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Name Dr. Shubhendu Shekhar Naskar
Designation Assistant Professor
Department Name ENGLISH LITERATURE, LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL STUDIES
Office Phone No +91 3222 298-256 / Centrex Extn. 256
Email ID shubhendu@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
shubhendu.sapphire@gmail.com
Fax
Mobile No 9732468368
Personal Website
Address Department of English, Vidyasagar University, Midnapur 721102
Educational Qualification
Degree NameInstituteYear of passing/awarded
Ph.DVIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY2024
M.PHILRABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY2016
B.EDUNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA2012
M.ARABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY2010


Career Profile / Teaching 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
Field of SpecializationResearch Area/ Areas of Interest
DALIT LITERATURE
LITERATURE OF THE MARGINALIZED
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
TRANSLATION STUDIES
INDIAN THEATRE
DALIT THEATRE
FILM STUDIES

Course/ Subject Taught
ENGLISH

Conference/ Symposium /Journal Paper / Books Published
International Publication
TitlePublished inPublished onPublished byRoleDetails
Representation of Humiliation in Bengali Dalit Literature: A Comparative StudyContemporary Voice of DalitJul, 2023Sage JournalsCo-Author Impact Factor: 0.70000
Indexing: SCOPUS, UGC CARE
Article's Web Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2455328X231170123
Translation of Nachni (A play by Raju Das)Janajati DarpanVol.-72020Subhrajyoti Paul/ Knowledge Bank Publishers and Distributors  Impact Factor:
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A Study of Mahesh Elkunchwar’s Selected Plays: A Mirror of the Society or the outcome of his Strange psyche!Theatre International, Vol.- XI, (Jan-Feb 2018 pp-69-76, ISSN- 2278-2036, UGC ARE LIST -492022018Shakespeare Society of Eastern IndiaFirst Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: UGC CARE
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Quest for Emancipation in the Writings of Dalit WomenMuse India, Issue-76, (November-December 20172017Muse IndiaSole 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 QueenInternational Journal of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences, Vol-VII, No.X, pp-67-75, ISSN-2347-47772017Shakespeare Society of Eastern IndiaCo-Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: UGC CARE
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Dalit Poetry: A Product of Harsh RealitiesCaste Equality and Women’s Empowerment2017Subarnarekha Mahavidyalaya  Impact Factor:
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(Mis)-Presentation of Dalit lives in Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable!International Journal of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences, Vol-VI, No.IX, pp-54-64, ISSN-2347-47772017Shakespeare Society of Eastern IndiaSole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: UGC CARE
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A Journey: From Nostonirh to CharulataDaath Voyage: : An International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in English, Vol-2, No-1, March 2017, pp- 42-50, ISSN 2455-75442017Saikat BanerjeeSole 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 AssertionInternational Journal of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences, Vol-V, No.VIII, pp-78-84, ISSN-2347-47772017Shakespeare Society of Eastern IndiaSole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: UGC CARE
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National Publication
TitlePublished inPublished onPublished byRoleDetails
Historicizing Gandhi-Ambedkar Conflict through Dalit Perceptions: A Reading of Premanand Gajvee’s Gandhi-AmbedkarJournal of the Department of English, Vidyasagar University, Vol. 16, 2023, ISSN: 0973-3671Feb, 2023The Registrar, Vidyasagar UniversitySole 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 SongsJournal of the Department of English, Vidyasagar University, Vol. 13 No. 1 2020, ISSN: 0973-36712020The Registrar, Vidyasagar UniversitySole 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
Annotations of Keats’ “Ode To Autumn”Romanticism and Romantic Poetry2016Ed. Pradip Ranjan Sengupta  Impact Factor:
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Re-emergence and Rejuvenation of Shakespeare’s Plays with Utpal Dutt in Post-Colonial Bengal“Different Avenues of Post-Independence Bengali Theatre” (Swadhinata-Uttor Bangla Natyo-Charchar Nana Path)2016Department of Bengali, Basirhat College  Impact Factor:
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Dalit Autobiography: A Form of ProtestCharchaprokash2016Basirhat College  Impact Factor:
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Meena and Some Tribal IssuesAnusandhanAdibasi Jiban o Sanskrity2015Anusandhan Adibasi Jiban o Sanskrity  Impact Factor:
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Other Publication


Book Published



Book Chapter Published
Title of the BookPublished byPublished onRoleDetails
Selected Writings of Anil Gharai: Dalit Literature from BanglaRoutledge, UK18-12-2023 00:00:00First Author Indexing: SCOPUS
Link: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032638713-18
Representation of Memory: Identity, Politics And SpaceAuthorspress, New Delhi31-01-2023 00:00:00Co-Author Indexing: Others
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Janajati Darpan: A Multilingual International Series on Tribals & Dalits of India, Vol-8, ISBN: 978-81-950471-5-4Knowledge Bank Publishers & Distributors01-12-2021 00:00:00Sole Author Indexing: Others
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Ph. D. Thesis Guidence


Awarded Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusComplete in Year
Arpita Kayal (M.Phil)Incorporation of Refined Re-Orientalist Practices in Select Works of Chitra B. Divakaruni Awarded2021
Rofiqul Islam (M.Phil)Representation of Nationalism and Religion in the Select Novels of Tahmima Anam Awarded2021
Debabrata Modak (M.Phil)Representation of Secular-Liberalism in the select works of Orhan Pamuk Awarded2021
Shishir Santra (M.Phil)Representation of Violence in the Select Plays of Vijay Tendulkar Awarded2020
Shreyasi Roy (M.Phil)Redefining Women Identity: A Study of the Select Works of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Awarded2020
Bibekananda Bag (M.Phil)Representation of Drugs in British Romantic Literature: A Study of S. T. Coleridge, Thomas De Quincey and John Keats Awarded2019

Invited Lectures 
TitleOrganized byVenueYear
By the Margins, For the Margins, Of the Margins: Contextualising Dalit Literature in the Present Socio-Political ContextDepartment of English, In Collaboration with the IQAC, Y S Palpara MahavidyalayaY S Palpara Mahavidyalaya0
Decolonizng English Studies in IndiaDepartment of English, Dhruba Chand Halder CollegeDhruba Chand Halder College, Dakshin Barasat, South 24 Parganas0
Ambedkar o Dalit Natak (Ambedkar and Dalit Theatre)Paschimbanga Dalit Sahitya Akademi, Ministry of Information & Cultural Affairs, West BengalDalit Sahitya Utsav 20220
Racial Conflict, History and Walcott's PoetryDepartment of English,Saltora Netaji Centenary CollegeSaltora Netaji Centenary College0
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: A Critical ReadingDepartment of English, Basirhat CollegeBasirhat College0
Rabindranath Tagore and Indian Writings in EnglishDepartment of English, Dhruba Chand Halder CollegeDhruba Chand Halder College, Dakshin Barasat, South 24 Parganas0
History and Legacy of Bengali Dalit TheatrePaschimbanga Dalit Sahitya Akademi, Ministry of Information & Cultural Affairs, West BengalRabindra Nilay, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal0

Membership of Learned Society 
SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY OF EASTERN INDIA
Comparative Literature Association of India

Association with Professional Bodies
Type of Professional ActivityPeriod
Manager, 3rd Vidyasagar Premier Cricket League, 20202020 to 2020
Convener, Publication Committee, 34th Inter College Annual Athletic Meet, 20192019 to 2019
Associate Editor, Janajati Darpan, A Multilingual International Series on Tribals and Dalits of India2022 to 2024
Chairperson, Printing & Publishing Sub-Committee of the 36th Annual Athletic Meet, 20232023 to 2023
Coordinator, MA in English, Centre for Continuing and Adult Education(CCAE), Vidyasagar University2023 to 2024
Executive Committee Member, Gandhian Studies Centre, Vidyasagar University2023 to 2024

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/WorkshopYearRoleHeld at and Organiser
"Indian Literatures and Cultures: New Theories and Reflections"0Chaired a SessionDept. of English, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University
The First International Conference on Critical South Asian Death Studies0Paper PresenterUniversity of Münster, Germany
4th AFSSA International Online Conference on Contemporary South Asian Cinemas0Paper PresenterAssociation for Film Studies in South Asia
World Anthropology Congress 20230Paper PresenterKalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Decolonising the Classroom: Experiences from India and UK0Paper PresenterUniversity of Exeter, UK
Vernacular Periodicals and Dalit Writing: Production, Circulation and Reception0Paper PresenterGITAM (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 Politics0Chaired a SessionCentre for Research in Posthumanities, Bankura University
Teaching Learning Management Using LMS (Moodle)0ParticipantComputer Centre in Collaboration with IQAC, VU
Three-Day Workshop on Course Development for ODL0ParticipantCDOE, 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 Experiences0Paper PresenterIndian Association for South Asian Studies, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
3rd Association for Film Studies in South Asia Conference 20220Paper PresenterAssociation for Film Studies in South Asia (AFSSA)
2nd National Conference on ContemporaryPerspectives in EnglishLanguage, Literature and Cultural Studies (NCCPE-2022)0Paper PresenterUniversity Institute of Liberal Arts and Humanities, Department of English, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab
Process of Memory: Toward A New Understanding2021Paper PresenterDepartment of English, Bodoland University, Assam
Exploring the Paradigm Shifts in World Literatures0ParticipantS S Khanna General Degree College, Allahabad
Mapping the multicultural Mosaic: Understanding Contemporary Australian Literature in India2021ParticipantDepartment 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 Research2021ParticipantSri 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 January2019Co-InvestigatorSajnekhali Sunderban; Bhai Bhai Jatra Sangha, Sajnekhali, Gosaba, Sunderban
Performance Workshop on Kora Tribal Jatra on 25 March2019Co-InvestigatorKora village near Jhargram; Kora Samaj
Field based research workshop with Birhor and Kharia Sabar tribal communities on 30 & 31 March2019Co-InvestigatorBaghmundi and Bandwan blocks in Purulia district; organised by UGC SAP-III,DRS-II Department of English, Vidyasagar University
Caste Equality and Women’s Empowerment2017Paper PresenterSubarnarekha Mahavidyalaya, Equal Oportunity Cell of Subarnarekha Mahavidyalaya.
“Different Avenues of Post-Independence Bengali Theatre” (Swadhinata-Uttor Bangla Natyo-Charchar Nana Path)2015Paper PresenterBengali Department of Basirhat College in collaboration with Antorjatik Pathshala


Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Conference/Seminar/WorkshopYearRole in the EventFunding Agency
Folklore: Field Survey, Documentation, Translation, Digitization and Restitution0Joint-ConvenerVidyasagar University
"Makers of Indian Literature"0OrganiserVidyasagar University
National Seminar-cum-Workshop on Field Survey and Documentation of Dalit and Tribal Cultural Texts(Focus on Indigenous Languages in English Translation)0Jt. Convener/OrganiserVidyasagar University
National Seminar-cum-Workshop on Field Survey and Documentation of Dalit and Tribal Cultural Texts(Focus on Indigenous Languages in English Translation)2021Jt. Convener/ OrganiserVidyasagar University
One Day Workshop on Field Research and Project Report2019OrganizerUGC SAP- III DRS- II Department of English Vidyasagar University

Awards
Award NameAwarded ByYear
Charles wallace Research GrantCharles Wallace India Trust0

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