Dr. Manosanta Biswas Assistant Professor of History School of Social Sciences Netaji Subhas Open University Kolkata, W.B. India
Research and Academic Contributions
I. BOOKS
Sl Title of Books/ Edited Name of the ISBN/ISS Single/Co- . Volumes Publisher, Year N authors 1. Banglar Matua Setu 978-93- Single Andolan: Samaj Prakashan, 80677-92- Sanskriti Rajniti’ Kolkata, May, 7 2016 2 Caste Dynamics in Colombia Single India: Social Mobility International, 978-81- and Cultural Otherness Kolkata, 2018 907939-9- of the Namasudra in 5 Bengal 3 Higher Education of NSOU, 2020 978-93- Single Scheduled Castes in 82112-72- West Bengal: A Study 3 of Open Education and Uplift of Downtrodden
II. RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS
Referred Journals as notified by UGC in ‘List Journals’ and Publication Other Reputed Journals as notified by UGC in ‘List of Journals’
SL Title Journal Vol./ Pub. in/ No. of ISSN/ISBN year author / No. Single 1 Caste and Socio-Cultural SAGE Journal of Vol.10, no.2, Single 0976-3929 Mobility in West Bengal: A Contemporary Sage Hybrid Elocution of Matua Voice of Dalit Publications. Reforms Movement Delhi, 2018
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2 Reservation Policy in India: International Vol.5, no.3, Single 2348-1269 Urge for Social Justice and Journal Research 2018 Equality in Education and and Review Government Services 3 Caste and Remaking NSOU Journal of Vol.1, no.1, Single 2581-5512 Nationalism: Jotirao Phule’s Social Sciences NSOU, Alternative National Kolkata, Discourse and Social Justice March 2017 4 Scheduled Tribes in India: International Vol.5,no. 7, Single 2394-1405 Socio-Cultural Change of Journal of Applied 2018, Santal Tribe in West Bengal Social Science
5 ‘Caste, Community, Religion Afro-Asian Vol. 5, Issue- Single 2229-4414 and Empowerment: The Journal of I. 15, Jun Political Movement of the Anthropology and 2014 Muslims, Matua and Social Policy, Namasudras in the Colonial Bengal.’ 6 ‘Caste, Politics and The Quarterly Vol.LII, Nos. Single 978-81- Nationalism: The Matua Sect Review of 1&2. 910874-3-7 and The Namasudra Political Historical Studies Kolkata, April- Movement in Colonial Sept.2012 Bengal and Post-Colonial West Bengal.’ 7 Matua: A Dalit Uplift The Quarterly Vol.LII, Nos. Single 033-5800 Movement in East Bengal Review of 1&2. 1872-1937 Historical Studies Kolkata, 2009-10 8 ‘Banglar Matua Andolan: Itikotha, Bangya Vol.-II, No-1, Single 978-81- Namasudra Sampradayer Itihas Samiti 2014 910874-3-6 Dharmio-SamajikSanskar -o- Atmajagoran.’ 9 The ‘Self-Dignity’ Movement International Vol.4, Single ISSN: 2249- of Eighteen Seventeen Three: Journal of Physical no.7,July, 5894 Caste Protest and Social and Social 2014 Boycott of the Namasudra in Sciences Bengal 10 Jati, Sampraday, Shreni and Itihas Samiti Vol; 35-36, Single 1560-7548 Barno : Patrika, May 2015 UponibeshikAmaleBanglar Bangladrsh Itihas Muslim, Matua o Namasudra Samiti, RajnaitikAndolan,
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11 Upanibeshik Bhareter Itihas Vol.29, Single ISBN: 978- Sanraskhan Andolan: Banglar Anusandhan, January,2016 81-910874-7- Samprodayik Batoara o poona Pashimbanga 5 Chuktir Prekshapat Itihash Samsad 12 1873 Saler Atmamarjada Itihas Vol.29, Single ISBN:978-81- Andolan : Anusandhan, January,2015 910874-5-1 BanglarNamasudraderEktiSa Pashimbanga majikPratibad o Boycott’ Itihash Samsad 13 ‘Matua ShikshaAndolan: Itihas Vol.28, Single ISBN-978-81- Guruchand Thakurer (1847- Anusandhan, January 2014 910874-4-4 1937) ShikshaBhabnaabang Pashimbanga Banglar Dalit Jagoran.’ Itihash Samsad 14 ‘Matua Sahitya- Sanskritik Itihas Vol. 27 Single 978-81- Andolon: Protibad, Anusandhan, January, 2013 910874-3-74 Punorgothan-o-Dalit Jagoron.’ Pashimbanga Itihash Samsad 15 Namasudra Andolane Itihas Vol.26 Single ISBN: 978- Promata Ranjan Thakurer Anusandhan, January, 81-910874-2- Abadan’. Pashimbanga 2012 0 Itihash Samsad 16 ‘M.N.Roy: Biplabi Andolaner Itihas Vol.25, Single ISBN: 978- Bahumukhi Rupakar .’ Anusandhan, January, 81-910874-2- Pashimbanga 2011 0 Itihash Samsad 17 Fragmentary Caste-Identity Journal of Vol.4, No.1-2 Single 2395-7379 Politics in Bengal: People’s History June- Jogendranath Mandal and His and Culture December Never-ending Struggle for 2018 Empowered of Downtrodden 18 Prokriti, Praribesh o Itikotha, Bangya Vol.-VIII, Single 978-81- Bastutantra: Mahatma Itihas Samiti No-1, 910874-3-6 Gandhijir Suksha Bastutantrik January, 2020 Darshoner Prasanghikata
III. JOINTLY EDITED BOOKS
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1. Culture, Politics: Bengal in Netaji Subhas 978-93- Co-editor the 20th Century – Open Open University, 82112-32-7 Distance Initiative’ Kolkata, November, 2016
2.. Caste, Social Formation and SKG Media, 978-93- Co-editor Political Mobilization: Kolkata and 82112-71-6 Modern Bengal in NSOU, 2020 Historical Context
3. Social Exclusion in Bengal: Cyber Graphics, 978-93- Co-editor Culture, Politics and Kolkata, and 82112-70-9 Minority NSOU, January, 2020
IV. CHAPTER/ARTICLE IN BOOKS/ EDITED BOOKS/VOLUMES
Chapter in Books Published by National/ International level with ISBN/ISSN International- 10/Chapter National-05/Per Chapter
SL Title Chapter in Edited Edited Pub. in/ year ISSN/ISBN Single/ Book. By No. Co- author 1 Past and Present of Dalit Prabuddha Bharat: Arun The Asiatic 978-81- Single Studies: Recent Understanding Bandopa Society, 945298-6-6 Challenges Ambedkar in the dhyay Kolkata Passage of Time 2 From ‘Look East’ to ‘Act Understanding Anirban NSOU, 978-93- Single East’ Economic Policy of India’s New Ghosh Kolkata 82112-73-0 India: Changing Indian Political Economy Foreign Policy with & Business: Southeast Countries Towards a Rapid Transformation 4 Socio-Economic Change Modern Bengal: In Chandan NSOU, 978-93- Single in Rural West Bengal Search of Tradition Basu and Samaphore 82112-68-6 during the Last Decade of and Discourses of Manoj Technologi the Twentieth Century Margins Kumar es Pvt. Ltd. Haldar June, 2019
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5 Eradication of Caste, Social M.Biswa NSOU, 978-93- Single Untouchability in Formation and s, SKG 82112-71-6 Colonial India: Ideology Political Barnana Media, and Struggle of Mobilization: G.T. December Ambedkar and Gandhi Modern Bengal in Banerjee 2019 and Their Relevance in Historical Context and Post-Colonial India Srabanti Choudhu ri 6 Caste, Pressure Group and Perspectives on Soma East 978-93- Single Politics: Contemporary Culture and Chakrabo Calcutta 88432-16-0 Politics of Scheduled Cognition: An rty, Girls’ Caste and Matua Interdisciplinary Monisha College, Mahasangha in West Approach Sarkar 2019 Bengal and Rajesh Biswas 7 Open Education for ODL: Issues and Anirban KKHSOU 978-93- Single Uplifting Downtrodden in Perspectives from Ghosh and NSOU 89559-64-4 Eastern India: A Case East and North East and Abhilekha Study on PG History India Pranab Graphic, Learners of NSOU in Saika Assam, West Bengal December, 2019 8 Caste and Religiosity of Bengal in Multi Anuradh Lucky 978-81- Single Matua Sect: Socio- Dimensions of a Kayal, Publishers, 922614-0-9 Religious Awakening of Colonial and Post- Kolkata, Dalit-Namasudra Colonial Bengal, 2018, 9 Banglar Itihas Charchay Abdul Wahab Souvik Itihas 978-81- Single Jati o Varno Porichay Mahammud Bandyo Samsad 935519-4-3 abong Daliter Rochonai Memorial lecture padhyay Baschimban Navanirmaner Series’ ga Anusandhan 10 Counselling Culture in Teaching Social Debnara Sept, 2017, 978-93- Single ODL: Importance of Sciences through yanMod The 82112-59-4 Quality Assurance in Open and Distance ak&Cha Registrar, Personal Contract Learning: A ndanBas Netaji Programmes Twenty First u Subhas Century Perspective Open University, DD 26, Sector I, Salt Lake - 64
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11 Struggle for Social Justice Caste, Gender and Srabanti April, 2017, 978-93- Single and Liberation: Media: Significant Choudh The 82112-57-0 Reservation Movement of Sociological Trends uri & Registrar, the Scheduled Caste in in India Chandan Netaji Colonial Bengal. An Open Distance Basu Subhas Paradigm Open University, DD 26, Sector I, Salt Lake - 64 12 Creating Different Open and Distance Dr. Registrar, 978-93- Single Perspective on Capacity Learning System: Anirban Netaji 82112-0 Building: A Study of Recent Ghosh Subhas Netaji Subhas Open Developments Open University. University. Kolkata,201 6 13 Guruchand Guruchand Thakur Kapil February, Unsalable Single ThakurerRajnaitikDarsha O Matua Andolan. Krishna 2016, Nikhil n Thakur. Bharat Prakashoni, Kolkata. 14 ‘Emancipation from ‘Exploring New Dr. Levant 978-93- Single Social Bondage and Aspects of Indian Tridibsa Books, 80663-89-0 Political Independence: History.’ ntupaKu Kolkata,201 The Matua Socio-political ndu. 3 Movement in Bengal.’ 15 ‘Matua Religious ‘Being in Bengal: Sankar Mitram, 978-93- Single Movement: Socio- Colonial and Post- Kr. Kolkata,201 80036-56-4 Religious uplift of Colonial Biswas 4 Namasudras in Bengal, Experiences’ &Alok 1872-1947.’ Kr. Biswas. 16 Struggle for Social Justice Caste, Gender and Srabanti April, 2017, 978-93- Single and Liberation: Media: Significant Choudh The 82112-57-0 Reservation Movement of Sociological Trends uri & Registrar, the Scheduled Caste in in India Chandan Netaji Colonial Bengal. An Open Distance Basu Subhas Paradigm Open
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University, DD 26, Sector I, Salt Lake - 64 17 ‘Caste, Gender and Dalit Women, Violence Kajal November, 978-93- Single Women: Matua Sect and and Law: An De, 2015, The 82112-24-2 Emancipation of Intimate Chandan Registrar, Namasudra Women in Interrogation Open Basu Netaji Bengal From Social Distance Paradigm, and Subhas Discrimination’ Volume-I Srideep Open Mukherj University, ee DD 26, Sector I, Salt Lake - 64
V. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
SL Title Chapter in Edited Edited Pub. in/ ISSN/ISB Single Book. By year N No. / Co- autho r 1 ‘A Downtrodden Sect and 23 rd (IAHA) 2014 Zulhimi August ISBN: 978- Single Urge for Human International Paidi, 2014 967-0474- Development: The Matua Conference Rohan 76-2 Religious Movement of Proceedings Ab the 19 th and 20 th century Kedah,AlorSetar, Ghani Bengal, India.’ Malaysia. and others. 2 Open and Distance Education as a BailalAc Indialogue ISBN:978- Single Learning System in Basic Right of ikgoz Foundation, 81-931347- Higher Education of West Humankind. New Delhi, 0-2 Bengal: The Strategies, International 2015 Practice and Development Gandhi Jayanti at Netaji Subhas Open Conference, (2015) University. Proceedings 3 De-Sanskritization and 76 th Indian History Aligarh, Single 2249-1937 Social Mobilization in Congress, 2016, Matua-Namasudra University of Gour Society in Colonial and Banga, Malda, Post-Colonial Bengal: 2015
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4 Banglar Bauri Jatir Conference, Mayukh 2016, ISSN: Single Samaj-Sanskritik Proceedings, Das Paschimban 2394-5737 Antorgathon o Bikash. Pratham Khendra, gaAnchalikI 2016, tihas o Paschimbanga Anchalik Itihas o Sanskriti Sanskriti. 5 Articulation of Conference, Chandan September ISBN: 978- Single Community from Ethno- Proceedings Basu, 24, 2016 , 93-82112- Indigenous Groups: Gender, Culture, Barnana The 32-7 Caste, Identity and Registrar, Politics: Bengal in G. Politics in the First Half Netaji the 20th Century – Thakurt of 20th Century Bengal Open Distance Subhas aand and Initiative, Open September 24, 2016 Manosa University, nta DD 26, Biswas Sector I, Salt Lake - 64 6 Swadhinouttor Kale Conference, Mayukh 2015, ISSN: Single Nadia o Proceedings, Das Paschimban 2394-5737 UttorChabbishParaganarN Pratham Khendra gaAnchalikI 2015, tihas o amasudraderSanskritikPu PaschimbangaAnch Sanskriti. nopratistha. alikItihas o Sanskriti.
VI. ANY OTHER PUBLICATIONS (NEWSPAPER/PERIODICALS/LITTLE MAGAZINES ETC.).
Sl Title Newspaper/ Date Periodical etc. 1 Reviewed the book entitled ‘Nimnobarner Daily Kalantar, 15th June, Folito Itihase Banglar Namasudra’ written Kolkata 2015 by Sunil Kumar Roy, Janoman, Kolkata, edition, 2 Reviewed the book entitled ‘Dwijati Tatter Kalantar, 15th June, Itibritta: Ajker Bharat’ written by Kolkata 2015 Shubhankar Mukhapadhyay, Udbush, edition, Kolkata, 3 Namasudrader Oikya O Sanghathaner Akdin Patrika, 4th December Itihas Kolkata edition 2018 4 Dalit Jibone bastobata Uddar abng Akdin Patrika, 25 th Bharoter Sanskritik Bhhuttabad Kolkata edition November 2020
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VII. DELIVERED INVITED LECTURE /TALK AND PAPER PRESENTATION IN SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, STATE/UNIVERSITY LEVEL
Sl. Paper Invited Talk or Organized by Date/ National / presentation in year internatio Seminar/Confer nal /State ence etc. 1 Namasudra Partition and its Department of 22 nd Internation Movement in West Aftermath: In History, Rabindra March, al Bengal after Partition Retrospect’ Bharati University 2017
2 Banglar Bauri Jatir 2nd Annual Panchim banga 02-04- National Samaj Sanskritik National Ancholik itihas o 2016 Antorgathan o Bikas Conference in Loksanskriti History Charcha Kendra 3 Caste and Cultural Re-casting the Malda Women’s 28 Internation Mobilization in History of College jointly nov.201 al Bengal Modern Bengal with ICHR 6 4 Dalit Resurgence and Dynamics of Department of 30 National Empowerment in 20 th Politics, Society History, University march Century Bengal: The and Culture in of Calcutta 2016 Matua Namasudra Bengal: A Movement’ Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Perspective’ 5 Caste, Community Elections and Department of on 7 th & Internation and Pressure Group in Political Parties Political science, 9th Dec. al Electoral Politics; The in South Asia: University of 2015 Matua Mahasangha 21 st Century Kalyani, and Scheduled Caste Perspective Politics in West Bengal 6 Past and Present Dalit Prabuddha The Asiatic 26-27 National Studies in India: Bharat: Society, Kolkata August, Recent Changes and Understanding 2016. Challenges of Caste Dr. Ambedkar in
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History and the Passage of Historiography of time’ Bengal’ 7 ‘The Namasudra and Social Department of on 2 1st National Matua Movement: Stratification in History, University April Transition from a India: Caste as a of Calcutta 2015 Socio-religious Social Category Community to Political Pressure Group in West Bengal 8 Open and Distance Education as a International October, Internation Learning System in Basic Right of Gandhi Jayanti at 3-4, al Higher Education of Humankind’ Jamia Millia 2015 West Bengal: The Islamia University, Strategies, Practice New Delhi, and Development at Netaji Subhas Open University 9 Emancipation From in the 48 th UGC, ICHR and held on National Social Bondage and Annual General Institute of 9th June Political Conference, Historical Studies, to 12 th Independence: The in B. B. College, June,20 Matua Socio-political Asansol, West 13, Movement in Bengal’ Bengal. 10 Banglar Dalit Bangla Sahitya U.G.C. sponsored 5th & Internation Sahitya-Sanskritik Prantojan International 6th al Charcha: Matua Conference March, Sahitye Prantojaner , Department of 2013 Protibad-o- Bengali, Rabindra Antorgathon. Bharati University. Kolkata 11 Caste, Politics and Celebration of Institute of 9th June National Nationalism… Founder’s Day Historical Studies, 2012 Anniversary IHS Kolkata Kolkata 12 Recent Trends of Ph. D Course Department of 18,Nove University Dalit Historiography’ Work History, Rabindra mber, Level in the Department of Bharati University 2016
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History, Rabindra Bharati University 13 Jati, Sampraday, International Bangladesh 22 nd & Internation Shrenio Conference of History 23 rd al Kshamatayan: Bangladesh Association Novemb Conference Oupanibeshik History er 2012 Amaley Banglar Association in Muslim, Matua-O- Khulna, Namasudra Rajnaitik Banglad Andolon esh
14 Dalit Historiography Special Lecture Department of 20 th July in Ph. D History University 2015 Coursework of Kalyani 15 Banglar Dalit XXXII, Annual Derozio Memorial January state Andolan o Conference of College, Rajarhat, 26 th Jogandranath Mandal Paschimbanga North 24 Pgs, ,2016, ItihasSamsad Kolkata. 16 Creating Different Capacity UGC-DEB 2-4 National Perspectives on Building for Sponsored, Septem Capacity Building of Teachers of Professional ber, Teachers at NSOU: ODL Institutes Studies, NSOU, 2015 The Experiences Kolkata through the ODL 17 Open Educational Teaching UGC-DEB 5th Internation Resources Learning Sponsored, March, al Movement…….. Methodology Professional 2016 under ODL Studies, NSOU, at System Kalyani Campus, Nadia.
VIII. RESEARCH PROJECTS
Sl. Title of the Project Sponsoring Major/Minor Period Grant Amount Agency Mobilized 1 Matua Socio-Cultural UGC Minor 1st March, 1,50,000 Movement: Caste, Research 2013 to (One Lakh Fifty Protest and Socio- Project August, Thousand Only) Cultural Reconstruction 2014
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among Namasudras in Bengal, 1872-1947 2 The Matua Educational UGC-DEB Faculty 30-06-2016 50,000 Movement in West Development to o1-04- (Fifty Thousand Bengal: Ideology, Open Research 2019 Only) Educational Project Conciousness and Social Uplift of Downtrodden
IX. RESEARCH GUIDANCE
Ph.D. awarded/ Thesis Submitted M. Phil. awarded/ Thesis Submitted
Sl. Number enrolled Degree awarded 1 Ph.D 3 (Three) 2 2 M.Phil. ------
X. FELLOWSHIP/AWARD
Sl. Title of the Award Internation Name of Date of the API al/national/ the achieveme State Awarding nt of Body Award 1 Foreign Travel Grant Award for Internation ICHR 5th August, 15 Participation in 23 rd International al 2014 Conference of Historians of Asia (IAHA-2014) at Kedha in Malaysia
Dr. Manosanta Biswas 24-12-2020
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