Sudeshna Datta Chaudhuri
Assistant Professor
Dr. S. D. Chaudhuri received her doctoral degree in English literature from Jadavpur University in 2013. She qualified for UGC-NET in 2007. From 2008 to 2017, Dr. Chaudhuri has worked in Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata; Institute for Civil Service Aspirants (ICSA), Kolkata; and the School of Cultural Texts & Records (SCTR), Jadavpur University, Kolkata. In SCTR, Dr. Chaudhuri has worked on India-UK Academic & Educational Network Programme under UGC-UPE-I scheme, and Music Digitisation Project in the SCTR Archive of Hindustani Classical Music under UGC-UPE-II. She has taught in the Digital Humanities & Cultural Informatics course run by the SCTR. She is trained in Hindustani Classical Music (vocal), with a Sangeet Prabhakar from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad. She is proficient in English, Bangla, and Hindi, and has been a regular book reviewer for The Telegraph, Kolkata. Dr. Chaudhuri considers resource-creation through research, translation, and digitization, a crucial part of current academia.
Educational Qualification
Ph. D. in English Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Course Expertise
Research Interests
Speculative Fiction, Mythology, Translation Studies, Digital Humanities, Hindustani Classical Music
Administrative Responsibilities
Faculty in-Charge of Timetable (Department of Humanities), Faculty in-Charge of Scientific & Technical Writing (Department of Humanities), Convenor of Committee for Syllabus Updation of Scientific & Technical Writing
Awards and Achievements
(1) Publishing Next Industry Awards Runner-up in ‘Printed Book of the Year (Indian Languages) 2020’ for _Irasindhur Jadukar_, translation of American author Ursula Le Guin’s novel _A Wizard of Earthsea_
(2) National Scholarship from the Government of India for B. A.,
(3) Gold Medal in M. A. from Jadavpur University, Kolkata,
(4) Silver Medal in M. A. from Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Teaching at sister institution Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences
(1) 2022: ‘Teaching Drama & Dealing with Difficult Plays’ — Invited lecture in Inservice Course in English, KVS Zonal Institute of Education & Training, Bhubaneswar
(2) 2022: ‘Women & Science: The Way Ahead’ — Invited lecture in webinar conducted by Regional Outreach Bureau, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India
(3) 2022: ‘Digital Education: Importance of Tackling Real-life Issues’ — Invited lecture as Resource Person at Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata
(4) 2022: ‘Translation of Detective Fiction’, and ‘Transcreation of Detective Fiction’ – series of 02 invited lectures as Resource Person, Netaji Subhash Open University, Kolkata
(5) 2021: ‘What Kind of Beast is Beowulf’, ‘Fact & Fiction in Beowulf’, ‘Peaceweavers & Troublemakers: Women in Beowulf’ – series of 03 invited lectures for special outreach programme, Birpara College, North Bengal University
(6) 2021: ‘Water, Women & Memory in the Musical Heritage of Thumri of Benares’ — Invited lecture in International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources, KIIT
(7) 2021: ‘The Monster as an Outsider in Beowulf’ — Invited lecture in Literature Shorts, special outreach programme, Birpara College, North Bengal University, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqy7NCugslg&t=2s
Community Engagement
Teaching at sister institution Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences