Sandip  Sarkar

Department Humanities & Social Sciences
Designation Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification PhD (IIT Kharagpur)
E-Mail sandipsarkar7-at-gmail-dot-com.
Contact Number 9926583779
Areas of Interest

1. Regional Literature

2. Diaspora, Nation, Nationalism

3.  Indian Writing in English

4.  Literary Health Humanities

Publications

Book(s) 

1. Sarkar, Sandip; Shashikanta Tarai; Tiwari, Anoop Ed.(2021). The Role of Language, Literature and Culture in Nation Building. Mellen Press:NY. ISBN-13:978-1-49550891

2.  Sarkar,Sandip;Das,Bablu; Jana, Thakurdas.(2018) Getting Ahead: An Approach to Communicative EnglishTapati Publishers: Kolkata.ISBN-978-81-936738-8-1.

Book Chapter(s) 

  1. Majumdar, Saikat; and Sarkar, Sandip.(2021) Critiquing the Curious Clash of Nationalism and Nativism in Bhisham Sahani's Tamas. in Sarkar, Sandip; Tarai Shashikanta; Tiwari, Anoop Ed.(2021). The Role of Language, Literature and Culture in Nation Building. pp-67-95. ISBN- 1-4955-0891-9.
  2. Majumdar, Saikat; and Sarkar, Sandip. (2020) Language of Untold Vexation and Inscrutable Fear in the Dark Holds No Terror by Shashi Deshpande. Innovations in Language, Culture and Communication Ed. By Mukherjee, Sangeeta and G.K. Chitra. Evincepub Publisher. pp.168-176.  ISBN-978-93-90442-77-5.
  3. Majumdar, Saikat; and Sarkar, Sandip. (2024) A Critical Analysis of Socio-Political and Changing Dynamics in Indian Diaspora Novels of Post Colonial Era. Media in Today’s World: Exploring the Digital Landscape Ed. By Mukhopadhyay,P; and Chatterjee, Esha pp.253-271. ISBN-978-93-6095-292-1

Publications in International Journal

● De-familiarising Nationalist Discourses: Performative Ironies of the Normative Indian Episteme(2014)-by Das, Saswat S., Purakayastha, Anindya Sekhar & Sarkar, Sandip- Asiatic, Vol.8 No.22.(DOI: https://doi.org/10.31436/asiatic.v8i2.496)

● Re-Contextualizing Post-Colonial Objectives: A Critico- Epistemic Re-evaluation of Indian Sahitya Akademi Award Winning Texts-by Das, Saswat S., Purakayastha, Anindya Sekhar & Sarkar, Sandip - Journal of Post Colonial Cultures and Societies.

● Re-Contextualizing Sahitya Akademi’s Objective: A Critico-Epistemic Re-Evaluation of Akademi Award Winning Texts(2013)-by-Das, Saswat S. and Sarkar, Sandip-The IUP Journal of English Studies.

● Imagining a Borderless World: A Comparative Study of Swami Vivekananda & Rabindranath Tagore (2011)-by Sarkar, Sandip – lanagueinindia.com.    

● A Pilgrimage to the Temple Devoid of God: a Study of Rhizomicity in Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines. (2020) Saikat Majumdar, Sandip Sarkar. South Asia Journal

● A queer vision of Nation through nostalgic Diaspora in Shani Mootoo’s Cereus Blooms at Night.(2021) Majumdar, Saikat; Sarkar, Sandip . Psychology and Education Journal Vol. 58 No.02  (DOI: https://doi.org/10.17762/pae.v58i2.3541)

● A Nation within a Nation: English Education as a Tool of Divide and Rule Policy in Colonial India.(2021) Thakurdas Jana, Sandip Sarkar.Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities-Vol.13 No.01. (DOI: 10.21659/rupkatha.v13n1.01)

●Symbol Repudiation and Identity Construction in Diasporic Novels of Bharati Mukherjee (2022). Majumdar, Saikat; Sarkar, Sandip. International Journal of Special Education. Vol.37 Issue.03

● Re-defining Plurality of Autonomous, Unmerged Voices and Consciousnesses in Bakhtin’s Theory of the Novel (2023) Majumdar, Saikat; Sarkar, Sandip. Culture & Psychology.Vol.29 Issue.03(DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1354067X221145902)

●Beyond The Medical and Popular Gaze: Writing The Wounds In Kiera Van Gelder’s Memoir, The Buddha And The Borderline. (2023) Das, Sayan; Sarkar, Sandip. Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results. Vol.14 Issue.02. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.47750/pnr.2023.14.S02.203)

● Female body-corporeal as both the aetiological site and the site of resistance: Conceptualizing manic depression in Jerry Pinto's Em and the Big Hoom.(2024).  Das, Sayan; Alam, Md Moshabbir; Sarkar, Sandip. Social Sciences & Humanities Open. Vol.10

(DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.100914)

● Identity in corporeality: Interplay of disability and masculinity in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish (2010) and Anurag Basu’s Barfi! (2012).(2024)Das, Sayan; Alam, Md Moshabbir; Sarkar Sandip; Tiwari, Anoop Kr.; Singh, Moksha. South Asian Popular Culture.Vol.22 Issue.01(DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14746689.2024.2328912)

● Multiracial and Multicultural Perspectives in the Caribbean National Literature. (2024) Majumdar, Saikat; Sarkar, Sandip. The International Journal of Critical Cultural Studies. Vol.22 Issue.01(DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/2327-0055/CGP/v22i01/161-181)

● Metaphors of Depression, Illness, and Silence: A Close Reading of Geetanjali Shree’s Tomb of Sand (2022).(2024) Sarkar, Abi; Sarkar, Sandip. The International Journal of Literary Humanities. Vol.22 Issue.04(DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/2327-7912/CGP/v22i04/169-182)

●Redefining the Intersections of Feminisms and Radical Multiculturalism.(2024). Majumdar, Saikat; Sarkar, Sandip. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies. Vol.20 Issue:01 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/2327-008X/CGP/v20i01/53-74)

●Breaking Boundaries: Reincarnation, Feminist Rebirth,and Cultural Identity in Jasmine by Bharati Mukherjee. Majumdar, Saikat; Sarkar, Sandip. The International Journal of Communication and Linguistic Studies. Vo.23 Issue:2  (DOI:https://doi.org/10.18848/2327-7882/CGP/v23i02/1-16 )

Other Info.

Research Project(s)

Sl. No

Title

Funding Agency

Amount

Status

1.

Flows, Boundaries and Hybrid: Tracing the Tune of Regionality in the Folk Song and Music Video of Chhattisgarh and Bengal

NIT Raipur

4.00 Lakhs

Completed

2.

NEP 2020 and Challenges, Prospects, and Future Directions for Divyangjan - An Empirical Study of selected State Board Syllabi with NCERT as a Benchmark

ICSSR

16.00 Lakhs

Ongoing

 

Courses offered

UG Level

Professional Communication in English-Subject Code:002011(HS)
Communication Skills-Subject Code:0020126 (HS)-Lab

Communication skills-Subject Code: HS10I009HS

Communication skills-Subject Code: HS10I403HS-Lab

Managerial Communication Skills-Subject Code: EN20524

Innovation and Entrepreneurial Skills-Subject Code:0624 

 

PG Level

Professional Communication in English. Subject Code: HS40115(CA)

Oral and Written Communication-Sub. Code: HS40215(CA)

Oral and Written Communication Lab: Sub. Code: HS40223        

 

Course/Conference Attended:

● Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching International Conference and Exhibition-Zayed University, Dubai-8th to 10th March 2018 

● International Conference on Narratives of Displacement- “Places of (Non-) Belonging: Post Colonialism, Nomadism and Alterity”- London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, UK-28th to 29th October 2017

● TEQIP-III Sponsored Faculty Induction Programme by IIM Raipur at NIT Raipur-6th to 10th September 2016

● Winter School in Critical Thinking, Reading & Writing Skills-IIT Kharagpur-18th to 24th February 2010

● Post-Colonial Discourse in Bhasa Literature—Banaras Hindu University-21st to 23rd September 2007

 

STTP(s)/Conference(s) Organized:

●RGNIYD (Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India) sponsored STTP titled “Enhancing Communicative Skills, Emotional Competence and Employability amongst Youth” during 24th 28th February 2024.

● RGNIYD (Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India) sponsored STTP titled “Enhancing Personality and Employability Amongst Youth” during 24th 28th February 2023.

 ● TEQIP-III Sponsored STTP on Personality & Employability: Developmental Traits & Tools-NIT Raipur- 6th to 10th November 2017 

● Self-Financed STTP on Academic Writing: Trends & Tools (Research Writing & Thesis Development) -NIT Raipur-13th to 17th November 2017

● Institute Sponsored 2nd National Conference on Contemporary Issues and Trends in Literature, Society and Politics (CITLSP-23) on 16th December 2023

● Institute Sponsored International Conference on Role of Language, Literature and Culture in Nation Building (RLLCNB-2019) during 22nd and 23rd February 2020

●One Day TEQIP-III Sponsored National Conference on Humanities & Social Sciences: Emerging Trends & Issues-NIT Raipur-26th November 2017

●International Conference on Employability Skills of -VIT University, Vellore—30th to 31st February 2015

●International Conference on English Grammar-VIT University, Vellore—3rd to 5th January 2013

●6th International Annual ELTAI Conference-VIT University, Vellore-16th to 18th June 2011

Awards and Honors

Won State Government Merit Scholarship for securing meritorious rank in Higher Secondary examination -1999

Invited Talk 

Enhancing Interpersonal and Communication Skills for Career Development-4th September 2019-NIT Raipur

●Women in Technology: Employment and Life Skills-12th May 2019-NIT Raipur

● Communication Tools – Trained Young Social Worker-2017-Raipur  

Administration and Institute Activities

Member, Department Academic Committee (DAC) from…till date

Member, Department Research Committee (DRC) from 2016 till date.

Member, Question Paper Moderation Committee from 2023 till date.

Member, Convocation Speech Preparation Committee from 2017 till date.

Member, UG Admission Committee from 2020 till date.

Member, Department Purchase Committee- from 19-01-17 till date

Faculty In-charge-Language Lab (UG) from ….till date

Faculty In-charge-PhD Research Lab from ….to 202

Joint Faculty coordinator for UG from 2020 till date.

Timetable coordinator at VIT University-July 2013 to May 2015

Course coordinator at VIT University-July 2013 to May 2015

 

Service(s) Rendered to Other Institutes

●Paper setter for Kushabhau Thakre Patrakarita Avam Jansanchar Vishwavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh.2017.

● Examiner of Vidyasagar University, West Bengal. 2008

Subject Expert for selection of Faculty at CSVTU, Bhilai during 2021-22-23-24.

● Visiting Faculty at IIIT Lucknow, 2023 and 2024

Collaborative Activity

● A National Conference on Impact of Social Engineering, Indigenous Science & Technology for Peace, Prosperity & National Building at Vishwavidyalaya Engineering College, Ambikapur in collaboration with NIT Raipur 26th -28th September 2019

1st PAN NIT Humanities & Social Sciences Research Conclave- in collaboration with NIT Warangal during 8th -10th January 2021

PAN NIT Humanities and Social Sciences Research Conclave (HSSRC) 2024 on Humanities at the Crossroads: The Convergence of Language, Literature and Technology – in collaboration with NIT Warangal during 28th -30th May 2024

 

Doctoral Guidance

● Mr. Saikat Majumdar- “Representation of Nation in Indian Diasporic Fiction: A Critical Study of Select Novels of Kamala Markandaya, Bharati Mukherjee and Jhumpa Lahiri”. -Completed in 2024.

● Mr. Sayan Das- “Understanding Subjective Experiences of Psychosocial Disabilities in Graphic Medicine”-Ongoing.

● Ms. Abi Sarkar- “Gender and Memory in the Post-Partition Women’s Narratives: A Study of Select Novels-Ongoing”.

 

Work History

●Assistant Prof. – NIT Raipur from 1st June 2015 till date

●Assistant Prof. (Sr.)-VIT University, Vellore- from 4thAugust 2010 to 29th May 2015

●Head of the Department-Institute of Science & Technology, Midnapur - from 1st February 2008 to 24th July 2010.

● Teaching Assistant-IIT Kharagpur- 2005 to 2007.

●Part-time Lecturer-Hijli College, Midnapur - from 14-07-2005 to 31-03-2008