. And its goal is to add value to the school curriculum encompassing the continuous and comprehensive evaluation procedure. The program helps the students to acquire life skills and build their cognitive and affective abilities. At present the program is being conducted in two schools in the Delhi-NCR, The Step By Step School and Seth Anandram Jaipuria School.