MR. DEEPRO MAJUMDER, M.A., M.Phil., (Pursuing Ph.D.)
Assistant Professor

Biographical Note

Presently teaching Economics at Kandi Raj College, Kandi, Murshidabad, affiliated to University of Kalyani, since 2023. Previously, since 2018, worked at K. K. Das College, Kolkata, affiliated to University of Calcutta, as a State Aided College Teacher (SACT-I). I am also pursuing my doctoral research under the supervision of Professor Anjan Kumar Chakrabarti, Department of Economics, University of Calcutta. Apart from this, I am a theatre activist and associated with an age-old group theatre Sahityika Santiniketan, based in West Bengal, over more than a decade.

Educational Qualification

  • Pursuing Ph.D. in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Calcutta: Registered in 2021
  • M.Phil in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Calcutta: Graduated in 2018
  • M.A. in Economics, Department of Economics and Politics, Visva-Bharati University: Graduated in 2016

Specialization

  • Economics of Marx
  • International Economics
  • Public Economics

Area of Research Interest:

  • Political Economy
  • Economics of Marx

Teaching Experiences

  • Presently teaching courses of undergraduate programme in Economics at Kandi Raj College, University of Kalyani, since October 2023.
  • Previously taught courses of undergraduate programme in Economics at K. K. Das College, University of Calcutta, since July, 2018.

Research Experiences

  • Presently working on my Ph.D. thesis titled ‘A Critical Enquiry of the Political Economy of Group Theatre’, under the supervision of Professor Anjan Kumar Chakrabarti.
  • Completed the M.Phil dissertation titled as ‘Organizational Structure of Urban Theatre Groups in Bengal: A Marxist Class Analysis’, under the supervision of Professor Anjan Kumar Chakrabarti.
  • Worked as a surveyor in a government funded project done collaboratively by BAES and A. K. Dasgupta Centre for Planning and Development, Visva-Bharati.
  • Worked as a Research Assistant in a short term UGC funded project headed by Professor Pranab Kanti Basu, Department of Economics and Politics, Visva-Bharati. The title of the submitted report is ‘The Evolution of Thought on Land’.

Paper Presentations

  • Presented a paper titled 'Understanding Theatre beyond Cultural Practices', in ICSSR-sponsored two-day National Conference on Contemporary Issues in Economic Development, organized by Department of Economics, University of Kalyani, on January 5, 2024.
  • Presented a paper titled ‘Organizational Structure of Theatre Groups: A Marxist Class Analysis’, in Visva-Bharati Research Scholar’s Workshop 2018.

Publications

  • Published a paper titled “Banglar Group Theatre: Ekti Rajnaitik-Arthanaitik Didriksha” in Arthabisleshon: A Biannual Bengali Journal in Economics (ISSN 2321-1903). Issue: 6, Vol: 1 & 2, Year: 2021-22.

Academic Exposures

  • Participated in Faculty Development Programme on Use of LMS introduced by College & Preparing E-Learning Material, in 2023.
  • Participated in a webinar on ‘Intellectual Property Right’, organized by Central Library, Department of Economics, Mathematics, Commerce and IQAC, K. K. Das College, in 2020.
  • Participated in ‘National Webinar Series on Communities and Food System: Land, Labour, Migration’, organized by Department of Economics and Geography, Salesian College, Siliguri, in 2020.
  • Participated in a National Webinar on ‘NAAC Accreditation Process in the perspective of New Education Policy’, Jointly organized by IQAC, Malda College, Malda, IQAC, K. K. Das College, Kolkata & IQAC, Saheed Kshudiram College, Alipurduar, in 2020.
  • Participated in a webinar on ‘Health Care in India and Covid-19: Less Attention and More Extravaganza’, jointly organized by IQAC, K. K. Das College, Kolkata & IQAC, Prabhu Jagabandhu College, Howrah in 2020.
  • Participated in Five Day (30 Hrs) e-FDP on Online Teaching, Learning & Evaluation organised by IQAC, Berhampore College, IQAC, Khejuri College and Department of Computer Science & IQAC, K. K. Das College, in 2020.
  • Participated in Online Workshop on International Economics, organized by Heramba College, University of Calcutta, in 2020.
  • Participated in Seminar on CBCS Curriculum in Economics (Semester IV), organized by Department of Economics & IQAC, Gokhale Memorial Girls' College, University of Calcutta, in 2020.
  • Participated in Workshop on CBCS Curriculum, organized by Heramba Chandra College, University of Calcutta, in 2020.
  • Participated in Workshop on Economics CBCS Curriculum, organized by Muralidhar Girls' College, University of Calcutta, in 2019.
  • Participated in Workshop on Hegemony, organized by Department of Economics (Under DSA - phase I programme), University of Calcutta, in 2019.
  • Participated in Workshop onTeaching Issues of Selected Papers of 3rd Semester B.Sc. Economics, organized by Department of Economics, Asutosh College, University of Calcutta, in 2019.
  • Participated in FDP on Use of ICT in Teaching Learning & Evaluation organised by IQAC, K. K. Das College, in 2019.
  • Participated in Summer School on Marxism – Basic Module II, 2015, funded by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung and organized by South Asian University, New Delhi.

Achievement

  • Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET), India, in 2019 securing the eligibility of Assistant Professor only.
  • Awarded Gold medal as Karunamay Memorial Prize for securing the first position in M.A. Examination, Department of Economics and Politics, Visva-Bharati University.
  • Secured second position in aggregate in BA (Hons.) Examination, Department of Economics and Politics, Visva-Bharati University.

Extra Curriculum

  • I work as a theatre activist and associated with an age-old group theatre Sahityika Santiniketan, based in West Bengal, over more than a decade.
 
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