Specialization: Field linguistics Documentation of endangered languages Language typology.
Education Ph.D. Linguistics. 2011-contd. Topic: Ergativity in Kinnauri Supervisor: Professor Pradeep Kumar Das
M.Phil. Linguistics. DU. 2008-10 Topic: Teaching of English at Primary level in Himachal Pradesh Supervisor: Professor Ravinder Gargesh
M.A. Linguistics. DU. 2006-08 Dissertations: A Grammar of Kinnauri, Sociolinguistic profile of Hamirpuri
Academic Honors JRF- UGC, June 2012, Linguistics.
Publications 1. Teaching of English at primary level in Himachal Pradesh. LAP. Germany 2. 2013 (Forthcoming). Co-contributed an entry on Kinnauri in PLSI-Himachal volume. Orient Blackswan, Delhi. 3. 2012. Typological Perspective of Kinnauri in Interdisciplinary Journal of Linguistics. Kashmir University. ISSN No. 0974-3421 4. 2012. Sociolinguistic Profile of Kinnauri in Nepalese Linguistics Journal. Pg. 105-111. ISSN No. 0259-1006
Research Experience 1. Translated HP-PLSI volume on languages of Himachal Pradesh. from Hindi to English. Orient Blackswan India Ltd, 2013. 2. Member of the committee working on HP-PLSI volume of Himachal Pradesh, 2011-13. 3. Extensive Field Work in MA on less-documented (Hamirpuri) and endangered language (Kinnauri) of Himachal Pradesh, 2007-08, and MPhil dissertation topic- Teaching of English at Primary Level in Himachal Pradesh, 2008-10.
Workshops/ conference presentations 2013 Teaching and testing of Hindi in information era in a two day workshop on Power of ethnics in learning, at ILLL, DU, 20-21 March, 2013 2012 Historical Development of Hindi in the National Seminar Language Labor and Migration, Agra College Agra, 12-14 March 2012. 2012 Global Language Meet in the Global Meet Issues in Tribal Language and Culture Documentation Bhasha Foundation Vadodhra, 6-7 January, 2012. 2011 Sociolinguistics Profile of Kinnauri in the Annual International Conference of Linguistic Society of Nepal, Kathmandu, November 26-27, 2011 2011 Structure of Kinnauri Language in the National Seminar Linguistics and Language Development (Tribal Languages) in Jammu and Kashmir, University of Kashmir Srinagar, 14-16 November 2011 2011 Typological Perspective of Kinnauri in the National Seminar Linguistics and Language Development (Tribal Languages) in Jammu and Kashmir University of Kashmir Srinagar, 14-16 November 2011. 2010 Teaching of English in Himachal Pradesh: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives in the International Conference ICOSAL-2010 Punjabi University Patiala, 6-7 February, 2010.
Workshops Attended 2013. One day workshop Publishing Connect organized by Elsevier & University of Delhi, Delhi, 11 September, 2013 2013. Three day Seminar on PLSI National Launch, at Delhi, 5-7-September 2013 2013. Two day workshop on PLSI at IGNOU, Delhi, 18-19 April, 2013 2013. Two day workshop on Power of ethnics in learning. at ILLL, University of Delhi, 20-21 March, 2013. 2013. Peoples Linguistic Survey of India, IGNOU, Delhi, April 18-19. 2013. National Seminar on linguistics and boundaries of knowledge: methods and strategies, University of Delhi, 23 March, 2013 2013. Research Methodology, at KMC, University of Delhi, Jan., 23-25, 2013 2013. Workshop on Library Information Literacy and Competency, University of Delhi, 18 Jan., 2013 2012. PLSI participants and editorial collective meeting held in Baroda and Delhi resp. 2012. Agra College Agra. Language, Labor and Migration, March 2012.