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MIDNAPORE CITY COLLEGE
Employee Information System
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Name : Dr. Arpita Raj
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Designation : Assistant Professor |
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Qualification : M.A, M.Phill, PhD |
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Subject : English |
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Department Name : Humanities |
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D.O.B : 31st January, 1987 |
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Contact No. : 9800187966 |
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Email ID : arpitaraj21@gmail.com |
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Address : Department of Humanities (English),Midnapore City College, Paschim Midnapore, 721129. |
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Educational qualification
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| Degree Name |
Board / University |
Subject/Field of Specialization |
Year of passing/awarded |
| Madhyamik |
Dasagram MBKB Balika Vidyalaya |
Bengali, English, Math, Physical Science, Life Science, History, Geography, Biology(Additional) |
76.8 |
2002 |
| Higher Secondary |
Dasagram S.S. Sikshasadan |
Bengali, English, History, Political Science, Geography, Biology |
72.6 |
2004 |
| B.A. in English |
Raja N.L. Khan Women's College |
English |
52.9 |
2007 |
| M.A. in English |
Ravenshaw University |
English |
61.25 |
2009 |
| M. Phil in English |
Ravenshaw University |
English |
68 |
2010 |
| Ph. D |
Vidyasagar University |
Indigenous Studies |
66.75 |
2018 |
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CAREER PROFILE / TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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- Counsellor of Netaji Subhas Open University, Raja N.L. Khan Women's College from September 2009 to October 2011
- Project Fellow of UGC-DRS-SAP in Vidyasagar University from October 2011 to March 2014
- Guest Lecturer in Kharagpur College from October 2011 to February 2015
- Full time research staff in ICSSR (Vidyasagar University) from March 2015 to October 2016
- Assistant Professor in Midnapore City College from August 2017 to till date.
- completed UGC Sponsored Faculty Development Programme in Environmental Conservation in Indian Context organised by UGC- Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University in 2024
- Acted as a Judge in Declamation in Nehru Yuva Utsav in 2024.
- Achieved Mentor Certificate for the NPTEL online Certification course in History of English Language and Literature, July- Dec 2024.
- Short Term Training Programme- From 7th August to 13th August, Organised by MMTTC, UGC Sponsored, Iswar Saran P.G. College
- Short Term Course- From 28.07.2026 July to 03.08.2026 August, Organised by MMTTC, UGC Sponsored, Kannur University
- Refresher Course- From 17th August to 31st August, Organised by MMTTC, UGC Sponsored, North-Eastern Hill University
- Faculty Induction Programme- From 21/07/2025 to 20/08/2025. Organised by MMTTC, UGC Sponsored
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SPECIALIZATION / RESEARCH AREA
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| Field of Specialization |
Research Area/ Areas of Interest |
| Indigenous Studies |
Folk Literature |
| Indian Writing in English |
Indian Novel |
| Linguistics |
English Language Teaching |
| Dalit Literature |
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COURSE/ SUBJECT TAUGHT
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- Indian writing in English
- Dalit literature
- Romantic Literature
- English Language and Linguistics
- Victorian Literature
- American Literature
- Australian Aboriginal Literature
- Classical Literature
- Post-colonial Literature
- Literary Theory and Criticism
- Linguistics and Phonetics
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CONFERENCE/ SYMPOSIUM /JOURNAL PAPER / BOOKS PUBLISHED Total : 15
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International Publication |
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| Sl no. | Title |
Author |
Journal Name |
ISBN/ISSN |
Page No/Internet DOI |
Impact Factor |
Year |
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| 1 |
Revisiting Environmental Sustainability and Rural Resilience in Indigenous Worldview: An Ethnoecological Study in Santal Society |
Raj, A |
Jenny Stanford Publishing
(Taylor & Francis Group ) |
9781003741732 |
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2026 |
| 2 |
Planetary cosmopolitanism and South
Asian cinemas: Tribal representation of
non-humans in Dawa Lepcha’s Dhokbu: The
Keeper (2017) & Jwngdao Bodosa’s
Hagramayao Jinahari (1995) |
Raj, A |
Taylor & Francis |
14746697 |
277-288 |
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2026 |
| 3 |
Remapping Smart Society in Indigenous
Worldview: An Anthropomorphic Reading in
Select Santal Folktales |
Raj, A |
Routledge |
9781003489412 |
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2024 |
| 4 |
Decolonizing Nature: Literary Contexts |
Raj, A (Editor) |
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978-81-969007-4-8 |
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2024 |
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A Review on Around the Hearth: Khasi Legends by Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih |
Chakravorty, Raj, A |
MZU Journal of Literature and cultural Studies |
2348-1188 |
203-208 |
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2023 |
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Legal Pluralism: A Case Study on Autonomous Socio-political and Judicial System in Santal Society |
Raj, A, Raj, A |
ECS Transactions |
19385862 |
10551-10562 |
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2022 |
| 7 |
A Brief History of Adivasi Koda Nagchiki |
Raj, A |
Janajati Darpan |
978-93-82158-74-5 |
25-28 |
166-171 |
2020 |
| 8 |
Revisiting Human and Non-Human Relationship in Santal Worldview |
Raj, A |
Lokaratna |
2347-6427 |
17-20 |
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2019 |
| 9 |
Is Witchcraft a Suppressed Desire of Women Empowerment in Santal Society?: A Study in Select Santal Folktales |
Raj,A |
International Journal of Recent Scientific Research |
0976-3031 |
24754-24756 |
10.24327/IJRSR |
2018 |
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Living in the World of Sacrifices of Human and Non-Human Beings: A Study in the Faith-Healing System of the Santals in Select Santal Folktales |
Raj,A |
The Literati |
2248-9576 |
15-19 |
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2017 |
| 11 |
Dalit in the 21st Century Classroom: A Review of Listen to the Flames: Texts and Readings from the Margins |
Raj,A |
Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities |
0975-2935 |
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2017 |
National Publication |
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Title |
Author |
Journal Name |
ISBN/ISSN |
Page No/Internet DOI |
Impact Factor |
Year |
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Existence of Weretigers among the Garos and the Khasis of Meghalaya: A Posthuman Perspective |
Chakravorty,A,Raj, A. (2nd Author) |
UGC-CARE Enlisted Journal of the Department of English, Vidyasagar University |
0973-3671 |
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2024 |
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A Companion to English Literature(1st Edition)
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Raj, A(Editot) |
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978-93-89209-4-8 (2019) |
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2019 |
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A Companion to English Literature (Revised, 2nd edition) |
Raj, A(Editor) |
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978-81-964718-4-2 |
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Book Published |
| Sl no. |
Title |
Author |
Journal Name |
ISBN/ISSN |
Page No/Internet DOI |
Impact Factor |
Year |
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Revisiting Indigenous Identity in Santal Folktales: A Critical Study |
Raj, A |
Authors Press |
978-93-89615-27-2 |
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2019 |
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PH. D. THESIS GUIDENCE Total : 5
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Scholar name |
Thesis Title |
Co Supervisor |
Status |
Complete in Year |
| 1 |
Abhishek Chakravorty |
Representation of Indigenous Identity in Select folk Narratives of North-Eastern Tribes: A Study in Environmental Posthumanities |
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Awarded |
2026 |
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Biswadeb Rajbanshi |
Role of Christian Missionaries in the Representation of Indigenous Identity through Santali Folklore: A Study |
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Ongoing |
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| 3 |
Rukaiya Arif |
Representation of Indigeneity in Select Tribal Folk Narratives of Eastern India : A Study in Ecocritical Perspective. |
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Ongoing |
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Upasana Maiti |
Representation of Resilience in Select Coastal Folk Narratives of West Bengal and Odisha: A Study in Coastal Ecology |
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ongoing |
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Debolina Byaborta |
Folklore as Resistance: A Study on Subaltern Narratives and Ecological Empire in Select Novels of Arundhati Roy and Anita Agnihotri |
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ongoing |
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CONFERENCE / SEMINAR / WORKSHOP - ATTENDED / ORGANISED / OTHERS Total : 22
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Title |
Year |
Role |
Held at and Organiser |
Funding agency |
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Recent Trends in Literature: New Horizons |
2020 |
Convener |
Department of Humanities (English & Bengali), Midnapore City College |
Midnapore City College |
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Narrative Space in Literature: Theoretical Perspective |
2021 |
Convener |
Department of Humanities (English), Midnapore City College |
Midnapore City College |
| 3 |
Customs and Religious Concepts of the Santals with the Hindus: A Study of Select Santal Folk Tale |
2014 |
Paper Presenter |
Indian Folklore Congress (Centurion University) |
Indian Folklore Congress |
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Remapping the English Literary Canon: Language Society and Culture |
2013 |
Paper Presenter |
Vidyasagar University |
UGC |
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Odissa Folklore: Text and Context |
2012 |
Paper Presenter |
RD Women's College, Bhubaneswar |
Odissa Lokosanskriti and Gobesana Parisad |
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Importance of Santali Magazine |
2016 |
Paper Presenter |
Vidyasagar University |
ICSSR |
| 7 |
The Documentation and Translation of the Oral and Written Literature of the Tribal Communities in West Bengal |
2012 |
Attended |
Vidyasagar University |
UGC |
| 8 |
Translation of Bengali Dalit Poetry |
2012 |
Attended |
Vidyasagar University |
UGC |
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History,Myth & Fiction: An Interface Indian English Novel |
2011 |
Attended |
Kharagpur College |
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| 10 |
International Seminar on "Digital Humanities" |
2022 |
paper presenter |
T Achievers Foundation for English Studies, UP |
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| 11 |
International Seminar on "Indian Culture and their Relevance to the Contemporary Society" |
2023 |
paper presenter |
Debra Thana SKS Mahavidyalaya |
ICPR |
| 12 |
Indian Literatures and Cultures: Theories and Reflections |
2024 |
Paper Presenter |
Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University |
Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University |
| 13 |
Endangered Folk Literature and Culture of the Jetor and Other Indigenous Communities: Documentation, Digitization and Translation in the Global Context |
2024 |
Paper Presenter |
Vidyasagar University |
ICSSR |
| 14 |
Sense of Affiliation and Double Consciousness: Question of Identity in Bodo and Lepcha Folk Performances |
2024 |
Paper Presenter |
Department of English, Ramkrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur |
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| 15 |
Disruptive Frames in the Post-Colony: Locating South Asian Cinema Beyond Global Cosmopolitanism |
2024 |
Paper Presenter |
English, Midnapore College (Autonomous) |
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| 16 |
Precarious Wetlands in Anthropocene : Representations in Literature, Cinema and Media |
2024 |
Paper Presenter |
School of Liberal Arts and Humanities & CoE Literature Studies, Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India |
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| 17 |
Cross Religious Exchanges in Eastern Indian Cultural and Literary Traditions |
2024 |
Paper Presenter |
School of Language & Literature, KIIT |
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| 18 |
Exploring Pluralism and Contemporary Social Issues: Interdisciplinary Perspectives |
2025 |
Paper presenter |
Department of English, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College, Nadia
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Department of English, Nagar College, Murshidabad |
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| 19 |
indian Drama: Society-Culture, Tradition, and Heritage |
2025 |
Paper Presented |
Ateswartala Sanskritik Manch, S. 24 Pargana , W. B. |
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South-Asian Research at the Crossroads: Current World Order, New Horizons and Theorisations |
2025 |
Paper presenter |
Institute of Language Studies and Research (ILSR), Kolkata |
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| 21 |
Preservation and Politics of Restructuring Santali Folklores: A Study on the Approach of the Christian Missionaries |
2026 |
papaer presenter |
University of Hyderabad |
Centre for Folklore Studies and Research |
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Turtle Worlds and Sacred Waters: Indigenous Cosmologies as Proto-Climate Wisdom in Santali and Anishinaabe Traditions |
2026 |
papaer presenter |
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University |
ICSSR |
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Dr. Arpita Raj |