Subhankar Dutta
National Institute of Technology Warangal, New Literaria Journal, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Banaras Hindu University, Siksha O Anusandhan University
0000-0003-1117-122X
About
Grew up in the small town of Midnapore, West Bengal, India, Subhankar Dutta is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Performance and Communication at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) of National Institute of Technology Warangal (NIT-W). He has completed his doctoral research from IIT Bombay and received the Naik and Rastogi Award for Excellence in Research. He has been an SCPP-IITB visiting researcher at the Department of Communications, Drama and Film, University of Exeter, UK. He is currently working on an ICSSR Minor Reserch Project on the Co-relational aspects of Hook-Swinging Festival in Bengal and Odisha. His doctoral dissertation is on the 'Performance, History, and Cultural Politics of the Hook Swinging (Gajan) Festival'. His research interests include South Asian Ritual, Postcolonial Performances, Popular Culture, Folklore, and Theatre Studies. He is also a theatre artist and creative enthusiast with considerable experience in theatre production and filmography.
Employment
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National Institute of Technology Warangal Assistant Professor2025 - Present
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Siksha O Anusandhan University Assistant Professor2024 - 2025
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Critical Childhood and Youth Studies Collective Research Intern2021 - 2022
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Indian Council of Social Science Research Research Assistant2021 - 2022
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Indian Council of Social Science Research Field Investigator2021 - 2022
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New Literaria Journal Academic Associate2020 - Present
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Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities Academic Editor2020 - 2020
Education
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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Doctoral Research Scholar (PhD)2019 - 2024
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Banaras Hindu University Master's2016 - 2018
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (10)
- ‘Performing community’: organisation of deity and socio-cultural stratification in the hook swinging ( Gajan ) festival Save
- Dramaturgy of Gajan in Ramjibanpur- antaja identity and the festival Save
- Hooked Bhaktas and Pierced Bodies Save
- Framing the Landscape of Technological Enhancements: Artificial Intelligence, Gender Issues, and Ethical Dilemmas Save
- CREATING FOLK PANTHEON, PERFORMANCES, AND BELIEFS: A visual narrative of Gajan (hook swinging) in Bengal Save
- The World within a Play or Playing within the World: Re-animating the Author through the Actor’s Voice Save
- Chapter Popular Culture and Emergent Digital Media: A Contemporary Introspection through the Hook Swinging (Gajan) Festival and Performances Save
- Musings on Pandemic: An Anthology of Poems Save
- Giving Form to the Voices: Challenges and Possibilities of Studying Folk Literature in the Present Scenario. Save
- Breaking the Barriers: Space and Time in Badal Sircar’s Basi Khabar (The Stale News, 1979) Save