UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA FACULTY ACADEMIC PROFILE Full name of the faculty member: Dr. UJJWAL KUMAR Designation: Associate Professor Specialisation : Pali Language and Literature, Early Buddhism, Pali Niti Literature Contact information : Contact Address: Department of Buddhist Studies, Calcutta, Kolkata E-mail: ujjwal1980@gmail.com Mobile: 09372178369 Academic qualifications: College/ university from which the degree was obtained Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Hong Kong, Hong Kong Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune Abbreviation of the degree B.A. (Pali Hons.) M.A. (Pali) M.A. (Buddhist Studies) Ph.D. (Pali) Positions held/ holding: Associate Professor, Department of Buddhist Studies, Calcutta, Kolkata (15 July to till date) Assistant Professor, Department of Pali, Pune, Pune ( 1November, 2009 to 14 July 2016) Lecturer, Government Sanskrit College, Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal, Kolkata (15 December, 2008 to 30 November, 2009) Lecturer, Department of Pali, Pune, Pune (2 June, 2006 to 14 December, 2008) Junior Research Fellow, Department of Pali & Buddhist Studies, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (03 September, 2004 to 30 May, 2006)
Research interests: Pāli Language & Literature Pāli Nīti Literature Indian Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism Ancient Indian History & Civilization Projects : Completed projects : Samantapāsādikā Bāhiranidānakathā Hindi Translation with Notes (funded by Board of College and University Development, Pune, total grant received Rs. 1 Lakh 2008-10). Annotated Hindi Translation of Udāna-Pāli (funded by CSSH, UPE Phase II, Pune UPE Phase II, total grant received Rs. 1,15,000, 06 th Nov. 2012 to 31 st May 2014). Cāṇakyanīti(Pāli): Devanāgarī Edition with Hindi Translation (funded by CSSH, UPE Phase II, Pune, total grant received Rs. 70,000, 14 th August 2015 to 28 th February 2016). Current projects : Mahārahanīti (Devanāgarī edition with Hindi Translation and Notes) Pali Buddhist Texts As Recommended by King Asoka Select list of publications: a) Journals: 1. Anti Caste Slogan: Gotama's reference to foreign customs. Dharmadoot. Edited by Bimalendra Kumar. Vol. 78, November 2013, Pp.- 11-20. Sarnath: Maha Bodhi Society of India. ISSN 2347-3428 2. Lokanīti: Eka Paricaya. (in Hindi). Dharmadoot. Edited by Bimalendra Kumar. Vol. 79, May 2014, Pp. 63-77. Sarnath: Maha Bodhi Society of India. ISSN 2347-3428 3. Dhammanīti: Eka Paricaya. (in Hindi). Dharmadoot. Edited by Bimalendra Kumar. Vol. 80, September 2014, Pp. 213-224. Special Volume on 150 th Birth Anniverary of Anagarika Dharmapala. Sarnath: Maha Bodhi Society of India. ISSN 2347-3428 4. Ground of Saṅghabheda: Division or Spilt of the Saṅgha. Pāli-Prākṛita-Anuśīlana: A bi-annual Journal of Pāli and Prākṛita Literature & Language. Ed. by V. K. Jain and G. S. Negi. October 2014, Pp.- 60-65. Lucknow: Pāli Study Centre, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthana. ISSN 2349-3097.
5. Cāṇakyanīti-Pāḷi (CnP): A Pāli Translation of Sanskrit Cāṇakya-sāra-saṃgraha. Journal of Buddhist Studies. Edited by Bhikkhu KL DHAMMAJOTI, Vol. XII, 2014, Pp. 275-297, Published by: Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka & The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong. ISBN 978-988-16820-1-7. 6. A Note on Vinaya and Extant Vinaya-Piṭaka-s. The Maha Bodhi. Ed. by Subhas Chandra Saha, Vol. 122, May 2015, 2559 th Buddha Jayanti Issue, Pp. 94-106. Kolkata: Maha Bodhi Society of India. ISSN 0025-0406. 7. Pāli Udāna Evaṃ Sanskrit Udānavarga. (in Hindi). Dharmadoot. Edited by Bimalendra Kumar. Vol. 81, November 2015, Pp. 197-221. Sarnath: Maha Bodhi Society of India. ISSN 2347-3428. b) Books/ book chapters : 1. An Annotated Hindi Translation of Udāna Pāli (only the 1 st chapter). (May 2014). Occasional Paper, University for Potential for Excellence II, Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities, Pune. 2. Lokanīti :Devanāgarī Edition and Hindi Translation. 2015. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7742-143-9/ 978-81-7742-144-6. 3. Pāli-Cāṇakyanīti: Devanāgarī Edition and Hindi Translation. 2016. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7742-163-7 (In Press). c) Conference/ seminar volumes: 1. Bodhi: Recent Studies in Pāli Buddhism. Co-edited with Prof. Bimlendra Kumar. 2016. Sarnath, Varanasi: Maha Bodhi Society of India and Bharati Prakashan. Pp. i-vii, 1-355. ISBN 978-93-80550-38-1 d) Other publications : Full Paper in Seminar Proceedings 1. Dependent Origination: The Way of Independent Buddha, Proceeding of seminar on Pratityasamutapāda, K.J.Somaiya Centre for Buddhist Studies, pp-109-114, Mumbai, 2007. ISBN 978-81-7039-266-8 2. Truth of the Devil Statements. Buddhism Contemporary Studies, Selected Papers, 3rd International Conference Sri Lanka Association of Buddhist Studies, pp-112-127, Sri Lanka, 2010. ISBN 978-955-0549-00-9 3. A Textual Study of Mahābuddhavatthu. The Document of the 3rd International Buddhist Research Seminar, Buddhist Research Institute, Mahachulongkornrajavidyalaya University, Vol. 2, pp- 23-28, Ayutthaya, Thailand, 2011. 4. Dhammanīti: Pāli Pāṭha. Pāli-Vimarśa. Ed. by Bimalendra Kumar and Ramesh Prasad. 2015. Pp- 60-102. Sarnath-Varanasi: Maha Bodhi Society of India and Bharti Prakashan. ISBN: 978-93-80550-82-4. 5. Bodhisatta-s from Canon to Commentarial Literature: A Note on Denotation and Categorization. Bodhi: Recent Studies in Pāli Buddhism. Ed. by Bimalendra Kumar and
Ujjwal KUMAR. 2016. Pp. 145-157. Sarnath, Varanasi: Maha Bodhi Society of India and Bharati Prakashan. Pp. i-vii, 1-355. ISBN 978-93-80550-38-1. MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED SOCIETIES Life Member, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (Since 2006) Life Member, Sri Lanka Association of Buddhist Studies (Since 2008) Member, Board of Studies, Nav Nalanda Mahāvihāra (Since 2013) INVITED LECTURES DELIVERED Sl. No. Title of Paper Lecture/Academic Session Title of Conference/ Seminar, etc Invited Lecture 1 Pāli Study in Modern Era 2 Introduction to Pali Five Lectures on Intensive Introduction of Pali, 13 th -20 th November, 2015 3 Pāli Nīti Literature Workshop on Pali Language and Buddhist Cultures, 16-30 December 2015 Pāli as the Language of the Buddha Workshop on Pali Language and Buddhist Cultures, 16-30 December 2015 4 Lokaniti Invited Lecture 28 th Feb., 2016 5 Pāli Nīti Literature Invited Lecture, 8 th March, 2016 6 Application of Invited Lecture, Computer in the 9 th March 2016 Field of Indology 7 Engaged Buddhism, addressing gender issue Invited Lecture, 11th of March 2016 Organiser (s) Mahavihar The Sarnath International Nyingma Institute Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit, Kalady Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit, Kalady Department of Pali, Mumbai Mahavihar, Nalanda, Mahavihar, Nalanda Indira Gandhi Centre For the Arts International/
AWARDS AND GRANTS CSSH, UPE Phase II, Granted sum of Rs. 70,000 for the research project entitled Cāṇakyanīti(Pāli): Devanāgarī Edition with Hindi Translation from 14 th August 2015 to 28 th February 2016. CSSH, UPE Phase II, Granted sum of Rs. 1,15,000 for the research project entitled Annotated Hindi Translation of Udāna Pāli, 06 th Nov. 2012 to 31 st May 2014. Awarded Tung Lin Kok Yuen Postgraduate Scholarship of the sum of HK$ 130,000/- Centre of Buddhist Studies, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2011-12. Board of College and University Development, Pune, granted sum of Rs. 1 Lakh for research project entitled "Samantapāsādikā Bāhiranidānakathā Hindi Translation with Notes", 2008 Junior Research Fellowship, University Grants Commission, Delhi, Held in NET-DEC., 2003. Certificate of Merit, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, for standing First in Pāli at B.A. (Hons.) Pt. III Exam, 2002. OTHER NOTABLE ACTIVITIES Course Coordinator, Human Rights Education Program, Department of Pāli, Pune, 2010-2013 Provided UPSC coaching in Pāli at Competitive Exam Centre, Pune, Pune, 2006-2008, and 2012 Provided UGC NET coaching in Pāli at the Department of Pāli, Pune, Pune, 2012-2016 Teaching Certificate and Diploma Courses in Pāli and Buddhist Literature, Department of Pāli, Pune, June 2006 onwards Provided UPSC coaching in Pāli at YASHDA, 2006-2007