Dr. Srijana Rai

Designation: Assistant Professor in Economics

Email: srijanarai2001@yahoo.com

Contact Number: 9679803299

M.A. Economics; University of North Bengal; 1999.

B. A. Economics; Lady Brabourne College, Calcutta; University of Calcutta; 1997.

Area of Specialization: Development Economics, Gender Economics.

Professional Experience:

• 2000-2002: Assistant Teacher in Economics, Ramakrishna Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Kurseong.
• 2002-2005: Assistant Teacher in Economics, Nepali Girls’ Higher secondary School, Darjeeling.
• 2005-2005: Lecturer in Economics, Kurseong College, Kurseong.
• 2006-2011: Assistant Professor in Economics (Grade I), Kurseong College, Kurseong.
• 2011-2016: Assistant Professor in Economics (Grade II), Kurseong College, Kurseong.
• 2016-to date: Assistant Professor in Economics (Grade III), Kurseong College, Kurseong.

Awards and Fellowships:

• Mr. L.C. Bihani Memorial Award for obtaining highest marks in M.A. (Economics), 2000.
• Mukutmani Medal donated by Late Kalipada Mukutmani for securing 1st Class 1st Position in M. A. (Economics) Examination, 1999, conducted by the University of North Bengal.
• University Medal for securing 1st Class 1st Position in M. A. (Economics) Examination, 1999, conducted by the University of North Bengal.

Chapter in Edited Books: 02

Journals: 06

• Determinants of Women’s Contributions to Hill Agriculture- A Study of Hill Districts of West Bengal. Indian Journal of Economics and Development. Volume 14, No. 4 (October-December, 2018) pp. 622-631.
• Covariates of Rural Female Work Participation: A Study of the Hill Region of Darjeeling District in West Bengal, India.  Review of Agrarian Studies, Vol. 8, no. 3 (July-December, 2018). (Co-authored with Sanchari Roy Mukherjee).
• Women’s Work and Gender Division of Labour in Rural Hill Economy- A Study of Hill Districts in the State of West Bengal, India. Asian Journal of Multidimensional Research (ISSN- 2278-4853), Volume 7 Issue 6, June 2018, pp. 65-82. (Co-authored with Sanchari Roy Mukherjee).
• Determinants of Rural Female Work Participation in West Bengal- A Study of North Bengal Region. Zenith International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (ISSN- 2231-5780) Vol.7 (11), November (2017), pp. 173-184.
• Gender Disparity in Literacy- A Study of Darjeeling District of West Bengal in M. Ghosh and D. Subba (Ed.) Contemporary Issues in Social Science Research (pp.30-42). Levant Books, Kolkata, 2017.