Dr. Subir Kumar Dhar

Director - School of Humanities, Languages & Social Sciences

Email: subir.d@snuniv.ac.in

Prof. Dhar taught at Rabindra Bharati University for over thirty-five years before   joining the Department of English at Sister Nivedita University. At Rabindra Bharati University he had been the officiating Vice-Chancellor as well as the Director of its School of Languages and Culture. His research interests include Semeiotics, hermeneutics, Postcolonialism, translation studies, language studies, Gelotology and Popular Culture.    

DR. MONIKINKINI BASU

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AND HOD - ENGLISH

PhD from Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta [Jadavpur University]

Email: monikinkini.b@snuniv.ac.in

Dr. Basu, has completed her PhD from the prestigious Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta [Jadavpur University]. She has a background in the humanities from the University of Kalyani. With over a decade of teaching experience at Sri Krishna College and The Bhawanipore Education Society, she specializes in Theatre Studies, Performance Studies, Masculinity Studies, and Film Studies. She is at present the Head of the Department of English at Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata. 

PROF. (DR.) SANJUKTA DASGUPTA

HONOURARY VISITING PROFESSOR - ENGLISH

Professor and former head, dept of English and former dean, faculty of arts, Calcutta University

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Professor and former head, dept of English and former dean, faculty of arts, Calcutta University has been the recipient of the fulbright postdoctoral fellowship and fulbright scholar in residence grant, Australia India council fellowship, gender studies fellowship grant, University of British Columbia, among others. She has been invited to participate in conferences and has taught/lectured at universities in the USA, UK, Europe, Canada and Australia.

She is the president, executive council, of the Indian poetry and performance library, ICCR, Kolkata.
Sahitya akademi new Delhi Nominated her as the convenor of the English language board.

She is a member of Sahitya akademi Delhi's general council. In 2018, she taught in Poland, as visiting Professor, at the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
She received the IWSFF Women achievers award, kolkata in 2019 and the Wei Kamala das poetry award in 2020.

Professor (Dr.) Probal Roy Chowdhury

Professor - English

Email: probal.rc@snuniv.ac.in

Dr. Probal Roy Chowdhury, currently the Director of the Centre for New India Studies at SNU, and Professor, Department of English, has been in academia since 2006. Earlier in his career, he has taught English and Cultural Studies at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, served as a Fellow with the Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai, worked as a consultant for the TVS Educational Society, and curated projects for one of India’s leading political consultancy firms. Recipient of various awards and accolades, including the Azad Fellowship and a book writing grant from Motwani Jadeja Foundation, US, Prof. Roy Chowdhury’s interests lie in the teaching and research of pre-British Indian society and polity, especially indigenous education in eighteenth and nineteenth century India; socio-cultural, religious and philosophical traditions of Bengal; Indian writing in English; and postcolonialism.

DR. MADHUCHHANDA RAY CHOUDHURY

Associate Professor – English

PhD from Duquesne University, U.S.A. and an M.A. degree from Jadavpur University.

Email: madhuchhanda.r@snuniv.ac.in

Madhuchhanda Ray Choudhury, Associate Professor and former English Department Head in Sister Nivedita University, has a PhD from Duquesne University, U.S.A. and an M.A. degree from Jadavpur University. Her research interests are in 18 th Century British Novel, Gothic writing, Monsters and Monstrosity. She guides research and teaches 17 th and 18 th century British Literature, British Romantic Literature and Critical Theory. She has published several papers and book chapters in national and international publications. A former Assistant Professor in Amity University, she was HOD in St. Xavier’s University and has also served as Resource Person in Viswa Bharati University and Osmania University.

MS. SUDESHA DAS

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - ENGLISH

Pursuing her Ph.D. She completed her graduation from Bidhannagar Govt. College in 2013 and MA from West Bengal State University in 2015.

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Ms. Das has been teaching at SNU since 2018 and currently pursuing her Ph.D. She completed her graduation from Bidhannagar Govt. College in 2013 and MA from West Bengal State University in 2015. She cracked both UGC NET and WBSET in the same year (2017). Her additional qualification includes a B.ED degree from WBUTTEPA in 2016 and a Certificate course in Sanskrit from Jadavpur University in 2023. Her research interests include Mahabharata Studies, Indian Writing in English, Tagore studies, Literature and Film. She has published academic papers and creative writings (poetry) in edited volumes and journals. Besides being a literary enthusiast, she indulges in various cultural activities like script writing, direction and performance.

Swarnendu Dam

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - ENGLISH

(Ph.D.) Research Scholar in West Bengal State University, post-graduation from West Bengal State University with a Gold Medal in 2022

Email: swarnendu.d@snuniv.ac.in

Swarnendu Dam is the youngest Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata, India. He is also a Doctoral (Ph.D.) Research Scholar in West Bengal State University working on Post-Millennial Indian Dystopian Fiction. He is an associate member of the Centre for Studies in Gender, Culture and Media, West Bengal State University since 2021. He worked as a Research Assistant under Dr. Abhijeet Paul, University of California, Barkley on the issue of Environmental and Community Justice. His area of interests are Environment & Literature, Caste  & Literature, Crisis Literature and Vulnerability Studies.

Dr. Priyanka Chakraborty

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - ENGLISH

Email: priyanka.c@snuniv.ac.in

Dr. Priyanka Chakraborty is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata. Her doctoral thesis is based on Tibetan narratives in PRC, Exile and Diaspora.She worked as a Fulbright Fellow at Fries Centre for Global Studies, Wesleyan University, Connecticut. She has published her work in various International journals and as book chapters, and has presented her work in various national and internal conferences. Her areas of interest include Oral and performative traditions, Literature in Translation, , Tibetan literature, women writings, Bengali Literature, Buddhist Studies, Memory and Trauma studies, Chinese and East Asian literature, Classical Literature, etc.

Dr. Archita Banerjee

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - ENGLISH

PhD from Banaras Hindu University

Email: archita.b@snuniv.ac.in

Dr. Archita Banerjee is a PhD from Banaras Hindu University. She previously worked as a language and content editor for the NITI-Aayog Project at the Anthropological Survey of India, Head Office, Kolkata under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. Earlier she had taught as part-time faculty at Mahila Mahavidyalaya, BHU and Bangabasi Morning College. She is an ethnographer and carries out extensive field work in the area of folklore. She is an executive member actively associated with the Centre for Folklore Studies and Research. She has taught translation skills to undergraduate students for the UGC programme in BHU and has, on several occasions, assisted poets in translating their works. She also translates works from Hindi to English. Her research and teaching interests include Folklore studies, Postcolonial studies, Shakespearean Literature, 20^th century British literature, Genre fiction, and Bengal cultural studies.

MS. DEBDATTA MITRA

Lecturer - English

Pursuing her Ph.D. in English from St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata, M.A. and M. Phil degrees from Calcutta University,

Email: debdatta.m@snuniv.ac.in

Ms. Debdatta Mitra is pursuing her Ph.D. in English from St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata. She has obtained her M.A. and M. Phil. (English) degrees from the University of Calcutta. She has been teaching since 2017 having previously taught at Manindra Chandra College under the University of Calcutta, and is currently engaged at Sister Nivedita University since 2020. She has an advanced degree (B2) in French from Alliance Française du Bengale. Her research interests include Modernism, Postmodernism, and Art history.

DR. PRASANTA GHOSHAL

Visiting Faculty - English

M. Phil. on Trauma, Mother Archetype and Bengal Partition and his doctoral degree is on Literature of the Apocalypse.

Email: ghoshal.prasanta12@gmail.com

Dr. Prasanta Ghoshal has been a visiting faculty for the last five years at Sister Nivedita University since 2019 and is a lecturer at Sir Gurudas Mahavidyalaya, a govt. college affiliated with the University of Calcutta for the last thirteen years since 2010. Besides, he is a coordinator and visiting faculty of colleges affiliated with Calcutta University, West Bengal State University, NSOU, DODL Kalyani University, IGNOU etc. He is also a NAAC Coordination Committee Member, and a participant in Academic Staff Committee self-development workshops and UGC-HRDC, University of Calcutta. He has completed his M. Phil. on Trauma, Mother Archetype and Bengal Partition and his doctoral degree is on Literature of the Apocalypse. He has researched on partition and contemporary politics, trauma studies, Foucault studies, crisis psychology, tribal life and women, and doomsday studies etc. He has chaired and presented several papers in national and international seminars and workshops.

Mr. Sudipta Saha

Visiting Faculty - English

Masters in English with a first class, and then B.Ed., PGDBPS, and an M.Phil. in Foreign Policy Studies

Email: sudipta.s@snuniv.ac.in

Sudipta Saha is a Full-Time Lecturer and Head of the Department of English, Surendranath College (Kolkata). He was educated at the University of Calcutta, from where he received the Masters in English with a first class, and then B.Ed., PGDBPS, and an M.Phil. in Foreign Policy Studies, which was awarded to him in 2019. His areas of research interest include Modernism in English Literature (fiction), American Short Stories, Contemporary Fiction, Changes in British Politics and Monarchy, American Foreign Policy and International Security Issues. In 2017, he worked briefly with the editorial team of New Central Book Agency Pvt. Ltd., a reputed publication house in Kolkata. He has published multiple chapters in edited books and numerous research articles in various national as well as international journals. He has also worked on a research project on Bangladesh in 2019, which was sponsored by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Since March 2024, he is a member of the Reviewer Panel of Creativitas: Critical Explorations in Literary Studies, an Online Double-Blind Peer-Reviewed Journal. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Development Studies from the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK), affiliated to the University of Calcutta.

Ms. Paramita Routh Roy

Visiting Faculty - English

M.Phil. Research scholar at Jadavpur University and she is pursuing her research on African Literature

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Ms. Paramita Routh Roy has done her M.Phil. from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India on African Literature with special emphasis on Black Masculinity Studies. She is currently working as a faculty in the Department of English at Sister Nivedita University, New Town. After completing her post-graduation from University of Calcutta, Ms. Roy has cleared UGC-NET examination in 2019. She has done her specialization in Gender Studies, Harold Pinter’s works and Modern European Classics. Many of her research works have been published in journals of national and international repute. Her contributions to Black Masculinity Studies have been recognized by the African Literature Association and she is looking forward to her future collaborations with them. Her research interests include African Literature, Afro-American Literature, Urdu Literature and Queer Studies.

Rohit Dutta Roy

Assistant Professor & HOD - History

Email: rohit.dr@snuniv.ac.in

Rohit Dutta Roy is a historian of modern South Asia. Rohit has been a Cambridge International Trust doctoral scholar at the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge. His academic work focuses on politico-intellectual history, applied history and public policies informing disciplines, institutions, and identity formation. Before he began his doctoral project at Cambridge, Rohit completed a first-class MPhil in History from Jawaharlal Nehru University, a first-class MA in History from the University of Delhi, and first-class BA and MA degrees in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University.  He has qualified for Assistant Professorship in History through the National Eligibility Test (NET).

He has taught Indian Political Thought and Policy History at both Cambridge and India. He has also taught undergraduate research-oriented courses such as the History of Democracy, Global Migration and Citizenship, Gandhian Approaches to Peace and Conflict Studies, etc. He has taught courses on Historical Arguments and Practice, World History Since 1914, for the Faculty of History, Jesus College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. Rohit’s bylines have appeared in Indian English and bilingual dailies, including The Telegraph, The Wire, Newslaundry, the Citizen. His research papers and review essays have been published by Orient Blackswan and various University Press Journals. 

Somreeta Majumdar

Assistant Professor - History

Email: somreeta.m@snuniv.ac.in

Dr. Somreeta Majumdar is currently  Assistant Professor of Department of History at Sister Nivedita University, New Town. She received PhD from Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan. She worked on the landscape and cultural milieu of the Buddhist establishments of West Bengal. She completed MA in History from University of Delhi and BA in History (Hons.) from Jadavpur University. She qualified UGC NET in 2018 and started teaching History at Kalyani Mahavidyalaya. Her research interests include Art and Archaeology of Buddhism, landscape study, Archaeology and History of Early Medieval India.
 

SARDA SINGH

VISITING FACULTY - History

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Sarda Singh received her doctorate at the Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She graduated in History at St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi and went on to pursue her Masters and MPhil in Modern Indian History at Jawaharlal Nehru University. Her Ph.D. work, titled “Sepoy Experiences in World War I: Medicine, Morale and Health (1914-18)”, explores the experiences of the Indian soldiers, their challenges, struggles, self-esteem, loyalties and griefs. In her MPhil dissertation titled “Madness and the Raj: Case Histories of European and Native Lunatics in Colonial India” she examined the relationship between ‘madness’ and colonialism. 

She is presently working as a Visiting Faculty at the Department of History, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata. She has published her articles in various journals and presented her research in national and international conferences. Her research interests include South Asian History, History of Colonial Science and Medicine, Military Medicine, History of War, History of Psychiatry, History of Emotions, Insanity and Gendered Violence. 

Arkaprava Sarkar

VISITING FACULTY - History

Email: arkapravasarkar842@gmail.com

Arkaprava Sarkar is currently a Visiting Faculty in the Department of History, Sister Nivedita University. He also serves as a Research Consultant at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. Previously, Arkaprava has also taught as a Visiting Faculty in the Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies, University of Calcutta, as well as in the Department of History, Hindi University, Howrah.
For his first degrees in History (BA and MA), Arkaprava was trained at Presidency University (formerly Presidency College), Kolkata, where he secured the First Rank in his Master's examination. Arkaprava obtained his M. Phil degree in History from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, where his thesis focused on exploring the social history of medicine in colonial India. His research sought to reconsider and reexamine the position of the white soldier's body within late nineteenth century medical/therapeutic discourses. His research interests also include the histories of science, gender, and spatiality

Dr. Kankana Debnath

Assistant Professor & HOD - Political Science

Doctorate and M.Phil. degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Masters and Bachelors form Jadavpur University

Email: kankana.d@snuniv.ac.in

Dr. Kankana Debnath, pursued her Doctorate and M.Phil. degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and her Masters and Bachelors form Jadavpur University, Kolkata. The title of her doctorate thesis is “Role of Regional Organizations in Tackling Climate Change in South Pacific Island Countries, 1997 to 2016”. Her area of expertise is Indo-Pacific Studies and Climate Change. She aspires to work on climate change issues which is a very dynamic issue at present. She has spent a month and a half at University of Hawaii, Manoa and East West Centre, Hawaii, USA researching on climate change effects on South Pacific Islands as part of her doctoral research. She has published papers on various topics and subtopics of the above-mentioned discourses. She has presented papers in both national and international conferences and has fulfilled coordination and management roles in several academic programmes, seminars and conferences held in her alma maters. Being a Korean culture enthusiast she has been a Global Honourary Reporter for Korea.net, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea from 2022 to 2024.

Prof. Sanchari Chakraborty

Assistant Professor - Political Science

Pursuing Ph.D from the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata, M.Phil. from Jadavpur University

Email: sanchari.c@snuniv.ac.in

Prior to joining the department of Political Science at Sister Nivedita University in the Autumn of 2021, I had been engaged in various teaching assignments at the undergraduate level in the University of Calcutta and West Bengal State University. In the course of these assignments, I taught papers on political theory, international relations and Indian politics and society. Starting in 2022, I am pursuing a Ph.D from the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata, where I am researching the ways in which the twin forces of hunger and scarcity shaped West Bengals post-colonial landscape. I have completed my postgraduate degree in political science from Presidency University, Kolkata and thereafter, I went on to Jadavpur University to pursue my M.Phil. My M.Phil. research investigated the Election Commission of India, its interface with the judiciary and civil society in India and the shaping of the ‘postcolonial voter’ in India. Earlier, my masters level research explored the links between the modern state India, education and citizenship construction. In broad terms, my areas of research interest include: political theory, Indian government and politics, global politics and public policy. I have qualified UGC-NET for the position of Assistant Professor in July 2019.

Debokarsho Dutta

Assistant Professor - Political Science

Pursuing PhD from Presidency University, Bachelors, Masters and M.Phil. from Jadavpur University.

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He is currently pursuing my PhD from Presidency University on the topic "India's Evolving Indo-Pacific Strategy and the role of select Island States in the region". He has completed Bachelor's, Master's and M.Phil. from the Dept. of International Relations, Jadavpur University. His areas of specialization include International Relations Theory, Political Theory and Philosophy, Contemporary Developments in Global Politics. He has presented papers in international seminars and has also contributed learning modules.

Sharmin Chowdhury

Visiting Faculty - Political Science

pursuing PhD on the applicability of International Humanitarian Law to Non- International Armed Conflicts from Diamond Harbour Womens University

Email: sharminchowdhury555@gmail.com

Sharmin Chowdhury, a Visiting Faculty in the Department of Political Science has completed her M.Phil in Political Science from Jadavpur University on the topic 'Atrocity crimes and the Responsibility to Protect.' She is currently pursuing PhD on the applicability of International Humanitarian Law to Non- International Armed Conflicts from Diamond Harbour Women's University. An erudite scholar of International Relations, her areas of research includes Atrocity crimes, International Criminal Law and Refugee crisis. She has worked as RUSA Project Assistant in Jadavpur University on the "Issues in Global South: Eastern Perspectives", and has actively participated in National and International Seminars and conferences on her interest areas.

DR. SEEMA DUTTA

Head of Department - Sociology

PhD, MA and MPhil in Sociology from Jadavpur University, Cleared UGC NET in 2011.

Email: seema.d@snuniv.ac.in

Graduated from St. Xavier’s College Kolkata, with Sociology Honors. Completed MA and MPhil in Sociology from Jadavpur University. Cleared UGC NET in 2011. Completed PHD on Tattoo: An Inquiry in its Different Dimension at the Department of Sociology, Jadavpur University under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Bipul Kumar Bhadra. Before joining Sister Nivedita University, was engaged as State Aided College Teacher, Category – I at Jogamaya Devi College under Calcutta University. I was also engaged as a Visiting Faculty in the Department of Sociology, Rabindra Bharati University and Jadavpur University. Also taught at a Visiting Faculty at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences. Research Interest is Sociology of Science Technology and Society, Sociology of Crime and Deviance and Sociology of Gender. Life member Indian Sociological Society. Coordinated the Women Entrepreneurship Development Program, Sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, in 2018 at Jogamaya Devi College. Presented papers at various National and International Conferences.

Dr. Nabamita De

Assistant Professor - Sociology

PhD (Jadavpur University), M.A, M.Phil., B.Ed. (wbuttepa), B.A, Sociology Honors (Presidency college, Calcutta University)

Email: nabamita.d@snuniv.ac.in

I have more than 13 years of experience in teaching, research, and academic mentorship. I hold a Ph.D. with JRF (Junior Research Fellow) in Sociology from Jadavpur University, where my doctoral research focused on the perceptions of lifestyle diseases in contemporary Kolkata. My academic journey includes an M.Phil. and M.A. in Sociology from Jadavpur University as well. I have graduated from Presidency College with Sociology Honours and completed schooling from Loreto Sealdah. I have a B.Ed. from Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University (BSAEU) and currently and I am currently pursuing an M.Ed. from (WBUTTEPA) The West Bengal University of Teachers' Training, Education Planning and Administration.

 Over the years, I have served in various academic capacities, including as an Assistant Professor at Adamas University and currently at Sister Nivedita University, where I teach undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. coursework. I have guided Ph.D. scholars, acted as the cluster head of the Sociology department, and mentored students through co-curricular initiatives. My areas of research include gender studies, public health, religion, and rural tourism, and I have contributed to over a dozen peer-reviewed publications and edited book chapters. I have been invited to deliver lectures at prestigious universities, presented papers at national and international conferences, and taken on academic responsibilities such as external paper setting, developing self-learning materials (SLM) for NSOU, and serving as a counsellor for IGNOU. My career in education and social service began with teaching in remote villages of West Bengal, and that experience continues to shape my enduring commitment to inclusive, student-centered learning and community empowerment.

Dr. Priyanka Dutta

Assistant Professor - Sociology

PhD in Sociology with ICSSR doctoral fellowship from the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

Email: priyanka.du@snuniv.ac.in

Dr. Priyanka Dutta has an academic background in Sociology with a focus on gender, labour and development studies. An alumna of the South Point High School, Priyanka has pursued her graduation in Sociology (Hons.) from the Lady Brabourne College, under the University of Calcutta and Post Graduation in Sociology from Calcutta University. She pursued her M.Phil from the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK) and completed her PhD in Sociology with ICSSR doctoral fellowship from the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore. Her thesis has been endowed with the prestigious M.N. Srinivas Memorial Award for the best PhD thesis in Sociology. A qualitative sociologist by training, she has more than a decade of research and teaching experience in various states across India working at reputed academic institutions and development organizations like St. Xavier’s University Kolkata, Rabindra Bharati University, Basanti Devi College, Department of Law, Calcutta University, Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS-Bangalore), IFMR, CUTS International, IDSK etc. She has also presented her research work in various seminars and conferences both in India and abroad. Priyanka has also completed a Diploma in Social Work and also has to her credit a four-year diploma in Japanese Language.

Dr. Rikhia Ghoshal

Assistant Professor - Sociology

PhD in Sociology as a UGC NET-JRF scholar in 2021 from Jadavpur University.

Email: rikhia.g@snuniv.ac.in

Dr. Rikhia Ghoshal, prior to joining the Department of Sociology at Sister Nivedita University was working as the Head of the Department of Arts and Assistant Professor in Sociology at Dr. N.S.A.M First Grade College (NITTE Education Trust), Bengaluru where she has conducted a variety of academic programmes such as conferences and Faculty Development Programmes on a national level. She has completed her PhD in Sociology as a UGC NET-JRF scholar in 2021 from Jadavpur University. The title of her thesis is Changing Forms of Discipline and Punishment: A Study of Schools in Kolkata. She has completed her MA in Sociology from Jadavpur University and BA in Sociology Honours from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata as the topper of her batch. She has also completed a one-year Diploma in Applied Sociology from Jadavpur University. She has more than eight years of teaching experience in her career in academics. Her interests lie in areas such as Gender, Childhood and Education to name a few. She has many publications in her name and has also been a reviewer for the Middle East Journal of Management, Inderscience Publishers in 2023.

Nayanika Datta

Visiting Faculty - Sociology

M.A. in Sociology from Jadavpur University

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Nayanika Datta holds a B.A. and M.A. in Sociology from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Her research interests lie at the intersection of feminist studies on marriage, caste, gender, and sexuality, with a particular focus on gender-based violence. She has qualified the UGC-NTA NET in Sociology and has experience working in the development sector. Nayanika has presented her research at both national and international conferences.

Margaret Singh

Visiting Faculty - Sociology

M.A. in Sociology from Jadavpur University

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Margaret Singh holds a B.A. (Honours) in Sociology from Calcutta University and an M.A. in Sociology from Jadavpur University. She has conducted extensive fieldwork with the Lodha tribe, focusing on health issues among children by assessing local health practices. Additionally, she has worked closely with the Oraon tribe, studying and documenting their traditional food patterns with a special emphasis on nutritional analysis and cultural significance. Her core skills include field research and ethnographic study, report writing and data analysis, as well as conducting community engagement and awareness programs.

Mohar Saha

Visiting Faculty - Sociology

M.A. in Sociology from South Asian University, New Delhi, and B.A. in Sociology from Jadavpur University.

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She holds an M.A. in Sociology from South Asian University, New Delhi, and a B.A. in Sociology from Jadavpur University, where she graduated with distinction. Her research interests lie in urban sociology with a special focus on gender, alongside food and culture studies. She has presented papers at national and international conferences and has multiple forthcoming publications with Routledge, Springer, and Peter Lang. She has also qualified UGC-NET, WBSET, and GATE in Sociology, reflecting her strong academic foundation and commitment to advancing sociological scholarship.

Prof. Sambit Mallick

External research advisor for departmental research committee - Sociology

Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati

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Prof. Sambit Mallick obtained his M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Hyderabad. His research interests span the sociology of science and technology, historical sociology, and the philosophy of social sciences, with an active engagement in science studies and social theory. At IIT Guwahati, he has offered a wide range of courses, including Sociology of Science, Science, Technology and Society, and Introduction to Sociology (NPTEL). He has published extensively on themes such as indigenous knowledge systems, community seed banks, industrial clusters, land-use changes, and cultural practices in Northeast India. Prof. Mallick combines research and teaching with an interdisciplinary approach, contributing significantly to the fields of sociology and science studies in India.

Prof. Manoj Kumar Jena

External academic advisor for departmental academic committee - Sociology

Chairperson, Centre for the Study of Social Systems School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi

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Prof. Jena holds his M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Sociology from JNU. He specializes in the sociology of science and technology, digital technology studies, media and cultural studies, contemporary social theory, ritual and marginal studies. He has published numerous scholarly works in peer-reviewed journals, books, and edited volumes. One of his recent edited works is Sociology of Covid-19 Pandemic in India: Education, Digital Divide, Work and Wellbeing. Prof. Jena combines his research interests with teaching and mentoring, contributing significantly to understanding issues of inequality, marginality and societal transformations in modern India.