Rukmini Sen (On Leave)

E-mail: rukminisen18@yahoo.co.in and senrukmini18@gmail.com

PHONE NUMBER: 2335 7379/0765 (extn: 309), 2464-0691 (R)

SCHOOL OR CENTER: School of Social Sciences, Centre for Women and Law

BIO

1. Awarded the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy in Sociology from the University of Calcutta, Kolkata in July 2008 on the research titled, Gendered Construction on Culture of Silence/Insignificant Articulation
2. Completed Masters degree in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in 2000
3. Completed Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Presidency College, Kolkata in 1998
4. Been a part of the International Leadership Programme for the SAARC region on Human Rights organized by the US State Department in 2007
5. Guest Lecturer at the Department of Sociology, Jadavpur University teaching an Optional course on Sociology of Gender
6. Guest Lecturer at the M Phil course on Women's Studies in School of Women's Studies, Jadavpur University co-teaching two courses on (a) Gender, Law and State (b) Rights, Capabilities and Resources
7. Visiting Faculty at the M Phil course on Women's Studies in the Women's Studies Research Centre at the University of Calcutta teaching Feminist Research Methodology

• 'The Destruction of Caste Means a Notional Change': Creation of Community and Identity in Ambedkar's Writings in Voice of Dalit, Volume 1, No.1 January-July, 2008 pp 57-65
• Book Review of Role and Image of Law in India: The Tribal Experience by Vasudha Dhagamvar published by Sage, New Delhi in Sociological Bulletin, Volume 56, Number 1, January-April, 2007
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• Atmakathar Nirabota: Bangali Mohilader Atmajiboni (Silences in Personal Narratives: Bengali Women's Autobiographies) (2008) in Chanda, Pulak (ed.) (2008) Naribishwa, A Collection of Essays on Women Studies Gangchil, Kolkata

• 'Law's Perception of Sexuality: Morality vs. Objectivity' at the Closing Plenary of the IVth International Congress on Folk Law and Legal Pluralism held at the University of Indonesia, Jakarta In June 2006
• 'Women's Personal Narratives: Creating Women's History' at the annual International SHARP Conference on at Jadavpur University in January 2006

• What the Nation means to the Women: Autobiographical Explorations of Bengali Women' at a seminar on Women, Culture and National Integration by the Indira Gendhi Centre for National Integration, Viswabharati University, Shantiniketan in March 2008
• 'Understanding the family: Does the legal system construct women as autonomous beings?' at a seminar organized by SACHETANA/EIWIG, 20-21 February, 2008
• 'Women and Morality: A site for contestation over Rights vs. Culture', at the Seminar organized by Centre of Advanced Study in Philosophy, Jadavpur University on Morality in International Relations and Public Affairs, 20-21 February, 2008
• 'Generating a Feminist Knowledge: Law and the Feminist Method' at a conference organized by the Indian Association of Women's Studies, at Lucknow, 7-10 February, 2008
• 'Laws relating to Sexual Harassment of Women in Workplaces' at the JD Birla Institute, Department of Home Science and Commerce in a Seminar on Emerging issues to Empower Women in October, 2007
• Jointly with Prof Ved Kumari of the University of Delhi on 'Image of Family in Women's Narratives and its interface with Family Law Curriculum' at NUJS in August, 2007
• 'Silenced Voices in Women's Autobiographies' organized by the Women's Studies Unit, JNU, Delhi in April, 2007
• 'Women and Partition Narratives: Experiences, Emotions and Expectations' at a National Workshop on Women's Histories, Women's Narratives commemorating Lila Majumdar's Birth Centenary, organized by Jadavpur University, School of Women's Studies in March 2007
• 'Democracy and Gender' in a national seminar on Democracy and Democratization organized by Jadavpur University, International Relations Department under the UGC-ASIHSS programme in March 2007
• 'Silenced Women, Talking Women: Women Narrating Conflict' at the All India Women's Studies (Eastern Region) Conference in February, 2007
• 'Integrating Sociology in Law School Curriculum: Discontent, Dilemma, Direction' in a Workshop on Mapping Practices in Sociology and Thinking the Role of Social Sciences in India at JNU in January 2007
• 'Courtroom Dramas: Juxtaposition of 'Objective' Truths and Empathetic Listening?' at the XXXIInd All India Conference of the Indian Sociological Society in Chennai, December 2006
• 'Sociology in Law Schools: An Emerging Pedagogy' at the All India Sociological Conference at Jaipur organized by the Rajasthan Sociological Association in December 2005.
• 'Background and Existing Provisions of the Bengal Vagrancy Act, 1943' as a part of a Workshop on Bengal Vagrancy Act, 1943: Recommendations for Change organized by the Centre for Women and Law, The WB National University of Juridical Sciences and Action Aid International-India, in November 2005.
• 'Law and Women's Lives-an unbridgeable fissure? Bengali Women's Autobiographies and Social Reform Legislations in the 19th century' at WB National University of Juridical Sciences in August 2005.
• 'Sociology, Criminal Law and Social Order: An Interdisciplinary Perspective' at WB National University of Juridical Sciences in January 2004.
• 'Uniform Civil Code and Gender Just Laws' at a Seminar on "The Different Personal Laws in India" organized by State Commission for Women and National Commission for Women in association with National University of Juridical Sciences at NUJS on the 15th of March 2003.

• 'History and the Functioning of the National Human Rights Commission' at Administrative Training Institute in August, 2008
• 'Juvenile Justice Act and the Best Interest Policy of the Child' at a training programme organized by PRAJOK in July 2008
• 'Social Norms in a Changing Society', at the Legal Aid Services November 2007
• 'Gender Justice and Sexual harassment in Workplaces' at Administrative Training Institute in November, 2007
• 'Rights of Minority, Marginalized and Labourers' at Administrative Training Institute in August, 2007
• 'Repatriation laws and its impact on Bangladeshi children' in an orientation programme to NGO personnel working with children victims of trafficking organized by Praajok and Groupe Developpement in May 2007
• 'Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act' in a capacity building of development professionals, lawyers and community based organizational members, organized by NAWO, West Bengal and SANLAAP in December 2006
• 'Human Rights of Children with Disabilities' in a Consultation meeting organized By Disability Activist Forum and Child Rights and You on Inter-relations between Juvenile Justice Act and Persons with Disabilities Act in November 2006
• 'Laws for Persons with disability in India' at Sanchar, an NGO working on rights of persons with disability to NGO professionals of North East India working on disability rehabilitation in August 2006
• 'Dowry Prohibition Act and Child Marriage Restraint Act' to NGO professionals of Right Track on June 2006
• 'Access to Education-Rights of Persons with Disability' at Human Rights Law Network, an NGO working on Disability rights in March 2006
• 'Legal Rights for Sex Workers in India' to a group of peer educators and commercial sex workers organized by Calcutta Samaritans in February 2006
• 'Mental Health Act, 1987-A Critique' to Government health workers organized by Anjali in February 2005

• Completed doctoral research work on exploring women's silences in Bengali women's autobiographies
• Currently submitted a Minor research project to the UGC on 'Law as an instrument of Reform and Legal Education as a Professional creating system: Need to Bridge the Paradoxical Relationship'