Dr. Piku Chowdhury
Qualification : M.A. (Eng), Ph.D., B.Ed. (Gold Medallist), M.Ed., M.A. (Education), Ph.D., PGDEMA, Accredited Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Counselling, Certificate in Global Leadership. M.A.(Psychology)
Designation: Associate Professor
Subject : ENGLISH
Year of Experience : 23 Years (17 years in this college)
Research Interest:
Teacher Education, Inclusive Education, Educational Philosophy, English literature
Teaching Experience:
22 Years
Awards Received:
i. Scholarship from U.S. Department of State and University of Oregon, 2015 for Global Leadership
ii. Scholarship by IUB [university] Dhaka, Bangladesh –Travel and accommodation for paper presentation in Dhaka, 2014.
iii. Charu Chandra Mitra Bronze Padak for record marks in B.Ed., J.U. iv. University Gold Medal for securing 1st Position in Bachelor of Education at Jadavpur University.
v. Best Paper Award at J.D. Birla Institute, Kolkata [at National Conference]
vi. National Scholarships in Secondary and Higher Secondary Exams
Professional Membership:
a) T.S. Eliot Society[USA],
b) FORETELL [Forum for teachers of English Language and Literature],
c) World Peace Joint Mission, Global Peace Trust
d) All India Association for Educational Research,
e) Mother and Child Society
Important Publications:
Total Publications-72 (Cited by 13 as per Research Gate)
Important Publications
i. 6 publications in UGC CARE listed journals and 66 in peer reviewed journals
including journal published by NCTE
ii. Capacity Building and Professional Development of Teachers and Teacher Educators
for Inclusive Education. Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia, New
elhi. ISBN: 978-93-82112-60-0
SINGLE AUTHOR BOOKS:
iii. Emerging trends in Teaching English, Jaipur: Aadi Publication. ISBN:978-93-82630-
77-7
iv. Locus of Reality: T S Eliot’s Encounters with The Word That Connects, Berlin:
Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-659-55422-3
v. Teacher Education and Inclusion. Berlin: Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN: 978-
3-659-92498-9
vi. Revisiting Teacher Education: Inclusive Education in Perspective. Mauritius:
ScholarsPress. ISBN: 978-620-2-31401-5
vii. Creating an Inclusive School. Kolkata: Rita Book Agency. ISBN:978-93-84472-20-7
viii. Creating an Inclusive School. Kolkata: Rita Book Agency. ISBN:978-93-
84472-20-7
Editor:
i. Inclusive Education: Policy, Practice and Prospects. New Delhi: Authors Press.
ISBN:978-93-5207-122-7
ii. 6 international Journals
Research Projects:
(a) MRP funded by UGC
(b) MRP funded by ICSSR
Special Achievements:
i. Expert for Preparing Special Training Material, Sarva Siksha Mission and UNICEF
ii. State Resource Group Member for training in-service Madrasha School Teachers
iii. Expert Committee Member for drafting the West Bengal Elementary Teacher
Education Curriculum 2013-14
iv. Resource Person in International Conferences, workshops and FDP at Metropolitan
University Prague, IUB Dhaka, Sridhar University Pilani, Amity University, Adamas
University, Jadavpur University, Manovikas Kendra, CII [Confederation of Indian
Universities], Institute of English, NIEPD, Techno India University, IEM, Mother and
Child Institute and many colleges.
Research Member:
a) Research Gate Scholar
b) Google Scholar
c) Academia.Edu