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    Dr. Arpita Raj's profile

    Name : Dr. Arpita Raj


    Designation : Assistant Professor
    Qualification : M.A, M.Phill, PhD
    Subject : English
    Department Name : Humanities
    Email ID : arpitaraj21@gmail.com
    Address : Department of Humanities (English),Midnapore City College, Paschim Midnapore, 721129.

    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
    • 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
    Field of Specialization Research Area/ Areas of Interest
    Indigenous Studies Folk Literature
    Indian Writing in English Indian Novel
    Linguistics English Language Teaching
    Dalit Literature
    Sl no. Subject
    1 Indian writing in English
    2 Dalit literature
    3 Romantic Literature
    4 English Language and Linguistics
    5 Victorian Literature
    6 American Literature
    7 Australian Aboriginal Literature
    8 Classical Literature
    9 Post-colonial Literature
    10 Literary Theory and Criticism
    11 Linguistics and Phonetics

    International Publication


    Sl no. Title Author Journal Name ISBN/ISSN Page No/Internet DOI Impact Factor Year Link
    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 2026 View File
    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 2026 View File
    3 Remapping Smart Society in Indigenous Worldview: An Anthropomorphic Reading in Select Santal Folktales Raj, A Routledge 9781003489412 2024 View File
    4 Decolonizing Nature: Literary Contexts Raj, A (Editor) 978-81-969007-4-8 2024 View File
    5 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 2023 View File
    6 Legal Pluralism: A Case Study on Autonomous Socio-political and Judicial System in Santal Society Raj, A, Raj, A ECS Transactions 19385862 10551-10562 2022 View File
    7 A Brief History of Adivasi Koda Nagchiki Raj, A Janajati Darpan 978-93-82158-74-5 25-28 166-171 2020 View File
    8 Revisiting Human and Non-Human Relationship in Santal Worldview Raj, A Lokaratna 2347-6427 17-20 2019 View File
    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 View File
    10 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 2017 View File
    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 2017 View File

    National Publication


    Sl no. Title Author Journal Name ISBN/ISSN Page No/Internet DOI Impact Factor Year Link
    1 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 2024 View File
    2 A Companion to English Literature(1st Edition) Raj, A(Editot) 978-93-89209-4-8 (2019) 2019 View File
    3 A Companion to English Literature (Revised, 2nd edition) Raj, A(Editor) 978-81-964718-4-2 View File

    Books/Chapter Published


    Sl no. Title Author Journal Name ISBN/ISSN Page No/Internet DOI Impact Factor Year Link
    1 Revisiting Indigenous Identity in Santal Folktales: A Critical Study Raj, A Authors Press 978-93-89615-27-2 2019 View File
    Sl no. Scholar name Thesis title Co-Supervisor Status Completion year
    1 Abhishek Chakravorty Representation of Indigenous Identity in Select folk Narratives of North-Eastern Tribes: A Study in Environmental Posthumanities Awarded 2026
    2 Biswadeb Rajbanshi Role of Christian Missionaries in the Representation of Indigenous Identity through Santali Folklore: A Study Ongoing
    3 Rukaiya Arif Representation of Indigeneity in Select Tribal Folk Narratives of Eastern India : A Study in Ecocritical Perspective. Ongoing
    4 Upasana Maiti Representation of Resilience in Select Coastal Folk Narratives of West Bengal and Odisha: A Study in Coastal Ecology ongoing
    5 Debolina Byaborta Folklore as Resistance: A Study on Subaltern Narratives and Ecological Empire in Select Novels of Arundhati Roy and Anita Agnihotri ongoing
    Sl no. Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop Year Role Venue Funding agency
    1 Recent Trends in Literature: New Horizons 2020 Convener Department of Humanities (English & Bengali), Midnapore City College Midnapore City College
    2 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
    4 Remapping the English Literary Canon: Language Society and Culture 2013 Paper Presenter Vidyasagar University UGC
    5 Odissa Folklore: Text and Context 2012 Paper Presenter RD Women's College, Bhubaneswar Odissa Lokosanskriti and Gobesana Parisad
    6 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
    9 History,Myth & Fiction: An Interface Indian English Novel 2011 Attended Kharagpur College
    10 International Seminar on "Digital Humanities" 2022 paper presenter T Achievers Foundation for English Studies, UP
    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
    15 Disruptive Frames in the Post-Colony: Locating South Asian Cinema Beyond Global Cosmopolitanism 2024 Paper Presenter English, Midnapore College (Autonomous)
    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
    17 Cross Religious Exchanges in Eastern Indian Cultural and Literary Traditions 2024 Paper Presenter School of Language & Literature, KIIT
    18 Exploring Pluralism and Contemporary Social Issues: Interdisciplinary Perspectives 2025 Paper presenter Department of English, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College, Nadia & Department of English, Nagar College, Murshidabad
    19 indian Drama: Society-Culture, Tradition, and Heritage 2025 Paper Presented Ateswartala Sanskritik Manch, S. 24 Pargana , W. B.
    20 South-Asian Research at the Crossroads: Current World Order, New Horizons and Theorisations 2025 Paper presenter Institute of Language Studies and Research (ILSR), Kolkata
    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
    22 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