Research Interests

• The research interest is mainly in the field of Early Indian History particularly in the domain of Settlement and Urbanization.
• Other interests lay in the fields of early Indian Intellectual History and Environmental History.

Teaching Responsibilities

Undergraduate Course in History as per University of Calcutta Syllabus (CBCS and NEP)

Publications

Books

• Jointly authored with Professor Chittabrata Palit, "Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray and Indian Chemistry", 2013. ISBN: 81-8789-68-8.
  

Articles in Books

• Anasua Datta, Chirantani Das, Ishani Choudhury , "Revisiting a Legend Through Manmatha Nath Das's Essay, "Side-lights on the Character of J.E.D Bethune" (1956)" in John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune: Chaya-pother Ek Bichitro Obhijatri, Kolkata : Bethune College & Sopan, 2022. (978-93-94113-11-4)
• "Early Urban Experience of Bengal: the Case-Study of Pundravardhana", in Life and Culture of Bengal Through the Ages, Proceedings of ICHR sponsored National Seminar on Life and Culture of Bengal Through the Ages (978-93-82424-71-0), New Delhi : Akhil Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Yojana, 2021
• "Concept of Woman-Empowerment in Ancient India", in Ethics and Values: Different Perspectives. Kolkata, Mohta Publishing House, 2021
• "Rājagṛha: Creation of a Sacred Space" in Pondering the Past, Vol.II, , published by Paschimbanga Anchalik Itihas O Loksanskriti Charcha Kendra, Kolkata, 2018 pp.38-45 ISBN: 978-93-88207-00-3
• "Investigating the development of the urban complex at Rajagriha" in Urbanity and Economy, The Pre-Modern Dynamics in Eastern India, Presented by Society For Understanding Culture and History in India, 2014. ISBN: 978- 93- 80677-47-7
  

Research Papers

• "Emergence of Nalanda as a Multi-Functional Centre and its Overseas Outreach", Journal of the Oriental Institute, Vol 72, Issue 1, No. 04, UGC Care Approved, Group 1, 2023, ISSN 0030-5324
• "Hermitage to Premier Monastic Site: Saranatha's Tale , an Epigraphic Account" , Scope, a Scopus and Cosmos Indexed Journal, vol 13, no. 01, March 2023. ISSN 1177-5653 (P), 1177-5661 (O)
• "Investigating early Historic Urbanity of South Bihar", Praxis International Journal of Social Science and Literature, vol 06, Issue 3, March 2023, ISSN 2581-6675
• "Nalanda and Chinese Emissaries: Creation of a Buddhist Knowledge Orbit in South and South East Asia" HERITAGE, Vol VI , 2019 ISSN-2349-9583
• "Geographical Factors in the Growth of Rajagriha, The Old Magadhan Capital" in Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, published in 2017. Vol. XCIII, Pune
• "Environment and Settlement: Some Theoretical Aspects" in "The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies", Vol. XLIX, No. 1&2, 2013. ISSN: 0033- 5800.
• "Botany in the Vedas" in "The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies", Vol. XLVIII, No. 1&2, 2013. ISSN: 0033- 5800.

Conference/ Seminar Paper Presentation Details

Web Lecture

• Delivered a web lecture "Nalanda: Dakshin Bihar Punyasthale ek Bouddha Granthir Utthan."organised by Itihash: Bhabna o Charcha, on 7thOctober, 6.00pm through Facebook Live.

Paper Presentations

• "Nālandā, its Chinese Missionaries and the Creation of A Buddhist Space across South China Sea" in IQAC sponsored International Conference on South Asian Literature, Culture & Society organized by the Departments of English and History, Barabazar Bikram Tudu Memorial College, Purulia, West Bengal on 27th & 28th February, 2019.
• "Perception of Nature in in Early Indian Psyche: Paradigm, Select Texts and Epigraphs" in ICHR, New Delhi sponsored National Seminar on 'Revisiting Indian History through the Lens of Art, Architecture and Aesthetics' organized by Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan on March 30-31, 2019.
• "Rājagṛha: Creation of a Sacred Space" in the 4th International Conference for Indian Social Science & Humanities, organized by the Paschimbanga Anchalik Itihas O Loksanskriti Charcha Kendra in association with Asutosh College, Kolkata on 14-15 July 2018.
• Early Human occupational sites to Great Urban Centres: A South Bihar Phenomenon" in the Indian History Congress at Jadavpur University on 29.12.2017.
• "Emergence of Nālandā as a Multi- Functional Centre and its Overseas Outreach" in the Adhir Chakravarti Memorial Seminar Lecture organized by the Department of History, Jadavpur University on 06.09.2017
• "Protohistoric to Early Historic Settlements in Bengal: Bangarh, a Case Study from Pundravardhana" in a two day UGC National Seminar on 'History of North Bengal: A New Perspective' organized by Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalyay, Raiganj in collaboration with Shree Agrasen Mahavidyaylaya, Dalkhola on 5th- 6th April 2017.
• "Early Historic Evidence for the Growth of Sarnath as a Religious Centre: The Epigraphic Optic" in a two day National Workshop on "Methodology of Ancient Indian History: Epigraphy as a tool and Source" at Asiatic Society, Kolkata organized by the Department of History, Jadavpur University in collaboration with the Asiatic Society on 14-15th September 2016
  
  

Other Academic Pursuits

• Attended a one day workshop on "Prakrita: Its origin and Development" organized by the Department of Sanskrit, Scottish Church College on 21.03.2018.
• Reviewed the manuscript of "Social Formations and Cultural Patterns in Ancient and Medieval World" of SAGE publication.
• Participated in seven lectures on "History of India up to c. A.D. 650", in UGC syllabus - based lecture programmes, conducted by EMMRC (Educational Multimedia Research Centre)
  

Professional Affiliation

• Member of the Asiatic Society.
• Member of Indian History Congress
• Member of Institute of Historical Studies.