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Personal Profile
Name : Tanaya Mohanty
Mother’s Name : Pramila Mohanty
Father’s Name : Dr. Srikanta Mohanty
Date of Birth : 12th January 1981
Gender : Female
Nationality : Indian
Permanent Address : C\o Srikanta Mohanty, Plot no-411,
Sahidnagar, Bhubaneswar-751007 (Orissa).

Address for correspondence: Tanaya Mohanty

Lecturer, P.G. Deptt. Of Social Science
F. M. University, Balasore-19, Orissa
(India).
Contact No. : 09861187526
E-mail ID :tanayamohanty@gmail.com;
tanaya_309@yahoo.co.uk
Educational Qualification
• Ph.D in Sociology (perusing): Jawaharlal Nehru University,
Title of the thesis: “Growth of modern Oriya identity: A study of
its changing contents and forms of representation”.

• M.Phil in Sociology (2004): University of Hyderabad,

Title of the Dissertation: “Social construction of gender in
popular literature for boys and girls”.Marks Scored: 66.5.

• M.A in Sociology (2003): University of Hyderabad, Marks

Scored: 66.1.
• Graduation (2001): Utkal University, Bhubaneswar Main
subjects: Sociology (H), Psychology (Pass), Marks Scored: 60.5.

• Intermediate (1998): Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Main

Subjects: Physics, chemistry, biology, math., Marks Scored:
62.4
• Matriculation (1996): Stewart school, Bhubaneswar, Marks
Secured: 79.5

• Course attended on Gender Studies- Gender, Society and

Language, an inter-disciplinary course offered by the dept of
applied linguistics, University of Hyderabad.

• Qualified UGC NET for Lectureship.

Project Works done:
• A project on “Braindrain”, using quantitative methods was
submitted to the dept. of sociology, university of Hyderabad.

• A qualitative research project on “Women migrant labourers” was

submitted to the dept. of sociology, University of Hyderabad.

• A pilot survey on “Idea of Marriage in Boys and Girls” was

conducted and its report was submitted to the Dept. of Applied
Linguistics, University of Hydrabad.

Publications:
• Article “Globalization” in the book entitled “International Relation,”
published by Macmillan India, 2008. (Book to be released this
month.)

• An article titled “Gender, Culture and History” was contributed to

book entitled “Human Rights, Gender and Environment”, published
by Viva Publications.

• An article “Women’s Movement in India” was co-authored with Dr.

Tapan Biswal for his edited collection titled “Human Rights,Gender
and Environment”, Viva Publications.

• An article on “Tradition and Modernity” for the M.A. course at the

School of Open Learning, University of Delhi.

Articles Submitted for Publication:

• Submitted chapters on the paper “Sociology of India” for the B.A.
course at the School of Open Learning, University of Delhi.

• Submitted chapters on the paper “Gender and Society” for the B.A.
course at the School of Open Learning, University of Delhi.

Conference Attended:
• Presented a paper titled, “the middle class and the oriya nationalist
movement”, at the 34th All India Sociological Conference, 2008.

• Presented a paper titled, “Gender- Identity Construction through

Gendered Reading and Popular Culture”, at the 33rd All India
Sociological Conference, 2007.

• Participated at the Satyagraha Centenary International Conference

held from 13th-20th November 2007 at J.N.U. New Delhi.
Training Programmes Attended:
• Attended workshop on Students Support Services in ODL system
organized by the Centre of Distance and Continuing education, F.
M. University, Balasore, from 27th – 29th June, 2008.

• Completed two summer training programmes (2005-2006) on

communication skills development, based on behavioral sciences,
especially transactional skills and other soft skills, organized by a
NGO Conscious citizens of India.

Work Experience:
Working as lecturer in Sociology with the Department of Social Science
at Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Orissa, since 26th February ’08.

Awards Won:
First prize in creative writing was won in an all India youth festival,
“Sukoon”, organized by the University of Hyderabad.

Hobby:
Creative Writing, writing short stories and poems.
Other Skills Acquired:
Computer documentation skills acquired.
Career Objective:
Teaching is the best way of learning. I always enjoy learning. This is
the reason why I wish to be a teacher. Moreover, I interest myself in
social change. Being a teacher I can effect this change, I hope.