Aejaz Ahmad Rather

• Taught undergraduate History courses (First Year to Third Year) in alignment with the New Education Policy (NEP) framework, focusing on curriculum innovation, interdisciplinary approaches, and student-centered pedagogy.
• Designed and delivered lectures, facilitated discussions, assessed student performance, and supported academic development across a range of historical subjects.
• Actively contributed to college life as a member of various academic and administrative committees, including organizing academic conferences, seminars, and student events.

Project: “Harmony, Justice, and Reconciliation: A People's Archive”
May 2022 – Present

• Conducted extensive archival research on communal violence in India, including the Study of the Pattern of Communal Violence (Jan–Sep 1967), Ministry of Home Affairs (Political Division) files, and documents from the Government of Maharashtra, focusing on incidents from July–December 1968 and the role of the ALR.
• Played a key role in the digitization and cataloging of primary documents into a Meta Sheet for civil society access.
• Curated and digitized a large body of secondary literature: 88 scholarly theses, 480 books, and 581 journal articles. Sources included Nehru Memorial Library, JNU, Jamia Millia Islamia, Shodhganga, JSTOR, Academia.edu, LibGen, Google Books, Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, and various media platforms (Frontline, Mainstream, Sabrang).
• Engaged in in-depth content analysis of English-language media, parliamentary debates, and court judgements, contributing to the historical archive’s thematic coherence and academic rigor.

• Conducted in-depth historical research under the guidance of the director, focusing on the development of research papers and books grounded in primary archival sources.
• Regularly visited the National Archives of India (New Delhi) and other prominent libraries to access and study original documents, government records, and historical manuscripts.
• Compiled, analyzed, and organized primary source material to support scholarly publications and ongoing historical research projects.

Researcher and Project Lead – Education Initiatives under the Right to Education (RTE) Act
2009 – [End Date or "Present"]

• Joined an organization working on elementary education under the RTE Act in 2009, focusing on educational access and equity.
• Provided leadership and coordination for projects across Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh, overseeing implementation, monitoring, and community engagement.
• Authored a comprehensive proposal for the documentation of the entire program, ensuring clarity, accountability, and replicability.
• Developed a detailed operational manual for the Residential Bridge Course (RBC) program under the initiative Aspire, designed to support out-of-school children in transitioning into the formal education system.