Faculty Profile - University

Educational Qualification

Degree Name	Institute	Year of passing/awarded
Ph.D	VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY	2024
M.PHIL	RABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY	2016
B.ED	UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA	2012
M.A	RABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY	2010

Title of the Ph. D. Thesis

Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Representation of Caste, Class and Gender in Select Plays of Dalit Playwrights

Career Profile / Teaching Experience

Description of Experience
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY SINCE 23 MARCH, 2018.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, BASIRHAT COLLEGE, 19 February 2015- 22 March 2018.
ASSISTANT TEACHER, RAMCHANDRANAGAR SRIHARI SMRITI HIGH SCHOOL, 2013-2015.
GUEST FACULTY, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (PG SECTION), RABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY (D.C.H. COLLEGE CENTRE) 2012-2022
GUEST FACULTY, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, (UG & PG SECTION) RAIDIGHI COLLEGE, 2011- 2017.

Specialization/Research Area

Type (Specialization / Research Area / Areas of Interest)	Detailed Description
Field of Specialization	DALIT LITERATURE
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	LITERATURE OF THE MARGINALIZED
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	TRANSLATION STUDIES
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	INDIAN THEATRE
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	DALIT THEATRE
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	FILM STUDIES

Course/ Subject Taught

Course Name
English Literature

Publications in Journal / Magazines / Newspaper

Title	Publication Type	Published in	Published on	Publisher's Name	Role	Details
Memory, Nostalgia and the Search for Self: A Study of Mahesh Dattani's Where Did I Leave My Purdah?	International	IIS University Journal of Arts, Volume 14 Issue 3 July 2025	Jul, 2025	IIS (Deemed to be University), Jaipur, India	First Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: UGC CARE Article's Web Link: https://iisjoa.org/content/volume-14-issue-3-july-2025
Representation of Humiliation in Bengali Dalit Literature: A Comparative Study	International	Contemporary Voice of Dalit	Jul, 2023	Sage Journals	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 0.70000 Indexing: SCOPUS, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2455328X231170123
Historicizing Gandhi-Ambedkar Conflict through Dalit Perceptions: A Reading of Premanand Gajvee’s Gandhi-Ambedkar	National	Journal of the Department of English, Vidyasagar University, Vol. 16, 2023, ISSN: 0973-3671	Feb, 2023	The Registrar, Vidyasagar University	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: UGC CARE Article's Web Link: http://inet.vidyasagar.ac.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6765/1/28_Shubhendu%20Shekhar%20Naskar.pdf
Rabindranath Tagore's Philosophy in his Songs	National	Journal of the Department of English, Vidyasagar University, Vol. 13 No. 1 2020, ISSN: 0973-3671	Mar, 2020	The Registrar, Vidyasagar University	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: UGC CARE Article's Web Link: http://inet.vidyasagar.ac.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/5419/1/16_Shubhendu%20Shekhar%20Naskar.pdf
Translation of Nachni (A play by Raju Das)	International	Janajati DarpanVol.-7	Jan, 2020	Subhrajyoti Paul/ Knowledge Bank Publishers and Distributors		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
A Study of Mahesh Elkunchwar’s Selected Plays: A Mirror of the Society or the outcome of his Strange psyche!	International	Theatre International, Vol.- XI, (Jan-Feb 2018 pp-69-76, ISSN- 2278-2036, UGC ARE LIST -49202	Jan, 2018	Shakespeare Society of Eastern India	First Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: UGC CARE Article's Web Link:
Dalit Poetry: A Product of Harsh Realities	International	Caste Equality and Women’s Empowerment	Nov, 2017	Subarnarekha Mahavidyalaya		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Quest for Emancipation in the Writings of Dalit Women	International	Muse India, Issue-76, (November-December 2017	Nov, 2017	Muse India	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: UGC CARE Article's Web Link: https://museindia.com/Home/ViewContentData?arttype=articles&issid=76&menuid=7575
Feministic Approach Dattani in his Bravely Fought the Queen	International	International Journal of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences, Vol-VII, No.X, pp-67-75, ISSN-2347-4777	Nov, 2017	Shakespeare Society of Eastern India	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: UGC CARE Article's Web Link:
(Mis)-Presentation of Dalit lives in Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable!	International	International Journal of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences, Vol-VI, No.IX, pp-54-64, ISSN-2347-4777	Aug, 2017	Shakespeare Society of Eastern India	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: UGC CARE Article's Web Link:
A Journey: From Nostonirh to Charulata	International	Daath Voyage: : An International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in English, Vol-2, No-1, March 2017, pp- 42-50, ISSN 2455-7544	Mar, 2017	Saikat Banerjee	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: Others Article's Web Link: http://www.daathvoyagejournal.com/book/issue_1_8f14e45fceea167a5a36dedd4bea2543_7.pdf
Autobiography of Dalit Women: A Different form of Dalit Assertion	International	International Journal of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences, Vol-V, No.VIII, pp-78-84, ISSN-2347-4777	Jan, 2017	Shakespeare Society of Eastern India	Sole Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: UGC CARE Article's Web Link:
Annotations of Keats’ “Ode To Autumn”	National	Romanticism and Romantic Poetry	Nov, 2016	Ed. Pradip Ranjan Sengupta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Re-emergence and Rejuvenation of Shakespeare’s Plays with Utpal Dutt in Post-Colonial Bengal	National	“Different Avenues of Post-Independence Bengali Theatre” (Swadhinata-Uttor Bangla Natyo-Charchar Nana Path)	Mar, 2016	Department of Bengali, Basirhat College		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Dalit Autobiography: A Form of Protest	National	Charchaprokash	Jan, 2016	Basirhat College		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Meena and Some Tribal Issues	National	AnusandhanAdibasi Jiban o Sanskrity	Apr, 2015	Anusandhan Adibasi Jiban o Sanskrity		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:

Book Published

Title of the Book	Published by	Published on	Role	Details
Aesthetics of Dalit Theatre: Perspectives on Caste, Class and Gender	Palgrave Macmillan	Aug, 2025	Sole Author	Indexing: Book citation index (WoS), SCOPUS Article's Web Link: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-83453-0

Book Chapter Published

Title of Chapter	Title of the Book	Published by	Published on	Role	Details
Women, Oppression and Emancipation: A Study of Anil Gharai’s Select Short Stories	Selected Writings of Anil Gharai: Dalit Literature from Bangla	Routledge, UK	Dec, 2023	First Author	Indexing: SCOPUS Article's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032638713-18
Memory Haunts: A Study of the Role and Function of Unspeakable Memory in Anita Desai’s Cry, the Peacock in the Psychic Light of Dr. Shaili Jain’s The Unspeakable Mind: Stories of Trauma and Healing from Front Lines of PTSD Science	Representation of Memory: Identity, Politics And Space	Authorspress, New Delhi	Jan, 2023	Co-Author	Indexing: Others Article's Web Link:
Translation of a Dalit Short Story "The Barren Land"	Janajati Darpan: A Multilingual International Series on Tribals & Dalits of India, Vol-8, ISBN: 978-81-950471-5-4	Knowledge Bank Publishers & Distributors	Dec, 2021	Sole Author	Indexing: Others Article's Web Link:

Ph. D. Thesis Guidance

Scholar Name	Thesis Title	Status	Date
Dipankar Chatterjee	Comparative Theatre Studies	Ongoing	Jan, 2030
Sourav Patra	Dalit Memoirs	Ongoing	Jan, 2030
Raiza Ansary	Indian Diasporic Literature	Ongoing	Jan, 2030
Arpita Kayal (M.Phil)	Incorporation of Refined Re-Orientalist Practices in Select Works of Chitra B. Divakaruni	Awarded	Mar, 2022
Rofiqul Islam (M.Phil)	Representation of Nationalism and Religion in the Select Novels of Tahmima Anam	Awarded	Mar, 2022
Debabrata Modak (M.Phil)	Representation of Secular-Liberalism in the select works of Orhan Pamuk	Awarded	Mar, 2022
Shreyasi Roy (M.Phil)	Redefining Women Identity: A Study of the Select Works of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni	Awarded	Dec, 2020
Shishir Santra (M.Phil)	Representation of Violence in the Select Plays of Vijay Tendulkar	Awarded	Oct, 2020
Bibekananda Bag (M.Phil)	Representation of Drugs in British Romantic Literature: A Study of S. T. Coleridge, Thomas De Quincey and John Keats	Awarded	Jan, 2019

Invited Lectures

Title	Organized By	Venue	Date
Various Nuances of Dalit Literature and Theatre	Dalit Sahitya Akademi, Kolkata	Dalit Sahitya Akademi, Kolkata	Nov, 2025
Reshaping Resistance: Caste, Trauma, and Performative Praxis in Indian Dalit Theatre	Tisch School of the Arts, Department of Drama, New York University	New York University	Nov, 2025
Integrating Ethics with the Aesthetics: An Exploration of Moral Principles and Ethical Considerations in Dalit Literature and Theatre	Department of English & Sociology, Plassey College, Nadia	Plassey College, Nadia	Nov, 2025
Positioning Dalits in the Bengali Social System	Dalit Sahitya Akademi, Kolkata	Dalit Sahitya Akademi, Kolkata	Feb, 2025
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the Dynamics of Indian Dalit Theatre	Department of English, K. K. Das College, affiliated to the University of Calcutta	K. K. Das College, Kolkata	Apr, 2024
Decolonizng English Studies in India	Department of English, Dhruba Chand Halder College	Dhruba Chand Halder College, Dakshin Barasat, South 24 Parganas	Sep, 2023
By the Margins, For the Margins, Of the Margins: Contextualising Dalit Literature in the Present Socio-Political Context	Department of English, In Collaboration with the IQAC, Y S Palpara Mahavidyalaya	Y S Palpara Mahavidyalaya, Purba Medinipur	Jun, 2023
History and Legacy of Bengali Dalit Theatre	Paschimbanga Dalit Sahitya Akademi, Ministry of Information & Cultural Affairs, West Bengal	Rabindra Nilay, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal	Dec, 2022
Racial Conflict, History and Walcott's Poetry	Department of English,Saltora Netaji Centenary College	Saltora Netaji Centenary College, Bankura	Jun, 2022
Ambedkar o Dalit Natak (Ambedkar and Dalit Theatre)	Paschimbanga Dalit Sahitya Akademi, Ministry of Information & Cultural Affairs, West Bengal	Dalit Sahitya Utsav 2022	Apr, 2022
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: A Critical Reading	Department of English, Basirhat College	Basirhat College, North 24 Parganas	Jun, 2020
Rabindranath Tagore and Indian Writings in English	Department of English, Dhruba Chand Halder College	Dhruba Chand Halder College, Dakshin Barasat, South 24 Parganas	Mar, 2019

Membership of Learned Society

Title/Name of the Society
SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY OF EASTERN INDIA
Comparative Literature Association of India
South Asian Literary Association
Association for English Studies of India

Association with Professional Bodies

Type of Professional Activity	Period
Jt. Convener, Drama Club, Vidyasagar University	2025 to 2025
Coordinator, MA in English, Centre for Continuing and Adult Education(CCAE), Vidyasagar University	2023 to 2024
Executive Committee Member, Gandhian Studies Centre, Vidyasagar University	2023 to 2024
Chairperson, Printing & Publishing Sub-Committee of the 36th Annual Athletic Meet, 2023	2023 to 2023
Associate Editor, Janajati Darpan, A Multilingual International Series on Tribals and Dalits of India	2022 to 2024
Manager, 3rd Vidyasagar Premier Cricket League, 2020	2020 to 2020
Convener, Publication Committee, 34th Inter College Annual Athletic Meet, 2019	2019 to 2019

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop	Date	Role	Held at and Organiser
"Indian Literatures and Cultures: New Theories and Reflections"	Sep, 2024	Chaired a Session	Dept. of English, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University
The First International Conference on Critical South Asian Death Studies	Apr, 2024	Paper Presenter	University of Münster, Germany
4th AFSSA International Online Conference on Contemporary South Asian Cinemas	Feb, 2024	Paper Presenter	Association for Film Studies in South Asia
World Anthropology Congress 2023	Aug, 2023	Paper Presenter	Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Decolonising the Classroom: Experiences from India and UK	Jun, 2023	Paper Presenter	University of Exeter, UK
Vernacular Periodicals and Dalit Writing: Production, Circulation and Reception	Mar, 2023	Paper Presenter	GITAM (Deemed to be University), Hyderabad in collaboration with Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore and Network on Writing, Analysing and Translating Dalit Literature
Humanities at the Crossroads: Re-Configuring (Post)human, Ethics, Aesthetics and Politics	Feb, 2023	Chaired a Session	Centre for Research in Posthumanities, Bankura University
Teaching Learning Management Using LMS (Moodle)	Jan, 2023	Participant	Computer Centre in Collaboration with IQAC, VU
Three-Day Workshop on Course Development for ODL	Dec, 2022	Participant	CDOE, VU in collaboration with Commonwealth of Learning- Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (COL-CEMCA)
2nd Indian Association for South Asian Studies International Conference on Global South Asians: Transformative Experiences	Nov, 2022	Paper Presenter	Indian Association for South Asian Studies, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
3rd Association for Film Studies in South Asia Conference 2022	Nov, 2022	Paper Presenter	Association for Film Studies in South Asia (AFSSA)
2nd National Conference on ContemporaryPerspectives in EnglishLanguage, Literature and Cultural Studies (NCCPE-2022)	Jul, 2022	Paper Presenter	University Institute of Liberal Arts and Humanities, Department of English, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab
Process of Memory: Toward A New Understanding	Oct, 2021	Paper Presenter	Department of English, Bodoland University, Assam
Exploring the Paradigm Shifts in World Literatures	Sep, 2021	Participant	S S Khanna General Degree College, Allahabad
Mapping the multicultural Mosaic: Understanding Contemporary Australian Literature in India	Mar, 2021	Participant	Department of English, University of Madras, Centre for Australian Studies (Academic Partner- Australian Consulate General, Chennai) and Indian Association for the Study of Australia
Film, Literature and Research	Jan, 2021	Participant	Sri S Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College, Sattur, Tamil Nadu
Performance workshop on Banabibi Pala under the aegis of UGC SAP III DRS II Research project on 11 & 12 January	Jan, 2019	Co-Investigator	Sajnekhali Sunderban; Bhai Bhai Jatra Sangha, Sajnekhali, Gosaba, Sunderban
Performance Workshop on Kora Tribal Jatra on 25 March	Jan, 2019	Co-Investigator	Kora village near Jhargram; Kora Samaj
Field based research workshop with Birhor and Kharia Sabar tribal communities on 30 & 31 March	Jan, 2019	Co-Investigator	Baghmundi and Bandwan blocks in Purulia district; organised by UGC SAP-III,DRS-II Department of English, Vidyasagar University
Caste Equality and Women’s Empowerment	Jan, 2017	Paper Presenter	Subarnarekha Mahavidyalaya, Equal Oportunity Cell of Subarnarekha Mahavidyalaya.
“Different Avenues of Post-Independence Bengali Theatre” (Swadhinata-Uttor Bangla Natyo-Charchar Nana Path)	Jan, 2015	Paper Presenter	Bengali Department of Basirhat College in collaboration with Antorjatik Pathshala

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop	Date	Role in the Event	Funding Agency
Folklore: Field Survey, Documentation, Translation, Digitization and Restitution	Nov, 2023	Joint-Convener	Vidyasagar University
"Makers of Indian Literature"	Jan, 2022	Organiser	Vidyasagar University
National Seminar-cum-Workshop on Field Survey and Documentation of Dalit and Tribal Cultural Texts(Focus on Indigenous Languages in English Translation)	Jan, 2022	Jt. Convener/Organiser	Vidyasagar University
National Seminar-cum-Workshop on Field Survey and Documentation of Dalit and Tribal Cultural Texts(Focus on Indigenous Languages in English Translation)	Jan, 2021	Jt. Convener/ Organiser	Vidyasagar University
One Day Workshop on Field Research and Project Report	Jan, 2019	Organizer	UGC SAP- III DRS- II Department of English Vidyasagar University

Awards

Award Name	Awarded by	Date
Charles wallace Research Grant	Charles Wallace India Trust	May, 2022

Dr. Shubhendu Shekhar Naskar