HSS/IISER Bhopal


PhD Scholars






The Humanities and Social Sciences department at IISER Bhopal is home to a vibrant community of students who actively participate in a diverse range of academic and extracurricular activities. From collaborative research projects and study groups to engaging seminars and workshops, students in the department are immersed in a dynamic learning environment. Beyond the classroom, the community comes together for various extracurricular pursuits, fostering a sense of camaraderie through clubs, performances, events, and initiatives. All of these activities are part of the HSS Research Forum. This lively blend of academic and extracurricular engagement creates a rich and stimulating experience for every student involved.

Annie Mariya Simon

Literature
Gender, Film studies
annie20[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Anu Susan Abraham

Literature
Cultural representation of children's experiences
anu19[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Ashish Kumar Pandya

Philosophy
Debates about Scientific Realism
ashishk23[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Athul K Augustine

Literature
Cultural Studies
athul20[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Avni Rani Jansari

Cognitive Science
Attention
avni24[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Bincy Mariya N

Literature
Gender, Caste, and Religion
bincy19[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Devavrat Pandey

Cognitive Science
Sense of Agency
devavrat24@iiserb.ac.in

Dipak Kr Chakraborty

Science and Technology Studies
ISRO: Representations, Identities, and Space Sci
dipak22[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Glincy Piyus

Literature
Postcolonialism, Modernity, Childhood Studies
glincy21[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Gowri Devi B

Literature
Modernity in Kerala
gowri20[AT]iiserb.ac.in

KJ Ananthapadmanabhan

Sociology & Social Anthropology
Religion and Socialization in a Children’s ‘Cultural’ Organization: An Ethnography of Balagokulam
kj22[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Md Shad Ahmad

Philosophy
Radical Evil and Moral Regeneration in Kant and Kierkegaard
shad20[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Nakshatra Chatterjee

Literature
Calcutta: Writing Urban Sounds
nakshatra21[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Nilanjana Bhattacharya

Literature
Catastrophic Conditions and Critical Aesthetics in Beckett and Adorno
nilanjana21[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Pratiti Roy

Literature
Mapping Memory, Trauma and Identity through Narratives of Displacement
pratiti20[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Purbita Das

Literature
Twenty-first century Indian cultural representations of HIV/AIDS and COVID-19
purbita20[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Rahul Dutt Gautam

Philosophy
A Non-Standard Aesthetics of David Lynch's Cinematic Objects
rahuld22[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Rupesh Kumar Singh

Philosophy
Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
rupesh23[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Shajeem Muhammed Fazal

Sociology & Social Anthropology
Ethics and the Everyday in Anthropology
shajeem22[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Shobha Elizabeth John

Literature
Cities, isolation, and exclusion in contemporary Indian cultural texts
shobha21[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Srijita Biswas

Literature
Food and the City: A Study of Gastronomic Evolution of Calcutta
srijita20[AT]iiserb.ac.in



Alumni Students

Natasha Negi finished her PhD thesis on "Gendered Marginalisation of the Dalit Body: Desire, Age and Disease" in August 2023 under the supervision of Prof. Antara Chatterjee. Later, she joined Uttarakhand Open University as an Assistant Professor in the English Department.