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RAKTIM SUR
Associate Professor
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Educational Qualifications
DegreeUniversityYear of PassingAwardRank
B.A.Jadavpur University1990  
M.A.Jadavpur University1992  
Ph.DJadavpur University2015  
Specialization(PG)
Ancient India
Ph.D./M. Phil. Thesis (1)
InstitutionAwarded/OngoingYearTitle
Jadavpur UniversityAwarded2015A History of Liquor: Response and Resistance in Bengal (1790-1906)

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Research Area
Social History of Nineteenth Century Bengal
Courses Taught/Teaching
Harappan Civilization, Ancient Indian economy and society, Political development before and during the Sultanate, Mughal India during the reign of Akbar and Aurangzeb, Popular protest movement in Bengal, Gandhian philosophy, Major movements during the freedom struggle, Judaism and Islam, Greek society, European Economy in the 17th century, Scientific development, Chinese Revolution and Mao Tse Tung, World politics during the inter-war period, China and World Politics
Teaching Experience (2)
Name Of The InstitutionPosition HeldPeriod
Herambachandra CollegeAssistant Professor1997-2010
Herambachandra CollegeAssociate Professor2011- till date

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Academic/Professional Courses/Training
Post-Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication
Book Edited/Book Published (1)
Book TitleChapterPublisherYearISBN No
Bangalir madyapan unis sataker birarko Ashadeep2022978-93-92533-25-9

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Chapter in Books (1)
Book TitleChapterPublisherYearISBN No
Sampratik Itihas BhabnaUnis Satake Bhadraloker madyapan: Samsoy O AgrahaTamralipta Mahavidyalaya2014978-93-81245-52-1

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Paper Published in Journal (8)
Title of the paperJournal of publicationYearISSN NoVol No.Page Range
The Temperance Movement in Bengal in the second half of the 19th CenturyJournal of History Mahishadal Raj CollegeAugust 2005NA160-66
Ouponibeshik kolkata o bangali bhadralokNabannaDecember 2013NA24/1-244-53
The liquor business in Bengal: competition and control in the nineteenth centuryJournal of History JU2016-17 Vol. 31Online  
Rus krishaker dabi- mir theke biplabNabannaJanuary 2017NA28/142-46
Dwitiyo biswajuddha: hitlerer bhaotaNabannaOctober 2017NA28/360-66

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Journal Editor/Referee (1)
Name of the Journal
Referee- Journal of History, J.U

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Seminar/Conference Organized (2)
Seminar/Conference detailsDateOrganizing Institute
The Socio-Cultural History of the 19th Century02.09.2020-04.09.2020Surendranath College & Gram-Janapad
Partition of Bengal in 1947: Impact on Society, Politics and Culture13.02.2021-15.02.2020Suri Vidyasagar College & Gram Janapad

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Session Chaired (4)
TitleSeminar/Conference detailsDateOrganizing Institution
Quit India at 75: Revisiting the MovementNational Level Seminar29.03.2019Bhatter College
The Socio-Cultural History of the 19th CenturyNatinoal Level Webinar02.09.2020Surendranath College
Tribal Culture and Movements in India: Before and after the IndependenceInternational Level Seminar17.12.2022Herambachandra College
Madhusudan in His Birth BicentenaryInternational Level Seminar17.01.2024Herambachandra College

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Scholarships/Fellowships/Awards (1)
NameAwarded byYear
Faculty Development ProgrammeUniversity Grants Commission2012-15

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Other Institutional Responsibility
1. Convener, Academic Committee 2. Member, IQAC 3. Member, Library Committee
Academic/Professional Membership
Paschim Banga Itihas Samsad
   Bangiya Sahitya Parishat      Back To Top
Any other relevant information
Serving as Academic Superintendent of the College since April, 2023      Back To Top