Dr Saswati Bhattacharya

Publications :

  • Bhattacharya, Saswati. ‘Artist and Artistic Reception: Mritsilpis of Kolkata’ in Susan Visvanathan (ed) Art, Politics, Symbols and Religion: A Reader for Humanities and Design Students ISBN 978-81-934273-8-5 Winshield Press New Delhi
  • Bhattacharya, S. (2022). Potters without a Wheel: Ethnography of the Mritshilpis in Kolkata. New York: Routledge.
  • Niyoga: Alternative Mechanism to lineage perpetuation in early India (A socio-historical enquiry) Asian Journal of Women’s Studies Volume 24 Issue 4 pp 550-553 Online ISSN: 2377-004X

Seminar and Conferences :

  • Convener and Chair for the Session Urban Space as produced and regulated by the “Religious Publics” at the International Conference RC21@Delhi, In and Beyond the City September 18-21, 2019
  • Presented paper: “Durga Puja: collaborations and contestations of identities” Paper presented at the International Conference RC21@Delhi, In and Beyond the City September 18-21, 2019.
  • Attended a Seminar on “Tawaif, Baiji: Women Performers 16-20th century” March 23. 2019, IIC
    “Analyzing a Spectacle:  Durga Puja and the possibilities of a temporal art form”,  Paper accepted at the International Sociological Conference, 2016

Membership :

  • ISA Forum of Sociology Vienna, Austria July 10-14, 2016.
  • Akshardham Temple in Delhi: conjuring heritage, strengthening community” Paper accepted at the 3rd ISA Forum of Sociology Vienna, Austria July 10-14, 2016.
  • Life Member Indian Sociological Society.

Others :

  • Article editor in Sage Open, Social Sciences Journal
  • External examiner for M.Phil dissertations (two) in AUD, School of Human Science September 2018-February 2019.
  • Supervisor for one student dissertation in CTBP in February-April 2019
  • Supervised 15 days of student fieldwork of third year students from Sociology Honours in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh January, 2018
  • Part of the committees revising the curriculum of the undergraduate syllabus in Sociology at the University of Delhi for CBCS, LOCF and NEP
  • Completed “3rd Refresher Course in Research Methodology (IDC)” organised  by HRDC JNU from 19th Oct 2020 to 31st Oct 2020
  • Completed Faculty Development Programme on “Advanced Concepts For Developing MOOCS” organised by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching, Ramanujan College (MHRD) from 02-17 July, 2020
  • Completed 4 week Orientation Programme organised by the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia from 13 November to 11 December, 2017