^Faculty Profile

Personal Details

Academic background: M.Sc in Anthropology
Joined WBES on: 16/06/2015
Joined Bidhannagar College on: 16/06/2015
Number of Publications: 4 (Four)
Mobile: 9051376949
Email: katuchakra@gmail.com

Name of the Colleges served till date

1. Bidhannagar College

Areas of Specialization

1. Social Cultural Anthropology

Areas of Teaching

1. Introduction of Anthropology and its branches
2. Basic concepts of Social Cultural Anthropology
3. Indian Village Study
4. Anthropology of Religion
5. Tourism Anthropology
6. Applied, Action and Development Anthropology
7. Tribal Culture, Problem and Development

Areas of Research Interests

1. Anthropology of Religion
2. Indian Traditional Rural community life and culture
3. Anthropology of Tourism
4. Women empowerment and SHG

List of Publications (Journal/Proceedings)

1. Chakraborty, Kartick, Chatterjee, Dipankar, Das, Arnab, 2012, Provisions and Perception of the Hosts in Business at Digha: A Study of Beach Tourism in India, Anthrocom online journal of Anthropology, Vol.8.
2. Polley, K., Chakraborty, K, Baul, S. 2023. “Understanding Context rather Than Component”: An Assessment of Mayurbhanj Palaeoliths from a Geoarchaeological Perspective. The Oriental Anthropologist 23(1) https://doi.org/10.1177/0972558X231154154. SAGE. (UGC care Listed and SCOPUS indexed).
3. Polley, K., Baul, S., Chakraborty, K., Rajaguru, S. N. 2023. Geoarchaeological Appraisal of Ferricrete: A Significant Acheulian Context of Eastern India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 16:574. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-023-11685-7. Springer-Nature. (SCOPUS and Web of Science Indexed).
4. Moyra, S., Polley, K., Chakraborty, K., Baul, S, Bhattacharya, K. 2023. On the Occurrences of Microliths near Begunkodor and Jhalida towns, Purulia, Eastern India: A Brief Report. Antrocom: Online Journal of Anthropology 19(2):441-454. (UGC Care Listed)

List of Publications (Book/Chapter)

1. Chakraborty Kartick, 2016, Devi Manasa, Snake Goddess cult in West Bengal: Abrief Anthropological Understanding, Intelligentsia A Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Studies, ed. Bidhannagr College, Vol. 1 No. 1.
2. Chakraborty Kartick, 2020, Changes in Status of Women and Economic Empowerment: An Anthropological Understanding, ed Dipankar Naskar, Women's Voices Women's Lives, Offbit Publishing, Kolkata.
3. Supriyo Das, Kartick Chakraborty & Sankha Priya Guha, 2023. A holistic Manifestation of Caste System in Indian Civilization: A Semiotic Analysis (p.p. 89-106) in Banerjee Abhradip, Arun Makal & Krishnendu Polley (ed) Anthropological Research in India: Retrospect and Prospects. London: Lexington Books.
4. Kartick Chakraborty, 2023. The Cult of Goddess Mangal Chandi: An Anthropological understanding of Womanhood (p.p. 121-130) in Banerjee Abhradip, Arun Makal & Krishnendu Polley (ed) Anthropological Research in India: Retrospect and Prospects. London: Lexington Books.

List of Lectures in Seminar/Conferences

1. Empowerment and Enhancement of Capabilities of Poor Women in India- a Review of Literature on the involvement of Women in Self Help Group, presented in National Seminar on “ Human Diversity and Development: From Local to Global Perspectives, organished by Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta on March 27-28, 2017.
2. “Meyelee Brataâ€Â of Rural Bengal: study on Variation in Ritualistic and Structural Aspects, presented in National Seminar on “ Bio-cultural Heritage of Eastern India: Theoria, Praxis and Poiesis, organished by Department of Anthropology, Univeristy of Calcutta on March 28-29, 2018.
3. “Mangal Kabyasâ€Â- Change of Little Tradition: An Anthropological Understanding, presented in National Seminar on “ Reading of the Changing Faces of Rural and Urban Life, organished by Offbeat, Kolkata in collaboration with The Indian Anthropological Society; Banglar Puratatwa Gabeshana Kendra; Punyatma Dipak Narayan Dhar- Bhabani Sankra Singha Tarpanashram on July 14-15, 2018.
4. “The Cult of God Panchananda: An Anthropological Study of a Folk Deity in Contemporary Spatial Temporal Frameâ€Â presented in International Seminar on Socia-Economic Development of the People in India: Prospects and Challenges, organished by Punyatma Dipak Dhar- Bhabani Sankar Singha Tarpanaashram in collaboration with The Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology, The Indian Anthropological SOceity, Offbeat Publishing, Simili Cure Homeo Research Clinic on September 6-8, 2019.

On-going or Completed Research Projects

1. NO SUCH

Awards/Grants received

1. NO SUCH

Member of Academic Bodies

1. Invited Member of Post Gradate Board of Studies, PG Department of Anthropology, Bidhannagar College