I work and publish in the fields of Environmental Humanities, Indigenous Studies, Digital Humanities, and Comparative Literature Methodology. My current research interests lie at the intersection of Environmental Humanities and Indigeneity, with a particular focus on the North East of India.
This region, marked by rich ecological diversity and vibrant Indigenous cultures, offers a critical lens through which to explore how ecological memory is embedded in oral narratives, cultural practices, and traditional knowledge systems. The interface of Environmental Humanities and Indigeneity provides valuable insight into how communities engage with their natural environments, negotiate ecological change, and sustain intergenerational knowledge rooted in land, memory, and resistance.
Through an interdisciplinary approach that draws from Comparative Literature methodologies, I examine narrative forms, cultural exchanges, and the ethical dimensions of storytelling. My work engages with questions of environmental justice, Indigenous epistemologies, and the ways in which digital tools can be used to archive, interpret, and amplify Indigenous voices and worldviews.
I welcome opportunities for dialogue and collaboration—whether in the form of joint research, teaching, publications, or field-based projects—from scholars, students, and practitioners working in these intersecting areas.
Select Publications:
Book Series Editor
· Peter Lang’s Environmental Humanities and Indigeneity
https://www.peterlang.com/series/ehi
Books / Monographs
Joint Editor with Anway Mukhopadhyay and Saptarshi Mallick. Finding Philosophers in Global Fiction: Redefining the Philosopher in Multi-cultural Contexts. Bloomsbury Publishing, September 2024. ISBN: 9798765100943
Joint Editor with Epsita Halder and Samantak Das. Literature and the Other Arts. Jadavpur University Press, Kolkata, 2023. ISBN: 978-81-954806-0-9
Joint Editor with Sarita Sharma. Ecocriticism and Environment: Rethinking Literature and Culture. Primus Books, New Delhi, 2018. ISBN: 9789386552754
Issue Editor for Littcrit: An Indian Response to Literature (Special Issue on Indigenous Studies, Issue 84, Volume 43, Number 2, December 2017). ISSN: 0970-8049
Joint Editor with Epsita Halder and Sudip Bhattacharya. Following Forkhead Paths: Discussions on the Narrative. Setu Prakashani, Kolkata, 2017. ISBN: 978-93-80677-93-4
Joint Editor with Suchorita Chattopadhyay. At the Crossroads of Culture and Literature. Primus Books, New Delhi, 2016. ISBN: 978-93-84082-71-0
Oral Traditions of the North East: A Case Study of Karbi Oral Traditions (CAS Work in Progress IV). Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 2015. ISBN: 978-93-83660-08-7
Book Chapters
“Stories are meant to heal”: Indigenous Epistemology and the Elders in Richard Wagamese's Works, in Anway Mukhopadhyay, Saptarshi Mallick, and Debashree Dattaray (eds.), Finding Philosophers in Global Fiction: Redefining the Philosopher in Multi-cultural Contexts. Bloomsbury Publishing, September 2024. ISBN: 9798765100943
With Sneha Kar Chaudhuri. “The Mill on the Floss and the Novel in Bengal,” in Harris, M., & Sussman, M. (Eds.), Antipodean George Eliot (1st ed.). Routledge, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003362821
“Archiving ‘Community’s Voices’ in Karbi Anglong: Collective Memory and Digital Apprehensions,” in Zaidi, N., & Pue, A.S. (Eds.), Literary Cultures and Digital Humanities in India (1st ed.). Routledge India, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003354246