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Full Name Dr. Amrita Singh
Department History
Email amritasingh@spm.du.ac.in
Phone Number 9910655199
Address SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJI COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
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Educational Details

Undergraduate Degree: B.A. HONS.

Undergraduate University: LADY SHRI RAM COLLEGE, DELHI UNIVERSITY

Undergraduate Year: 2002

Postgraduate Degree: M.A. WITH SPECIALISATION IN ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY

Postgraduate University: JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU UNIVSERSITY, NEW DELHI

Postgraduate Year: 2004

PhD Degree: PhD in HISRTORY

PhD University: DELHI UNIVERSITY

PhD Year: 2022

Other Qualifications: DIPLOMA IN PALI LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Teaching Experience

Designation: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Institution Name: SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJI COLLEGE, DELHI UNIVERSITY

Years of Experience: 15

Subjects Taught: HISTORY OF INDIA-I& III, HISTORY OF SOUTH-EAST ASIA- i& II

Assigned Courses: B.A. HONS, B.A. PROGRAM

Research Interests

  1. ANCIENT INDIAN SOCIAL HISTORY
  2. GENDER STUDIES, ORAL HISTORIES
  3. BUDDHIST STUDIES

Publications

Journal Publications:
  1. “Orality, Heritage and History: Tracing approaches to the study of Early Indian Buddhism”, Kala Kalp, IGNCA journal of Arts, Issn:2456-8201, Feb 2020.
  2. “Stories, Society and Sustenance: An Ecological Study of the Jātakas”, co-authored with Dr. Abhinav Anand, Journal of Dhamma Studies, 44,3, (July to Sept) 2019), 277-301
Conference Papers:
  1. Presented a paper titled ‘The Medium and the Religion: Oral, Textual and Visual Worlds of Early Indian Buddhism at the 18th annual Conference of the Indian society of Buddhist Studies on the 28th September 2018 at Kalyani University, West Bengal, Indi
  2. Presented a paper titled ‘Access, Attitude and Attainment: Engendering the Jatakas’, on the 9th of August 2019 in a two-day National Seminar on the theme ‘Interrogating Gender: Literature, Law and Society in India’ at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee College for Women, Delhi University, New Delhi, India.
  3. Convener of a two-day national Seminar cum Conference on the theme ‘Interrogating Gender: Literature, law and Society in India’ on the 9th and 10th of August at Shyam Prasad Mukherjee College, Delhi University
  4. Presented a paper titled ‘Articulating Beingness: Making a Case for Orality in Early Indian Buddhism’ at ICICH International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage, on 26th September 2019, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  5. Presented a Paper titled ‘Addressing Ambiguous Articulations: Divine and ‘Other Worldly’ women in Ancient Indian Religious Traditions’ at National Conference on Women Across Disciplines, on 7th and 8th August 2023 at department of lifelong learning, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.