Mr. Shivaji Bhaskar

Assistant Professor

Mr Shivaji Bhaskar is Assistant Professor in School of Foreign Languages, IGNOU. He did his MA from Centre of Russian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University and M Phil and PhD (pursuing) from the School of International studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Russian [stage 2] at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) where he is responsible for the supervision of all aspects of the Russian language courses.

Prior to joining IGNOU, Mr. Shivaji Bhaskar worked in the capacity of Russian language expert for various organizations of high repute. He has been a Board Member of various institutions and Universities like JNU, HPU etc. Presently he is coordinating the development of the Russian Language Programmes in ODL, SWAYAM MOOCs and Online Learning Mode. In addition to his present academic responsibilities, he has been entrusted with the design and development of Korean and Japanese language programme at IGNOU. His areas of special interest are Teaching of Russian as Foreign Language, Culture and Civilization of Russia, Translation of Scientific and Social Science material, Interpretation and Area Studies with special emphasis on Russian and Eurasian Studies.

Workshop & Seminars
• A national seminar on the writings of Great Russian writer Alexander Pushkin's writings was organized by the School of Foreign Languages to mark the Russian Language Day on 6th June, 2011.
• A one day seminar on “The use of computer programmes and linguistic equipments at the lessons of the Russian Language” in collaboration with the Russian Centre of Science and Culture, New Delhi was organized and conducted on 15th Sept, 2011 at the Convention Centre, IGNOU.
• A national seminar on “70 Years of India-Russia Relations: The Way Forward” was organized by the School of Foreign Languages on 18th April, 2017.
• A national seminar on “Russia and the Changing World” was organized by the School of Foreign Languages to mark the Russian Language Day on 6th June, 2017.
• A Panel Discussion on “Great Russian writer Alexander Pushkin's writings” was organized by the School of Foreign Languages to mark the Russian Language Day on 6th June, 2019.