Date of Birth: 30th December 1984
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Married
Fathers Name: Bhim Bahadur Thapa
Mothers Name: Bina Thapa
Permanent Address: Village: Sadar Bazar, Post Office: Baksha Duar, District- Alipurduar, West Bengal,736130
Present Address/Address: Lilabati Mahavidyalaya, Jateswar, District- Alipurduar, West Bengal 735216
E-mail ID: bijaythapa30@gmail.com
Educational Qualification:
| Degree | Field of Study | Institution | Location | Remarks |
| Bachelors | Political Science (Honours) | St. Joseph’s College | Darjeeling | |
| Masters | International Relations/Politics | Sikkim University | Sikkim | |
| M.Phil | International Relations/Politics | Sikkim University | Sikkim | |
| Pursuing PhD (Deregistered) | South Asian Studies | Centre for South Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University | New Delhi | Deregistered in June 2017 |
Experience and Publications:
- Joined Lilabati Mahavidyalaya, Jateswar as Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science on 16 December, 2016 (currently working)
- Presented during the International Seminar, on “Global Issues in Contemporary Art Culture and Society” organised by IQAC Birpara College, on 30-31st March, 2017 on the topic“Drug Abuse Among Youths in th Hills and the Terrai”.
- Presented during the International Seminar, on “Bartaman Artha Samajik Pariprekshite Thakur Panchanan Barman-r Chinta O Chetna” organised by Department of Bengali, Lilabati Mahavidyalaya, on 16-17th November 2022 on the topic“A Prespective on Panchanan Barma’s Life and Philosophy”.
- Presented during the National Seminar, on “Border and Boundaries: India and its Neighbours” organised by Kurseong College, on 24-25th March, 2023 on the topic “Rethinking Borders: Perspective from the Borderland Communities”.
- Presented during the National Seminar, on “Jagadguru Shri Shankaracharya Vyakyanmala” organised by Lilabati Mahavidyalaya, on 21st March, 2024 on the topic“Teachings of Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya”.
- ‘An Identity in Flux: Tibetans in Sikkim and Darjeeling Hills’, in Wahid, Siddiq (eds.), 2017, Tibet’s Relations with the Himalayas, New Delhi, Academic Foundation
- Book review on “New Nepal: The fault lines, by Nishchal Nath Pandey, New Delhi, Sage, 2010, xiv þ 165 pp., ISBN 978-81-321-0316-5” Contemporary south Asia.
- Presented during the 10th International Conference on Globalization and cultural Practices in Mountain Areas: Dynamics, Dimensions and Implications, organized by Sikkim University in collaboration with Japan Foundation on 13-14th December, 2011, Gangtok, East Sikkim, India on the topic “Globalization and Cultural Assertion in the Eastern Himalayas: A Study of Lhotshampas”
- Presented during the National Seminar, on “Federalism, Foreign Policy and Border States: Dynamics from the North East States” organised by Sikkim University, Department of International Relations/Politics, on 22-23 March, 2013 on the topic“Understanding Open and Close Borders and its Realities”
- Presented during the Seminar, on “Tibet and its Relations with the Himalayas” organised by FNVA in Collaboration with Department of International Relations/Politics, Sikkim University on 13-15 April, 2013 on the topic “An Identity at Flux: Tibetans in Sikkim and Darjeeling Hills”. Presented on series same paper on 25-27 October 2013 at Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar.
- Attended Research workshop at V. V. Giri National Labour Institute, New Delhi, 18-22 February, 2013
- Attended Research Methodology Course at Sikkim University, Department of International Relations/Politics, Gangtok, 3-12 March, 2013
- Participated in Pandit Hridyanath kunzru Memorial Lecture Series 2016 on ‘Migration and Refugees in International Affairs’, organized by School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, April 4 to 9, 2016
- Participated in Summer Program on “English for Academic Writing: From Synopsis to Thesis Writing” organised by Linguistic Empowerment Cell, Jawaharlal Nehru University, from 1 May to 15 May, 2015
- Qualified University Grants Commission, National Eligibility Test for Lectureship on 8th October, 2010
- Masters dissertation on “Refugees in South Asia: A Case Study of Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal” 2010.
- M.Phil thesis on “State, State, Global Governance and Resettlement: Understanding Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement process”, 2012.
Area of Interest:
Civil Society, Non state actors, governance, Refugees, Displacement, Social and cultural identity, and Eastern Himalayas
Hobbies:
Singing and listening music, travelling, trekking and social interaction
I undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge, this bio-data correctly describes me, my qualification and my experience.