Teacher Detail

Nila Saha

Area of Interest

1. Applied Music in theatrical performance. 2. Mythological characters. 3. Theatre for therapy 4. Cultural studies. 5. Curriculum Innovation 6. Cultural diversity, gender discrimination, global education. 7. Educational Drama

Biography

Designation:
Assistant Professor

Assistant Proctor (Ex)

Provost (Dolon Chapa Hall)

Organizing Secretary of Teachers’ Association (Ex)

Contact
+8801730716159

Email: nilasaha@jkkniu.edu.bd,  nila.saha992@gmail.com

Research Interest:

1. Applied Music in theatrical performance.

2. Mythological characters.

3. Theatre for therapy.

4. Cultural studies.

5. Curriculum Innovation

6. Cultural diversity, gender discrimination, global education.

7. Educational drama.

Education:
M.A – 2010 [Date of result publication: 05.05.2013, Result: First Class 2nd ]
M.A in Theatre
Dhaka University, Dhaka Bangladesh.
B.A- 2009 [Date of result publication: 22.06.2011, Result: First Class 1st ]

B.A in Theatre
Dhaka University, Dhaka Bangladesh

HSC – 2004
Humanities Group Holy-cross College, Dhaka Bangladesh
SSC – 2002
Humanities Group
Tejgaon Govt. girls’ high school, Dhaka Bangladesh

Experiences:
Lecturer
March 2014-March 2017
Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University,
Trishal, Mymensingh-2220, Bangladesh.

Assistant Professor

March 2017- till now.
Associate Professor: N/A, Professor: N/A

Achievement/Awards:
1. Zia Haider Scholarship awarded by Dhaka University.
2. Eastern Bank & Dhaka University Alumni Association (EBL & DUAA) inspirational award.

Professional links: nilasaha@jkkniu.edu.bd, nila.saha992@gmail.com

List of conducted courses:

Course 104: Actors practice (Practical)
Course 161: Classical comedy in Theatre (Theory)
Course 204: Actors practice (Practical)
Course 255: Actors Preparation (Practical)
Course 302: American Theatre (Theory)
Course 305: Actors Preparation (Practical)
Course 351: Modern Bengali drama. (Theory)
Course CO501: Performance Theory (Theory)
Course 502: Film & Media Studies (Theory)
Course 551: Critical Theory (Theory)

List of directed plays:

1. Legend written by Floyed Dell, translated and directed by Nila Saha, Staged at Natmandal of Dhaka University ( student directorial project )

2. Kabar written by Munir Chowdhuri, directed by Nila Saha, first staged at Karjan Hall of Dhaka University, held in 2014 ( a production of theatrEX Bangladesh)

3. Sitayan (To view the Indian mythology Ramayana in perspective of SITA), Directed by Nila Saha , held in 2017 , a practical work of course 255. ( a production of JKKNIU, Theatre & Performance Studies Department)

4. Vhuter Voy ( Play of Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam), directed by Nila Saha, held in 2019 of Nazrul Jubilee in JKKNIU.

5. Chaka written by Selim AL Deen , directed by Sudip Chakroborthy, Music director: Nila Saha , held in 2013( a production of Dhaka University Theatre & Performance Studies Department.)

6. Bisorjon written by Rabindranath Tagore , directed by Ahmedul Kabir, Music director: Nila Saha, ( a production of Dhaka University Theatre & Performance Studies Department.)

7. Macbeth written by William  Shakespeare, Assistant costume Designer: Nila Saha (a production of Padatik Natya Sangsad)

8. Dokhina Sundori written By Sahman Saharier, directed by Sudip Chakroborthy , music design by Nila Saha (a production of theatrEX Bangladesh)

 

Training:
Television Drama Production at National Institute of Mass Communication (NIMCO), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Research methodology Conducted by Asiatic Society, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Participation:

2012: Participated in Bharat Rang Mahautsav at New Delhi, India.
2014: Participated in Commonwealth Youth Theatre Festival in United Kingdom.

2014: Participated in India & Bangladesh cultural exchange program in Belonia, Tripura, India
2014: Participated in 17th Ganga Jamuna Natya Utsav at Kolkata, India.

 

Publications list:
Nila Saha, Nazrul natya Astittobadi chetona anusandhan; Prsonggo: Shilpi [An Investigation of Existentialism in the drama of Nazrul;Context: Shilpi ( The Artist)] Natyabidya, A Research Journal of Theatre and Performance Studies Department, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Vol. 1, 2017, ISSN: 2521-4128.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348406387_An_investigation_of_Existentialism_in_the_drama_of_Nazrul_context_Shilpi_The_Artist

Nila Saha, Dhoni Anusangga: Chalachitre prasonggik proyog [Surround sound: Proper use in Film] Nazrul Journal. The Central Journal of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Number 7, 2019, ISSN: 2227-5940

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348408816_Surround_Sound_Proper_use_in_Film

Nila Saha, Nazrul natya Uponibeshbad birodhi sososhro lorai: Poriprekhit VuterVoy, [Revolutionary revolt against Colonialism in the drama of Nazrul: Context Vuter Voy( The Fear of Ghost)], Natyabidya, A Research Journal of Theatre and Performance Studies Department, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Vol. 3, 2019, ISSN: 2521-4128.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348408962_Revolutionary_revolt_against_Colonialism_in_the_drama_of_Nazrul_context_Vuter_VoyThe_Fear_of_Ghost

Email: nilasaha@jkkniu.edu.bd

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