Faculty
FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT
Prof. Saumitra Sanyal, Associate Professor, M.A.
He received B.A. (Hons.) degree in 1984 from Jadavpur University. He received his M.A. degree in 1987 from the same university. His special paper in M.A. was Late Medieval Indian History. After passing M.A., he joined Malda (Govt. Sponsored) college in 1991. In 1994, he joined Basirhat College and now serving there as an Associate Professor of History.
Dr.Nilendu Sengupta, Associate Professor, M.A., Ph.D
He has received B.A.(Hons.) degree in 1989 in History from Rabindra Bharati University. He achieved his M.A. degree in 1991 with a Gold Medal from the same university. His special paper in M.A. was 18th Century Indian History. After passing M.A., he also passed SLET. After that he joined Basirhat College in 1999. He got Ph.D. in 2007 from Rabinrdra Bharati University.
Dr. Sukanya Majumdar, Associate Professor, M.A., Ph.D.
She has joined the post of an assistant professor in the Department of History on 29.04.2010. She studied in Jadavpur University and received her degrees (B.A, M.A) from there. It is From Jadavpur University that she received her PhD degree. The title of her doctoral thesis is: Ecological Changes in the Tea Plantation of Jalpaiguri Dist. 1861-1947. Her area of interest is Environmental History.
Prof. Samrat Chakraborty, Associate Professor, M.A.
He joined Basirhat College as an Assistant Professor in the Department of History on 1st March, 2017. Prior to joining, he studied at Presidency College (under C.U.) & Presidency University as well and received B.A. & M.A. degrees successively with special paper on 'Social History of Modern India'. His M.A. Dissertation Paper was titled 'Recasting Muslim Women in Colonial Bengal: Through the pages of contemporary sources (from the late 19th century to early 20th century)'. Moreover, he has received his D.El.Ed. degree in 2016. Currently, he is pursuing his research (Ph.D.) in History at West Bengal State University. His areas of interest are: Social and Cultural History of Modern India, Education in Colonial and Post-colonial Bengal, Gandhian Philosophy & Ideologies, Women Empowerment and Gender Studies in the Modern World, Religious and Secular History of Modern India, Vernacular Language History, Subaltern History, Intellectual History, Natural History, Astrohistory, etc.
Debasis Basu, State Aided College Teacher, M.A.
He obtained B.A (H) and M.A from University of Burdwan in 1991. His special paper in Master's degree course was Modern India.
Rashed Biswas, State Aided College Teacher, M.A.
He joined the Department of History on 05.11.2008. He obtained B.A (H) and M.A from the University of Calcutta. His special paper in Master's degree course was Socio Economic History.Read Mo
Shuvajit Adhikari, Guest Lecturer, M.A.
He joined Basirhat College as a Guest Lecturer in the year 2019. He is an ex-student of Basirhat College and passed his Master's Degree from Rabindra Bharati University with American History as his special paper.