AWARDS AND HONOURS

Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (EIPRS)
Commonwealth Department of Education Science and Training, Australia, 2008-2011
Tenure: 3 years
Value: 60,000
           
Curtin University Postgraduate Scholarship (CUPS)
Curtin University of Technology, Australia, 2008-2011
Tenure: 3 years
Value:  60,000
 
Social Services Network (SSN) Award, Finalist
Attended by Honourable Mike Colle, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration for Ontario,
Toronto, Canada, 2007

NRI TV Awards
Awarded for outstanding achievement in social and cultural issue in film and arts,
NRI TV Awards, New York, USA, December 2005

York University Thesis Award for the “Best Thesis of the Year”, Nominee
Faculty of Arts, York University, Canada, February 2003

Fall & Winter 2002 Bursary Award
 Faculty of Graduate  Studies, York University, Canada, February 2003
Value: $200

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
Provincial Government of Ontario, Canada, 2001 – 2002
Tenure: 2 years
Value: $ 15,000

York Graduate Scholarship (YGS)
Faculty of Graduate Studies, York University, Canada, 2001
Value: $ 3,000

Academic Distinction of 'Cum Laude' and Placed in Dean's Honour  Roll
for Remarkable Accomplishment in Honours BA Graduation,
York University, Canada, 2001
                  
'William W. Small' Fall 2000 Award
York University, Canada, December 2000      
 Value: $ 1,500
                  
Academic Distinction and Placed in the 'Academic Achievement List’,
Outstanding Performance in the session 1999-00, York University,
Canada, July 2000     

Academic Merit Award and Gold Plated Medal
Higher Secondary Examination, Bidhan Chandra Institution, July 1997