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IdentityEducational Qualifications:
• 2006-2008: Conflict Transformation and Peace Building from Lady Sri Ram College, New Delhi. (First Division).
• 1984-86: B. Ed from Annamalai University, Annamalia. (First Division).
• 1982-84: M.A. (English) from Delhi University. (Second Division).
• 1979-82: B.A. (Programme) from Lady Sri Ram College, Delhi University. (First Division).
• 1977-1979: 10+2 (AISSCE) from Frank Anthony Public School, New Delhi. (First Division. School Topper in English).
• 1976: 10th (ICSE) from Convent of Jesus and Mary, Simla. (First Division).
Experience with Women Specific Businesses and Training
• 2016: Reading Circles - A Book Club for Young Adults and Women.
• 2014: Women in Society for Conflict Management, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.
Development of a Manual for teachers and students.
• 2012: CREA - Workshop on sexualities.
• 2010: Organized a Gender Awareness Programme for 16-18 year olds
• 2005 - 2008: Women Go Places - Travels for Women.
Dissertation for the course on Conflict Transformation and Peace Building:
• Six Yards of Indian-ness: The Politics of the Sari.
Teaching Experience in Schools:
• 2019- to present – Teach the IGCSE programme at Prakriti School, Noida. Also run a book club at the school.
• 2019 - Teaching IBMYP and IGCSE students, at Genesis Global School, Noida.
• 2001-2014: Sardar Patel Vidyalaya. PGT English. Taught English to classes 11th and 12th.
• 1990- 2001: Sardar Patel Vidyalaya. TGT English. Taught English from classes 7th upwards
• 1985- 1990: Frank Anthony Public School, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi. TGT. Taught English and Math from classes 7th upwards.
Experience in other Organizations:
• 2014: Curr!makers, New .Delhi.
Curriculum Development; Teacher Training.
• 2006: ETASHA Society, New Delhi.
Taught English to young adults and adults in resettlement colonies.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Critical appreciation of texts for middle, senior and senior secondary schools.
• Imparting Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Skills.
• Teaching Grammar formally, and within contexts.
• Preparing testing material for internal examinations.
• Evaluation of tests and exams.
• Preparing students for Board Examinations.
• Evaluation of internal tests and exams.
Secondary Responsibilities:
• CA in-charge, these being 2 periods per week towards appreciation of cultural and current affairs.
• Wrote the newsletter of SPV.
• Conducted Public Speaking and Story Telling events for middle, senior and senior secondary school.
• Introduced reading extracts from books, as a competitive event.
• Trained students for book discussions, for intra and inter school events.
• Conducted Leadership Training Programmes for students from 7th to 12th.
• Organized workshops on Gender issues.
• Field Trips.
• In-charge of the Wall Magazine Club.
• Started the Crossword Club.
• As HRT, conducted awareness exercises for students on aspects of sexuality, health, money, group dynamics, consensus building, sensitivity, responsible behavior, ecological consciousness, substance abuse, amongst others.
• Preparing reports for weekly, semester, annual exams.
• Head Examiner for AISSCE (the Class 12 Examination).
• Examiner for the Class 10 and 12 Examinations.
Publications
• Written a set of 3 Grammar books for Class 6, 7, 8: Edited by Longman
• Proofread Ranjit by Khushwant Singh, for Penguin Pvt Ltd.
Some Workshops:
• 2020: SEEL – Social Emotional and Ethical Learning – Level 1 Facilitators’ Training
• 2012: Human Rights, Gender and Sexuality, organised by The CREA Institute.
• 2012: Memoir writing, by Janet Thomas.
• 2011: Jeevan Vidya, a workshop on co-existence.
• 2011: A Writing Workshop by Neela Lalwani
• 2011: Understanding the Adolescent
• 2009: Theatre of the Oppressed
• 2009 and 2010: CBSE Training for English Teachers of Classes 11 and 12.
• 2009: 100 years of Hind Swaraj, conducted by SIDH Institute
• 1996: A 6-week Cultural Exchange Programme to Denmark organized by the Government of Denmark.
• 1995: CBSE Training for Interactive English, in Navyug School for classes 9 and 10.
Interests
• Human Rights, Conflict, Violence, Peace, Forgiveness.
• Gender
• Alternative Narratives in Literature, Cinema, Art, Theatre, Music.
