Dr.Gourab Chatterjee

Assistant Professor I

Dr. Gourab Chatterjee is Assistant Professor at the School of Liberal Studies, KIIT. With over 10 years of teaching and research experience, he holds a PhD from Jadavpur University. His expertise includes African and Indian Literatures, Literary Theory, and Cultural Studies. He has published extensively in national and international journals and edited volumes. A certified Swahili language user and translator, he also holds IPR for a rural handicrafts business model. He has presented at major international conferences and currently serves as Coordinator of the Centre for Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature and Faculty-in-Charge of International Relations. He is a life member of CLAI and an active member of ICLA.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

PhD in Arts from Jadavpur University

COURSE EXPERTISE

Postcolonial Literature, Indian and European Classical Literature, Literary Criticism and Theory, World Literature, Romantic Literature

RESEARCH INTERESTS

African Literature, Indian Literature, Literary Theory, Postcolonial Studies, Translation Studies, Cultural Studies

Administrative Responsibilities

Coordinator, Centre for Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature; FIC, International Relations; FIC, Timetable; FIC, Examination (BTech 1st Year)

Outreach Activity

  • Delivered the Keynote Address in Palaver XVIII, an International Conference organized by the Centre for Studies in African Literatures and Cultures, Jadavpur University, 2025
  • Resource Person in the Faculty Development Programme on Rethinking Pedagogy through Indian Knowledge Systems and Innovations organized by Christ University, Pune, 2025

Professional Membership

Comparative Literature Association of India (CLAI), International Comparative Literature Association (ICLA)

Projects & Consultancies

Project Operator in the Project Bichitra, funded by Ministry of Culture, Government of India, undertaken by the School of Cultural Texts and Records, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Patents and Innovations

Intellectual Property Rights on “Rural Handicrafts Business Model” in the field of Literary/ Dramatic Work Business Model of Rural Handicrafts in Context of Pattachitra i.e. Scroll Painting, co-authored by Dr. Nilanjan Roy, Ms. Debanjali Roy, Dr. Soumya Sankar Ghosh, Mr. Debarshi Ghosh, Mr. Aliv Banerjee, Dr. Tanmoy Putatunda, Dr. Gourab

Chatterjee, and Dr. Anurima Hazra. (Registration Number: L-152709/2024, issued by
Copyright Office, Government of India, received on June 16, 2024)