Name: RITU SEN CHAUDHURI
Date of Birth: 17th of July 1972.
Address: 160c, Bakul Bagan Road Kolkata – 700025
Phone No: Mobile: 9433830809 Land: 033-2476-8908.
E-mail ID: riturmail@gmail.com
Qualifications: M.A. Ph.D.
Additional Qualification: U.G.C., NET, JRF.
Ritu Sen Chaudhuri, after graduating from The University of Calcutta did her masters in Sociology also from the University of Calcutta in 1996. She received an UGC NET JRF and joined The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta as an ICSSR PhD Research Fellow under the supervision of Professor Pradip
Kumar Bose. She completed her PhD while teaching in the Department of Sociology at Mahishadal Girl’s
College (as a senior lecturer in sociology) with the assistance of a teacher fellowship under the Faculty
Improvement Programme of the University Grants Commission. She joined the West Bengal State
University, Department of Sociology after submitting her dissertation.
Ritu worked for an India Government AIDS project covering the different red-light areas of Kolkata and its surroundings. She also had a voluntary association with an NGO (Jabala) working with the children of the sex-workers since she was doing her masters. Her college teaching of nine years enriched her experiences of pedagogic practices in Sociology in non-metropolitan settings.
She has delivered many lectures at a number of Universities and Research Institutes and presented papers in national and international talks, seminars and conferences.
Currently, she is supervising five PhD dissertations (WBSU, JU, CU) and working on two book projects.
Occupational Status:
Assistant Professor of Sociology (Stage 2 Grade-3), Department of Sociology West Bengal State
University
Guest Lecturer:
Women’s Studies Research Centre, University of Calcutta
School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University
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 ory and English, West Bengal State University
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Work Experience:
Worked as a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Mahishadal Girls’ College, Mahishadal (2000
December - 2009 September).
Worked as a U.G.C. F.I.P. Doctoral Teacher Fellow at The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences
Calcutta, under the Supervision of Dr. Pradip Bose, Professor in Sociology and submitted (May
2009) the PhD dissertation (entitled Interrogating the Nature of Construction: Bengali Woman in
Retrospect) at the University of Calcutta.
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Worked as a Guest Lecturer in Sociology at Lady Brabourne College (1997-2000) and Asutosh
College (1999-2000) Kolkata.
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Worked as a Field Supervisor in The STD/HIV Intervention Program organized by the All India
Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Govt. of India (1998-1999).
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Enhancement program:
Participated in the U. G. C. sponsored Short term Course for Professional Development of Senior
Teachers at the University of Calcutta from 28 th February to 06 th March 2014 on Research
Methodology: Facts and Fiction
Participated in the U. G. C. sponsored Refresher Course in Film Studies: Film Media Politics
(Interdisciplinary) for University and College Teachers at Jadavpur University from 5 th March to
26 th March 2012 and presented a dissertation on Reading Kiki’s Delivery Service: A moment of negotiating Girlhood
Worked as a U.G.C. N.E.T. Junior Research Fellow at The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences,
Calcutta attached to I.C.S.S.R (1998-2000).
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Participated in the U. G. C. sponsored Refresher Course in Women’s Studies (Exploring identities women and marginalization) for University and College Teachers at the University of Calcutta
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from 3 rd January to 22 nd January 2011 and presented a dissertation on Theorizing su/abject formation: reading Ijaazat as an instance.
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Participated in the U. G. C. sponsored Refresher Course in Women’s Studies (Women and the
Politics of Representation) for University and College Teachers at Jadavpur University from 1 st
September to 21 st September 2005 and presented a dissertation on Nation in woman’s autobiography: a politics of re-presentation.
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Participated in the U. G. C. sponsored Orientation Program for University and College Teachers at the University of Calcutta from 27 th November to 24 th December 2003 and presented a dissertation on Women and the Politics of Hindutva.
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Participated in the U.G.C. sponsored Two Day workshop on Implementation of UGC Guidelines on Prevention of Sexual Harassment on College Campuses organized by the UGC Academic Staff
College Jadavpur University from 18 th to 19 th March 2010.
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Participated in a U.G.C. sponsored workshop on Capacity Building for Women Managers in
Higher Education, organized by Women’s Studies Research Centre, University of Calcutta, 2005.
Administrative and Professional activities
 Member of the M. Phil Board of Studies Women’s Studies Research Centre, University of Calcutta
(since 2005).
 Member of the Academic Committee, School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University (continuing since 2012)
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Worked as one of the organizers in the setting up of a Women’s Studies Research Center at
Mahishadal Girls’ College, February, 2005.
Organized a number of seminars on various issues like ‘women’s empowerment’ and ‘The importance of women’s studies in undergraduate colleges’.
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Worked as a part of the organizing committee of the Workshop on The Themes and issues in women’s studies organized by The School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University on May 22 nd and
24 th, 2008 at Deulti, Howrah.
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 Worked as a convenor of a Two Day Workshop on ‘Gender, Law and Society’ organized in collaboration with Sanhita on 24 th and 25 th of March 2011 at the department of Sociology West
Bengal State University, Barasat.
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Worked as a convenor of a one Day Training Workshop on ‘Gender Audit of Higher Education in
West Bengal’ in collaboration with The School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University funded by the University Grants Commission on the 11 th of November 2013
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Worked as a convenor of an ICSSR and ICPR sponsored International Conference on Feminist
Inscriptions in Social Theory organized by the Centre for Studies in Studies in Social Sciences,
Calcutta (CSSSC) on 22 nd , 23rd and 24 th of February, 2013.
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Worked as a convenor of an International Conference on Translating Culture: Society, History,
Politics organized by the departments of Sociology and English, West Bengal State University,
Barasat on 9th - 11 th of March 2015.
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Co-ordinator of the department of Sociology West Bengal State University (since 2014).
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Co-ordinator of the U.G.B.S., P.G.B.S., B.R.S., Department of Sociology, West Bengal State
University.
 Member of the Text Book Committee, Women’s Studies Research Centre, University of Calcutta
(2012)
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Member of the Editorial Assistant committee, Journal of The Sociological Association of West Bengal .
Act as a referee of the journal (2009-12)
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Member of the Editorial Board Samajtattya , a half-yearly journal of Association of Social Sciences,
Kolkata (ISSN-0975-9980)
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Papers presented
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Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled Feminist Methodology: Some Basic Observations in a State
Level Conference on The Relevance of Methodology in Social Science Research organized by the departments of Sociology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, on the 26 th of March 2015.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled Cultural Translation and the Question of Gender in an
International Conference on Translating Culture: Society, History, Politics organized by the departments of Sociology and English, West Bengal State University, Barasat on 9th - 11 th of March
2015.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled Representation of Women in media in a state level seminar on gender and media, organized by the department of Sociology, The Lady Brabourne College,
Calcutta.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled Reading Kiki’s Delivery Service: A moment of negotiating
Girlhood in an International Conference on Japanese Literature: In pursuit of New Teaching
Methodologies and Resources organized by the Centre for Japanese Studies (CJS), Jawaharlal Nehru
University Supported by Japan Foundation, New Delhi & Embassy of Japan, New Delhi on 3rd &
4 th of November 2014.
 Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled “Conceptualizing the caste-gender system: Revisiting
“Annihilation of Caste ” ” in a Special Lecture series at the Department of Sociology Indian Statistical
Institute, on 12 th of September 2014.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled “The Death of a Woman: an Amenable· Allegory” in a
National Seminar on Future of Women’s Studies in India In Memory of Prof. Vina Mazumdar organized by Women’s Studies Research Centre University of Calcutta on 25 th and 26 th of March,
2014
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Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled “Reading Ajantrik: talking technicity” in an International
Conference on “Following Forkhead Paths: Discussions on the Narrative” organized by the
Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata under the Centre of Advanced
Study (Phase II) on 5 th - 7 th of March 2014.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled “The Death of a Woman: an Amenable· Allegory” in a
Special Lecture series at the Centre for Women's Studies Programme, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 24th of February, 2014.
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Presented a paper entitled “Reading Ajantrik: talking technicity” in an International Conference on
Beyond the Human: Monsters, Mutants and the Lonely Machine organized by the Centre for English
Studies School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 20 th and
22 nd of February, 2014.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled “Conceptualizing the caste-gender system: Revisiting
“Annihilation of Caste”” in a National Seminar on Revisiting Dr. Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste organized by the Department of Civics & Politics University of Mumbai, on 13 th and 14 th February of
2014.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled “The caste-gender system: a necessary analytic of experience?” in an International Conference on Caste in India: Presence and Erasure organized by
Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Indian Council of Philosophical Research on 20 th and 21 st of
January 2014 at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper in a panel discussion entitled “Violence against Women in contemporary India” in an UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Gendering Modernity: Colonial and
Post-Colonial Perspectives organized by Ramsaday College, Amta, Howrah in collaboration with:
Paschim Banga Itihas Samsad on 3 rd and 4 th of January 2014.
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Presented a paper entitled “The Ethico-politics of corruption: a feminist approach” in an UGC
Sponsored National Seminar on Corruption: Social, Ethical and Cultural Perspectives organized by the Department of Philosophy, Ganesh Lal Agrawal College in collaboration with Janta Shivratri
College, Medininagar, Jharkhand on 26 th and 27 th of September, 2013.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled “Indian Women in Higher Education: Challenges Ahead” in an NAAC Sponsored National Seminar on Post-Independence Scenario Of Higher Education In
India: Issues, Challenges And Remedies organized by the Sibsagar Girl’s College, Sivsagar Assam on 5 th and 6 th of September, 2013.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled “Indian Women in Higher Education: A Tale of Inclusive
Exclusion” in an International Conference on Social Exclusion and Inclusion of Women organized by
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the Alagappa University, Karaikudi and Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal on 20 th and
21 st of August, 2013.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled “The woman and her place: negotiating deconstruction” in an ICSSR and ICPR sponsored International Conference on Feminist Inscriptions in Social Theory organized by the Centre for Studies in Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC) on 22 nd ,23 rd and
24 th of February, 2013.
 Presented a paper entitled “Imagining Im-possibility: A Sociological Reading of Experience” in a session called “ Beyond Standpoints ” during the 40th World Congress of the International Institute of
Sociology (IIS), on “
After Western Hegemony: Social Science and its Publics
”, organized by The
Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, Sweden and Centre for Studies in Developing Societies,
Delhi held at India Habitat Centre and India International Centre in Delhi, India on 18 th of February,
2012.
 Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled “Theorizing women’s writing: a moment in sexual textual politics” in an UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Women and Literature: Different Faces,
Different Voices organized by The Barasat Government College in Collaboration with The School of
Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University on 16 th of January 20012.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper in a panel discussion on “Freedom of Expression in the Workplace” organized by Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta as a part of the gender sensitization activities of the Committee for Gender Sensitization against Sexual Harassment at the Centre
(COGSASH)on 28 th of July 2011.
 Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled “Structures of Remembering: A Sociological Moment in
Theorizing the Self” in a Workshop in the Memory of Dr. Anjan Ghosh organized by The Centre for
Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta on 10 th of June 2011
 Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled ‘Mudran Sahitye Banganari’ in a panel discussion on Unish
Shataker Mudran Sahitye Banga Mahilar Upasthiti organized by The School of Women’s Studies,
Jadavpur University on 6 th of May 2011.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper in a panel discussion on the launch of the book entitled Intimate
Others: Marriage and Sexualities in India ed., Sen Samita, Biswas Ranjita, Dhawan Nandita Stree
Kolkata organized by The School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University on 9th of February 2011.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper a paper entitled “Indian Modernity and Framing the Woman
Question” in a panel discussion on Indian Philosophical Systems and the Woman Question in a workshop on Women’s Studies and Systems of Knowledge: Contexts and Problems organized by
The School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University on May 18 th to 26 th 2010 at Joka.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled “Nation in Woman’s Autobiography: Theorizing a Moment of the subject” in a conference on Biography as History organized by Department of History and
Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia, on 11 th to 13 th February 2010 at New Delhi.
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Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled “The Woman in the Developmental Discourse: a Critique of
Universalism” in a seminar on Development Discourse: Intervention for Sustainability organized by the Department of Sociology , Vidyasagar University on March 25 th and 26 th 2009 at Midnapur West
Bengal.
 Presented a paper entitled “Reading
Ghare Baire : renegotiating conjugality in the moment of nationalism” in a seminar on Renegotiating Intimacies: Marriage, Sexualities, Living Practices (II) organized by The School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University on December 22 nd and 23 rd 2009 at Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
 Presented (on invitation) two papers entitled ‘Third-world Feminisms: Challenges to the Universal
Category of Woman’ and ‘Interfaces of sociology and women’s studies’ in a Workshop on The
Themes and issues in women’s studies organized by The School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur
University on May 22 nd and 24 th, 2008 at Deulti, Howrah.
 Presented a paper entitled ‘Women’s movement in West Bengal: autonomy and affiliation’ in the
First Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of West Bengal on “Social Change in
Contemporary West Bengal” on September 22 nd , 2007. at The University of Calcutta, Kolkata.
 Presented (on invitation) a paper entitled ‘Re-membering the Nation in Her Story: Sarala Debi’s
Jibaner Jharapata’ in a National Workshop on “Women’s Histories, Women’s Narratives” organized by the School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University at Kolkata on March 29 th and 30 th 2007.
 Presented a paper entitled ‘Nation in Woman’s Autobiography: Theorizing a Moment of the Subject’ in the “Eastern Region Seminar on Feminism and the Production of Knowledge ” organized by the
Indian Association of Women’s Studies and the School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University at
Kolkata on February 6 th and 7 th 2007.
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 Presented a paper entitled ‘The feminists challenge to Sociological theory: a brief overview’ in The
First Seminar of Sociology organized by The Department of Sociology Kalyani University on March
21 st 2003 at Kalyani.
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Presented a paper entitled ‘Women as Icon in a Colonial Public Space’ in a National Seminar on
Gender Studies, 2002 organized by Rabindra Bharati University, Faculty of Arts. Scheduled to be published as an article in the forthcoming Seminar Proceedings.
 Presented a paper on ‘Participation of the 19 th Century Women in the Public space of Politics in
Bengal’, in The Cultural Studies Workshop 2001 organized by CSSSC, Roskilde university,
Denmark and the Centre for Basic Research, Uganda at Puri.
Publications
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Published a review article on „Hindu Wife Hindu Nation‟ by Tanika Sarkar in The Jadavpur Journal of Sociology , Vol.-1, No.-1 November 2005.
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Published an article in Bangla on the autobiographical reconstructions of the agency of women in a colonial public space, focusing on the writings of Sarala Debi, in Alochanachakra Special Number on
Feminist Theory, November-2005.
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Published an article entitled “The Desired One: Thinking the Woman in the Nation” (co-authored) in
History Compass Journal , a peer reviewed e-journal published by Blackwell Publishing Limited. No
4 (2007).
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Published an article in Bangla “Sangsthaner Rajniti: Naribad O Derrida” in Banglay
Binirman/Abinirman , ed., Anirban Das, a collection of articles on deconstruction published by
Ababhas Publications, 2007.
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Published a review article on “Rabindranath Tagore’s The Home and the World: A Critical
Companion” ed. Pradip Kumar Dutta in Book Line Vol. xii No.-5 2007.
 Published an article entitled “Women’s movement in West Bengal: autonomy and affiliation” in
West
Bengal Sociological Review , The peer reviewed Annual Journal of Sociological Association of West
Bengal. Vol.1. 2008.
 Published an article entitled “ Jibaner Jharapata : Re-membering Autobiography into the Nation” in
Scripting the Nation: Bengali Women’s Writing, 1870s to1960s
, Occasional Paper 9 published by
The School of Women’s Studies Jadavpur University June 2009.
 Published an article entitled “Reading
Ghare Baire : Renegotiating Conjugality in the Moment of
Nationalism” in a book entitled Rabindranath Tagore and the Nation: Essays in Politics, Society and
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Culture ed., Swati Ganguly and Abhijit Sen published by Punashcha in association with Visva-
Bharati Kolkata. 2011
 Published an article entitled “Theorizing Women’s Writing: A Moment in Sexual Textual Politics” in the Proceedings of a UGC Sponsored National Seminar organized by Barasat Government College on Women and Literature: Different Faces, Different Voices , 2012
 Published an article entitled “Chandra Talpade Mohanty’s Theorization of Third World Feminist
Discourse: A Critical Appreciation” in a book entitled The Gendered India: Feminism And The
Indian Gender Reality ed., Arnab Bhattachrya published by Books Way Kolkata 2012
 Published an article entitled “Jibaner
Jharapata
: Remembering Autobiography into the Nation” in an edited volume Gender & Modernity ed., Amitava Chatterjee published by Setu Prakashani Kolkata
2014.
 Published an article entitled “Reading Gora : a moment of re-membering Bharatbarsha ” in an edited volume Rabindranath Tagore’s Gora : A Critical Anthology ed. Nandini Bhattacharya 2015.
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Forthcoming
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Forthcoming working paper entitled The caste-gender system: a necessary analytic of experience?
” in the Working Paper series that shall be brought out under the joint auspices of the Research
Council, TISS and the Centre for Social Theory, School of Development Studies, TISS.
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Forthcoming an article entitled The caste-gender system: a philosophical inquiry
Philosophical Research (JICPR) Special Issue on Feminist Though.
in Indian Council of
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Forthcoming an article entitled The Sex Gender System and the Question of Woman in the Text
Book on Women’s Studies General Course of Calcutta University to be published by the Women’s
Studies Research Centre, University of Calcutta
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Forthcoming an article entitled The death of a woman: an amenable allegory in an edited volume The
Golden Thread and Other Films: Poetics and Politics of Ritwik Ghatak ed. Manas Ghosh to be published by Orient Blackswan
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Forthcoming an article entitled Reading Ajantrik: talking technicity in an edited volume Following
Forkhead Paths: Discussions on the Narrative to be published by the Department of Comparative
Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Dr. RITU SEN CHAUDHURI
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