Shovan Sinha Ray

An impact-oriented individual, having a strong interest in the education sector and performative storytelling. Keen to work with organisations that are inclusive and promote knowledge systems.

• English, Full Professional Proficiency
• Bengali, Native or Bilingual Proficiency
• Hindi, Full Professional Proficiency
• Mandarin, Elementary Proficiency

• India's Role in Kazakhstan's Multi-vector Foreign Policy, Central Asia and the Caucasus Journal, Punit Gaur, Anurag Tripathi, Shovan Sinha Ray, 2021
• Sino-US Relations: Comprehensive, Strategic and Global in Nature, Jindal Centre for the Global South: Global South Studies Series, Shovan Sinha Ray, 2020
• Revitalising Panchsheel: The Future Of Indian Foreign Policy, Jindal Centre for the Global South: Global South Studies Series, Shovan Sinha Ray, Vrinda Kaushal, 2020
• Quad: An Opportunity for India to Counterbalance China, The Diplomatist, Shovan Sinha Ray, 2020
• Vocal for Local Cultural Traditions: Comparing Bhutan and India's Culture of Sex and Fertility, The Explore Culture Magazine (Second Edition), Shovan Sinha Ray, 2020

Research and Development Head, Gramiksha, 08/2015 - 03/2016, New Delhi, India; Curriculum planning & monitoring of teaching related activities, Recruitment drives, Donation drives and Teaching

• CALCUTTA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, KOLKATA, 11/2022; A storytelling workshop on inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility was facilitated to the high school students of Netherlands and India.
• A GLOBAL I.D.E.A.: U.S. STATE GOVERNMENT, 10/2022 - 11/2022; A community theatre project, A Global I.D.E.A. was jointly funded by the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata and the Bereau of Educational and Cultural Affairs with 20 arts envoy participants from across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and the U.S. The project looked at addressing a collective discourse across race, inclusivity, accessibility and diversity from the prism of the arts.
• INDO-PACIFIC SYNERGIES: U.S. STATE GOVERNMENT, 08/2021 - 11/2022; A performative storytelling project on "Bamboo Culturally Twined" was presented to diplomats and policymakers involving artists and researchers from India, Vietnam and Philippines at the Indo-Pacific Synergies conclave, jointly organised by the U.S. Consulate and Asian Confluence in Kolkata, India.
• ACCESS PROJECT: U.S. STATE GOVERNMENT, 05/2021 - 10/2021; A series of movement-based storytelling workshops were conducted in Patna, Shillong, and Kolkata.
• TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP: U.S. STATE GOVERNMENT, 09/2021 - 09/2021; A series of workshops were conducted for teachers on "Creative Teaching Techniques" to be able to implement in their classrooms.
• BORDER NARRATIVES: U.S. STATE GOVERNMENT, 01/2021; Performed in the Kolkata International Book Fair at the U.S. Pavilion highlighting West Bengal's collective narrative with Bangladesh.