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Books, Films and Publications

Research publications, books, articles, reports, and films produced by faculty and scholars.

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1 Che in Paona Bazaar꞉ Tales of Exile and Belonging from India’s Northeast
(Pan Macmillan, 2013)
Kishalay Bhattacharjee
2 Blood on My Hands꞉ Confessions of Staged Encounters (Harper Collins, 2015)
3 An Unfinished Revolution꞉ A Hostage Crisis, Adivasi Resistance and the Naxal Movement
(Pan Macmillan, 2017)
4 O.P. Jindal Global University꞉ Where History, Civilization and Education Converge
(Roli Books, 2021)
5 Where the Madness Lies꞉ Citizen Accounts of Identity & Nationalism (Orient Blackswan, 2023)
6 Santi, Lucy and Thoibi (2008) NDTV Classics selected for international film festivals in
Goa and Barcelona.
7 India’s Refugees꞉ Outsiders Forever (2006), awarded the Ramnath Goenka Award for
Excellence in Journalism.
8 On a Maoist Hostage Trail (2012), nominated for the Association of International
Broadcasting (AIB) Awards, London.

 

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1 Visceral Metropolis (Red River, 2017) Uttaran Das Gupta
2 Ritual (Pan Macmillan, 2020)

 

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1 In Good Faith꞉ A Journey in Search of an Unknown India (Rainlight Rupa, 2012) Saba Naqvi
2 Capital Conquest꞉ How the AAP’s Incredible Victory Has Redefined Indian Elections
(Hachette, 2015)
3 Shades of Saffron꞉ From Vajpayee to Modi (Westland, 2018)
4 Politics of Jugaad꞉ The Coalition Handbook (Rupa, 2019)

 

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1 Placing the Frontier Hills꞉ Law and Custom on the North‑Eastern Frontier of the British Empire
in India (Oxford University Press, 2022)
Reeju Ray

 

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1 CR꞉ A User’s Guide to the Technology (UNESCO, 2008) N Ramakrishnan
2 CR & Migration (with Venu Arora, UNESCO, 2016)

 

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1 CR꞉ Learning the Skills (UNICEF, 2014) Venu Arora
2 CR & Migration (with N Ramakrishnan, UNESCO, 2016)
3 CR Sustainability (CEMCA/UNESCO, 2016)

 

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1 The Last Koan (2019) Anubhab Kabir, Cinematographer
2 Criminal Justice (2019)
3 Out of Love‑Season 2 (2021)
4 Sharmaji Namkeen (2022)
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1 At Home Walking ( Best Documentary award at IDSFFK 2022) N Lavanya Ramaiah. Film Editor:
2 Outside In (PSBT Jury award 2025)
3 When The Tide Goes Out ( Indo-Canadian feature)
4 Songs of Our Soil (IFA grant)
5 Love at Fifth Floor (Web series for Disney Hotstar)
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1 Amar Katha (2015, Two National Film Awards - ‘Best Documentary Film’ and ‘Best Cinematography Non-fiction’ for this long Documentary) Tuhinabha Majumdar. Film Maker:
2 Midnight Bioscope (2012, Golden Conch at MIFF for ‘Best Fiction film under 70 minutes’ and the ‘Best Film of the Festival’)
3 City within the City (2015, IDPA Silver trophy for the ‘Second-Best Documentary Film’)
4 Smritir Sohor Kolkata (2008-2009, ‘City of Memories; Kolkata’ – a 26 episodes Documentary Series with Dhritiman Chatterjee for Kolkata TV)
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1 Book: Divided Media Politics and Mediated Movements in India. Suruchi Mazumdar
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1 Book: The Wall Paintings of Jaipuria Haveli ( Published by Vivaana Museum). Saumya Agarwal Vivaana Museum July-05
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1 Dapaan: Tales from Kashmir's Conflict (Hurst, Westland Context, distributed by OUP in the US, 2025) Ipsita Chakravarty Hurst, Westland Context, distributed by OUP in the US March 27, 2025, July 7, 2025 https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/dapaan/
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1 Popular Culture in South Asian Context (Routledge. pp. 192-202., 2025) Ritika Pant Routledge. pp. 192-202. November-25 10.4324/9781003492085-17 Cringe is the New Binge: Matrimony, Desire and the Female Body in Netflix's Indian Matchmaking and The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Lives Akshaya Kumar, Raj Thakur
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1 New Inquiries into Chattri Paintings and Stencils from Shekhawati (Critical Collective, 2025) Saumya Agarwal Critical Collective 5 December, 2025 View Link
2 'A City', translated from Amrita Pritam’s Punjabi poem ‘Sheher’ (Washington Square Review, 2025) Rituparna Sengupta Washington Square Review October-25 View Link
3 'An Encounter', translated from Amrita Pritam’s Punjabi poem ‘Ik Mulaqat’ (Hakara: A Bi-lingual Journal of Creative Expression, 2025) Rituparna Sengupta Hakara: A Bi-lingual Journal of Creative Expression December-25 View Link
4 half all married, half all virginal: two poems by Amrita Pritam translated from the Punjabi (Circumference Magazine, 2026) Rituparna Sengupta Circumference Magazine March-26 View Link
5 Not just Murshidabad: Why Bengal's Muslim community has quietly been protesting against the Waqf law (The Wire, 2025) Ipsita Chakravarty The Wire May-25 View Link
6 The Conjuring: A Spectral Chronicler of Kashmir's Buried Histories (The Telegraph, 2025) Ipsita Chakravarty The Telegraph September-25 View Link
7 Risk, Resilience & Futures: A Report on Media Viability in India, Nepal & Bangladesh (UNESCO/Ideosync, 2025) Ramakrishnan Nagarajan UNESCO/Ideosync November-25 View Link
8 Digital Media & Information Literacy: A Handbook (The Poynter Institute/IFCN/Ideosync, 2026) Ramakrishnan Nagarajan The Poynter Institute/IFCN/Ideosync March-26 View Link
9 Risk, Resilience & Futures: A Report on Media Viability in India, Nepal & Bangladesh (UNESCO/Ideosync, 2025) Venu Arora UNESCO/Ideosync November-25 View Link
10 Digital Media & Information Literacy: A Handbook (The Poynter Institute/IFCN/Ideosync, 2026) Venu Arora The Poynter Institute/IFCN/Ideosync March-25 View Link
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1 Interrogating Masculinities in Khaki: The New Male Cop in Indian Web Series (Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media, 2025) Rituparna Sengupta Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media July-25 View Link
2  Vengeful Women & The Mysterious Metropolis (Akademos, 19. ISSN 2231-0584, 2025) Ritika Pant Akademos, 19. ISSN 2231-0584 November-25 View Link
3 The Return of Indian Television's Favourite Bahu (Critical Collective, 2026) Ritika Pant Critical Collective March-26 View Link
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1 Pauses and Mobilities: The Dichotomies of Place-Making Explored through the Painted Buildings of Shekhawati (c.1850-1940) (South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 2025) Saumya Agarwal South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies 10 November, 2025 View Link
2  Each Leaf a Second (World Literature Today, 2026) Rituparna Sengupta World Literature Today January-26 View Link
3 Leisure and self-care for Dalit women in India (Leisure Studies, 2026) Ruchira Sen Leisure Studies March-26 View Link
4 Keeping Her in Her Place: Women Loco-pilots Negotiating Masculine Spatialities in Indian Railways (Case Studies on Transport Policy, 2025) Arundhathi Case Studies on Transport Policy September-26 View Link
5 The Aspirational Shift of Urban Transport Infrastructure: The Emerging Mobility Transition in India (Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 2025) Arundhathi Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning June-25 View Link
6 Heterogeneous interests and monetary payments for afforestation: findings from a framed field experiment (FFE) in Uttara Kannada, India (Environment and Development Economics, 2026) S. Krithi Environment and Development Economics January-26 View Link
7 Addressing the diaspora: Indian television's transnational imaginings (South Asian Diaspora, 2025) Ritika Pant South Asian Diaspora. 18-04-2025 View Link
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1 Feature Film- Flames (Suparn S. Varma- Independently Produced, 2025) Aditya Singh Suparn S. Varma- Independently Produced Production Sound Mixer October-25 View Link
2  Feature Documentary - Amma, Ammama and Amu (Pickle Stories 24, 2026) N. Lavanya Ramaiah Pickle Stories24 Film Editor April-26 View Link
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OTT series: ‘Rangeen’ , ‘Khauf’ , ‘Made in Heaven S2’, ‘Breathe Into The Shadows S2’ on Amazon Prime, ‘Maharani’ on Sony Liv,

Aditya Singh
2 Film: ‘LSD2’ & ‘Loop Lapeta’ on Netflix, ‘Ab Moh Maya Hai’ for Zee5, Short Films: ‘Dogma’, ‘Ped’, Indie Features: ‘Jaspal’, ‘Flames’.