RESEARCH

Netaji Institute for Asian Studies, founded in 1981 under the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal, is dedicated to advancing high-quality research in the social sciences. Supported by a regular maintenance grant from the state government and strengthened by additional resource mobilization, the Institute continues to focus on its core research areas. These include the study of the Indian National Movement with special attention to the contribution of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army, the evolving processes of nation-building in South and South-East Asia, and the broader dynamics of Asian relations. The Institute also undertakes research on ecological issues in India and across the Asian region. Most of its research activities are carried out through funds received from the Government of West Bengal.

Ongoing Projects

  1. ‘Indian Students in Britain and Nationalist Politics: A Documentation Exercise’, funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
  2. ‘The Idea of Asia in Bengali Literature and Journals (1900-1940)’, funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
  3. ‘The Transformation of Myanmar Politics and the Implications for Regional Cooperation’ funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
  4. ‘Look East to Act East: Implication for Indian Foreign Policy’ funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
  5. ‘Towards the History of Kirtan Academics and Archives’ funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
  6. ‘Disaster Scenario on 21st Century: Issues and Challenges in India with Special Reference to West Bengal’ funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.

Completed Projects

  1. ‘The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917: A Documentation Exercise’ funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
  2. ‘Showcasing Asia to the World: Reviewing Culture, Commerce and Imperialism and Asian Participation at the Empire of India Exhibitions in 1895-1900’ funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
  3. The New Pilgrim: Nationalist and Cosmopolitan Ideas in Writings on Asian Pilgrimage funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
  4. ‘The Queer and the Politics of Sexualities in Urban Spaces of Kolkata and Bangkok: A Comparative Study of Sanitized Spaces, Vocality, Display and Visibility in two South Asian Cities’ funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
  5. ‘Assessment on Ecological and Functional Status of Urban Lakes and Wetlands and its Importance to the Society: A Study on Kolkata and its Adjacent Area’ funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
  6. ‘Current Indo-US Naval Cooperation and Future Prospects’ funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
  7. ‘Reconstructing Indo-Singapore Relations in the Aftermath of 50 Years of Diplomatic Bilateralism’ funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
  8. ‘Bengali Translation of the Mahabharata with Digitization’ funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
  9. Mass Media & Indian Foreign Policy: A Documentation Exercise of India-Nepal Relations in English Print Media funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
  10. ‘India’s Seventy Years in the United Nations Organisation: A Documentation Exercise’, funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
  11. ‘India’s Strategic Act East Policymaking: A Case Study of Indo-Malaysian Bilateralism’ funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal. 
  12. ‘The Mahabharata Puran Kosh’ funded by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal.
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