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Aditi Kothiyal

PhD (IIT Bombay)
Assistant Teaching Professor
Making in education, Embodied learning, Hands-on learning, Engineering education, STEM education

Research Interests

  • Making in education
  • Embodied learning
  • Hands-on learning
  • Engineering education
  • STEM education

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Alok Kumar Kanungo

PhD (Deccan College)
Associate Research Professor
History, Science and Technologies of Indian Civilisation; Knowledge Keepers

Research Interests

  • History, Science and Technologies of Indian Civilisation
  • Knowledge Keepers
  • Who Owns the Past
  • Ethnoarchaeology
  • Ancient Indian Technologies
  • Pyro-technology

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Ambika Aiyadurai

PhD (National University of Singapore)
Associate Professor
Biodiversity conservation, Human-animal relations, Natural resources management, Iindigenous people and livelihoods

Research Interests

  • Biodiversity conservation
  • Human-animal relations
  • Natural resources management
  • Iindigenous people and livelihoods
  • Conservation and development

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Arka Chattopadhyay

PhD (Western Sydney University)
Associate Professor
20th century literature: modernism and postmodernism, Modern theatre, European avant garde fiction

Research Interests

  • 20th century literature: modernism and postmodernism
  • Modern theatre
  • European avant garde fiction
  • Continental philosophy and psychoanalysis
  • Bengali vernacular literature and transnationalism
  • Translation theory
  • Modern poetry, affect studies

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Arnapurna Rath

PhD (IIT Bombay)
Associate Professor
Cultural Texts and Classics of Bhārata, South-Asian Literature, Comparative Literature, Creative writing, Digital Humanities

Research Interests

  • South-Asian Literature
  • Comparative Literature
  • Creative writing
  • Digital Humanities
  • Cultural Texts and Classics of Bhārata

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C N Pandey

PhD (North Gujarat University)
Professor of Practice
(Jointly with Humanities and Social Sciences department)
Carbon sequestration of coral reefs of Gujarat, Status of grasslands of Saurashtra

Research Interests

  • Carbon sequestration of coral reefs of Gujarat
  • Status of grasslands of Saurashtra and Central Gujarat
  • Potential area mapping for mangrove restoration in South Gujarat, Kachchh and Saurashtra

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Deepak Singhania

PhD (University of California)
Assistant Professor
Decentralization, Local Governance, and Public Policy

Research Interests

  • Decentralization, Local Governance, and Public Policy
  • Technology, information and local service delivery
  • Household choices and pathways out of poverty

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Hao-Tsung Kao

BA (Fu-Jen Catholic University)
Visiting Faculty
Mandarian Literature

Research Interests

  • Mandarian Literature

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Jaison A Manjaly

PhD (IIT Kharagpur)
Jasubhai Memorial Chair Professor
(Jointly with Cognitive and Brain Sciences department)
Curiosity, Education, Moral Cognition

Research Interests

  • Curiosity
  • Education
  • Moral Cognition

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Madhumita Sengupta

PhD (University of Calcutta)
Associate Professor
Modern and Contemporary Indian History, Colonial Histories, Social History

Research Interests

  • Modern and Contemporary Indian History
  • Colonial Histories
  • Social History
  • British Assam and Bengal
  • Politics of language and religion

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Malay Dhamelia

PhD (IIT Bombay)
Assistant Professor
Game Design, Game Studies, Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, New Media Design

Research Interests

  • Game Design
  • Game Studies
  • Interaction Design
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • New Media Design
  • Speculative Design
  • Research Through Design

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Mana Apoorva Shah

PhD (Jain Visva Bharati University)
Lecturer
Sanskrit Pedagogy, Prakrit, Apabhramsha and medieval Gujarati literature, Indian Knowledge Systems, Jain Studies, Ancient Indian Historiography, Manuscriptology

Research Interests

  • Sanskrit Pedagogy
  • Prakrit, Apabhramsha and medieval Gujarati literature
  • Indian Knowledge Systems
  • Jain Studies
  • Ancient Indian Historiography
  • Manuscriptology

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Mohd. Mubashir Ahsan

PhD (Jawaharlal Nehru University)
Lecturer
Arabic and Islamic studies in India, Translation : arabic to english, hindi, urdu, and vice versa

Research Interests

  • Arabic and Islamic studies in India
  • Translation : Arabic to English, Hindi, Urdu, and vice versa

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Praharsh Patel

PhD (Pennsylvania State University)
Assistant Professor
Environmental Economics, Microeconometrics, Applied Microeconomics

Research Interests

  • Environmental Economics
  • Microeconometrics
  • Applied Microeconomics
  • Water Economics and Policy
  • Community-based Resource Management
  • Behavioral Economics

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Sameer Sahasrabudhe

PhD (YCMOU)
Professor of Practice
Visual Communication, 3D Animation, Educational Technology.

Research Interests

  • Visual Communication
  • 3D Animation
  • Educational Technology.

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Sharada C. V.

Double PhD (Deccan College and University of Ferrara and NMNH)
Assistant Professor
(Jointly with Earth Sciences department)
Archaeozoology and taphonomy, Bioarchaeology

Research Interests

  • Archaeozoology and taphonomy
  • Bioarchaeology
  • Application of sciences in archaeology
  • Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction
  • Human-environment interactions in the past and present

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Sharmita Lahiri

PhD (University of Houston)
Associate Professor
Indian writing in english, Postcolonial literature

Research Interests

  • Indian Writing in English
  • Postcolonial Literature
  • Bengali Literature
  • Representation of Women in literature
  • Writing and Composition
  • Communication

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Tanka B. Subba

PhD (University of North Bengal)
Visiting Professor
Social/Cultural Anthropology of the Eastern Himalayas

Research Interests

  • Social/Cultural Anthropology of the Eastern Himalayas

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V.N. Prabhakar

PhD (Kurukhsetra University)
Associate Professor
(Jointly with Earth Sciences department)
Archaeology of protohistorical India; Harappan archaeology; Scientific techniques applied to archaeology

Research Interests

  • Archaeology of protohistorical India
  • Harappan archaeology
  • Scientific techniques applied to archaeology