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Prof. Subhankar Dutta

Assistant Professor Gr-II

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Room No: ALC 112 +91-870-246 subhankar@nitw.ac.in https://www.subhankardutta.in/ Bio Sketch

    Key Notes

    • Journal(s): 6
    • Conference(s): 1
    • Book Chapter(s): 6
    • Text Book(s): 1
    • PhD: Current - 1
    • Event(s) Organized: Conference - 1

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    DOCTORAL STUDENT

    Research Areas

    1. Performance Studies
    2. South Asian Rituals
    3. Religion and Ethnography
    4. Trance and Movement Studies
    5. AI, Embodiment & Theatre
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy IIT Bombay 2024
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    English for Technical Communication(HS1161) 2-0-2 3 UG
    Integrated Self-Management(IC301) 1-0-0 0 UG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    'Performing community’: Organisation of deity and socio-cultural stratification in the hook swinging (Gajan) festival, By Subhankar Dutta, Asian Ethnicity, Taylor and Francis, vol., pp.1–19, 2025
    Hooked Bhaktas and the Pierced Bodies: How Antajas in Bengal are Claiming Their Identity through Ritual Performances, By Subhankar Dutta, Economic & Political Weekly, ., vol.60, pp.79-80, 2025
    Dramaturgy of Gajan in Ramjibanpur-Antaja Identity and the Festival (Dissertation Highlights), By Subhankar Dutta, Asian Anthropology, Taylor and Francis, vol., pp.1-4, 2025
    Creating folk pantheon, performances, and beliefs: A visual narrative of Gajan in Bengal, By Subhankar Dutta, Visual Ethnography, ., vol.11, pp.137–152, 2023
    The World within a Play or Playing within the World: Re-animating the Author through the Actor’s Voice, By Subhankar Dutta, New Literaria, New Literaria: An International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, vol.4, pp.156-164, 2023
    Protest, Politics, and Performance: South Asian Youth in the Age of Globalisation, By Subhankar Dutta, Critical Childhood and Youth Studies Collective, Critical Childhood and Youth Studies Collective, vol., pp., 2021
    Conference(s)
    Popular culture and emergent digital media: A contemporary introspection through the hook swinging (Gajan) festival and performances. By Subhankar Dutta, Digitalization of Culture Through Technology, 2021
    Text Book(s)
    Musings on Pandemic: An Anthology of Poetry By Subhankar Dutta, Tanmoy Maity, Dipra Sarkhel (Published by: Author’s Press), Edited Anthology of Poetry, 2021
    Book Chapter(s)
    Framing the Landscape of Technological Enhancements: Artificial Intelligence, Gender Issues, and Ethical Dilemmas By Subhankar Dutta in Communication Technology and Gender Violence, Springer Nature, Volume 1, 2023
    Popular culture and emergent digital media: A contemporary introspection through the hook swinging (Gajan) festival and performances. By Subhankar Dutta in Digitisation of Culture through Technology, Routledge, Volume 1, 2022
    Becoming someone else: Formation of identities and representations in the folk rituals of the hook swinging (Gajan) festival By Subhankar Dutta in The Dynamics of Folklore and Orature in Culture: Forms, Perspectives, and Appropriations, Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics, Volume 1, 2022
    Community, Tradition, and Identity: Representation of Body in the Gajan Festival of Bengal By Subhankar Dutta in (Re)Framing Identity in the Subcontinent: Responses from History, Culture, and Literature, Atlantic, Volume 1, 2022
    Breaking the Barriers: Space and Time in Badal Sircar’s Basi Khabar (The Stale News, 1979) By Subhankar Dutta in South Asian Literature, Culture, and Society: A Critical Ruminations, Atlantic, Volume 1, 2021
    Giving Form to the Voices: Challenges and Possibilities of Studying Folk Literature in the Present Scenario By Subhankar Dutta in Indian Folk Literature, Yking Books, Volume 1, 2021
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    Dilip Bera
    Area of Research: Ritual and Performance Studies
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
    Imagining Futures: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Humanity, Crisis, and Change
    25-Sep-2025 → 26-Sep-2025
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Convenor
    Funding Agency: New Literaria Journal
    AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
    2025
    1.Naik & Rastogi Award for Excellence in PhD
    2023
    2. Researcher in the Spotlight
    2021
    3. Letter of Excellence (Creative Writing)
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
     Last updated on March 15, 2026