Polba Mahavidyalaya

Dr. Santanu Sengupta

Assistant Professor
Email: santanu.sengupta21@gmail.com
Ph No.: 8017005983
Web Address:

Educational Qualifications

Degree	University	Year of Passing
PhD	Jadavpur University	2021
MPhil	Jadavpur University	2012
M.A. History	Jamia Millia Islamia	2010
B.A. Hons (History)	Presidency College (University of Calcutta)	2008

Specialization(PG)

Medieval and Early Modern History

Research Area

Armenian Diaspora, Merchant Networks, Indian Ocean World History, Early Colonial History, Diaspora Studies, Legal History

Courses Taught/Teaching

Courses taught (Indicative List) 1. Ancient World 2. Ancient India 3. Medieval World 4. Mughal India 5. History of India 1757-1857 6. Contemporary World History 7. Archives and Museums 8. Heritage Studies 9. Gender and Education

Teaching Experience (1)

Name Of The Institution	Position Held	Period
Polba Mahavidyalaya	Assistant Professor	2014 to Present

Academic/Professional Courses/Training

Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese language, Jamia Millia Islamia, 2010.
Senior Certificate Course in Portuguese Language, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture (School of Languages), 2012.

Book Edited/Book Published (1)

Book Title	Chapter	Publisher	Year	ISBN No
Juddher Nana Dik (Aspects of War)		RLS-Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung & IDSK	2023

Paper Published in Journal (3)

Title of the paper	Journal of publication	Year	ISSN No	Vol No.	Page Range
The Armenian Network and the Madras Mayor’s Court: Legal Dialogues in the Eighteenth Century	Journal of the Asiatic Society	2018	03683308	Vol. LX, No. 3	67-104
Freighting English law: Interpreting Maritime Spaces, Law and the Armenian Strategies in the Indian Ocean	Global Networks	2019	1471-0374	Volume 19, no.4	477-498
Adi Adhunik Bharat Mahasagarer Itihas Likhon: Europe Kendrikota o Tarpor	Nishpolok	2023	25832085	Vol. 2 & 3	79-95

Other Institutional Responsibility

Coordinator, IQAC

Academic/Professional Membership

Asiatic Society
Indo European Advanced Research network

Chapter in Books (3)

Book Title	Chapter	Publisher	Year	ISBN No
Itihaser Bitorko-Bitorker Itihas: Otiter Bharat o Ajker Gobeshona	Adi-adhunik Bharat Mahasagar: Potoporibortoner Itihas	Ananda Publishers	2021	9354250106
The Early Modern in South Asia	Law, Empire, and the New Julfan Armenians: The Early Modern in the Indian Ocean World	Cambridge University Press	2022	9781009215381
Smriti o Shottay Ancholik Itihas Chorcha	Israel Sarhad o Banglay Ingrej Companyr Utthan: British Juger Armenio Prakkothon	Ashadip	2022	9789392533723

Paper Presented (9)

Title	Theme Date	Organizing Institution
Tools of Negotiation: Trust and Reciprocity in the Armenian Mercantile Network	Modalities of Trust. 20th-22nd February, 2018	I-EARN & Institute of Advanced Studies, Nantes
Residing Under English Protection”: Rethinking the Trade, Legal Culture and the Armenians in Eighteenth century Eastern Indian Ocean	Maritime Networks and the Construction of Trans-national Spaces: Comparative Approaches and Connected Histories.12th -13th December 2014	CSSS, Calcutta and University of Glasgow
Space, Memories & History: The Armenian Diaspora & the Holy Church of Nazareth in Calcutta	Exploring Eurasia: Traditions & Prospects.11th November 2016	ICHR & Women's Christian College, Kolkata
Trust in the Early Modern: Armenian Mercantile Ethics and Legal Regimes in the Indian Ocean Arena	Trust Workshop. Early Modern in South Asian History.9th -10th February 2018	Ashoka University
Law and the Community: Modalities of Trust among the Armenians in the Eighteenth-Century Indian Ocean	Tools of Trust. 8th-10th January 2020	I-Earn & Godrej Archives