डॉ. बी. आर. अम्बेडकर विश्‍वविद्यालय दिल्ली
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi
Established by The Government of NCT of Delhi

• 2017-2019: 2-year post-doctoral fellowship on by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
• 2010: PhD from School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
• 2007: M.A. (Political Science) Allahabad University, Allahabad.
• 1997: Master of Philosophy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, New Delhi.
• 1995: M.A., Russian Language and Literature, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi., New Delhi.
• 1995: NET/UGC.

• 2003-2010: Visiting Faculty: Women’s Studies Department; Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishvwavidyalay, Wardha, Maharashtra
• 2010-2013: Member of University Grant Commission's (UGC) Curriculum Development Committee for preparing MA Women's Studies courses.
• 1997: Worked on a project (P-15) team on INS, Delhi with Russian Naval experts under an exchange programme with the Indian Navy, Govt. of India, Mumbai.
• 1995-1996: Liaison officer, coordinator and official interpreter for groups of official Russian delegates invited by the MEA (Ministry of External Affairs).

• 2018: Erasmus + Faculty Mobility programme; visit to Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 6 March – 15 March.
• 2003: Awarded the second best performance medal and certificate, 3-month certificate course of ‘‘Women’s Studies’ for Asian Women’, organized in Srilanka from February 2003 to April 2003 by the Institute of Women’s Studies, Lahore & Women and Media Collective, Colombo.

Book:

• Nagalia, Shubhra (2009): Gender, Vichardhara Aur Rajsatta. Paath Ki Ranneetiyan (‘Gender, Ideology and State. Textual Strategies’), Abhivyakti Prakashan, 2009, ISBN 978-81-906804-2-4, Allahabad.

Chapters in Books

• (2022): “Post-Soviet Eurasia and the Revolutionary subject: Exploring the Gender Epistemologies” in Transitions in Post-Soviet Eurasia. Identity, Polity and Strategic Choices; (Edited; Archana Upadhyay), Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, OX 14 RN and NewYork, First South Asia Edition, ISBN 978-1-032-23407-6, pp 36-48.
• (23 March 2022): “Recalling October Revolution a Century Later” in Hundred Years of the Russian Revolution. Its Legacies in Perspective, Edited Anuradha M. Chenoy and Archana Upadhyay, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 978-981-334-784-7, page 13-34.
• (2022) “BRICS, Post-Soviet Singularity and the New World Order” in India and New World Order in Contemporary Global Politics; (Edited; Dr. Chakali Bramhayya and Dr. Karamala Areesh Kumar); Writers Choice Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 01 January, 2022; ISBN 978-93-93082-51-0, page 109-125
• (2018):  "Mitro Marjani: Recasting Women and Subversion” in Thinking Gender, Doing Gender . Feminist Scholarship and Practice Today, (Ed.) Uma Chakravarti; Orient Blackswan Private Limited, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Reviews

• (2019): Bok review, ‘Replacing Silence with Speech’ of ‘The Search for Justice. The Sri Lanka Papers’ (Eds.) Kumari Jayawardena and Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena, Zubaan, 2016, in Economic & Political Weekly (EPW), Vol. 54, Issue No. 11, 16 March, ISSN 0012-9976
• (2013): Book Review of Ranjana Padhi's ‘Those Who Did Not Die: Impact of the Agrarian Crisis on the Women in Punjab’ in Social Change, 43, 4 (2013): 641–665, Sage Publications, ISSN 00490857
• (2011): Book Review of Prem Chowdhry's ‘Political Economy of Production and Reproduction. Caste, Custom, and Community in North India’, (Routledge, UK), South Asian History and Culture, Vol 2, Issue 3, July, pages 440-442, ISSN 19472501, 19472498.

Journal Articles

• Nagalia Shubhra (2024) ‘Santulan Khoti Bharatiya Videsh Neeti? In Baya, April-September 2024, Antika Prakashan, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, pp 35-38, ISSN 2321-9858
• Nagalia Shubhra (2023) ‘Implications for Indian Foreign Policy: Russia-Ukraine Crisis’, Third Concept, Vol. 37, No. 442, December 2023, pp 7-10; UGC Care Listed
• Nagalia Shubhra (2022) ‘आदिवासी महिलाओं की कविता पढ़ना आसान नहीं’ Madhumati; Rajasthan Sahitya Academy, Udaipur, UGC Care List; Group D; SL. No. 57, May, 2022; Vol 5; Year 62; page no 44-49, ISSN2321-5569
• Nagalia Shubhra (2022) ‘तकनीक का महिलाओं के जीवन पर प्रभाव’, Banas Jan; Udaipur, Delhi, UGC Care List; SL. No. 156, June-July 2022; Vol. 56, Year 14; page no 19-24, ISSN 2231-6558
• Nagalia Shubhra (2022) ‘महिलाओं पर कोविड-19 का प्रभाव’, ShodhSamhita, UGC Care Group 1; SL. No. 30; E-Journal, Vol .No .IX, Issue- 7 (II) July-December 2022; page no 163-170, ISSN 2277-7067
• (2019): Shubhra Nagalia and Rachna Chaudhary (Jan-June), Writing Knowledge/Writing Power: Disciplining Gender Studies, Vivekananda Journal of Research, 8(1), pp. 92-105. ISSN 2319-8702.
• (2019): “Women’s Oppression and Socialist Feminism,” in  Ayan, Quarterly, ISSN :- 2347-4491, pp 317-322. Volume 7 No. 1 (January-March,) UGC No. 49095.
• (2019): “Back to the Future? Crisis of Constitutional Democracy and Traces of a Bolshevik Past” in Journal of the Belarusian State University. Story, Belarus, November (01), 4:36-46, Minsk, Belarus. Weblink: https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/history/article/view/709 ; double blind review https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/history/about https://openaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/Record/doaj-32256aaea3514f93b809f923f621bb7b
• (2019): “21st Century Smart Modern Global City: The Political Economy of Memory,” in Indian Journal of Geography, Department of Geography, Volume XXII, January, ISSN 0537-2011, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
• (2018): ‘Conceptualising Gender Studies: Curriculum and Pedagogy,’ Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Vol. 25 (1), pp 79-107, Centre for Women’s Development Studies, Sage Journals.
• (2017): ‘25 Years of Post-Soviet Experience: Is it a Postcolonial Condition?’, Contemporary Central Asia, Vol. XIX (1&2), pp 41-58, School of International Studies, JNU, Sage Journals, ISSN: 0973-5690.

Webinar/Panel Discussion/Workshop/Colloquiums/Resource person:

• (27 February 2025) Panelist in ‘Alleviating Gender-Based Violence in Rural India’ in Global Conference on Gender Equity, Sandhi organized by Sakshi, IHC, Delhi
• (3-5 March 2025) Chair and Discussant in the session ‘Gender, Ageing and Chronic Illness’ in International Conference titled ‘Reflections on the Past, Looking to the Future: Fifty Years of Towards Equality Report’ organized by Centre for Women’s Development Studies (CWDS), IIC, Delhi
• (19 September 2024) 'The Evolution of Harm in the Digital Age and the Need to Redefine Safety’, Panel discussion organized by the Center for Social Research (CSR) and The Dialogue to officially launch the Alliance for Cyber Trust and Safety (ACTS), IIC, Delhi
• (6-7 December 2024) Keynote Speaker in ‘The Role of Feminism in Gender Equality’ Seminar organized by Rajeev Gandhi Govt. P G College, Ambikapur Surguja, Chhattisgarh
• (31 May, 2022) Panelist, online Video Panel Discussion titled ‘Roe v Wade: Feminist Politics in the USA and India, Questions of Body/ Choice /Autonomy’ organized by International Affairs Division and School of Human Studies, Ambedkar University Delhi
• (18 May 2020) ‘Covid 19 and Gender’ in ‘A Sociological Reading of Covid-19 Pandemic’ WEBINAR on ‘Gender and Politics Amidst COVID 2019’ organized by Department of Sociology, May 18, 2020, Bharti College, University of Delhi
• (2017): “The Promise in the Potential of BRICS: Gender Inscriptions,” paper presented in ICSSR Sponsored Project Workshop; BRICS: Trans-Regional Cooperation from the Global South; School of International Studies; JNU, 18 April, 2017.
• (2017): “Russian Revolution and its Legacies: Taking Stock a Century Later,” presented a paper in Round Table: Reflections on the Russian Revolution organized by Center of Russian and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies; Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 10 November 2017.
• (2016): Delivered 2 lectures in the Refresher Course organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 1st Interdisciplinary Course in Women Studies; 7th November to 2nd December, 2016 on International and Indian Women’s Health Movement, 8th and 11^th November.
• (2016): “Conceptualising Gender Studies: Curriculum and Pedagogy” presented a paper in a workshop “Curriculum and Pedagogy: Women’s Studies”, Centre for Women’s Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 18-19 April.
• (2011): Participated in a workshop on ‘Histories, Literary and Visual Texts of South Asia,' organized jointly by 'Zubaan' publishing house, New Delhi and KSP Women’s Studies Centre, University of Pune, Pune, 7-8 November.

Papers Presented in International Conferences

• (2019): Co-presented a paper titled “Destabilizing Gender Knowledge Production: (In)Discipline of the Illegitimate,” in an international conference on ‘Production and Circulation of Gender Knowledge in Global South,’ 28^th February to 1^st March, 2019, organized by Centre for South Asian Studies, Ecole des Hautes en Sciences (EHESS), Paris (France).
• (2018): “Gender Epistemologies in Post-Soviet Eurasia and the Revolutionary Subject” in an International Seminar on 'Mapping Post-Soviet Eurasia: Political Economy, Strategic Environment and Cultural Landscape', 30-31 October 2018, SIS, CRCAS, JNU.
• (2018): “India and New World Order in Contemporary Global Politics,” organized by the Department of Political Science & Human Rights, Faculty of Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India, 19-20 March 2018.
• (2017): “Chronicling ‘Opacity’: Positing the Post-Soviet/Socialist,” Presented a paper in an international Conference titled 'Contemporary Capitalism and the Revolutionary Possibilities 150 Years after Capital and 100 Years after Russian Revolution' organized by Department of Sociology, South Asian University, New Delhi and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, South Office (New Delhi); 3-4 November 2017.
• (2016): “25 Years of Post-Soviet Experience: Is it a Post-Colonial Condition?” Presented a paper in International Conference on “25 Years of Post-Soviet Experience.: Perspectives on Nation-Building and Democratization in Eurasia” Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 2-4 November 2016.
• (2016): “Identity, Home and an Imagined Future: Russian Women Migrants and Nationalism. ‘Chto Deylat?’ (What is to be Done?)” at first annual conference on Russian and East European Studies, “Europe under Stress: The End of a Common Dream?” University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia, 12-14 June.

Papers Presented at National Conferences/Seminars

• (2018): “Limits of Constitutional Democracy: Looking towards Revolutionary Possibilities?” in a conference titled ‘Constitutional Democracy: The Indian Experience in a Comparative Perspective,’ organized by Julius Maximilian University (JMU), Wurzburg and Jawaharlal Nehru University, UGC and DAAD as part of the Indo German partnership in Higher Education programme, Delhi, 15th and 16th March.
• (2017): Presented a paper (in absentia) titled “21st Century Digital Empowered India: Wither Women?” at the International Interdisciplinary Seminar titled 'Gender Equity: Reflections, Discourses and Emerging Issues' organized by Sikkim Government College Tadong from February 23-25th.
• (2016): Chaired a session in a National Seminar for Students (UG and PG) “Shaadi ka Panchnama - Disentangling Marriage, Market and State”, Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women’s Studies Centre, Pune, 8th and 9th March.
• (2016): “‘Disciplining’ Indigenism: Pedagogies of Resistance” in a National Conference “Madhya Bharat Mein Deshaj Sanskriti, Bhasha Aur Gender”, Department of Women Studies, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha; 29-31 March.
• (2016): “Writing Academic Cultures: The Politics of Knowledge Production” Presented a paper jointly in Annual Conference "Line by Line: Habits and Practices of Writing" at the Shiv Nadar University campus, Department of English, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, 19-20 February.
• (2016): “Restoring/Recuperating/ Reconstructing What?. The Political Economy of Memory” Academic Festival, Department of History, Lady Sri Ram College, Delhi, 26-27 February.
• (2014): “Students ‘Talking Back’ and Building Critical Pedagogies,” paper presented in ‘Mukta Salve Lecture Series in memory of Sharmila Rege’ on ‘The Question of Equality in Higher Education,’ 21 February, Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women’s Studies Centre, University of Pune, Pune.
• (2014): “Gender as a Symbolic Resource: Immigration Discourse and Nationalist Project in times of Neo-liberal Globalization” paper presented in the 14th National Conference on “Equality, Pluralism and the State: Perspectives from the Women’s Movement,” Guwahati, 4th February to 7th February organized by The Indian Association of Women’s Studies in collaboration with Guwahati University, Cotton College State University, Guwahati; Tata Institute for Social Sciences, Guwahati and North-east Network.
• (2014): “Indian Political Democracy: (Im)possibilities of Justice and Transformation,” paper presented in national Seminar on ‘Democracy, Political establishment and People,’ Chandigarh, 27-28 February, Critique Ferozepur Chapter, Philosophical Society: A Student’s Discussion Forum, Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur City in collaboration with the Department of Philosophy, Punjab University, Chandigarh
• (2012): ‘Teaching South Asia: Pedagogies and Experiences’ in a Seminar on ‘Exclusions: Gender and Politics in South Asia’ September, at Developing Countries Resource Centre, Delhi University; co-presented with Dr Rukmini Sen.
• (2011): "Transitioning States and Shifting Burdens: Reorganizing Patriarchy.  Transition from Soviet Socialism to Russian Capitalism" in the Sub-Theme 6 'State, Nation and Citizenship' at XIIIth National Conference of Indian Association of Women's Studies (IAWS), on the theme 'Resisting Marginalizations, Challenging Hegemonies: Revisioning Gender Politics,' 20-24 January, Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, Maharashtra.
• (2011): "The Russian Transition: From Soviet Socialism to Neo-liberal Capitalism. Reorganizing Social Reproduction and Challenges before Feminist Politics," at a seminar on the theme 'Recovering Social Reproduction: Confronting Contemporary Challenges to Gendered Labour,' at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teenmurti, New Delhi, 28-29 July.
• (2010):  "Revisiting ‘Mitro’: Some Reflections on Women’s Representations in Post-Independence (50s-60s) Hindi Literature." Paper presented in Gender Study Week on the theme 'Exploring Gender, Redefining the Field: Feminist Journeys in the Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts,' Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS), Shimla, June 01-06.
• (2010): "The State in Transition: Reorganizing Patriarchy. Transition from Soviet Socialism to Russian Capitalism." Paper presented in a National Seminar on the theme ' Transition in the Post-Soviet Space: Political, Economic, Social and Foreign Policy Dimensions,' Centre for Russian & Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, November, 01-02.
• (2007): Completed research and presented a paper on ‘Media Representation of Communal Conflicts in Hindi Media: Case Study of Mau Riots, 2005’ as a participant of Independent Fellowship Programme, Sarai, CSDS, New Delhi 2006-2007, in December.
• (2005): “Contesting Appropriations: Mahatma Gandhi’s Appropriation of Mirabai for Mass Mobilisation” in a seminar organized in Bhavnagar, Gujarat by The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), from 1-4 February.
• (2005): “Experience of Teaching Women’s Studies” under the theme of ‘Sovereignty, Citizenship and Gender’ in the 11^th National Conference organized by Indian Association of Women’s Studies (IAWS), 3-6 May, Goa.
• (2005): Paper presented along with author Baby Haldar, based on her novel ‘Aalo Aandhari’ focusing on women’s labour and women’s movement in September, organized by Shayog, Allahabad.
• (2004): “Bhakti Poet Mirabai: Relevance of her Legacy for Women’s Movement” in a seminar in Udaipur, Rajasthan organized by Mohanlal Sukhadia University, December.
• (2004): An editorial article in a Hindi daily, ‘Amar Ujjala’, titled ‘Globalisation and Its Impact on Women’, March 2004.
• (2001): Presented a paper in Allahabad High Court, with the Chief Justice as Guest, titled ‘Empowerment from Below: Implications for Women’, conducted by Justice Markanday Katju, 2001.
• (1997): “Text, Ideology & Gender: A Study of the Construction of Social and Gender Roles through Language Teaching Material” in a conference of young researchers held in School of Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 12-14 March.

• (2005): One-year long research grant under Independent Fellowship Programme, Sarai, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi.
• (September 2022 to November 2023): One-year long research grant under ‘Seed Money Grant Faculty Research-III’, Research and Development Division, Ambedkar University Delhi