Durga Rajiv Chaloli

Experience

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  Pioneer Academics

  Feb 2020 - Aug 2020

  Pioneer Research Scholar

  - 25-page research paper on Rebuilding Civil Society after Ethnic Conflict in Afghanistan and Sri Lanka; Nominated for final selections for publication in Pioneer Research Journal.- Mentor: Dr. Devashree Gupta (Ph.D. Cornell; Prof. & Chair: Political Science, Carleton College).- Earned 2 credits; A grade.

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  Harvard University

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Harvard Secondary School Program Scholar

  - Introduction to Comparative Politics (Govt S-20) (Professor: Dr. George Soroka)Earned 4 credits, A grade in the course.- Political Economy of Russia and China (Govt S-1241) (Professor: Dr. Bruno S. Sergi)Earned 4 credits, A grade in the course.

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  Pioneer Academics

  Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

  Alumni Ambassador

  - Serve as alumni panellist on admission information sessions and alumni panels- Send writeups and videos for social media posts- Co-host webinars- Email prospective students on my research experience when they reach out to me

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  Columbia Global Center Mumbai

  Aug 2021 - Sept 2021

  Research Intern

  - 6-week joint research internship b/w Columbia Global Centers | Mumbai (CGCM) and Museum of Art & Photography (MAP).- Material culture analysis & primary source research using the Museum's extensive digitized database and collection on the Bhuta Tradition of South India; Compiled museum briefs and completed documentation for the collection using census data.- Department: Collections; Mentor: Rucha Vibhute (Senior Archivist, MAP)

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  Committee on Global Thought

  Oct 2021 - now

  David Bartsch and Joan Haffenreffer Bartsch Fellow 2023-24 and Chair to the Undergraduate Committee on Global Thought (UCGT) at Columbia University. Undergraduate Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University

  • Bartsch Fellow & UCGT Chair

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Core Committee Member

    Oct 2021 - now
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  Post-Colonial Hybridities Research Initiative

  Nov 2021 - now

  Founding Member & Undergraduate Researcher
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  Pioneer Academics

  Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

  - Program Cohort Advisor for 2 research concentrations (Future World Order and Political Risk & Prediction) by Professor Maha Aziz (NYU).- Attended sessions and monitored scholar progress in both cohorts- Wrote progress reports for scholars and held individual feedback discussion sessions- Prepared and conducted a workshop on Research Reading & Writing in the Social Sciences- Prepared a Reading Assignment and a Source List for scholars- Facilitated Alumni Panels- Provided technical & scheduling help as required Show less

  • Alumni Advisory Board Member

    Jun 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Junior Program Cohort Advisor

    Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
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  Columbia Journal of Asia

  Jan 2022 - now

  • Co-Editor in Chief

    Dec 2022 - now

  • Lead Article Editor

    Jun 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Article Editor

    Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
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  Christ University, Bangalore

  May 2022 - Jun 2022

  Summer Intern

  - Interned at the Christ University Center for Social Action's (CSA's) Urban Slum Development Project in Janaki Ram Layout, Bangalore, India through Sciences Po's Summer Civic Engagement Program (Parcours Civique).- Conducted English and arithmetic classes for students at an understaffed government-run school in Janaki Ram Layout; shared teaching responsibilities with the school teachers; helped organize events; served as a local language liaison for CSA interns who were unfamiliar with languages that the children were comfortable speaking.- Attended & wrote meeting summaries for 2 women’s self-help groups’ bi-weekly meetings.- Compiled & wrote CSA's project reports. Show less

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  Columbia University

  May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Undergraduate Summer Research Fellow

  Awarded the Columbia University School of General Studies Summer Research Fellowship to work as an Undergraduate Research Fellow in the project "The Ambedkar Initiative" led by Professor Anupama Rao

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  UNICEF France

  Aug 2022 - Apr 2023

  Student Intern
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  Sciences Po

  Oct 2022 - Dec 2022

  Tutor & Reading Group Leader

  - Course: Introduction to Comparative Political Institutions and Constitutional Law taught by Professor Gretchen Allen-Mestrallet.- Reading group leaders (selected based on academic performance and grades) meet Professor Allen-Mestrallet's special requirement of covering additional legal concepts through reading groups.- Alongside other tutors and RGLs, I was in charge of developing and conducting a reading group on Arab and Latin American Constitutionalism, methodology workshops, content-revision sessions, and mock oral exams to prepare first-year students for their final exams. Show less