My Expertise

BASED ON MY EDUCATION, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE, NOW I OFFER MY SERVICE IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS:

  • To head an academic institution – High or Higher Education Sector.
  • To teach students the subject of Political Science at your College or University.
  • To solve any Conflict in Management in your Institution.
  • To lead a team of researchers to get the best result.
  • To motivate your staff or students in times of crisis.
  • To write columns on national and international politics and society, philosophy, and spirituality in Bengali or English newspapers and Journals.
  • To lead a political party.
  • To work as a consultant.

To answer your queries, and clear your doubts, I may present my skills and experience in the following manner:

Let me divide my work experience into two broad parts: From 2001 to 2024 (in West Bengal, as a Teacher) & from 1992 to 2000 (in New Delhi as a Manager in a Private Limited Company).

From 2001 to 2024 (till date) in West Bengal

(1) As a Teacher of a Government Higher Secondary School (Class V to XII)

(2) As a Head Master of a Government High School (Class V to X level)

(3) As a College Teacher in a Government College (Undergraduate Level)

(4) As a Researcher, Editor, Author, Video Maker, and News Correspondent

(5) As a Motivational Speaker

(6) As a Political Scientist

From 1992-2000 In Delhi

(1) As a Branch Manager in a Private Limited Company

(2) As a Franchise Manager in a Private Limited Company

(3) As an Assistant General Manager of a Private Company

(4) As an Assistant Hub Manager

Work Experience Shown in Brief:

(1) As a Teacher of a Government Higher Secondary School (Class V to XII) from 2001 to 2015

As an Assistant Teacher of Political Science, I used to teach the students of Class – XI

  • Indian Constitution and its salient features;
  • Fundamental Rights and Duties of Indian Citizens, meaning and types of Rights (civil, political, and economic), the distinction between rights and human rights, UN Declaration of Human Rights;
  • Directive Principles of State Policy – significance and distinction between fundamental rights and directive principles – Fundamental Duties of Indian Citizens;
  • Political Science as a subject and its gradual evolution;
  • Definition of State and Characteristics of State, state and other Associations, theories of the origin of the State (Divine origin theory, Force theory, Social Contract Theory, Evolution Theory);
  • Nationality, Nation, and State – Nationality and its definitions and factors behind its emergence, The Gight to Self Determination, Nationalism and Internationalism, Meaning, and Relationship between them and Tagore’s concept of Nationalism;
  • Fundamental Concepts of Modern Politics – Laws, Liberty, Equality and Justice, Democracy and Dictatorship;
  • Citizenship – definition, acquisition, and loss of citizenship, etc.;
  • Constitution – Definition and modern classification and constitution (Rigid, Flexible, Written and Unwritten);
  • Forms of Government – Unitary and Federal – Unitary and Federal – Definition, basic features and the difference between the two – Nature of Indian federalism; Presidential and Parliamentary form of Government – Definition, features, and difference between the two – nature of parliamentary government in India;
  • Political Party and Pressure Groups – Meaning of National and Regional Party, Meaning of Pressure Group – Difference between Political Party and Pressure Group – Basic features of Indian Party System;
  • Universal Adult Franchise – Meaning of it, its successes and limitations, Election Commission, and the composition and functions of the Election Commission of India

Taught the Students of Class – XII

  • International Relations – its meaning, development of International Relations as a discipline; some key concepts of International Relations: (1) Power, (2) National Interest, and (3) Globalization;
  • International Relations in the post-Second World War Period, Cold War-Meaning and causes of its origin, Evolution- Challenges to Bipolarity: Non-Alignment Movement – its present relevance- From bipolarity to unipolarity;
  • Foreign Policy – Meaning and Basic Features of India’s Foreign Policy, India and SAARC;
  • United Nations Organization – Origin, Objectives, and Principles – major organs of the U.N.O (With special reference to General Assembly, Security Council, and ECOSOC), The U.N. and Peace Keeping Operation;
  • Some Major Political Doctrines – Liberalism, Marxism, Gandhism;
  • Organs of Indian Government – Separation of Power – Executive – Functions- political and permanent executive (Bureaucracy), Legislature – Functions and Structure of Unicameral and Bi-Cameral Legislature – Arguments for and Against, and Judiciary – Functions and Independence of Judiciary;
  • Executive of India – The President – election, powers, and position, The Prime Minister of India – powers and functions, the Governor of a State – powers and functions, The Chief Minister of a State – Powers and functions;
  • Legislature of India – The Parliament- composition and functions – Relation between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha – Role of the Speaker, State Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Procedure- Zero hours, No-confidence, Cut and adjournment motion, Calling attention motion, etc.;
  • Judiciary in India – Supreme Court of India – Composition, functions and role, High Court – Composition and Functions, Subordinate judiciary – structure, Lok Adalat and Consumer Court;
  • Local Self-Government – Rural three-tier Panchayat Raj System, composition and functions, and sources of income, Urban Local Bodies – Municipalities and Corporations- Compositions and Functions, and their sources of Income.

(2) As a Head Master of a Government High School (Class V to X level) from 2015- till date

  • Along with teaching the students, I have to maintain discipline in the School;
  • Attendance of Students and Teachers;
  • Preparation of Provisional Routine in case of absence of teachers;
  • Ensure regular Mid-Day-Meal Program with quality and hygiene of students;
  • Preparation of Class Routine, Holiday List, and Academic Calendar;
  • Regular correspondence with the Offices of District Inspector of Schools, Sub-Inspector of Schools, Municipality, Sub-Divisional Officer, Block Development Officer, Local People and Neighbour Community;
  • Holding Parent Teacher Meetings at least 3 in a year;
  • Preparation of results and timely publication of results;
  • Regular interaction with guardians, Mid-Day-Meal Workers, supervisors, and other stakeholders;
  • Conducting School level Academic Council meetings; Staff Council Meetings, Kanyashree Meetings, Minority Welfare meetings; Backward Community meetings, and
  • School Management Committee (SMC) meetings, liaisoning with the Managing Committee members and particularly with the SMC President;
  • Providing all the government benefits to the students; collection, preparation, and submission of required data to the respective portals, supervising the same from time to time;
  • Providing all the government benefits to the teachers such as 10 years/18 years/20 years service benefits, their leaves – Casual Leave, Medical Leave, and Child Care Leaves; Arrear claims, etc,
  • Holding annual sports and cultural programs;
  • Organizing and implementing Government Observation Days and Programs – the celebration of all important days such as 15th August (Independence Day), 26th January (Republic Day), 5th January – Teachers’ Day, 12 January (Swami Vivekananda’s Birth Day), 1st July (Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy’s Birthday), and other programs such as – Kanyashree Day, Road Safety Programs, Awareness Programs regarding child sex, pornography, child trafficking, road safety, domestic violence, evils of online games, addiction to smoking and drinking, environmental pollution and protection;
  • Listening to the problems of students and guiding them to take up the right path;
  • Preparation of school budget, conducting audits, sending the reports to the District Inspector’s Office and West Bengal Board of Secondary Education;
  • Preparation and submission of monthly salaries of the teachers and non-teaching staff.
  • Supervise the works of ICT Teachers and suggesting for improvement;
  • Conflict management;
  • Delegate jobs to the teachers, and sensitize them about various issues related to teaching and learning.
  • Organizing various seminars, and workshops for awareness building of students, guardians, and neighborhood community;
  • Inspiring students to be the best people in the world through continuous improvement and skills, capacity, and learning.

(3) As a College Teacher in a Government College (Undergraduate Level)

I taught PAPER- 1, that includes:

Module I:

  • Politics: Concepts and Approaches;
  • Key concepts: State; Sovereignty; Power and Authority – Types and Linkages; Key Concepts: Law, Liberty, Equality – interrelationships;

Module -II

  • Key concepts of Rights, Justice, and Freedom; Key concepts of Democracy and Authoritarianism, Key concepts – Citizenship.

Module – III

  • Approaches I: Normative, Legal-institutional; Empirical – Systems Analysis; Structural Functionalism;
  • Approaches II: Liberalism; Social Welfarism; Neo-Liberalism;
  • Approaches III: Postcolonial; Feminist.

Module – IV

  • Marxian Approach: Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism;
  • Key Concepts: State, Class, and Class Struggle; Surplus value; Alienation;
  • Party, Democratic centralism, Lenin-Rosa Luxemburg debate, Revolution- Lenin and Mao.

PAPER – II, CONSTITUTION AND POLITICS IN INDIA

Module I:

  • Evolution of the Indian Constitution. Role of the Constituent Assembly… Debate (overview). The Preamble;
  • Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles;
  • Nature of Indian Federalism; Union-State Relations;
  • Union Executive: President, Vice President – elections, position, functions (focus on emergency powers), Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, Relationship of Prime Minister and President.

Module II:

  • Union Legislature: Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha, Organization, Functions – Law making procedure, Privileges, Committee System, Speaker;
  • Government in states: Governor, Chief Minister, and Council of Ministers: position and functions – State Legislature: Composition and Functions;
  • Judiciary: Supreme Court and the High Courts: Composition and Functions – Ludicial Activist;
  • Constitutional Amendment: Procedure, Major Recommendations of National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution.

Module III:

  • Party system: Features and trends – major national political parties in India: Ideologies and programs, Coalition Politics in India: Nature and Trends, Political parties in West Bengal: Overview;
  • Electoral process” Election Commission: Composition, function, role, Electoral Reforms;
  • Role of Business Groups, working class, and peasants in Indian politics.

Module IV:

  • Role of (a) religion, (b) language, (c) caste, (d) tribe and (e) regionalism in Indian Politics;
  • Regionalism in Indian Politics;
  • New Social Movements since the 1970s: (a) Environmental movements, (b) Women’s movements, (c) Human Rights Movements, (d) Peace movements.

PAPER III: INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT AND MOVEMENT

Module I:

  • Ancient Indian Ideas: Overview, Kautilya: Saptanga theory, Dandaniti, Diplomacy;
  • Medieval political thought in India: Overview, Legitimacy of Kingship;
  • Modern Indian Thought: Rammohan Roay as a pioneer of Indian liberalism – his views on the rule of law, freedom of thought, and social justice;
  • Bankim Chandra, Vivekananda, and Rabindranath: views on nationalism.

Module II:

  • Gandhi: Views on State, Swaraj, and Satyagraha;
  • MN. Roy: Radical Humanism,
  • Narendra Deva: Democratic Socialism,
  • Syed Ahmed Khan: Views on colonial rule and modernization.

Module III:

  • Foundation of Indian National Congress;
  • Bengal Partition and Swedishi Movement;
  • Khilafat and Non-Cooperation movement – Civil Disobedience Movement, August 1942 Movement, INA- Naval Uprising;
  • Alternatives to Congress politics: (a) Subhas Chandra Bose and Forward Bloc, (c) Congress Socialist Party;
  • Communists.

Module IV:

  • Movements against caste system and untouchability – Ambedkar’s views on social justice and depressed class, Contributions of Jyotiba Phule, Pandita Ramabai;
  • Class and the Nationalism Movement under Colonial Rule: Working Class Movement and Peasant Movement;
  • Contested notions of ‘nation’ – Savarkar, Jinnah.

PAPER V: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND GLOBAL POLITICS

Module I:

  • International Relations: outline of its evolution as an academic discipline; from bi-polar politics to global politics;
  • Major representative theories: (a) Realism and Reo-Realism, (b) Dependency, (c) World Systems Theory;
  • Emergent Issues: (a) Development, (b) Environment, (c) Terrorism, (d) Migration, and (e) Security.

Module II:

  • Making of Foreign Policy;
  • Indian Foreign Policy: 1950s to late 1980s;
  • Sino-Indian Relations; Indo-US Relations;

Module III:

  • Cold War and its Evolution: Outline – Emergence of Third World: NAM; Pan Africanism, Post-Cold War World: Overview;
  • Europe in Transition: European Union, Brexit(overview);
  • Major Institutions of Global Governance: IMF, World Bank, WHO… Overview. Major Regional Organizations: ASEAN, OPEC, SAFTA, SAARC, and BRICS, West Asia and Palestine Question.

Module IV:

  • Political Communication: Concept; structures. Media, and politics (with a focus on democracy);
  • Electorate and Electoral behaviour (Indian Context), Electoral reforms;
  • Political Development and Social Change – Role of Tradition and Modernity.

PAPER VIII: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Module I:

  • Nature, Scope, and Evolution of Public Administration – Private and Public Administration, Principles of Socialist Management;
  • Challenges to the discipline of Public Administration and Responses: New Public Administration; Comparative Public Administration, Development Administration (with a focus on the Indian Context);
  • Major concepts of administration: (a) Hierarchy, (b) Unity of Command, (c) Span of Control, (d) Authority, (e) Centralization, Decentralization, and Delegation, (f) Line and Staff;
  • Public Administration in the era of globalization, liberalization, and Privatization. Governance: Conceptual emergence…. Distinction with Government.

Module II:

  • Bureaucracy: Views of Marx and Weber;
  • Econogial Approaches to Public Administration: Riggsian Model;
  • Administrative Processes: (a) Decision-making, (b) Communication and Control, (c) Leadership, (d) Coordination;
  • Policy-making: models of policy-making – policies and implementation.

Module III:

  • Continuity and change in Indian administration: brief historical overview;
  • Civil Service in India (Bureaucracy): Recruitment (role of UPSC, SPSC), Training;
  • Organization of Union Government: Secretariat Administration: PMO, Cabinet Secretariat;
  • Organization of State Government: Chief Secretary – Relations between Secretariat and Directorate;
  • District Administration: Changing Role of District Magistrate.

Module IV:

  • Local Self-Government: Corporations, Municipalities and Panchayati Raj System in West Bengal… Structure and Functions, 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments: Overview;
  • Planning; Planning Commission, National Development Council, District Planning, Changing Nature of Planning: NITI Ayyog;
  • Financial Administration: Public Accounts Committee, Estimates Committee – Role of CAG;
  • Citizen and Administration: Functions of Lokpal and Lokayukt, Right to Information… Citizen Charter;
  • Citizen and Social Welfare: MGNREGA, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

(4) As a Researcher, Editor, Author, Video Maker, and News Correspondent

(I) As Researcher, I enrolled myself as a Ph. D. Candidate in the Department of Political Science with Rural Administration, Vidyasagar University, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India, and conducted my first research from 2001 to 2007 on the topic of – EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND PANCHAYATI RAJ: PERCEPTIONS AND REALITY- A CASE STUDY OF RURAL MIDNAPORE. My supervisor was Prof. Anil Kumar Jana, M.A., M.Phil. Ph. D.

(II) Then I received a Major Project from the Indian Council of Social Science Research, under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. I worked as the Project Director from 2015 to 2017. I conducted the research in three states of India namely West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan. After that, I submitted the project report in time with an Audit report of all my expenses.

(III) Received a publication grant from the Eastern Regional Centre (ERC) of the Indian Council of Social Science Research in 2019 for publishing my book named – GENDER EMPOWERMENT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: PROSPECTS AND DEBATES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA.

I am an expert in Scientific Market and Area Surveys (both local and national) by formulating questionnaires, preparing hypotheses, reviewing relevant and contemporary literature, collecting data, interpreting data, finding out the problems, and providing POLICY PRESCRIPTIONS to the government and concerned organizations.

As an Editor

  • As an Editor, I have edited a Bengali newspaper named SHILABOTI from 2010-2014
  • And, I edited the online magazine of Politics and Spirituality from 2012-2014

As an Author

  • As an Author, I have written and published from India and abroad a total of 17 research-oriented books, 4 monographs, and more than 100 newspaper and journal articles. Please visit my ORCHiD ID:  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3863-7739

As a Video Maker and Video Editor

  • As a Video Maker and a video editor, I have experience of more than 12 years. Please visit my YouTube channel named INDIA AND WORLD POLITICS: https://www.youtube.com/@Keshab2022

As a News Correspondent

  • As a news correspondent, I have more than 12 years of experience. Now, you can visit the following link to read my article in every edition of Alipur Barta, a Bengali Fortnightly newspaper running from 1966.
  • Link: www.alipurbarta.org
  • Facebook: facebook.com/alipur.barta.5
  • Whatsapp: 8910487197
  • Mail: alipurbarta1966@gmail.com & alipur_barta@yahoo.co.in

(5) As a Motivational Speaker

  • As a motivational speaker, I have given lectures at more than 200 events both in Schools, Clubs, Non-Government Organizations, and online mode. Some of my videos are available in the link given on my YouTube Channel. LINK: https://www.youtube.com/@Keshab2022

(6) As a Political Scientist

  • As a Political Scientist I talk on my YouTube Channel; and give my valuable comments, observations, and predictions on Indian and State Politics.
  • I regularly participate in various national and international level seminars. So far I have delivered lectures and presented papers in more than 100 national and international seminars, symposiums, and Congresses.
  • I was invited to speak from various countries of Europe to present papers and interact on various issues.
  • I was invited to Moderate various International Seminars and Congresses, which I performed happily.
  • I regularly contribute to various journals, newspapers, and magazines.
  • I have been continuously doing research on International Politics, Comparative Studies, National Politics, State Politics, Social Issues, Education, Economics, Philosophy, and Spirituality.

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