Department of Economics & Politics
Present Faculty Members
Dr. Saumya Chakrabarty
Professor and HOD
Email and contact number: saumya_chakrabarti@biari.brown.edu saumya.chakrabarti@visva-bharati.ac.in 7602865059 AND 9474154452. Academic & Professional qualifications: MSc (Econ), MPhil (Econ), PhD (Econ). Teaching and Research interests/specialization: Development Economics, Macroeconomics, Political Economy. Work experiences: Substantive positions: St. Xavier's College Kolkata (Sep 2000 - Dec 2004); Visva-Bharati (Dec 2004 -- present). Visiting positions: St. Xavier's College (2005 -- 2007); Calcutta University (2015 -- 2020); Presidency University (2015 -- 2021); Brown University (2015).
Dr. Sudipta Bhattacharyya
Professor
Email: Email: sudiptabh236@gmail.com, sudipta.bhattacharyya@visva-bharati.ac.in,
Education: Ph.D (Eco) and MPhil (Eco) from JNU.
Achievements: Awarded Chair Professor of Indian Studies by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations in 2009, New Delhi, at Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark
Awarded Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship - U.K. for the year 2003
at the Department of Economics, University of Bath (Post-doc fellowship).
Awarded South Asian Visiting Scholarship at the Queen Elizabeth House,
Oxford University for the period from October 1997 to March 1998 (Post-doc fellowship) funded by the Ford Foundation.
Teaching and Research interests: Political Economy of Agrarian Change, Economic Thought, Macroeconomics, Marxian Economics.
Experience: Over three decades of experience in teaching, research and administration across academic institutions.
Dr. Amit Kumar Biswas
Associate Professor
E-mail Address: amitkumar.biswas@visva-bharati.ac.in PhD (UGC fellow): Post-Doc (Alexander von Humboldt fellow, Germany) Teaching and Research Interest: International Economics, Economics of Corruption, Development Economics, Public Economics Work experiences: Since 2004, faculty at Department of Economics & Politics, Visva-Bharati University. 2) October 2022: Visiting Fellow at Institute for International Economic Policy, University of Bonn, Germany. 3) May 2019 – July 2019: Visiting Research Fellow at University of Bonn, Germany. 4) May 2018 – July 2018: Visiting Research Fellow at University of Bonn, Germany. 5) May 2016 – July 2016: Visiting Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at University of Bonn, Germany. 6) May 2014 – August 2014: Visiting Fellow at Technological University of Dresden, Germany. 7) 2008 – 2011: Teaching and research as Humboldt Post-Doctoral research fellow at Technological University of Dresden, Germany. 8) 2002 – 2004: Worked as a Head, Department of Economics at Panskura Banamali College in Midnapore (East), West Bengal, India.
Dr. Achiransu Acharyya
Assistant Professor (Stage-III)
Education: Ph.D(Economics) Email and contact number: achiransu@gmail.com and achiransu@visva-bharati.ac.in Teaching interest: Microeconomics, Environmental Economics, Indian Economic History, Development Economics Research interest: Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, Economics of Water Resources, Development Economics Work experiences: 1. Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics and Politics, Vidya-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati (from 4th November 2004) (21 years) 2. Deputy Director (Honorary) (Agro-Economic Research Centre), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Visva-Bharati (last two months)
Dr. Priya Brata Dutta
Assistant Professor (Stage-III)
Email and contact number: priyabratadutta@gmail.com; priyabrata.dutta@visva-bharati.ac.in; 9830465178 ·
Dr. Apurba Kumar Chattopadhyay Professor
Email: apurbakumar.chattopadhyay@visva-bharati.ac.in akucha@rediffmail.com apurbak.chattopadhyay@gmail.com Educational Qualification: M.Sc. (Economics), Ph.D. (Economics). Experience: An alumnus of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, University of Calcutta and Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. Former Visiting Chair Professor at the CCIS, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Former Chair Professor of the A.K. Dasgupta Centre for Planning and Development, Niti Aayog and Professor in Economics, Department of Economics & Politics. Teaching and Research Interests: Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Rural Development, Primary Survey
Dr. Soumyadip Chattopadhyay Associate Professor
Dr. Soumyadip Chattopadhyay Email and contact number: soumyadip.chattopadhyay@visva-bharati.ac.in Teaching - Econometrics; Research Methodology; Urban Planning and Governance; Quantitative Methods Research Interests - Urban Governance, Urban Finance, Urban Politics and Policy, Urban Studies, Participatory Development Work experiences: 22 years
Dr. Anamika Moktan
Assistant Professor (Stage-III)
Email id: anamika.moktan@visva-bharati.ac.in Contact: +91 9733105821 Education: Ph.D (Eco), M.A. in Economics, University of North Bengal, – 2008 First Class First (Gold Medalist) Teaching & Research Interests: Employment Quality, Labour Economics, Gender Studies, Development Economics, Political Economy, Indian Economy, Macroeconomics
Dr. Biswajit Haldar
Assistant Professor (Stage-II)
Email: biswajit.haldar@visva-bharati.ac.in, hbishu123@gmail.com Phone:8617898492 Ph.D in Economics in 2024, Visva-Bharati. M.Phil in Economics in 2004, Jawarlal Nehru University. Masters in Economics (2000) Jawaharlal Nehru University. Qualified UGC-NET( JRF) in 2000. Area of Specialization: Money and Banking, Problem of accumulation in a Capitalist Economy, Production Conditions in Indian Agriculture, Labour Economics. Teaching Area: Includes Macroeconomics, Mathematical Methods for Economics (Linear Algebra, Calculus), Statistics and Public Economics.
Dr. Santadas Ghosh
Associate Professor
E-mail (official) : santadas.ghosh@visva-bharati.ac.in (Alt: personal) : santadas_ghosh@yahoo.co.in Work Experience: 2010 - Present: Associate Professor in Economics, Visva-Bharati 2007- 2010 : Reader in Economics, Visva-Bharati 2002 - 2007: Assistant Professor in Economics, St. Paul’s Cathedral Mission College, Kolkata (University of Calcutta) 1999-2002: Assistant Professor in Economics; Sundarban Mahavidyalaya (affiliated to University of Calcutta) Ph. D. (Economics), M.C.A. M. Sc. and B.Sc (Economics) Teaching and Research Interest: Econometrics and Statistics Environment and Development Environmental Valuation Agriculture and Rural Livelihood Primary Survey in rural households on various socio-economic issues
Dr. Uttam Kumar Sikder
Assistant Professor (Stage-III)
Email: uksikder.eco@gmail.com Mobile No. 8296692518 Education: Ph.D. (Eco), M.Phil. (Eco) UGC- NET (JRF) 1998. Teaching and Research Interests: Health Economics, Statistics and Econometrics, Macro Economics, Development Economics. Experience: Over two decades of teaching and research experience.
Dr. Madhabendra Sinha
Assistant Professor (Stage-II)
Email and contact number: madhabendra.sinha@visva-bharati.ac.in, +91-9378068608 Academic & Professional qualifications: PhD in Economics (HSS), National Institute of Technology Durgapur MPhil in Economics, University of Calcutta UGC-NET in Economics, University Grants Commission MSc in Economics, University of Calcutta Teaching and Research interests/specialization: Open Economy Macroeconomics; Development Economics; Advanced Econometrics with Cross Section, Time Series and Panel Data Work experiences: From 19 August 2021 to Till Date: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics & Politics, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal 731235, India From 22 January 2020 to 18 August 2021: Assistant Professor, Department of MBA, Raiganj University, West Bengal 733134, India From 11 August 2015 to 20 January 2020: Junior & Senior Research Fellow in Economics, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, West Bengal 713209, India
Dr. Krishanu Pradhan
Assistant Professor (Stage-II)
Email: krishanu.pradhan@visva-bharati.ac.in (official), krishanup@gmail.com(personal) Educational qualifications: Ph.D. (Eco), M.Phil. (Eco) and M.A. (Eco) Experience: Teaching and Research experiences spanning over a decade, serving national institutes like Madras Institute of Developemnt Studies (MIDS), Chennai, Symbiosis School of Economics, Pune and Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Bangalore. Associated with Department of Economics and Politics, Visva-Bharati since September 2023. Teaching and Research Interests: Public Finance, Fiscal and Monetary Policy Interface, Monetary Economics and Contemporary Macroeconomics.
Debasree Pal
Assistant Professor (Stage-I)
Email: debasree.pal@visva-bharati.ac.in Mobile: 8481906015
