Research Projects

Minor Research Projects: 08

Major Research Projects: 13

Total No. of Minor Research Projects (Completed): 08

1.     Struggle at the River Bank: Fictional Image in Environmental Perspective, under UGC- SAP - DSA-1 Programme of the Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata (April 2018 — March 2019).

2.     A River Called Raidhak: An Environmental Perspective, under UGC-SAP - DSA-1 Programme of the Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata (April 2019 — March 2020).

3.     Folk Medicinal Practices: Continuity and Changes: A Study on the Folk Medicine and Healing Practices among the Rajbanshis of Sub-Himalayan Bengal, UGC-DRS (Phase II) Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, April 2012— March 2013.

4.     Environmental History and Its Sources: A Preliminary Investigation on the Environmental History of the Tista-Brahmaputra Valley, under UGC-SAP II Programme of the Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata (April 2009 — March 2010).

5.     India's Look East Policy: Its Historical Origin and Various Interpretations, UGC CAS -1 Programme, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032. (January 2009—March 2009).

6.     Development, Demand for Democracy and Cultural Nationalism of Bhutan: Their Impact in Nepal and Indo-Bhutan Frontier Region, Project under the UGC---ASIHSS Programme of the Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, October 2006—March 2007.

7.     Fisheries and Fishermen of Postcolonial West Bengal in the Context of Environmental History(Under the UGC-DRS [Phase-1] Program, Department of History, Jadavpur University, April 2006—March 2007.

8.     Water and Communities: Strangulated Existence of the Traditional Fishermen Communities of Post-colonial West Bengal, (Under the UGC-SAP program on Environmental History), Department of History, Jadavpur University, April 2005— March 2006.

Total Number of Major Research Projects (Completed 13; Ongoing 1): 14

1.     Dissemination of Buddhism in the Twentieth Century Bengal. ICHR, New Delhi Jan 20, 2021–Jan 19, 2023. 

2.     Practice of Folk Medicine by the Indigenous People of Sundarbans: A Historical Analysis. INSA, New Delhi Dec 1, 2020–March 31, 2023. 

3.     Historical Legacy and Regionalism in India: A Study on the Regionalism of Postcolonial North Bengal. ICSSR, New Delhi Dec 2019–Dec 2021. 

4.     Migration, State Policies and Contested Citizenship in South Asia: A Study on India, Bangladesh and Bhutan in the Context of Global South. RUSA 2.0, Jadavpur University, Kolkata: 700032 February 2019–March 2020. 

5.     Practice of Folk Medicine: A Study on the Folk Medicine of the Rajbanshis of Sub-Himalayan Bengal in Historical Perspective. INSA, New Delhi July 1, 2017–Dec 31, 2018. 

6.     The Dwellers of India-Bangladeshi Enclaves and their Struggle for Survival: A Study on the Indo-Bangladesh Enclave Dwellers from 1947 to 2017. ICSSR, New Delhi Feb 23, 2017–Feb 2018. 

7.     Changing Nature of Caste in Post-colonial India: A Study on the Scheduled Caste Communities of West Bengal.ICSSR, New Delhi January 28, 2015–January 27, 2017. 

8.     From Self Respect to Political Bargaining: The Scheduled Castes of Bengal (1872–1947). UGC, New Delhi March 12, 2013–March 11, 2015. 

9.     Stateless Citizens in South Asian Border: A Study on the History of Enclaves (Chhitmahal) of India and Bangladesh. MAKAIAS, Kolkata September 2012–August 2014. 

10.  Ethnicity and Regionalism in India: A Study on the Regionalism of North Bengal. UGC, New Delhi May 2009–April 2011. 

11.  Impact of the Partition of India (1947) on the Scheduled Castes of Eastern India with Special References to West Bengal. ICSSR, New Delhi November 15, 2008–November 14, 2010. 

12.  Historical Sources, History and Historiography of Regional History: A Study of the History of the Tista-Brahmaputra Valley. UGC, New Delhi 2007–2009. 

13.  Cultural Change and the Separate Statehood Movement: A Study from the Tista-Brahmaputra Valley. JU Research Grant, Jadavpur University, Kolkata:700032 March 1, 2007–February 28, 2007. Start-up Grant.

14.  Codification of Indigenous Knowledge on Healthcare and Technology of Eastern and North-eastern India. Indian Knowledge Systems Division, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India (January 09, 2024 Onwards).