certified Value Added Courses (SHort Term)
Spirituality & Yoga
Spirituality & Yoga
Spirituality & Yoga
Admission Fee - INR 1800/-
Monthly Fee - INR 5700/-
Duration – 3 / 6 / 12 months (8 hours per month).
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Music
Spirituality & Yoga
Spirituality & Yoga
Admission Fee - INR 1800/-
Monthly Fee - INR 5700/-
Specialization – Indian Classical / Folk Music, Guitar, Keyboard, Piano & Tabla.
Duration – 6 / 12 months (8 hours per month).
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Dance
Spirituality & Yoga
Painting
Admission Fee - INR 1800/-
Monthly Fee - INR 5700/-
Specialization – Indian Classical / Contemporary Dance
Duration – 3 / 6 / 12 months (8 hours per month).
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Painting
Self Defence
Painting
Admission Fee - INR 1800/-
Monthly Fee - INR 5700/-
Duration – 3 / 6 / 12 months (8 hours per month).
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Self Defence
Self Defence
Self Defence
Admission Fee - INR 1800/-
Monthly Fee - INR 5700/-
Duration – 6 / 12 months (8 hours per month).
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Sanskrit
Self Defence
Self Defence
Admission Fee - INR 1800/-
Monthly Fee - INR 5700/-
Duration – 6 / 12 months (8 hours per month).
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Indian Philosophy
Nutrition, Health & Fitness
Environment & Ecology
Admission Fee - INR 1800/-
Monthly Fee - INR 5700/-
Duration – 3 / 6 / 12 months (8 hours per month).
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Environment & Ecology
Nutrition, Health & Fitness
Environment & Ecology
Admission Fee - INR 1800/-
Monthly Fee - INR 5700/-
Duration – 3 / 6 / 12 months (8 hours per month).
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Nutrition, Health & Fitness
Nutrition, Health & Fitness
Nutrition, Health & Fitness
Admission Fee - INR 1800/-
Monthly Fee - INR 5700/-
Duration – 3 / 6 / 12 months (8 hours per month).
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Certified Courses for Professional Development (SHORT TERM)
Communicative English
Advertising & Public Relations
Advertising & Public Relations
Admission Fee - INR 1800/-
Monthly Fee - INR 5700/-
Duration – 3 / 6 / 12 months (8 hours per month).
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Advertising & Public Relations
Advertising & Public Relations
Advertising & Public Relations
Admission Fee - INR 1800/-
Monthly Fee - INR 5700/-
Duration – 3 / 6 / 12 months (8 hours per month).
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Event Management
Advertising & Public Relations
Videography and Lighting
Admission Fee - INR 1800/-
Monthly Fee - INR 5700/-
Duration – 3 / 6 / 12 months (8 hours per month).
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Videography and Lighting
Videography and Lighting
Videography and Lighting
Admission Fee - INR 1800/-
Monthly Fee - INR 5700/-
Duration – 3 / 6 / 12 months (8 hours per month).
Modes – In-person
Video Editing
Videography and Lighting
Video Editing
AAdmission Fee - INR 1800/-
Monthly Fee - INR 5700/-
Duration – 3 / 6 / 12 months (8 hours per month).
Modes – In-person / Hybrid
Sound Design
Videography and Lighting
Video Editing
Admission Fee - INR 1800/-
Monthly Fee - INR 5700/-
Duration – 3 / 6 / 12 months (8 hours per month).
Modes – In-person / Hybrid
Certified 2-Day Workshops
Spirituality & Yoga
Professional Communication & Soft Skills
Leadership & Entrepreneurship
INR 2500/-
Mode – In-person
Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Professional Communication & Soft Skills
Leadership & Entrepreneurship
INR 2500/-
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Professional Communication & Soft Skills
Professional Communication & Soft Skills
Professional Communication & Soft Skills
INR 2500/-
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Self Defence
AI Based Innovations
Professional Communication & Soft Skills
INR 2500/-
Mode – In-person
AI Based Innovations
AI Based Innovations
AI Based Innovations
INR 2500/-
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Acting
AI Based Innovations
AI Based Innovations
INR 2500/-
Mode – In-person
Script Writing
Script Writing
Script Writing
INR 2500/-
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Videography
Script Writing
Script Writing
INR 2500/-
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Video Editing
Script Writing
Video Editing
INR 2500/-
Mode – In-person
Sound Design
Branding & Digital Marketing
Video Editing
INR 2500/-
Mode – In-person
Photography
Branding & Digital Marketing
Branding & Digital Marketing
INR 2500/-
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Branding & Digital Marketing
Branding & Digital Marketing
Branding & Digital Marketing
INR 2500/-
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Counseling
Career Counseling
De-Addiction Counseling
De-Addiction Counseling
INR 1800 per session.
Industry-based Internships & ‘On the Job’ Training is also provided for selected School/ College/ University Students.
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
De-Addiction Counseling
De-Addiction Counseling
De-Addiction Counseling
INR 1800 per session
Modes – Online / In-person / Hybrid
Academic Consultancy (For Institutions & Faculty Members)
Research Methodology - Academic Publications & Proposal Writing
Research Methodology - Academic Publications & Proposal Writing
Research Methodology - Academic Publications & Proposal Writing
Workshops & Counselling Sessions.
Monthly Fees - INR 20,000/-
Publication Support is provided to Individual Faculty Members at additional costs.
National Educational Policy - Implementation & Curriculum Design
Research Methodology - Academic Publications & Proposal Writing
Research Methodology - Academic Publications & Proposal Writing
Workshops & Counselling Sessions.
Monthly Fees - INR 20,000/-
Curriculum Design Support is provided to Individual Dept.s at additional costs.
Internships & 'On the Job Training' (Facilitation)
Research Methodology - Academic Publications & Proposal Writing
Internships & 'On the Job Training' (Facilitation)
Appointments & Networking
Monthly Fees - INR 20,000/- per 10 students.
Curriculum based Implementation Support is provided to Institutions in regards to Internship & Industry Orientation.
The WAY Ahead
Vision & Mission
To emerge as an effective knowledge support mechanism for women/ the economically weak / semi-educated / sub-urban youth of West Bengal, ensuring that they achieve their professional ambitions overcoming social and cultural barriers.
- To accentuate their school and college education with social skills, innovative approaches and cultural wisdom, ensuring personality development, communicative prowess and responsible citizenship.
- To uplift and empower the economically weak / semi-educated / sub-urban youth of West Bengal, by providing access to knowledge and culture.
- To deliver value-added as well as ability enhancement courses, that not just enhance their employment prospects, but also contribute towards personality development, thus ensuring their socio-cultural integration through a confluence between industry oriented skills, spirituality, ethics, art and culture.
Leadership
Dr. Arkaprava Chattopadhyay - Founder Director
Dr. Arkaprava Chattopadhyay is associated with SRM University Sikkim, India, as a ‘Senior Grade Assistant Professor & Head’, at the Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication, since 2021. He is also the ‘Head of Research’ for the University, as well the Deputy Director for its Centre for Online Education. He has been awarded his Ph.D. by Sikkim University (a Central University established by an Act of Parliament, 2007, India) in 2023. His thesis is titled “Folk Media and Religion: An Ethnosemiotic Study of Purulia Chhau”. Apart from having presented his research at various international conferences organized by prestigious organizations such as the IAMCR (International Association for Mass Communication Research), ICA (International Communication Association), NASS (Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies) and the ISMRC (International Society for Media Religion and Culture) – he has also published his research in various Scopus Indexed and UGC Care-listed journals over the past three years. He is also a life member of the Asiatic Society. Concomitant to his research within the domain of ‘Media & Religion', ‘Media Anthropology’ and ‘Semiotics’ - he is also engaged in constructing ethnographic audio-visuals for his website - arkomusicvideos.com. After completing his Master’s degree at the University of Calcutta in Journalism and Mass Communication in 2012, he has been an ‘Adjunct Faculty’ at Amity University and Sister Nivedita University in Kolkata. Also, apart from serving as a full-time faculty at ILEAD (one of the leading academic institutes of Kolkata) for a period of 3 years – he has been a resource person for various SWAYAM MOOCS (online courses) initiated by ‘St. Xaviers College’ EMMRC (Electronic and Multi-media Research Center), Kolkata, in association with the UGC- CEC (University Grants Commission – Consortium for Educational Communication), MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource and Development) and the National Knowledge Commission of India.
Sponsorship, Fee Sharing & DISCOUNTS
A Discount of 30% on the Admission Fee & 20 % on the monthly fee is offered to students who are women or are economically weak in terms of family income.
Fee Sharing or Sponsorship Opportunities are also offered & coordinated.
Research Projects, Publications & Conference Presentations
Thrust - Folk Anthropology, Ethnosemiotics, Ecoculturalism, Gender & Communication for Development.
Over the next few years, our research associates have a particular interest in exploring the prospect of ‘folk expressions’ (song, dance, theatre, etc.) as modes of cultural persuasion, to invoke ecological consciousness at a mass level. Researching contemporary opportunities of their confluence with digital mediation vehicles to achieve specifically framed cultural persuadables that are relevant amongst urban audiences – it has been my goal for long to develop participatory community-based models of ecocultural mentoring that may serve as innovative counter measures against the increasing environmental problems of the world.
Past Engagements
Research Publications of Dr. Arkaprava
1) Paper – Traditional Rituals as Conduits for Political Ascendancy: The Pang Lhabsol Festival of Sikkim, India. (2022).
Journal – New Theatre Quarterly, 38(3), 283-297.
(SCOPUS INDEXED), administered by the University of London; published by Cambridge University Press. (ISSN – 0266464X [Print], 14740613 [Online]).
DOI - https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266464X22000203
2) Paper – When Folk Meets Digital: A Study of Purulia Chhau and the Mediatization of Religion. (2022).
Journal – Global Media Journal – Indian Edition, 14(1)
(UGC Care Listed) administered by Manipal Academy of Higher Education). (ISSN – 22495835).
Link - https://gmj.manipal.edu/
3) Paper – Communication through Traditional Rituals: A Study of Pang Lhabsol’ as a Medium for Socio-Religious Parley. (2021).
Journal – Communicator, 56(2), 72-80. (UGC Care Listed), administered by the Indian Institute of Mass Communication
4) Paper – The Metamorphosis of Internet based Utilities Converts Users into Consumers. (2016).
Journal – IJAR & D, 2(2). (ISSN – 2395 1737). (Peer Reviewed)
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Research Paper Presentations of Dr. Arkaprava at Conferences/ Seminars held Abroad
1) Paper – Communicating Dissent: The Women ‘Chhau’ artists of Purulia, India. (13th July, 2023; In-Person)
Conference – ‘Inhabiting the Planet: Challenges for Media, Communication and Beyond’, organized by the International Association for Mass Communication Research (IAMCR). It was held in Lyon, France.
2) Paper - Music and Indigenous Knowledge Systems: A Study of Purulia Chhau of Bengal, India. (7th June 2023; In-Person).
Conference – 13thConference of the Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies (NASS): Feeling Skill and Knowledge, organized in association with the Sibelius Academy of the Uniarts, Helsinki and the International Association for Semiotic Studies (IASS). It was held inHelsinki, Finland.
3) Paper - The Metamorphosis of Religious Rituals through Digital Innovations: A Study of Purulia Chhau. (26th May, 2022; In-Person).
Conference – ICA (International Communication Association) Pre-Conference: ‘The Secular and Religious Nature of Technologies’ organized by the Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture. It was held in Paris, France.
4) Paper - Religious Rituals and Digital Innovations: A Study of the ‘Durga Puja’ 2020 in India. (March, 2021).
Conference – ‘Religious Identity and the Media’, organized by the University of Bremen, Germany, in association with the Polish Academy of Science, Poland.
5) Paper – Folk Media as a Composite Sign System: A Study of Purulia Chhau. (October, 2021)
Conference – The 10th International Congress of Semiotics organized by IASS (International Association for Semiotic Studies) in association with the Industrial University of Santander and the Columbian Association of Semiotics, held in Columbia. Link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lUuMDA9aAg&list=PLz8um3IZgeU_hbhPBQQPBdJvz1gUFJvmi&index=29
6) Paper – Digital Hinduism: A Study of Virtual Congregations and ‘E-Gurus’. (August, 2021).
Conference - ‘Rethinking Media, Religion and Secularities’ organized by ISMRC (International Society for Media, Religion and Culture) held at Sitguna, Sweden. The link to the virtual presentation is as follows – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH_2lwl_KwQ&t=33s
7) Paper – The Mediatization of Religion through Folk Media: A Study of Purulia Chhau.(March, 2022).
Conference - ‘Socialism through the five Senses’ organized by the Center for Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, Bulgaria.
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Research Paper Presentations of Dr. Arkaprava at Conferences/ Seminars held in India
1) Paper – Branding Child Artists via the Internet: A Study of the Social Media Potrayal of Jetshen Dohna Lama of Sikkim, India. (December, 2023).
Conference – International Conference on 'Cultures of Childhood in Contemporary South Asia’ organized by South Asian University (funded by SAARC), Jamia Hamdard New Delhi, & ICSSR, in association with Child Rights & You (CRY), Bal Raksha Bharat, & SIMEC, Bangladesh,
2) Paper – The Deification of the ‘Girl Child’ in the Folk Tales of Bengal: An Ethnosemiotic Morphology of ‘Tusu’ of Purulia. (December, 2022).
Conference – International Conference on Children and Media’ organized by Child Rights & You (CRY) in association with Panjabi University, Punjab.
3) Paper - Representation through Mughal War Rhythms and Hindu Folk Hymns: A Semiotic Study of Purulia Chhau. (June, 2021).
Conference – ‘Media, Communication and Design’ organized by Jagran Lake City University, India, in association with University of Arts, London and Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Spain.
4) Paper - Drones in News Media: A Study of Drone Technology in the Indian Media Landscape. (Nov, 2017).
Conference - ‘Cinema in the age of New Media’, organized by Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata, and‘Parbo’.
5) Paper - Celebrity Endorsement and Social Awareness: The Rising Popularity of Public Service Advertising. (Jul, 2017).
Conference - ‘Celebrity and Media’, organized by‘Panihati Mahavidyalaya’, Kolkata, and ‘Parbo’.
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Book Chapters Published
1) Folk Media as Religious Conduits: A Literature Review. In S. Kumar (Ed.) The Multidisciplinary Research Series 2022. India: SRM University Sikkim. ISBN - 979-8867124274
2) Children and New Media: Risks and Vulnerabilities. (2023). In M. Das (Ed.) Children and New Media. India: CRY
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Academic Recognition of Dr. Arkaprava
Featured as ‘Scholar to Watch’ in the Digital Religion Handbook 2021, published by the Network for New Media, Religion & Digital Culture (Compiled/authored by Prof. (Dr.) Heidi A Campbell).
Link - https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/195024