Vidwan-ID : 237175



  • Prof Achintya Dutta

  • Professor
  • The University of Burdwan
Publications 1999 - 2023

Publications

  • 4
    Journal Articles
  • 13
    Book Chapter
  • 7
    Book
  • 1
    Projects
  • 2

Citations / H-Index

18 Citations
3 h-index
22 Citations

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Expertise

History

Socio-economic history of modern India and social history of science, technology and medicine in modern India

Personal Information

Prof Achintya Dutta

Male
Off: Department of History, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan 713104 The University of Burdwan, Rajbati
Bardhaman, West Bengal, India - 713104


Experience

  • Professor

    Department of History

    The University of Burdwan

  • Professor

    History

    the University of Burdwan


Qualification

  • M Phil, PhD

    Jadavpur University

  • PhD

    Jadavpur University


Honours and Awards

2022

Visiting Researcher under Visiting Researcher Residency Programme.

Brocher Foundation, Geneva

2002

Commonwealth Fellowship 2002 in UK for carrying out post-doctoral research on “Social History of an Epidemic: Kala-azar in Northeast India 1875-1947”; J C Jha Memorial Prize for the best paper presented at the 64th Session of the Indian History Congress held at University of Mysore in December 2003; The Wellcome Trust Travel Award to visit London in 2004 and 2009 to carry out research on kala-azar in British India;

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK; Indian History Congress; The Wellcome Trust, London

2022

Visiting Researcher under Visiting Researcher Residency Programme.

Brocher Foundation, Geneva

2002

Commonwealth Fellowship 2002 in UK for carrying out post-doctoral research on “Social History of an Epidemic: Kala-azar in Northeast India 1875-1947”; J C Jha Memorial Prize for the best paper presented at the 64th Session of the Indian History Congress held at University of Mysore in December 2003; The Wellcome Trust Travel Award to visit London in 2004 and 2009 to carry out research on kala-azar in British India;

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK; Indian History Congress; The Wellcome Trust, London

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Doctoral Theses Guided

2024

'Agrarian Discontent and Growth: National Consciousness in Manbhum District 1857-1925; ‘The Bhumij in Bengal in the 19th and 20th Centuries: A Socio-Cultural Transformation’; ‘Malaria and Medical Intervention: Burdwan District 1860-1947’; ‘British Amale Banglar Haspatal O Chikitsa Byabastha: 1835-1947’ (in Bengali) [Hospital and Medicine in Bengal during the British rule] ; ‘Swadhinata Uttar Paschimbange Koilakhani Silpe Niyukta Nari Sramiker Artha-Samajik Abastha’ (in Bengali) , 'State, He

Sudipta Mukherjee (Chakrabarty), Dipa De (Chattopadhyay), Binata Sarkar, Sanjoy Mukherjee, Byasdeb Kundu, Subrata Nandi, Mrinal Kanti Dhank, Nilotpala Ghosh and Souvik Das, The University of Burdwan

2024

'Agrarian Discontent and Growth: National Consciousness in Manbhum District 1857-1925; ‘The Bhumij in Bengal in the 19th and 20th Centuries: A Socio-Cultural Transformation’; ‘Malaria and Medical Intervention: Burdwan District 1860-1947’; ‘British Amale Banglar Haspatal O Chikitsa Byabastha: 1835-1947’ (in Bengali) [Hospital and Medicine in Bengal during the British rule] ; ‘Swadhinata Uttar Paschimbange Koilakhani Silpe Niyukta Nari Sramiker Artha-Samajik Abastha’ (in Bengali) , 'State, He

Sudipta Mukherjee (Chakrabarty), Dipa De (Chattopadhyay), Binata Sarkar, Sanjoy Mukherjee, Byasdeb Kundu, Subrata Nandi, Mrinal Kanti Dhank, Nilotpala Ghosh and Souvik Das, The University of Burdwan

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Membership In Professional Bodies

Indian History Congress, Indian Association for Asian and Pacific Studies, Calcutta Historical Society, Corpus Research Institute, Institute of Historical Studies, Kolkata, Paschimbanga Itihas Samsad, Society for the History of Science, Kolkata

Life member

Indian History Congress, Indian Association for Asian and Pacific Studies, Calcutta Historical Society, Corpus Research Institute, Institute of Historical Studies, Kolkata, Paschimbanga Itihas Samsad, Society for the History of Science, Kolkata

Life member

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Membership In Committees

2019

PhD Committee in History, University of Calcutta, Sanskrit University, Kolkata, Board of Studies in History, Visva Bharati, Shantiniketan, Post-graduate Board of Studies in History, Assam University, Silchar, Acted as an external expert in the PhD Committee in History, Jadavpur University, and also as subject expert in the Selection Committees in History of Assam University, Silchar, University of Calcutta, Sambalpur University, Odisha, and Mizoram University; as a member of the Advisory Committ

External expert/subject expert/Vice-Chancellor's nominee

2019

PhD Committee in History, University of Calcutta, Sanskrit University, Kolkata, Board of Studies in History, Visva Bharati, Shantiniketan, Post-graduate Board of Studies in History, Assam University, Silchar, Acted as an external expert in the PhD Committee in History, Jadavpur University, and also as subject expert in the Selection Committees in History of Assam University, Silchar, University of Calcutta, Sambalpur University, Odisha, and Mizoram University; as a member of the Advisory Committ

External expert/subject expert/Vice-Chancellor's nominee

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Research Projects

'Social History of an Epidemic: Kala-azar in Northeast India 1875-1947'

Funding Agency : Indian Council of Historical Research

'Social History of an Epidemic: Kala-azar in Northeast India 1875-1947'

Funding Agency : Indian Council of Historical Research

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