MA, M.Phil (CHS, SSS, JNU), Ph.D (Dept. of History, D.U)
UGC NET (History)
Area of specialization: Ancient Indian History with special emphasis on exploring artistic practices, religion, religiosity, iconography of images and patronage in early Indian Art, Temple architecture of north & Central India up till 8th century CE, Epigraphy, Colonial agencies and the study of Indian art heritage.
Area of interest /research: Religion & Religiosity of Ancient India, Temple architecture, Cultural history, History of Ideas, Visual History, Aesthetic theories, Gender studies, aspects of Social history of early India, Early state, Political ideas and Institutions in Early India, Museums and heritage management.
Associate Professor of Ancient Indian History, Centre for Historical Studies, SSS, JNU since October 2023.
Assistant Professor (Selection Grade), Dept of History, Dyal Singh College (M), University of Delhi, April 2015 - October 2023.
Assistant Professor (Ad Hoc): Colleges of Delhi University, July 2012 -April 2015
Assistant Professor (Permanent, West Bengal College Service Commission), Raja Peary Mohan College, University of Calcutta, April 2010-July 2012.
Assistant Professor (Ad Hoc), Jesus and Mary College (D.U), July 2009-Sept 2009.
Total Teaching Experience: 13 years
Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship for Doctoral Studies by the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund Teen Murti.
Indian Council of Historical Research Fellowship
U.G.C/ASIHSS Grant (Assistance for Strengthening of the Infrastructure of the Humanities & Social Sciences)
Vidya Shrivastava Memorial CIJHAR Prize for Best Research Paper
Excellence in Academics Prize, Bethune College, Calcutta, for securing Highest Proficiency in History Hons appearing from the College in the B.A Final Examination conducted by the University of Calcutta (2001)
Certificate of Merit awarded by the Howrah Municipal Corporation (Howrah, West Bengal) for obtaining Star marks in Madhyamik examination (10th Board Examination) conducted by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (1996)
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- 2022, ‘Forms of Visnu in Udayagiri and Eran (Madhya Pradesh): An Art-Epigraphic Study from 5th to 6th century CE”, Shodhasamhita, Journal of Fundamental & Comparative Research, published from Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Nagpur, Maharashtra. Vol IX, Issue II, July 2022, ISSN: 2277-7067, pp 211-226.
- 2019, ‘Natives, Sahibs and Temples: Understanding sacred architecture of pre-colonial India in the ‘Asiatic’ studies of the 19th century’, Radha Madhav Bharadwaj, Bruno Restif and Yuthika Mishra eds - Reinterpreting Indology-Institutions, Intentions and Sources, Published with the financial support of the University of Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France & Pratibha Publications, New Delhi, ISBN:978-817702-44-9, pp 89-112.
- 2016, ‘Babus in the World of Sahibs: The Making of the Image of Early Temple Architecture in 19th century India’ Dimensions of Higher Education, CPDHE (University of Delhi), ISBN: 978-93-85503-19-1. pp 29-33
- 2014, ‘Espionage System in Ancient India: A Glimpse from Normative Texts’, Central India Journal of Archaeological and Historical Research (CIJAHR) Vol 3, Issue 11, July –Sep, pp 85-89, ISSN 2277- 4157
- 2014 “Iconography of the River Goddesses in the Early Brahmanical Temples of Central India 4th Century CE to 6th century CE”, Central India Journal of Archaeological and Historical Research (CIJAHR), Vol 3, Issue 10, April –June, ISSN 2277- 4157, pp 5-10.
- 2014, ‘Remembering a Pioneer in the Bicentenary, Sir Alexander Cunningham and the Study of Indian Temple Art’ International Research Journal of Social Sciences, Vol 3(6), June, ISSN: 2319-3565, pp 62-67
- 2014, ‘Notions of Impurity and their operations in the society of early India: Some Reflections based on the Laws of Manu’, IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 19, Issue 3, Ver, e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845, pp 17-21
- 2013, ‘Dynamics of Patronage in the Gupta Period: A Biographical Study of the Ancient Shrines of Udayagiri and Eran (Madhya Pradesh, India). A.D 4th- A.D. 6th Centuries’, Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Vol 74, ISSN: 2249-1937, pp 83-90.
2022, ‘Unnishwi Satabdi ki Asiayi Adhyayan aur Prachin Bharat ki Pavitra Vastukala ki Samajh ’, Madhya Bharti Bi-lingual Journal of Arts and Humanities, published from Dr.Harisingh Gaur Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar , Madhya Pradesh. Vol 83, July -December, ISSN: 0974-0066, pp 17-27.