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Dr. Patrick Beck
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Former Attaché for French at the French Embassy New Delhi, Dr. Patrick Beck occupied various postings abroad as Director of Alliances Françaises and in French Embassies. In France he was Deputy Director for French at the Centre International d’Études Pédagogiques (CIEP-Sèvres).
He is very passionate about literature and staged numerous plays in amateur and semi-professional workshops. He knows what talent students can produce when given a chance to excel. |
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Dr. Sushant Kumar Mishra
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Dr. Sushant Kumar Mishra, Associate Professor, Centre for French and Francophone Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, has more than 15 years of experience in teaching and working in EFLU Lucknow, BHU Varanasi, IGNOU and JNU New Delhi. He has been associated with many institutions like Sahitya Academy, New Delhi, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, MGAHV, Wardha and such others in various capacities. He has expertise in French and Francophone Studies along with Linguistics, Comparative Literature and Translation Studies. He has edited and published several books and journals of national and international repute.
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His Excellency
Mr. Boujdaria Jamel |
Deputy Chief of Mission,
First Counsellor, Embassy of Tunisia, New Delhi |
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Dr. Alice Anugraham
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Associate Professor, In-Charge, Department of French from 1991 onwards. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India
Teach, supervise and control teaching of French to adult students each year at the undergraduate level and in Certificate, Diploma and Post-diploma level courses and Self-Financed Courses in French. Passed M.A. French 2014 in the University Executive & Governing bodies. Started B.A. Major French and Post-Diploma in French in M.S.Univ; started French Courses in Science, BBA, BCA Faculties. Chairperson and member for the Board of French Studies, M.S. Univ. of Baroda.Assumed additional responsibilityas Course Director for French courses in the Adult and Continuing Education Centre and Director of Self-financed courses in French at the Dept. Of French (1998 to date). Ph.D., Dept. of Linguistics and Translation, University of Montreal, Canada, November 2008. M.Phil (D.E.A.) - Sciences du Langage, University Stendhal III, Grenoble, France, 1996. |
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Dr. Cecilia Antony
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Professor Cecilia Antony completed one year Diploma in teaching From Bordeaux University, France, in 1985 and later she was awarded Ph. D. in French In 1995. She is teaching at the Panjab University, Chandigarh Since 1982 and at present is working as senior most faculty member and professor of French at the Department of French and Francophone studies at the Panjab University. She has been a member of the University Senate for 8 years from 2000-2008. She has around 18 publications (research papers, poems, articles in the newspaper). Her first novel "Le Desir Irresistible...",has recently been published.
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Dr. Chitra Krishnan
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DR Chitra Krishnan, Professor and head, Department French and other foreign languages at the University of Madras, Chennai India has been associated with French and francophone [particularly Quebecois] studies for over 3 decades. A fervent champion of the internationalisation of higher education and optimistic of its effects on the quality of students that leave its portals, Dr Krishnan is devoted to creating intercultural academic bridges. Recipient of various awards such as the cavaliere - ordre de I’Étoile de la Solidarité italienne bestowed by the president of Italy, the Chevalier - Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the Prime Minister of France and the Award for Academic excellence instituted for the first time by the University of Madras, Dr Krishnan feels they are spurs to inculcate the stronger-higher-faster spirit. Prof Krishnan has several publications to her credit - a feat of which she is inordinately proud.
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Dr. Kiran Chaudhary
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Professor ( Dr.) Kiran Chaudhry has specialized in Teaching/Learning of Language(s) and Culture(s) in a Multilingual Context. At present, she teaches and researches in the Centre for French and Francophone Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). She has guided several PhD theses and MPhil dissertations on Teaching of French in the Indian context and on Literary Translation. Keenly interested in intercultural studies, she has translated several works of Hindi writers into French and has edited an anthology of Indian short stories into French, Indradhanoush. She has collaborated with Prof. Fernand Ouellet of Sherbrooke University on translation projects of Premchand’s works into French( Godan, La marche vers la liberté, Rangbhoomi..) published by Harmattan in France.
Presently, she is also Convenor of French Syllabus Committee in the CBSE Board. As a resource person, she has organised several workshops/training programmes for the university and senior school teachers. She has won several fellowships, honours and awards from Canada and France, including the prestigious French national award, “ Officier dans l’ordre des palmes académiques” for her contribution to the promotion of French language and culture in India. |
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Dr. Jyothi Venkatesh
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After completing her schooling in Brussels, Belgium, Dr.Jyothi Venkatesh got M.A, M.Phil and Ph.D in French from Bangalore University. She has more than 25 years of teaching experience in French at the M.A and Ph.D levels at Bangalore University. Her area of specialization is Literature, Linguistics and functional French. She is the Chairperson of Board of studies and Board of Examiners for French for both UG and PG levels.
She has translated several Kannada Short stories ( her mother-tongue) into French. She is in the process of writing 3 books : Text-book for Open elective French, A book of ‘Sayings’ in French and she is further translating Kannada short-stories which she intends to bring out in a form of a book. At present she is heading the Centre for Global Languages at Bangalore University where more than 400 students are pursuing various foreign language courses from Certificate level to Ph.D level. |
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Dr. Nalini J. Thampi
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Dr. Nalini J. Thampi has been teaching French language and civilisation as well as francophone literatures for more than 35 years. She has many publications to her credit, specially on women writing amongst others. She has also collaborated in the Dictionnaire Français – Hindi of S. Sadasivan, published by Orient Blackswan in 2009.
Of Indo-Maurician origin, this polyglot academician has studied in Alger, Phnom-Penh, Puducherry and Hyderabad. At Paris, she was a laureate in 1995 of the programme telecast on TV5, Questions Pour Un Champion, and in 2000, of the Dictée Bernard Pivot. After having taught 8 years at the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages in Hyderabad (now called English and Foreign Languages University ), since 1992, she works at the Pondicherry University. She is presently the Head of the Dept. of French, and the first woman Dean of the School of Humanities. She also coordinates the Study India Programme, and the exchanges between the Pondicherry University and the Université Lumière de Lyon 2, as well as the Université Michel de Montaigne de Bordeaux 3 and the Université de Panthéon -- Sorbonne. |
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Dr. Sanjay Kumar
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Sanjay Kumar is Assistant Professor of French at The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad. He holds a PhD in Swiss French Literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and currently teaches drama. His books Easy Way to French and Grammaire française par étapes are used extensively by French learners. His latest book is World War I Revisited: Perspectives and Resonances (2016). He has translated the novel of an Inuit writer from Canada, Markoosie Patsauq, from French to Hindi with the title Shikaree ka Harpoon. He is the co-editor of a peer-reviewed journal of French and Francophone Studies,Réflexions. His current research interests primarily focus on French writings on India. At present, he is supervising several doctoral theses.
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Dr. Vidya Vencatesan
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Professor Vidya Vencatesan heads the Department of French, University of Mumbai. An alumni of Paris 3, La Sorbonne nouvelle, Professor Vencatesan's doctoral thesis is in the field mediieval French literature. She has several national and international publications to her credit.
She has won three international awards, namely Le Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Le Chevalier de l'Ordre des Palmes académiques, Cavalière dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia. Professor Vidya Vencatesan is editor of Synergies Inde, an international research journal in French which is supported by Le Ministère de l'Enseignement et de la Recherche and La Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, France. |
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Adita Saxena
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French Language Faculty,
Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj |
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Archana Kartikeya
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Ms. ArchanaKartikeya, with over 25 years of experience in the field of teaching foreign languages (French, Spanish and Russian), translation and interpretation, is currently Assistant Professor & Programme Leader for French at Amity School of Foreign Languages, Amity University, Noida, UP.
She has also earlier had a long association with Delhi Public School, Nepal as a French Teacher, among other institutions. She has lived, studied, travelled extensively and worked abroad for several years, including at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, France, USA, UK, Algeria, Zambia and Nepal. She is passionate about learning (and, of course, teaching) European languages and has translated several books and articles. |
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Aarti Singhal
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French Language Faculty, Bal Bharati Public School, Rajender Nagar
She worked as Assistante d'anglais in Aix-en-Provence, France for an academic year (2003-04). At the same time she attended classes as 'auditrice libre' for Phonetics and Didactics at the University of Aix-en-Provence, France. (2003-04). She worked as a Guest Lecturer for French for five consecutive years in University of Delhi (2004-09) Cleared UGC JRF &NET in French (2005). Did research and documentation at CIEP and INALCO Paris, France. (2006). She worked as a proof reader with reputed publishing houses and interpreter (2008-09) Worked as Lecturer with Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi and Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies (IP University) (2007-09). Did M.Phil in French didactics from University of Delhi (2011) She was nominated as a habilitated examiner for French Proficiency exam DELF A1, A2, B1 and B2 levels. (2015) Judged the event 'Idole Indienne' conducted by IATF. (2015) |
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Inderbir Singh Kochar
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Professor and Head of Institutions,
Amity School of Foreign Languages, Amity University Uttar Pradesh |
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Dr. Jaya Gadgil
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Jaya Gadgil, is currently heading the French department at the prestigious Fergusson College in Pune. Passionate about teaching, she is a dedicated French teacher with a quality experience of more than 30 years. A topper from the University of Pune along with an M. Phil in pedagogy , she is also a certified examiner for the international DELF-DALF exams and is a visiting faculty at the esteemed Alliance Française de Pune and a noted Business school.
She is currently the National General Secretary of the IATF (Indian Association of Teachers of French),an association of more than 500 teachers , established in 1953 to help promote the French language and organize workshops, seminars, conferences and share innovative teaching ideas amongst its members. She is also actively involved in the domains of curriculum development and innovative teaching practises - be it the successful virtual communication WHATSAPP project between French and Indian students or the pedagogical game for honing history skills that she helped create. |
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Jonsy Malhotra Arora
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Professor, Hansarj College, Delhi University
As a hardworking student of M.Phil in French studies from the University of Delhi with a passion for education and a comprehensive range of experiences, a successful university career as well as a variety of notable positions held in the field of education, I was a scholarship holder from Embassy of France in an exchange program with Université de Paul Valéry Montpellier III, France and I have completed my Masters in French language and literature from the University of Delhi. Presently, I am focusing on the phonetics aspects of the language into my thesis of M.Phil. I have completed MBA, and graduate in political science, so my management and socio-political skills enhance my pedagogic activities in order to attain communication skills in all possible domains. I have excelled in my academic pursuits, while I have participated in many International Conferences and workshops. I am teaching French language in Hansraj college, the University of Delhi and in my tenure of 6 years as a French teacher, I have worked with YWCA, Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan and several CBSE schools. |
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Shilpa Gupta
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Ms. Shilpa Gupta is currently working as Senior French instructor at O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana Delhi NCR teaching different levels of French to the students from the domain of law, management and international affairs.
Before joining JGU she was associated with other prestigious universities of India like University of Delhi and Bharati Vidyapeeth University,Pune. She has double masters from Delhi University in Science and French literature. She has also done Diplôme de Langue from Alliance Française de Delhi and trainings in FLE from France (Grenoble & Besançon). She has nearly 13 years of experience in teaching French. She has judged many prestigious and popular French cultural events like “La Fête de la Francophonie” at DPS R K Puram, Delhi and “ Idole Indienne” a French singing competition organized by IATF. Besides this she is multifaceted personality. She is trained classical Odissi and Kathak dancer as well as a mountaineer. |
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Dr. Shubhada Kaul
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Shubhada KAUL (nee BHAKAY), has been a lecturer/senior lecturer/Associate professor, for the last 19 years. She has worked in Delhi University, J.N.U, Himachal Pradesh university and is currently with Jamia Millia Islamia university.
She has a Masters degree in French-translation/interpretation (J.N.U.), an M.Phil degree in French-translation (J.N.U.), and a doctorate in applied Linguistics (IGNOU). Among her duties as a language teacher, she organizes poetry readings/poetry recitations/creative writing sessions for her various groups of students. She uses films, theatre, as extensions of language learning. She has students ranging from beginner levels to advanced levels of French as a foreign language. |
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Neetu Sood
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Mrs. Neetu Sood is a self-directed, enthusiastic educator with a passionate commitment to student development and the learning experience. She is a B.com(h) from Delhi University and Masters in French Language from Alliance Française de Delhi. She has achieved certificates for DELF A1, DELF A2, DELF B1, DELF B2, DELF C1.She has achieved a Diploma in Interior Designing from JD institute of Fashion Technology.She has been teaching for the last 11 years and has been associated with many prestigious schools including Paramount International School and Bluebells International School. She is an active member of CBSE in the managing committee of courses. She is capable of teaching in CBSE , IGCSE and IB curriculums.
During her 4-year long association with Genesis Global School, she has taken classes for grades 6th to 12th. She is also heading the Faith House. She has initiated the French Exchange Programs and also given a great insight of French culture through French Festival which recently took shape as Langmates Fiesta (fest of all foreign languages) |
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Nupur S. Potnis
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After completing B.Com and simultaneously all the courses from Alliance Française de Poona (Diplôme Supérieur & DFA), She did Masters (French) from Pune University. She also completed one semester at Université de Lausanne, Switzerland under the framework of a scholarship awarded by the Embassy of Switzerland.
Currently she teaches at "Francophile", Pune at A1-B2 levels and works as a freelance translator. |
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Vaibhav Popli
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He is working as French language Faculty at Delhi Public School, RK Puram, New Delhi. He worked as Assistant Prof. French in Amity University Gurgaon. He is simultaneously pursuing PhD in European Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He has completed Masters in French in the year 2011 from JNU and is also a JRF holder. Further, he was Assistant d'anglais in France (2015-2016) under the programme run by the Ministry of Education in France and conducted in India by the Embassy of France in India.
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