Prof. Deepankar choudhury, Ph. D., Fnasc, figs, fiset, ficdm, masce, mie, Humboldt Fellow, jsps fellow, twas vs fellow, boyscast fellow

SWITZERLAND

1. 
   Zurich, Switzerland on March 20, 2010 from Germany; Route: ICE from Darmstadt; Germany.
   
2. 
   Schaffhausen, Switzerland on March 20, 2010; Route: ICE from Darmstadt; Germany.
   
3. 
   Luzern, Switzerland during March 20 to March 22, 2010.
   
4. 
   Interlaken, Switzerland during March 22 to March 25, 2010.
   
5. 
   Bern, Switzerland on March 24, 2010.
   
6. 
   Zurich, Switzerland on May 19-21, 2012 from Germany; Route: ICE from Darmstadt; Germany.
   

LIECHTENSTEIN

1. 
   Vaduz, Liechtenstein on May 20, 2012 from Zurich, Switzerland.
   

LUXEMBOURG

1. 
   Luxembourg, Luxembourg on June 23-24, 2013 from Brussels; Route: IC from Brussels; Belgium.
   

BELGIUM

1. 
   Brugge, Belgium on June 21-22, 2013 from Germany; Route: ICE from Frankfurt; Germany.
   
2. 
   Brussels, Belgium on June 22-23, 2013 from Belgium; Route: IC from Brugge; Belgium.
   

AUSTRIA

1. 
   Salzburg, Austria on April 16 to April 17, 2010 from Germany; Route: ICE from Darmstadt; Germany.
   
2. 
   Innsbruck, Austria on April 17 to April 19, 2010; Route: OBB from Salzburg; Austria.
   
3. 
   Vienna, Austria on July 16 to July 17, 2011; Route: OBB from Frankfurt; Germany.
   

NETHERLANDS

1. 
   Delft, Netherland on May 13 to May 16, 2010 from Germany; Route: ICE from Mainz; Germany.
   
2. 
   Keukenhof, Netherland on May 13, 2010; Route: From Delft.
   
3. 
   Madurodam, Netherland on May 14, 2010; Route: From Delft.
   
4. 
   Amsterdam, Netherland on May 15, 2010; Route: From Delft.
   

FRANCE

1. 
   Paris, France on May 20 to May 23, 2010 from Germany; Route: ICE and TGV from Frankfurt; Germany.
   
2. 
   Paris, France on August 31 to September 6, 2013 from Mumbai; Route: Air France from Mumbai to Paris.
   

NORWAY

1. 
   Oslo, Norway on May 25 to May 28, 2011 from Germany; Route: Ryan Air from Frankfurt Hahn; Germany.
   

DENMARK

1. 
   Copenhagen, Denmark on May 29 to May 30, 2011 from Oslo; Route: DFDS Cruise over North Sea from Oslo; Norway.
   

ITALY

1. 
   Pisa, Italy on June 8 to June 9, 2011 from Germany; Route: Ryan Air from Frankfurt Hahn; Germany.
   
2. 
   Florence, Italy on June 9 to June 11, 2011 from Pisa; Route: Train Italia from Pisa; Italy.
   
3. 
   Seiano, Italy on June 11 to June 14, 2011 from Florence via Naples; Route: Train Italia from Florence; Italy.
   
4. 
   Isle of Capri, Sorrento, Italy on June 12, 2011; Route: From Seiano.
   
5. 
   Mount Visuvious, Pompei, Italy on June 13, 2011; Route: From Seiano.
   
6. 
   Rome, Italy on June 14, 2011 to June 17, 2011 from Seiano via Naples; Route: Train Italia from Seiano; Italy.
   
7. 
   Catenia, Sicily, Italy on May 27, 2012; Route: Lufthansa from Frankfurt, Germany via Munich, Germany.
   
8. 
   Taormina, Sicily, Italy on May 27-30, 2012; Route: From Catenia.
   
9. 
   Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy on May 27, 2012; Route: From Taormina.
   
10. 
    Venice, Murano, Burano, Torcello, Italy on June 20 to June 22, 2014 from Germany; Route: ICE, OBB, Train Italia.
    
11. 
    Trieste, Italy on June 22 to 23, 2014 from Venice Mestre; Route: Train Italia.
    
12. 
    Rome, Italy on June 23 to 26, 2014 from Trieste; Route: Train Italia.
    
13. 
    L’Aquila, Italy on June 24, 2014 from Rome; Route: By drive from Rome, Italy.
    

SPAIN

1. 
   Valencia, Spain on June 13 to June 15, 2012 from Germany; Route: Ryan Air from Frankfurt Hahn; Germany.
   
2. 
   Tarragona, Spain on June 15 to June 17, 2012 from Valencia; Route: Train Renfe from Valencia; Spain.
   
3. 
   Barcelona, Spain on June 16, 2012; Route: From Tarragona.
   

CZECH-REPUBLIC

1. 
   Prague (Praha), Czech Republic on June 9 - 11, 2012 from Germany; Route: ICE and DB Bus from Darmstadt & Nuremberg; Germany.
   

JAPAN
1.   Kagoshima, Japan during May 11, 2009 to July 26, 2009; Route: Thai Airways TG, Mumbai-Bangkok-Fukuoka; Japan Airlines JAC, Fukuoka-Kagoshima.

2.   Yamaguchi, Japan during July 1, 2009 to July 2, 2009. Route: By Car from Kagoshima.

3.   Kyushu, Japan during July 2, 2009 to July 2, 2009. Route: By Car from Yamaguchi.

4.   Saga, Japan during July 2, 2009 to July 3, 2009. Route: By Car from Kyushu.

5.   Kyoto, Japan during June 27, 2009 to June 29, 2009. Route: Shinkansen Bullet Train (Nozomi), Tokyo-Kyoto; Japan Airlines JAC, Osaka-Kagoshima.

6.   Tokyo, Japan during June 25, 2009 to June 27, 2009. Route: Japan Airlines JAL, Kagoshima-Tokyo.

7. Tokyo, Japan during September 16, 2012 to September 17, 2012. Route: Singapore Airlines, Mumbai-Singapore-Tokyo.

8. Kanazawa, Japan during September 17, 2012 to September 20, 2012. Route: Japan Airlines JAL, Tokyo-Kanazawa; All Nippon Airlines ANA, Kanazawa-Tokyo.

9. Fukuoka, Japan during November 9, 2015 to November 15, 2015. Route: Air India, Mumbai-Delhi-Tokyo; JetStar Tokyo-Fukuoka.
USA

1. 
   San Francisco/Berkeley, California, USA during April 19, 2006 to October 13, 2006. Route: Lufthansa Airlines, Mumbai-Frankfort-San Francisco.
   
2. 
   Los Angeles, California, USA during September 30 to October 2, 2006. Route: American Airlines, San Francisco-Los Angeles.
   
3. 
   Las Vegas, Nevada, USA during September 1 to September 3, 2006. Route: By Car from San Francisco.
   
4. 
   Chicago, USA during February 18, 2007 to February 19, 2007. Route: Air India, Mumbai-London-Chicago.
   

5.   Denver, Colorado, USA during February 19, 2007 to February 21, 2007. Route: United Airlines: Chicago-Denver.

6.   Boulder, Colorado, USA during February 21, 2007 to February 22, 2007. Route: By Bus from Denver.

7.   New Orleans, USA during March 9, 2008 to March 13, 2008. Route: Etihad Airlines, Mumbai-Abu Dhabi-New York; Delta: New York-New Orleans.

8.   New York, USA during March 13, 2008 to March 15, 2008. Route: Jet Blue Airlines: New Orleans-New York.

9. West Palm Beach, Florida, USA during February 21, 2010 to February 25, 2010. Route: Air India, Frankfurt-Newark; Continental: Newark-West Palm Beach.

10. Dallas, Texas, USA during March 12, 2011 to March 17, 2011. Route: Air India, Mumbai-Delhi-Chicago; American Airlines: Chicago-Dallas.

11. Norman, Oklahoma, USA during March 17, 2011 to March 19, 2011. Route: American Airlines: Dallas-Oklahoma.

12. San Francisco/Oakland, California, USA during March 24, 2012 to March 27, 2012. Route: Lufthansa Airlines, Mumbai-Frankfort-San Francisco-Munich-Delhi.

13. New York, NY, USA during February 21, 2014 to February 23, 2014 and February 26, 2014. Route: Air India, Mumbai-Delhi-New York.

14. Atlanta, GA, USA during February 23, 2014 to February 25, 2014. Route: Delta Airlines, New York-Atlanta-New York.

15. Chicago, IL, USA during August 15, 2016 to August 19, 2016. Route: Air India, Mumbai-Delhi-Chicago.

UAE

1. 
   Dubai, UAE during January 31, 2010 to February 2, 2010. Route: Lufthansa, Frankfurt-Dubai.
   
2. 
   Dubai, UAE during April 1, 2014 to April 4, 2014. Route: Emirates, Mumbai-Dubai-Mumbai.
   

CHINA
1. Beijing, China during October 11, 2008 to October 18, 2008. Route: Air India: Mumbai-New Delhi-Hong Kong; Air China: Hong Kong-Beijing.

2. Chongqing, China during October 22, 2010 to October 25, 2010. Route: China Eastern Airlines: Kolkata-Kunming-Chongqing; Air China International: Chongqing-Hong Kong; Jet Airways: Hong Kong-Mumbai.

3. Wuhan, China during October 20, 2017 to October 22, 2017. Route: Jet Airways: Mumbai-Bangkok, China Southern Airlines: Bangkok-Wuhan-Bangkok, Jet Airways: Bangkok-Mumbai.

INDONESIA
1. Jakarta, Indonesia during June 1, 2013. Route: Singapore Airlines, Singapore-Jakarta.

2. Bandung, Indonesia during June 1, 2013 to June 5, 2013. Route: By road from Jakarta-Bandung, then Singapore Airlines (Silk Air), Bandung-Singapore.

3. Bali, Indonesia during September 28, 2015 to October 1, 2015. Route: Jet Airways with codeshare Garuda Indonesia, Delhi-Singapore-Bali-Singapore-Mumbai.

RUSSIA
1. Saint Petersberg, Russia during June 15, 2008 to June 23, 2008. Route: Aerofloat Airlines, Mumbai-Moscow-Saint Petersberg.

2.  Moscow, Russia during June 23, 2008 to June 25, 2008. Route: Aerofloat Airlines, Saint Petersberg-Moscow.

AUSTRALIA
1. Sydney/Wollongong, Australia during May 9, 2005 to June 10, 2005. Route: Qantas Airlines, Mumbai-Sydney.

2. Sydney, Australia during July 22, 2010 to July 24, 2010. Route: Qantas Airlines, Mumbai-Singapore-Sydney.

3. Melbourne, Australia during July 24, 2010 to July 27, 2010. Route: Qantas Airlines, Sydney-Melbourne.

4. Sydney/Wollongong, Australia during October 29, 2012 to November 3, 2012. Route: Malaysia Airlines, Mumbai-Kualalampur-Sydney.

5. Canberra/Wollongong, Australia on November 3, 2012. Route: By car from Wollongong.

SINGAPORE
1. Singapore, during May 26, 2004 to July 25, 2004. Route: Air India, Mumbai-Chennai-Singapore.

2. Singapore, during September 21, 2012. Route: Singapore Airlines, Tokyo-Singapore.

3. Singapore, during May 30, 2013 to June 1, 2013. Route: Singapore Airlines, Kolkata-Singapore.

4. Singapore, during June 5, 2013. Route: Singapore Airlines (Silk Air), Bandung-Singapore.

5. Singapore, during December 4, 2013 to December 7, 2013. Route: Jet Airways, Mumbai-Singapore-Mumbai.

6. Singapore, during August 25, 2016 to August 28, 2016. Route: Air India, Mumbai-Singapore-Mumbai.

HONGKONG
1. HongKong, during August 6, 2016 to August 9, 2016. Route: Jet Airways, Mumbai-HongKong-Mumbai.

BANGLADESH
1. Dhaka, Bangladesh during November 3, 2010 to November 6, 2010. Route: Jet Airways, Mumbai-Dhaka-Mumbai.

2. Chittagong, Bangladesh during December 20, 2016 to December 24, 2016. Route: Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Kolkata-Chittagong-Dhaka-Kolkata.

3. Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh during December 20, 2016 to December 23, 2016. Route: By Car from Chittagong.

4. Saint Martin Island, Bangladesh during December 23, 2016. Route: By Boat from Cox’s Bazar.

NEPAL
1. Kathmandu, Nepal during February 18, 2016 to February 22, 2016. Route: Jet Airways, Mumbai-Kathmandu-Mumbai.

MALAYSIA
1. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during February 29, 2016 to March 3, 2016. Route: Jet Airways (codeshare Malaysian Airlines), Mumbai-Kuala Lumpur-Mumbai.

ETHIOPIA
1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during May 18, 2017 to May 21, 2017. Route: Ethiopian Airlines (codeshare Air India), Mumbai-Addis Ababa-Mumbai.

SOUTH KOREA
1. Seoul, South Korea (Republic of Korea) during May 23, 2017 to June 18, 2017. Route: Air India, Mumbai-Seoul-Mumbai.

2. Seoul, South Korea (Republic of Korea) during September 16, 2017 to September 22, 2017. Route: Thai Airways, Taipei-Seoul-Mumbai.

TAIWAN
1. Taipei, Taiwan during September 11, 2017 to September 16, 2017. Route: Thai Airways, Mumbai-Taipei-Seoul.

 

 

Non-Academic Interests:

 

Drama:

 

Acted in many Bengali Drama at Bangalore, Kanpur, Mumbai. Some of them are:

 

1.   Boro Pishima written by Badal Sarkar - Feb.1998 at IISc Bangalore.

2.   Shiber Oshaddhi written by Manoj Mitra - Feb. 1999 at IISc Bangalore.

3.   Goraye Golod written by Rabindranath Tagore - June 1999 at IISc Bangalore.

4.   Ballabhpurer Rupkatha written by Badal Sarkar - Oct. 2000 at North Bangalore. See Photo1, See Photo2

5.   Bancharamer Bagan written by Manoj Mitra - Feb. 2001 at IISc Bangalore. See Photo1, See Photo2

6.   Parash Pathar written by Shyamapada Das - Feb. 2002 at IISc Bangalore. See Photo

7.   Mahabidya written by Manoj Mitra - June 2002 at IISc Bangalore.

8.   Bhushandir Math written by Parashuram - Oct. 2002 at North Bangalore.

9.   Chikitsha Sankot written by Parashuram - April 2003 at IIT Kanpur and October 2003 at IIT Bombay.

 

 

T.V. Mega-Serial:

 

Translated Bengali T.V. Mega Serial ‘Shantiniketan’ (Channel ETV Bangla, Directed by Bishnu Pal Choudhury) to English for re-telecasting as Kannada T.V. Mega Serial ‘Sanjay Mallige’ (Channel ETV Kannada, Directed by Srinivas Prabhu) during June 2001 - January 2002.

 

Song:

 

Participated as a singer in the following public functions and TV programme:

 

1. February 13, 2005 Saraswati-Puja Evening Cultural Programme at IIT Bombay.

2. January 26, 2004 Saraswati-Puja Evening Cultural Programme at IIT Bombay.

3. October 3, 2003, ‘˜Kuch Kar Dikhana Hai’ Programme Telecast in STAR PLUS TV Channel.

4.   April 2003, ‘Pyar Ki Kashti Mein...’ Faculty Club Cultural Prog. at IIT Kanpur. See News in ?Dainik Jagaran?, Hindi News paper from Lucknow, India.

5.   Feb. 2001, Saraswati-Puja Evening Cultural Prog. By North Bangalore Puja Association at Bangalore.

6.   Oct. 2000, Durga-Puja ‘Saptami’ Evening Cultural Prog. By North Bangalore Puja Association at Bangalore.

 

Travel and Trekking:

 

Visited several tourist and non-tourist spots with group of friends, some of the places are:

 

1.   Ooty and Coonor during May 1999 from Bangalore.

2.   Shivsamudram, Talkat, Somnathpura during Aug. 1999 from Bangalore.

3.   Coorg during Aug. 2000 from Bangalore.

4.   Kodaikanal during Sept. 2000 from Bangalore.

5.   Aurangabad, Ellora, Daulatabad, Matheran during Dec. 2000 from Pune and Mumbai.

6.   Hampi during Jan. 2001 from Bangalore.

7.   Gokarna, Murudeshwar, Karwar during March 2001 from Bangalore.

8.   Goa during July 2001 from Bangalore.

9.   Indore, Ujjain, Mahakaleswar Temple etc. from Indore during Dec. 2001.

10.   Kudremukh during April 2002 from Bangalore.

11.   Allahabad, Sangam, Lucknow etc. from Kanpur in Dec. 2002.

12.    Nainital from Kanpur in June 2003.

13.   Nasik, Kumbh-Mela, August 2003, Trimbakeshwar Temple, Panchabati, Tapoban, Ramkund etc. from Mumbai.

 



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