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Name Prof. Koushiki Dasgupta
Designation Vidyasagar Chair Professor
Department Name HISTORY
Office Phone No +91 3222 298-299 / Centrex Extn. 299
Email ID dasgupta_history@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
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Address Department of History, Vidyasagar University, Midnapur 721102
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Specialization/Research Area
Field of SpecializationResearch Area/ Areas of Interest
Bengal Politics/ Political History of Modern India
Religion and Politics, Gender Issues, Faith movements
Publications in Journal / Book / Book Chapter / Magazines / Newspaper
International Publication
TitlePublished inPublished onPublished byRole 
The Shifting Trajectories of Hindutva: Bharat Sevashram Sangha and the Making of a Saffron Wave in Contemporary West BengalStudies in Indian Politics Vol 11, Issue 2Dec, 2023Sage, CSDS, LoknitiSole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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Between the Boundaries of Asceticism and Activism: Understanding the Authority of the Sadhvis within the Hindu Right in IndiaReligions ( Special Issue: Gurus, Priestesses, Saints, Mediums and Yoginis: Holy Women as Influencers in Hindu Culture)Aug, 2023MDPI (14/9)Sole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: SCOPUS
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The Bharatiya Jana Sangh and the First General Election in West Bengal: The Enigma of Hindu Politics in early 1950sStudies in Indian Politics Vol-8, Issue 12020Sage, CSDS, LoknitiSole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: SCOPUS, UGC CARE
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National Publication


Regional/Local Publication


Book Published
Title of the BookPublished byPublished onRoleDetails
Ascetics As Activists : Saffron Women of Hindu NationalismBloomsbury Academic, London, New York ( Forthcoming)Jun, 2025Sole Author Indexing: Book citation index (WoS)
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Sadhus in Indian Politics: Dynamics of HindutvaSage, New Delhi2021Sole Author Indexing: Others
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Electoral Politics and Hindu Nationalism in IndiaRoutledge, Oxon and New York2020Sole Author Indexing: Others
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Muslim Businessmen and Partition: A Bengal ExperienceAuthors Press, New Delhi2016Sole Author Indexing: Others
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Minor Political Parties and the Politics of Late Colonial BengalAbhijeet Publications, New Delhi2013Sole Author Indexing: Others
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Book Chapter Published
Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/WorkshopDateRoleHeld at and Organiser
'Security and Sovereignty in 21st Century'2018PresenterHungary, Budapest, Institute of Cultural Relations Policy
Challenging Perspectives on Indian Diaspora: A Global Conference On Diaspora and Politics’,2017PresenterInternational Institute of Social Studies, Hague, Netherlands
Partition and Literature2016PresenterUniversity of Iowa, USA
Living In Peace and Harmony in A Multicultural World2013PresenterIFSSO, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey


Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Awards
Award NameAwarded ByDate
Yuva Sahitya PuraskarBharatiya Bhasha Parishad2019
Fellow Designate (Selected) IIAS, ShimlaFeb, 2022
Research Travel GrantICSSR, New Delhi2013
UGC AssociateshipIIAS, Shimla2017
Chares Wallace Research Awrad British Council, UK2014
Visiting ScholarSOAS, London2019
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