Job Title:
Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700 032, India.
Coordinator, Centre for Canadian Studies, Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700 032, India.
Teaching and Supervision Experience
Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Since 2007
Teaching core and optional courses at the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. levels in Comparative Literature.
Supervising research at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels.
Involved in curriculum development, course coordination, and examination processes across various academic levels.
Contributing to the academic administration of the department through course design, syllabus structuring, and examination evaluation.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Indigenous Resilience in West Bengal. York Environmental Sustainability Institute, University of York, United Kingdom | 2025–2026. Role: International Collaborator
Digital Empowerment and Traditional Knowledge Systems: A Case Study from Bankura and Purulia, West Bengal, ICSSR Major Research Project, Jadavpur University | 2024–2026. Role: Principal Investigator
Locating Indigeneity in the Global South: Revival, Conservation, Sustainability. RUSA 2.0 Scheme, Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University | 2019–2020. Role: Principal Investigator
A Comparative Study of Karbi and Chakma Narrative Traditions. UGC CAS Phase III Project, Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University | 2016–2021. Role: Principal Investigator
Locating Indigeneity: Creation Songs from India, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. UGC CAS Phase III Project, Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University | 2016–2021. Role: Principal Investigator
Comparative Literature and Digital Humanities. UGC CAS Phase III Project, Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University | 2016–2021. Role: Principal Investigator
Comparative Literature: A Journey of Journals in India and the World. UGC CAS Phase III Project, Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University | 2016–2021. Role: Principal Investigator
Oral Traditions of the North East. UGC CAS Phase II Project, Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University | 2010–2014. Role: Principal Investigator
Aboriginal Women’s Writings: Australia and Canada. Faculty Research Project, Jadavpur University | 2009–2011. Role: Principal Investigator
COLLABORATIONS
Fulbright Campus Representative, Jadavpur University, since 2023
Jointly coordinated the USIEF/Education USA Kolkata Road Show with 16 US universities at Jadavpur University on 28 July 2023.
Joint Coordinator, Jadavpur University – University of East Anglia – UK India Business Council Meeting. Focus: University Social Responsibility and Academic Social Responsibility, 21 March 2023.
Team Member, Erasmus+ Key Action 107 – International Credit Mobility
Collaboration between Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic and Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 2018–2020.
MEMBER OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES/RESEARCH INSTITUTES
Zonal Representative (East), Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies in India (IACLALS)
External Associate, Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, York University, Canada
Member, Advisory Board, Centre for Karbi Studies, Diphu, Karbi Anglong, Assam
Member, Advisory Board, In Tandem Research Group, Queen Mary’s College, Chennai
Member, Board of Editors, Lagoonscapes: The Venice Journal of Environmental Studies
Member, Board of Editors, Littcrit: An Indian Response to Literature
Member, Board of Editors, Environment, Senses and Emotions (University of Exeter Press)
Nominated Member, Member’s Council, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, representing Jadavpur University, India