Profile for NCERT Website 1. Name (in capital letters) : DR. RANJIT BEHERA 2 Department : Department of Education in Languages 3. Telephone number : 09911333620, 08010071690 (Mob) 4. Email : ranjit1213@rediffmail.com 5. Area of specialization : Sanskrit (Veda & Vedic Grammar, Preparation of Curriculum, Syllabus and Textbooks in Sanskrit) 6. Educational Qualifications S.No Degree Class/ Division Year of passing Subject Name of the /Board 1 B.A. 1 st 1996 Sanskrit Honors Utkal 2 M.A. 1 st (3 rd position) 1998 Sanskrit Utkal Gold Medal in Veda 3 M.Phil 1 st class with 2000 Sanskrit Kurukshetra distinction 4 Ph. D Awarded 2006 Sanskrit Kurukshetra 5 NET Pass July 2000 Sanskrit UGC 6 B. Ed 1 st 1999 TEEIS, EP, SSOGET, FT, Oriya, History 7 C.C in German 8 Diploma in German 1 st Gold Medal 1 st Gold Medal Utkal 2002 German Kurukshetra 2003 German Kurukshetra 7. M. Phil. - Topic - ½Xosnizzkfr'kk[;k"Vkè;k;ks% LojlUèkhuka rqyukredeè;;ue~ Ph. D (Rgvedapratisakhyastadhyayoh Svarasandhinam Tulanatmakamadhyayanam) - Topic - ½Xosnh;i pee.myi;zur&rf¼rkurinkuka Lojfoe'kZ% (Rgvediyapancamamandalaparyanta-taddhitantapadanam Svaravimarsah) 8. Details of published/unpublished works including books, monographs, research papers etc. (A) Textbooks in Sanskrit published by NCERT Ruchira Part-1, Textbook in Sanskrit for class VI, Year-2005 Ruchira Part-II, Textbook in Sanskrit for class VII, Year-2006 Ruchira Part-III, Textbook in Sanskrit for class VIII, Year-2007 Associated in developing textbooks in Sanskrit from classes IX to XII
(B) (C) (D) Research Papers ½Xosnizkfr'kk[;xrizf'y"VlfUèk% ikf.kfuizksdrlojlfuèkfhk% lg rqyuk p Kurukshetra Research Journal, Volume - XXXVII-Jan-Dec., 2003, ISSN - 0454-6962 osfndlafgrk;ka tyfpfdrlk] yksdizkk] vkpk;z&lnkf'koizgjkt&vfhkuunula[;k Journal of Indology, Saraswati, Bhadrak, Odisha Vol-XIII, Year-2009, ISSN - 2229-5364 'kkfuriokszifn"va jkk% dùkzo;e~ 'kksèkizhkk] A Refereed Quarterly Research Journal, Jhykycgknqj'kkL=khjkf"Vª;laLÑrfo kihbe~] uonsgyh] April-2011, ISSN - 0974-8946 jkf"vª;ikb~;p;kz;k% :ijs[kk% lalñr p izdk'kukèkhue~] vokzphulalñre~] nsook.kh&ifj"kn~] uonsgyh Sanskrit Translation (Under publication) cj[kk&øfed&iqlrdekyk (40 iqlrdkfu) Barkha (a series of 40 books) translated into Sanskrit NCERT, New Delhi (2011-12) Editing fo'ookjk (Volume published in 15th World Sanskrit Conference) iapn'ka fo'olalñr&leesyue~] jkf"vª;&lalñr&lalfkkue~] tudiqjh] uonsgyh] tuojh & 2012] ISBN - 978-93-80935-02-07 (E) (F) Sanskrit Poems Lrw;rs izfke% dfo% yksdlalñre~] lalñrdk;kzy;%] JhvjfoUnkJe%] iqnqppsjh xzh"ekfhkyf"kre~ fo'o&lalñre~] fo'os'ojkuun&osfnd&'kksèklalfkkue~ lkèkq&vkje%] gks';kjiqje~] iatkc] ekpz&2010] ISSN - 0975-4474 xzke;thoue~ fo'o&lalñre~] fo'os'ojkuun&osfnd&'kksèklalfkkue~ lkèkq&vkje%] gks';kjiqje~] iatkc] twu&2011, ISSN - 0975-4474 Sanskrit Story piyks ckyd% dfkklfjr~] dfkkhkkjrh] iz;kx%] bykgkckn],fizy&ekpz] 2009&2010] ISSN - 0976-4453 2
9. Development of Textbooks and other materials in Sanskrit Coordinated and contributed in the preparation of RUCHIRA PART-I, Textbook in Sanskrit for class VI. Year-2005. Coordinated and contributed in the preparation of RUCHIRA PART-II, Textbook in Sanskrit for class VII. Year-2006. Coordinated and contributed in the preparation of RUCHIRA PART-III, Textbook in Sanskrit for class VIII. Year-2007. Contributed as team member in the preparation of Textbooks in Sanskrit from classes IX to XII. Year 2005-2006. (v) Contributed as a member in the preparation of syllabi in Sanskrit for classes VI to XII. (vi) Contributed in the preparation of Vidyarthi Sanskrit Sahitya Sansdarbha Kosha (Reference Sanskrit Dictionary). (vii) Assisted in the preparation of A Source Book of Scientific Thoughts in Sanskrit Literature. (viii) Contributed as a member to review the source book in Sanskrit Kridabhih Sanskritasikshanam in the National Sanskrit Project on Teaching of Sanskrit Through Sanskrit. (ix) Prepared Audio & Audio-visual materials in Sanskrit for Upper Primary Stage based on NCERT textbooks and other books. (x) Prepared Two years B. Ed. syllabus in Sanskrit pending publication by NCERT. This Sanskrit syllabus has been published by RIE, Bhubaneswar and approved by Utkal, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. (xi) Coordinated and contributed in the preparation of Grammar book in Sanskrit at upper primary stage. (xii) Coordinated and contributed in the preparation of Teacher s Handbook in Sanskrit at upper primary stage. (10) Training programmes organized Organized the training programme Orientation course for Resource Persons in Sanskrit teaching at Secondary Stage at NIE Campus, NCERT. Acted as Resource Person. Year-2004 Coordinated face-to-face training programme for Master Trainers in Sanskrit on new Sanskrit textbook Ruchira Part-I for class VI at NIE Campus, NCERT. Acted as Resource Person. Year-2006 Assisted in organizing face-to-face training programme for Master Trainers in Sanskrit on new Sanskrit textbook Shemushi Part-I for class IX at NIE Campus, NCERT. Acted as Resource Person. Year-2006 Acted as co-cordinator and resource person in organizing the Training Programme for Sanskrit Teachers of Goa Board at SCERT, Goa. Year-2007. (v) Coordinated face-to-face training programme for Master Trainers in Sanskrit on new Sanskrit textbook Ruchira Part-II for class VII at NIE Campus, NCERT. Acted as Resource Person. Year-2007 3
(vi) (vii) Assisted in organizing face-to-face training programme for Master Trainers in Sanskrit on new Sanskrit textbook Shemushi Part-II for class X at NIE Campus, NCERT. Acted as Resource Person. Year-2007 Acted as resource person in the training programme for Sanskrit teachers on new textbooks in Sanskrit at Amity International School, Noida. March-2007. (viii) Acted as resource person in Face-to-face training programme for Master Trainers in Sanskrit on new Sanskrit textbook Ruchira Part-III for class VIII at RIE, Ajmer, Rajsthan. Year-2008. (ix) (x) (xi) (xii) Coordinated face-to-face training programme for Master Trainers in Sanskrit on new Sanskrit textbook Ruchira Part-III for class VIII at NIE Campus, NCERT. Acted as Resource Person. Year-2007 Organized training programme in Sanskrit for key resource persons in Sanskrit of Goa Board from 6.9.2010 to 9.9.2010 and acted as resource person. Assisted in organizing the orientation in Sanskrit for key resource persons in Sanskrit of Rajasthan at SIERT, Udaipur from 5.9.2011 to 8.9.2011 at secondary stage and acted as resource person. Organized the orientation programme in Sanskrit for key resource persons in Sanskrit of North Eastern States at SCERT, Guwahati from 20.9.2011 to 23.9.2011 at upper primary stage and acted as resource person. (xiii) Organized the orientation programme in Sanskrit for key resource persons in Sanskrit at NIE Campus, NCERT from 17.10.2011 to 20.10.2011 at upper primary stage and acted as resource person. (xiv) Organized the orientation programme in Sanskrit for key resource persons in Sanskrit (special programme for SC & ST teachers) at NIE Campus, NCERT from 29.11.2011 to 2.12.2011 at upper primary stage and acted as resource person. (xv) Assisted in organizing the orientation in Sanskrit for key resource persons in Sanskrit of Chhatishgarh at SCERT, Raipur from 17.1.2012 to 20.1.2012 at higher secondary stage and acted as resource person. (11) Conferences/Seminars, competitions and workshops organized/attended Attended National Seminar on Relevance of the teachings of the Mahabharata at Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies, Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, Haryana from 26.9.2002 to 28.9.2002 and presented a paper entitled Rajyasasanadrstya rajna kartavyam. Attended 41 st All India Oriental Conference at Shri Jahannath Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Puri from 14.12.2002 to 16.12.2002 and presented a paper entitled Rgvede devatavisayaka taddhitantapadanam swaravimarsah. Attended National Seminar on Scientific Thoughts in Vedic Literature at Institute of Sanskrit and Ideological Studies, Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, Haryana from 15.10.2003 to 16.10.2003 and presented a paper entitled Vaikikasamhitayam jalacikitsa. Assisted in organizing the National Seminar on Teaching of Sanskrit through Sanskrit at NIE, Campus, NCERT from 14.2.2004 to 16.2.2004. (v) Attended 42 nd All India Oriental Conference at Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi from 4.11.2004 to 6.11.2004 and presented a 4
paper entitled Rgpratisakhyagatapraslistasandhih paniniproktaswarasandhibhih saha tulana ca. (vi) Attended National Manuscript Day celebration on 10 th March 2005 at Manuscript Resource Centre, Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, Haryana and delivered a talk on Survey of Manuscripts. (vii) Attended the National Seminar on Manuscripts in Haryana : Preservation and critical editing from 5.4.2005 to 7.4.2005 at Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, Haryana and presented a paper on Pandlipisampadanavidhayah. (viii) Assisted in organizing the National Seminar on Teaching of Sanskrit through Sanskrit at NIE Campus, NCERT, New Dlhi from 26.3.2007 to 28.3.2007. (ix) Attended and assisted in organizing the Naitonal Seminar on Munshi Premchand at Sarnath, Varanasi from 21.7.2006 to 23.7.2006 organized by Department of Languages, NCERT, New Delhi. (x) Assisted in organizing the National Seminar on Teaching of Sanskrit through Sanskrit at NIE Campus, NCERT from 29.8.2007 to 31.8.2007. (xi) Acted as co-coordinator in organizing the National Sanskrit Competitions for school students of NCR in Feb-2007 organized by Department of Languages, NCERT, New Delhi. (xii) Acted as co-coordinator in organizing the National Sanskrit Competitions for school students of NCR in Dec-2007 organized by Department of Languages, NCERT, New Delhi. (xiii) Organized more than 10 workshops in different parts of the country in connection with development of textbooks and other instructional materials on behalf of NCERT. (xiv) (xv) Organized National seminar on Problems of Teaching Sanskrit at School Level from 8.2.2010 to 10.2.2010 in collaboration with Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Deemed, Janakpuri, New Delhi. Attended 15 th World Sanskrit Conference organized by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Deemed, New Delhi at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi from 5.1.2012 to 10.1.2012. (12) Evaluation Prepared Rational and Empirical evaluation reports of the Sanskrit Textbooks from classes VI to XII. Year-2004. Contributed as a member of the Quick Review of Sanskrit Textbooks for the improvement in the books. Year-2005. Contributed as a member of the meeting of Review Committee for National Sanskrit Project on Teaching of Sanskrit Through Sanskrit. Attended 12 days capacity building programme for National Educational Achievement Survey being conducted by DEME, NCERT from 18.10.2010 to 29.10.2010. (13) Ani-book Project in Sanskrit As language expert in Sanskrit, I edited the stories of the Ani-book project of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Janakpuri, New Delhi and IIM, Ahmedabad, Gujrat. 5
(14) Award received Received Mrs Annapurna Devi and Dr R K Sharma prize for best paper in Modern Sanskrit Section of 45 th All India Oriental Conference which was organized by Rashtriya Sanskrit, Deemed, Tirupati from 2.6.2010 to 4.6.2010. (15) Orientation/Refresher Course attended Attended 21 days Orientation Course for NCERT faculty from 7.2.2005 to 4.3.2005 at NIE Campus, NCERT. This course was organized by DTEE, NCERT, New Delhi. Attended Refresher Course in Sanskrit organized by Academic Staff College, H P, Shimla from 8.8.2011 to 27.8.2011 (16) Organized Educational Tour for Afghan Students Organized a nine day Educational-cum-cultural tour (Delhi-Bangalore-Mysore Bangalore-Chennai-Delhi) for the students (from Afghanistan) of Diploma in English and English Language Teaching from 20.1.2011 to 28.1.2011. (17) Hostel Warden, NCERT Worked as Hostel warden (P.G. Hostel, NIE, NCERT) for 43 Afghan students studying 20 months Diploma in English and English Language Teaching (Sept. 2009- May 2011) (18) Works proposed for this session Field trailling of Sanskrit Materials developed by Department of Languages, NCERT, New Delhi. Certificate course in Sanskrit for Hindi and other language teachers teaching Sanskrit at Upper Primary and Secondary Stages. Development of Bi-lingual story books for promoting reading skill among the children. Status of Sanskrit in the school curriculum of India. Orientation programmes in Sanskrit. 6