Personal Profile
| Name | Dr. Kakoli Sinha Ray |
| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Department | History |
| Email Id | kakolisinharay@gmail.com |
| Year of Joining present service | 1997 |
| Date of Joining WBES | 03-02-1997 |
Educational Qualifications
| Passout Year | Examination | Passout From | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ph.D. | Jadavpur University | |
| 1993 | Master of Arts (M.A) | Jadavpur University | Second Class |
| 1991 | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) | Jadavpur University | Second Class |
College Served
| College Name | Served From | Served Till |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Brabourne College | 2001 | Jan, 2025 |
| Durgapur Government College | 1997 | 2001 |
Teaching Experience
| UG Experience | PG Experience |
|---|---|
| 27 Years 11 Months |
| UG or PG | College Name | From Date | To Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG | Lady Brabourne College | Aug, 2001 | Jan, 2025 | 23 Years 5 Month |
| UG | Durgapur Government College | Feb, 1997 | Aug, 2001 | 4 Years 6 Month |
Area of Research and Interest
| Details |
|---|
| Forests and Wildlife of India |
| Environmental History |
Project details
| Sl No. | Project Name | Year From | Year To | Funding Agency | Sanction No | Amount Sanction | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ‘Breaking Barriers and Escaping Conventionalities: Memsahibs and Shikar in Colonial India’ | 03-02-2015 | 31-07-2017 | UGC | F.No. PHW-071/14-15(ERO) | 165000 | Minor |
| 2 | ‘Shikar, Ecological Changes and Notions of Conservation in the Raj 1850-1947’ | 01-02-2008 | 30-11-2012 | UGC | F.No. PHW-030/07-08 (ERO) | 75000 | Minor |
Publication: Research Papers in Journals
| Sl No. | Year/Month | Title | Name of Journal | Volume / Page No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | From Jungles to Forests: the Transformation of Bengal's Woodlands Under Colonialism (1850-1947) | Journal of Social Sciences, 2016 | |
| 2 | Jan, 2013 | Nine articles on Historical Places | The Dictionary of Historical Places of Bengal (1757-1947), 2013 | |
| 3 | 2010 | • Reminiscences of Wild India | Journal of Social Sciences , Lady Brabourne College 2010 | 2 |
Publication: Books
| Sl No. | Year/Month | Book Title | Editor/Author | ISBN No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan, 2008 | Ordering the Oriental Jungle: The Indian Experience, History, Historiography and Society | U.G.C. sponsored Seminar Vol. 2008. | |
| 2 | Mar, 2009 | Gendering the Indian Wilderness: The Indian Jungles in the Eyes of the Sahibs, | Higher Education Dept. Seminar Vol. March 2009 | |
| 3 | Jan, 2014 | Under the Blazing Sun: Lady Sahib, Emily Eden’s Passage Through India | Other Universe, Setu and Lady Brabourne College Women’s Studies Centre, 2014 |
Publication: Chapters in books
| Sl No. | Year/Month | Book Title | Chapter Title | Editor/Author | ISBN No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | Critical Themes in the Environmental History of India | Hunting, Wildlife and Preservation in Colonial India(1850-1947) | Prof. Ranjan Chakrabarti | 9789353883140 |
| 2 | 2015 | The Other Universe, | • Under the Blazing Sun: Lady Sahib, Emily Eden’s Passage Through India | Aparna Bandyopadhyay & Krishna Dasgupta | 978-93-80607-73-6 |
| 3 | - | The Dictionary of Historical Places of Bengal (1757-1947) | • Nine articles on Historical Places | Prof. Ranjan Chakrabarti | 978-93-80607-41-2 |
Author of Study Materials
| Sl No. | Study Material Details |
|---|---|
| 1 | 15 articles for Paper V (European Renaissance) of History Honours for a project of EMMRC for the U.G.C. to make educational programmes for the country wide classroom network (Channel I) of Doordarshan in 2014 |
Talk/Lectures
| Sl No. | Date | Title | Organised By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27-08-2018 | Footprints from the Past: India's Inherited Legacy of Co-existence with Nature | Sidho Kano Birsa University, Purulia, West Bengal & ICSSR, New Delhi |
| 2 | 28-12-2017 | The Wild: A Colonial Construct to Denote the ‘Other’ | Indian History Congress at JU Kolkata |
| 3 | 05-07-2016 | Man and the Forest: The Indigenous Legacy of Coexistence in India | National Workshop on Environmental History of India organized by ICHR in New Delhi |
| 4 | 19-02-2016 | Perceptions of the Wild in Colonial India | The Twelfth Conference of History and Heritage organized by Itihas Academy Dhaka in NAEM, Dhaka |
| 5 | 22-10-2015 | Man-Nature Co-existence: India’s Indigenous Legacy | The Third Conference of East Asian Environmental History organized by EAEH in Takamatsu, Japan |
| 6 | 28-12-2014 | From Jungles to Forests: The Transformation of Bengal’s Woodlands under Colonialism(1850-1947) | Indian History Congress at JNU, New Delhi |
| 7 | 01-12-2012 | The Memsahib’s Tryst with the Empire of Nature | 6th Biennial International Conference of Indian Association for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Calcutta |
| 8 | 29-04-2011 | The Evolution of the Hunt: A Comparative Study of Shikar in Hindustan and British India | National Seminar organized by Post Graduate Department of History, Malda College in collaboration with the Department of History, J.U. in Malda College |
| 9 | 27-03-2011 | A Sport of a Bygone Era: Shikar | National Seminar organized by Corpus Research Institute |
| 10 | 23-02-2011 | From Disorder to Order: The Transformation of the Wild in Colonial Bengal, 1850-1947 | National Workshop on Nature Transformed: Ecology, Environment and Conservation in Global and South Asian History, Jadavpur University |
| 11 | 10-12-2010 | Expanding the Horizons of the Empire: the Quest to Control and Command the Sunderbans, 1875-1947 | 5th Biennial International Conference of Indian Association for Asian and Pacific Studies, Sikkim University, Gangtok |
| 12 | 15-05-2010 | Tryst with the Wild: The Jungle, Shikar and British Imperialism, 1850-1947 | 70th Indian History Congress, University of Delhi, Delhi. |
| 13 | 29-12-2008 | Reminiscences of Wild India, 1850-1947. | 69th Indian History Congress, Kannur University, Kerela |
| 14 | 22-08-2008 | Taming Wild India in the Days of the Raj, 1850- 1947 | 4th Biennial International Conference, Indian Association For Asian And Pacific Studies, School of Historical Studies, ViswaBharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal. |
| 15 | 01-02-2008 | Ordering the Oriental Jungles: The Indian Experience. | Chandernagore College |
| 16 | 01-01-2007 | Medieval Indian History | Delivered lectures on GyanVani F.M. Channel |
| 17 | 01-01-1970 | • Lectures on History | Gyan Vani |
| 18 | 01-01-1970 | Delivered 20 lectures on Paper V (European Renaissance) of History Honours | EMMRC, Kolkata for UGC |
Sessions Chaired
| Sl No. | Year | Session Details | Organised By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 2020 | Technical Session VI, Theme: Environmental Issues, Development & Politics& Environment in Indian Philosophy & Culture | Sidho Kano Birsa University, Purulia, West Bengal @ ICSSR, New Delhi. |
Conferences/Seminars/Symposium/Workshops: Organized
| Sl No. | Start Date | End Date | Title | Organised By | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24-01-2013 | 26-01-2013 | Member, Organizing committee, Annual conference of PaschimbangaItihas Samsad | Lady Brabourne College. | |
| 2 | 04-02-2011 | 04-02-2011 | History Through Reminiscences: Diaries, Memoirs and Oral History, | Coordinator, Organizing Committee, National Seminar on: 4th February, 2011, Lady Brabourne College. |
Members of Different Academic Bodies
| Sl No. | Academic Bodies |
|---|---|
| 1 | Life Member of Indian History Congress |
| 2 | Life Member of Institute Of Historical Studies. |
| 3 | Member of IAAPS (Indian Association for Asian and Pacific Studies). |
Any other Information
| Other Information |
|---|
| Cooking, Reading and Needlework, |