Dr. Ishani Choudhury

Dr. Ishani Choudhury

Position Assistant Professor in WBES
Department History
Specialization Social History of Modern India

Education

Degree Field of Study Institution Year
M. A. History Jadavpur University 2008
Ph. D. History Jadavpur University 2018

Contact Information

  • ishani.choudhury@yahoo.co.in

Teaching Experience

  • Since 2014

Colleges served

  • Bethune College since August 2014-June 2015
  • Government General Degree College, Mohanpur, Pashchim Medinipur; June 2015 December 2015
  • Bethune College: December 2015-till date
     

Research Interests

Main area of research interest is Food history of colonial Bengal, food culture of Victorian England, history of food market in colonial India, culinary culture of medieval India, history of beverages in colonial Asia , as well as the history of consumption - are among some other major areas of interest.

Teaching Responsibilities

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

Publications

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)
  • "Portrayal of Ethical and Moral Values of Sultanate India in Ziauddin Barani's Writings", in Ethics and Values: Different Perspectives. Kolkata, Mohta Publishing House, 2021
     

Research Papers

  • "Doors to Delightful Dishes: Historical Analysis of Culinary Advices through the Prism of a Late Nineteenth Century Culinary Book "
    Heritage, vol VI 2019..ISSN-2349-9583
  • "A Palatable Journey through the pages: Bengali Cookbooks and the "Ideal" Kitchen in late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century" in Global Food History , (Routledge), pp. 24-39 (online Journal publication 18th Nov, 2016) (Printed version pub in Vol 3, Issue 1, February 2017) ISSN-2054-9555.
  • "In Search Of Proper Diet For Kids: Concerns Regarding Children's Food as Reflected in Bengali Periodicals of The Early Twentieth Century" in The International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention, January 2016
    ISSN:2349-2031
  • "Food History as a New Trend in Indian Historical Research: A Historiographical Analysis" in International Journal of Research in Social Sciences. November 2015. ISSN 2249-2496
  • "The British Raj in India: An Impetus to Indian Hill Station Tourism?", in Tourism: Theory and Practice, Tourism and History Issue, Vol. 11, No. 1, January, 2013. ISSN 0973-6611
     

Conference/ Seminar Paper Presentation Details

Paper Presentations

  • Invited as Speaker in the "Urban Consumption" Panel in UGC-DSA SAP International Seminar on "LIVING IN CITIES" organised by Department of History, Jadavpur University, on 6 - 8 February 2020. Paper was entitled "Finding Way to the Heart: Endeavours of the Food Advertisements to Shape the Urban Consumption in Late Colonial Calcutta"
  • Invited as Guest speaker at UGC - SAP National Conference on "Understanding Popular Culture" organized by the Department of History, VisvaBharati, Santiniketan on 2-3 February 2018. Title of the paper is "Food for Anxiety: Urban Public Eateries and the Bengali Middle Class Sensibilities in the Early Twentieth Century"

Professional Affiliation

  • Life member of Bangiya Sahitya Parisad.