Sulochana Ramudamu

Guest Faculty
Department of Political Science
Darjeeling Hills University

BIO

Sulochana Ramudamu is a PhD Scholar in the Department of Political Science, University of North Bengal, and serves as a Guest faculty in the Department of Political Science, Darjeeling Hills University. Her area of research is Public Administration, especially urban development, governance, local government, public policy, and municipal finance. She also has a keen interest in power relations and governance structures in the Darjeeling Hills.

EDUCATION

[Pursuing] PhD, Department of Political Science, University of North Bengal.

MA in Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of North Bengal, 2019.

BA (Honours) in Political Science, Mirik Degree College, 2017.

UGC-NET, 2020.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Public Policy, Municipal Finance, Local Government, Urban Studies.

EXPERIENCE

To be updated.

PUBLICATIONS

Sen, Apurba. & Ramudamu, Sulochana. 2023. ‘Vaccine Maitri & India’s Soft Power Diplomacy’, in INDIA & THE WORLD: ECONOMY SOCIETY, POLITY, (eds.) Dr. Amit Kumar Mandal, Nasrin Jabin (et al.) (New Delhi: AUTHORS PRESS, pp. 235-242 [ISBN 97893-5529-653-5]).

CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

Workshop on Research as Practice: Issues and Challenges in Methodology of Social Science organised by the Department of Development Studies and the Department of Political Science. (Date: 23-28 March 2023, University of North Bengal).

Two-Day International Conference on India@75: The Gandhian Perspectives, organised by the Department of Political Science and the Department of History, in collaboration with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kolkata. (Date: 28-29 August 2023, University of North Bengal).

Workshop on Exploring Emerging Trends in Research on Development Issues: Research Methodology Workshop, organised by the Centre for Development Studies and the Department of Political Science. (Date: 18-23 March 2024, University of North Bengal).

Seven-day Research Methodology Workshop on ‘Research in Social Sciences: Issues and Methodology’, 19-26 March 2025. Organised by the Centre for Development Studies and The Department of Political Science, University of North Bengal.

Paper presented on ‘Tracing Vaccine Maitri as an opportunity for India’s Soft Power Diplomacy during COVID-19 Pandemic’, at a National Seminar on ‘India at 75: Looking Behind and Beyond’, held on 13^th and 14^th February, 2023 at A.B.N. Seal College, Cooch Behar, organised by the Department of Political Science in Collaboration with Central Bureau of Communication, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of India.

Paper presented on the ‘Covid-19 pandemic: A tale of Tea plantation workers of Mirik’, atTwo-day National Seminar on ‘Breaking the barriers and Women: Achievements and Challenges’, held on 16th and 17th of March, 2023, organised by the Department of Political Science in collaboration with IQAC, S.R. Fatepuria College.

ICSSR-ERC Sponsored Two-Day International Conference on ‘Reimagining South Asia: Geopolitical Inquests’. Organised by the Department of Political Science, Salesian College (Autonomous), Siliguri. 15th & 16th March, 2024. Title of the Paper- ‘Colombo Security Conclave: India’s Sub-Regional Maritime Cooperation for Stable & Sustainable Indian Ocean Region (IOR)’.

Department of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of West Bengal, Sponsored Two-Day International Conference on ‘Postcolonial Democracy in India: Contested Pasts, Present Transformation and the Future Possibilities’. Organised by the Department of Political Science, Gour Mahavidyalaya, Malda, West Bengal in collaboration with the West Bengal Political Science Association. 24-25 January, 2025. Title of the Paper- ‘Grassroots Politics in Darjeeling: Decentralisation and Patronage’.

National Seminar on “Development and Governance in India: Equality, Equity and Justice”, on 25th March 2026, organised by Centre for Development Studies, University of North Bengal. Title of the Paper- ‘From Rights to development: Understanding Rural employment policy in India’.

GRANTS AND AWARDS

National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students (NFSC), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

To be updated.