Affiliation

Linguistic Research Unit
Indian Statistical Institute
203, Barrackpore Trunk Road
Baranagar, Kolkata – 700108, West Bengal, India
Email: senmadhura@gmail.com

Education

(a) 2004: Passed ICSE (Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi) from St.Joseph’s Convent, Chandannagagar.

(b)2006: Passed ISCE (Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi) in Science from Rammohan Mission High School, Kolkata.

(c) 2009: Honours Graduate (BA) in English Literature from Bethune College, Kolkata.

(d) 2011: Passed Post Graduation (MA) in Linguistics from University of Calcutta, Kolkata.

** Presently enrolled as a Ph.D candidate in the Department of Linguistics, University of Calcutta

                                                           

Skills acquired

  • Certificate in voice training and speech production from Jadavpur University
  • Certificate in computer operation(Microsoft word, excel, powerpoint, pagemaker, regional font, flash and internet

Papers and Conference

  • Attended a 3-day workshop on intoduction to NLP
  • Attended translator’s orientation programme organised by the National Translation Mission’2011 and 2012
  • Attended 10-day Orientation workshop on NLP organized by CIIL,Mysore and Jadavpur University
  • Attended workshop for pronunciation dictionary as a resource person organized by LDCIL,CIIL Mysore
  • Presented a paper "Discourse in Television Advertisement: Through a Gender Prism" at ENGCONF'2013, Garden City College, Bangaluru.

Worked As

  • Freelance translator and quality analyst at Discovery Channel(Bangla)
  • Freelance translator at Braveheart Productions,Mumbai
  • Freelance voice over artiste in documentaries and ad-films
  • Project assistant at the British Council,Kolkata for ‘English Partnership’ for 3 days
  • Presently working for a project ‘Bengali Pronunciation Dictionary in digital as well as printed form’ at the Linguistic Research Unit,Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
  • Assisting the Indo-wordnet team for the ‘Indradhanush WordNet Project’, Linguistic Research Unit,Indian Statistical Institute

Extra Curricular

  • Participated in workshops and seminars on media,acting and elocution
  • Participated in elocution competitions,drama in college and school
  • Was a member of Bharat Scouts & Guides and LTS while in school and went camping
  • Was also one of the top-five finalists in the ‘Television journalist’ category of a popular East Indian reality show