short curriculum vitae raja - 24-01-2015
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A.P.RAJARAM
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EDUCATION2011 – till now A Ph.D. student in Theater and Performance Studies, School of Arts and Aesthetics Jawaharlal
Nehru University, New Delhi-110067.2009 – 2011M.Phil in Theater and Performance Studies, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi-110067. Passed with 8 Grade Points out of 9 Grade Points 2007 – 2009M.A in Arts and Aesthetics,School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-
110067. Passed with 6 Grade Points out of 9 Grade Points. 2002 – 2005B.A in Sociology P.S.G. college of Arts and Science, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Passed in first class with overall percentage of 66.70%.
AWARDSCleared J.R.F in the subject Performing Arts in Dec- 2012Senior Research Fellow, Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship from July 2012 to July 2014.Junior Research Fellow, Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship from August 2009 to July 2012.Awarded Ford Merit Scholarship by the Ford Foundation for Meritorious student during M.A in the School of Arts and Aesthetics,Jawaharlal Nehru University.
CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS ATTENDED1. Selected for a World Conference of the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM), to be held in
Astana, Kazakhstan, from 16 July to 22 July 2015, has accepted my proposal “Connecting the body to the prop: understanding movements in the ritual of Kavadi Attam.” for a presentation during the conference.
2. Presented an Academic paper in a conference Performative Communication Culture and Politics in South Asia, an International Seminar on 20th, 21st January 2015 co-organized by Department of Sociology, South Asian University Centre for Culture Media & Governance, Jamia Milia Islamia& In association with Indian Council of Social Science Research in Jamia Milia Islamia University, New Delhi Titled “The Myth, the prop, the dance- connecting the tradition through body”
3. Presented an Academic paper in the International Federation of Theater and Research-2014, World Congress in Warwick University, London, U. K in the topic The Body in/as Ritual or Performance or both?
4. Presented an Academic paper in the World Dance Alliance-2014, Angers, France in the topic “the Trance is a state, with the pain to stimulate and the dance to contemplate”
5. Presented an Academic Paper in the International Union of Anthropology and Ethnology Conference-2014, Chiba city, Japan in the topic “Performance as mediation” an impeccant dancer between the Belief and the Community
6. Presented a paper in the International society for Theatre Research, Centre for media and Cultural studies, Central University of Rajasthan, Kishangard, Rajasthan on the topic “Forbidden dance: A Dancers narrative of her Life” on 11th Jan 2014.
7. Presented a Paper in the World Dance Alliance Conference- Asia Pacific conference in Kula Lampur, Malaysia on a Topic “Kavadiattam local and Global” in September 2011 http://www.jedsonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/KAVADI-ATTAM-A-DANCE-RITUAL.pdf
8. Presented a collaborated paper, one among a Group of five people on a Topic as “Tourism as a Performance” in the Warwick Conference in School of Arts and Aesthetics, J.N.U. March 2010.
9. Worked as an Assistant facilitator, for Six days in a Choreo-lab for the conference conducted by the World Dance Alliance on September 2009.
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10. Had performed as one among twenty dancers on a theme named ‘Lotus path’ in Osaka, Japan during mid September to Mid October 2008. It is a part of the cultural exchange from the Osaka in the World Committee, Japan and represented India, its culture through a thematic dance program.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
1. A PhD researcher in the project named “Gendered Citizenship” by UKERI-UGC, a collaborative project with University of Warwick, U.K and Jawaharlal Nehru University, India [2014 -2016]
2. Had undergone Fieldwork to a village named Viralimalai in the district of Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu in search of the Sadir dance and interviewed a Sadir dancer on December 2013 and again on September 2014 and December 2014 with extensive documentation on Sadir dance.
3. Fieldwork in the town named Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, in September 2013, in order to understand the performances of the Deities and the politics involved in the KulluDushera.
4. Fieldwork in a town named Virudhunager, Tamil Nadu in April 2013, during their annual PanguniPongal festival in order to understand the relation of the body and rituals performed including the body piercing, fire pot carrying and the trance dance movements.
5. Field work in a town named Palani, Tamil Nadu during the annual festival named ‘Thai Pusam’ in January 2013 in order to understand the movement forms and techniques of the Kavadiattam and the Trance movement forms
6. Fieldwork in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, in September 2012, in order to understand the performances of the Deities and the politics involved in the Kullu Dushera.
7. Fieldwork in a town named Palani, Tamil Nadu during the annual festival named ‘Thai Pusam’ in January 2011 in order to understand the movement forms and techniques of the Kavadi Attam and the Trance movement forms.
8. Fieldwork in the Jaisalmer, Rajasthan in February 2010 in order to understand the Kalbelia dance performances and the whole tourism involved as a constructed performance.
9. Fieldwork in the remote areas of Kutch on February 2008 in order to study the hand print clothes and the painting, along the painters who have received awards for their work.
PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS1. “Kavadiattam: Local and Global” Pg no 170, in the book named Dancing Mosaic, Issues on Dance
Hybridity, Edited by Mohd Anis Md Nor, Cultural center university of Malaya, National Department for Culture and Arts, Mistry of Information, Communication and culture, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-0380-17-9
2. “KavadiAttam’ a Dance Ritual Practiced as a Community Performance” article JOURNAL OF EMERGING DANCE SCHOLARSHIP Published by World Dance Alliance (http://www.worlddancealliance.net/) ISSN 2309-267X
3. “Forbidden Dance” an article selected for the publication in Cambridge scholars publication4. Kavadiattam, an online article in Sahapedia, http://sahapedia.org/kavadi-attam/
LANGUAGESTamil- mother tongue language, English- Speak fluently and read/write with high proficiencyHindi- Speak fluently and can read a little bit
Extracurricular activities1. Have been conducting workshops in the theme of understanding body and movement with young kids and
graduates in the recent past
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2. Had worked with the History channel as a language Quality Controller for a year from 2012 to 2013 clearing up episodes of various themes from the channel.
3. Have been learning and practicing Contemporary Jazz dance form the Dance Worx Company, Vasant Valley segment, New Delhi from 2010.
4. Had learnt Contemporary Dance form the Sadhya - A Unit of Performing Arts, Shivalik, New Delhi - 110017, from 2008 to 2009.
5. Had been an active sports person and have performed in various cultural festivals from school and college. 6. Had been actively involved in learning Martial Arts for about a period of four years.
REFERENCESDr. Urmimala Sarkar Munsi,Associate ProfessorCenter for Theater and Performance Studies,School of Arts and Aesthetics,Jawaharlal Nehru University,New Delhi-110067.E-mail id: [email protected] No.: (0)9868901315
Prof. BishnupriyaDuttAssociate ProfessorCenter for Theater and Performance Studies,School of Arts and Aesthetics,Jawaharlal Nehru University,New Delhi-110067.E-mail id: [email protected] No.: (0)9873206251
DECLARATIONIt has certified that the information given above is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Date: 21.01.2015 yours faithfully,
Place:New Delhi (A.P.Rajaram)