Faculty Details proforma for DU Web-site Title Prof. First Name Ramesh Designation Department Address (Campus) Professor Chand (Residence) Phone No Office 011-27666676, 27666390 Residence 0129-2437445 Email Web-Page Last Name Sharma Photograph Linguistics Department of Linguistics, University of Delhi, Delhi -110007 H.No. 599, Sector 21-C, Faridabad -121001, Haryana Mobile 91-9810422102 rcprof@yahoo.com rcsharma@linguistics.du.ac.in http://rcs.pitas.com http://neurocognitivelinguistics.com Educational Qualifications Degree Institution Year Ph.D. University of Poona 1978 M.A. (Philosophy) Kurukshetra University M.A. (Linguistics) Kurukshetra University 1973 Career Profile Organisation / Institution Designation Duration Role Kurukshetra University Lecturer Jan 1976 to July 15, 1985 Teacher, Warden, In Charge of Cultural Activities of the University Teaching University of Delhi Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Reader Professor Professor July 16, 1985 to July 15, 1995 Since July 16, 1995 September 1, 2007 to August, 2008 And March 1, 2012 to February 28, 2014 departments Teacher, Head of the Department; Coordinator, UGC SAP programs; Dean, Faculty of Arts, Dean, Examinations; Chairman, BRSH; Editor, Linguistic Society of India; Coordinator and Director of the ongoing programs for various foreign university students, Chairman, University Press; Chairman, MC of the Kothari Hostel; Chairman, Publication Advisory Committee, member, MC of Meghdoot Hostel, Chairman, GB, Vivekanand College; University Nominee on Governing Body of various colleges, in addition to regularly teaching at the department of Linguistics, also contributed at different times to give courses at the departments of Germanic and Romance Languages, Hindi, and English; involved in various other responsibilities assigned from time to time Taught at different schools of the two campuses of the university and gave courses at the departments of Indian Studies, Hindi, International Studies www.du.ac.in Page 1
Areas of Interest / Specialization Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, Biolinguistics, Phonetics, Philosophy of Language, Hindi as a Foreign language Teaching Experience (Subjects/Courses Taught) 41 years (M.A., M.Phil : Phonetics and Phonology, General Linguistics, History of Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, Applied Linguistics, Philosophy of Language, Hindi as a Foreign Language, Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics Honors & Awards Chief Editor, Indian Linguistics, Journal of the Linguistic Society of India 2003-2005 Publications (Last Five Years) In Indexed/ Peer Reviewed Journals Year of Publication Title Journal Interdisciplinary 2012 Issues of Language Development and the Need for Focus on Linguistic Landscape Journal of Linguistics, Volume 5, 2012, Pp. 1-12. Co- Author Articles Chapter 7 Language Evolution and the Human Brain, HSPCIC Volume XII part 6, Life and Organicism, pp. 193-211, edited by N.S. Rangaswamy and published by Centre for Studies in Civilizations, New Delhi, 2009. Language and Construction of Knowledge, Knowledge, Language and Learning, pp. 130-135, edited by R.K. Agnihotri and H.K. Dewan, Macmillan, New Delhi, 2010. (2014) Korea s Indian connection and the tradition of Language Learning and Translation in Affinities: India and Korea Past and Present, pp.32-41 (ISBN 978-81-246-0693-3), ed. Pankaj Mittal, Daisy and Ravi Bhushan, D.K. Printworld, New Delhi Total Publication Profile Books Two In Indexed/ Peer Reviewed Journals About 75 over last 39 years Articles 20 Conference Organization/ Presentations (in the last three years) Chaired a session of the 2nd Annual Convention on Ethics in Research on Human Subjects: Evolving Norms and Guidelines for the Indian Context held on 3-4 September, 2014. Chaired a session of the One day symposium on Aryan Theory in the Light of Textual Evidences held at Sanskrit Department, University of Delhi on 24 th of November, 2014. अन व द परम पर, अन व द एव भ ष ववज ञ न, भ रत य अन व द पररषद द व र भ रत य ववद य भवन, नई ददल ल म आय व त अन व द क यश ल म उदघ टन भ षण स वर प प रस त त श धपत र, शवनव र ददस बर २०, २०१४. Issues in Literature and Language, the paper delivered as the valedictory address at the www.du.ac.in Page 2
International Conference on New Trends in 20th-21st Century English Literature and Language (NTELL, 2015), held on March 13-14, 2015 at BPS Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat. Rethinking Linguistics in the 21st Century, a paper presented as a Special Valedictory Address to the 43rd All India Conference of Draviadian Linguistics, held at Annamalai University Annamalainagar, Tamilnadu on June 18-20, 2015 Attended the National Convention on Ethics in Research on Human Subjects held at JNU on 30-31 July 2013and presented a paper Transcending the domain of human language: Some ethical issues and considerations Also chaired a session. Attended the International Conference on South-East-East Asia and India : Historical Interconnections in Art, Architecture and Culture of Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam held at BPS Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, Khanpur Kalan, Haryana on January 18-20, 2013 and presented a paper on Early Language Encounters and Buddhist Motifs and Symbols. Also chaired a session. Delivered the inaugural lecture on August 31, 2015 on Linguistics beyond the boundary at the Refresher Course in Linguistics organized by School of languages and Linguistics, Jadavpur University and a special lecture on 1 st September, 2015 on Implications of Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics. Delivered a special lecture on Nural Networking and implications for NLP at the Centre for Technology Studies, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Vishwavidyalaya on September 10, 2015. Attended the National Seminar on Vedic Chronology: A Reassessment, September 26-28, 2015 held at University of Delhi and chaired the Fourth Session on 27 th September, 2015. Attended the National Seminar on Prior Learning and its Integration in Re-skilling of Illiterates held at the Department of Adult, Continuing Education & Extension, University of Delhi on March 17-18, 2016 and presented a special paper on March 17, 2016 on Role of Language in Prior Learning and its Integration in Re-skilling of Illiterates. क न द र य ह द स सथ न, आगर क अ तरर ष ट र य ह द वशक षण ववभ ग क र ष ट र य स ग ष ठ २०१६ अग र क द म म र य १८-१९ क आय व त स ग ष ठ ह द भ ष वशक षण: ववद श ववद य र थय क सन द दभय म क उदघ टन सत र म वववशष ट अवतवथ क र प म भ ग वलय और व य ख य न ददय. प रथम सत र म ह द भ ष स रर न और भ ष वशक षण क ररय ई वशक ष र थय क सन द दभय म ववषय पर श ध पत र पढ़. Attended the valedictory function of the National Seminar on Meaning of Meaningfulness : Translating Fiction Text, Co-text and Context held at the SAP Department of Linguistics on March 18-19, 2016 as the Chief Guest of the Valedictory Session on March 19, 2016 and delivered the valedictory lecture. Was as the Chief Guest at the inauguration of a Workshop on EAW: Mind mapping for Academic Writing organized by the Linguistic Empowerment Cell, JNU and delivered the special inaugural lecture on Language and mind mapping. International conferences held abroad: Presented a paper Brain Evolution and Language at the International Conference of Larestan Philology and Ethnology held at Lar, Iran on March 13-15, 2009. Attended the International Conference on Sanskrit and Indological Studies in Russia held on 28 th -29 th of October, 2015 at the Russian State University of Social Sciences, Moscow and presented a paper on Russian tradition of Indi-centric linguistic research and the emerging dimensions. Public Service/University Service/Consulting Service www.du.ac.in Page 3
Worked in various committees of UGC, ICSSR and Government; various Committees of the University University nominee on GB of colleges. Provided training in voice culture and phonetics to the announcers of All India Radio Delivered talks on popular topics and/ or participated in debates and discussions as an invited speaker on Radio and TV both in India and abroad. Interview was broadcast by NDTV in a program on Korea in 2012. An interview was recorded by a Korean company on behalf of Korea Trade Association and televised and put on web as part of the Korean President s visit to India. Reviewed and responded to some linguistic assignments in relation to naming of an insurance company of Korea. Reviewed papers for foreign journals Awards and Distinctions Chief Editor, Indian Linguistics, Journal of the Linguistic Society of India 2003-2005; Member, Advisory Committee, Dravidian Linguistics Association; Currently Editorial Member, Macrolinguistics, Nanjing, China Association With Professional Bodies 1.Life Member, Linguistic Society of India 2.Life member, Indian academy of Social Sciences 3. Life member, Dravidian Linguistic Association 4. Founding Member, Indian Association of Neurocognitive Linguistics Projects (Major Grants / Collaborations) Completed a CAS-supported minor research project on Preadaptations for Evolution of Language, March 2015 Other Activities Visiting Fellow at Department of English, Manipur University for two Weeks in 1988. Visiting Professor in Linguistics, Annamalai University for 21 days to deliver a series of lectures.1999. Visiting Fellow in Linguistics, Annamalai University for 15 days during February, 2006. Delivered lectures on Neurolinguistics at BHU, Varanasi on February 19-22, 2010. Also gave courses at Centre of Linguistics and English, J.N.U., New Delhi. Also gave a course on language and communication at Dept. of English, University of Delhi, Delhi. Delivered lectures at various universities and institutions including Dept. of English, M.D. University, Rohtak; Department of Linguistics Aligarh Muslim University, Department of Hindi, Sardar Patel University, Department of Linguistics and Culture, Bhopal University, Dept. of Hindi, Vikram University, Ujjain; Dept. of Linguistics, Kashmir University; Central Hindi Institute, New Delhi centre; Vanasthali Vidyapeeth, Department of Linguistics, Nagpur University, Nagpur; and several workshops and institutes organized by NCERT; SCERT, Haryana and SCERT, Delhi; Himachal productivity Council, Shimla. Punjabi University, Patiala; UTRC, Solan; IIIT, Allahabad; BHU and many other universities and institutions. Conducted courses for school and college teachers in various refresher courses and training programs organized for school and college teachers at Baru Sahib, Himachal; www.du.ac.in Page 4
Dalhausi, Himachal; Shimla, Himachal; Mussouri, Uttaranchal; Raj Samand, Rajasthan; UTRC, Solan; M.D. University, Rohtak; NRLC, Patiala; Ali Yavar Jung Institute for Hearing Handicapped, Delhi; Chandigarh; Kurukshetra, Haryana. Attended several International seminars/conferences held in India and presented papers or a session. Gave courses in Applied Linguistics and Stylistics at the Summer Institutes in Linguistics at Kurukshetra University in 1978 and 1980Delivered talks and lectures at several institutes and universities during a period of more than three decades of academic life. Research: Junior Research Fellow of U.G.C. August, 1973 to December, 1975 at C.A.S.L., Deccan College, Pune. Research Project on Language of Aasaarh kaa ek din, 1978-1980. ICSSR major research project (with Prof. N.K. Chadha, Dept. of Psychology) on Psycholinguistic Investigations in Aging Several minor projects supported by UGC or UGC SAP fund Ph.D. thesis supervised: 25 M.Phil. dissertations supervised: 28 Academic positions and other responsibilities held: Head of the Department of Linguistics, University of Delhi Coordinator, Special Assistance Program and ASIHSS Program of the University Grants Commission at the Department of Linguistics, University of Delhi Dean, Faculty of Arts Director/Coordinator of several programs of teaching Hindi as Foreign Language in Intensive programs organized for students of University of Oslo, Norway; University of California, U.S.A.; Hankuk University, Korea; Daitobunka and Soka universities of Tokyo, Japan. Former Chairman, Board of Research Studies in Humanities, University of Delhi( largest Chairman, Governing Body, Vivekananda College, University of Delhi Chairman, Board with nine faculties and approximately two thousand research students) (twice) Convener, Sub-Committee(Arts) of BRSH Chairman, Management Committee, Kothari Hostel Member, Publication Advisory Committee of University of Delhi Chairman, Publication Advisory Committee of University of Delhi Member of the Governing Body of many colleges and institutions Chairman, University Press Member of Academic Council Member of Executive Council Member, University Court Member, Academic Council, Kurukshetra University Member of the Boards of Studies /Committee of Courses/Faculty of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra; Kashmir University, Srinagar; M.D. University, Rohtak, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Nagpur University, Nagpur; Agra University, Agra, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Banasthali Vidyapeeth and many www.du.ac.in Page 5
other universities from time to time Currently a member of the Board of Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala; a member of the Board of Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Member /Convenor of UGC Panels and Committees, National Literacy Mission, Central Hindi Institute, Bureau of Indian Standards, and many committees constituted by Government, State Governments or Non-governmental organizations Organization of Seminars/Workshops/Conferences Secretary, International Seminar on Anaphora: Form and Function, 1990 funded by the University Grants Commission. Secretary, International Seminar on Agreement, 1998 funded by the University Grants Commission. Academic Coordinator (Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics), Second International Conference on South Asian Languages at Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, 2000. Director, International Millennium Seminar on Discourse: Aspects, Issues and Theme, University of Delhi, Delhi, March 13-14, 2000. Secretary, International Seminar on Applied Linguistics in a Global World, University of Delhi, Delhi, December 12-14, 2003. Director, National Seminar on Language, Mind and Society: Recent Perspectives, March 26-27, 2002. Director, National Seminar on Contemporary Perspectives on the Analysis of language, University of Delhi, Delhi, March 28-29, 2005. National Seminar on Language and Interfaces, University of Delhi, Dellhi, March 24-25, 2006. Participated in several national and international seminars, conferences and workshops and presented papers; delivered keynote addresses during more than three decades of teaching life. Positions in learned societies: Member, Editorial Board, Indian Linguistics Member, Executive Committee, Linguistic Society of India Chief Editor, Indian Linguistics, Journal of the Linguistic Society of India 2003-2005 Life Member, Linguistic Society of India Life Fellow, Indian Academy of Social Sciences Advisor, Interdisciplinary Journal of Linguistics, Srinagar Advisory committees: Member of Panels and Committees of UGC at different times U.G.C. Expert Nominee on the Advisory Committee of SAP in Linguistics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad Many committees other committees constituted by governmental and non-governmental organizations Evaluation for tenure, promotion etc. Evaluated the work of scholars to be awarded research grants and fellowships of many funding agencies and organizations www.du.ac.in Page 6
Member of the Selection Committee for the positions of assistant professors, associate professors and professors in linguistics at many universities in India and abroad Research supervision: Above 27 M. Phil. dissertations completed under my supervision 28 doctoral theses completed under my supervision. Evaluator of doctoral dissertations in other Universities: Editorial activities: From several universities and institutes in India and abroad Member, Advisory Board, Interdisciplinary Journal of Linguistics Member, Advisory Board, Bhasha Cintana Reviewer for journal articles: Indian Linguistics HUF Journal of International Studies, Seoul Journal of South Asian Studies Argus Signature of Faculty Member www.du.ac.in Page 7