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.

Abhishek Kumar Ujjinwal

Social Work/Sociology
A Socio-Historical Study of Dalit Identity Formation
abhishekku24@iiserb.ac.in

Annie Mariya Simon

Literature
Gender, Film studies
annie20[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

Ayushi Sonone

Social Work/Sociology
Climatic Change-Induced Tribal Labour Migration
ayushisonone24@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

Harshita Shukla

Social Work/Sociology
Migrant women labour
harshitashukla24@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

Manisha Singh

Social Work/Sociology
Precarity of Health Care Workers
manisha24@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

Poonam Uikey

Social Work/Sociology
Tribal migrants in the city
poonam24@iiserb.ac.in

Pratiti Roy

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

Priyanka Prakash T

Social Work/Sociology
Intergenerational Occupation Mobility of Scheduled Caste in Kerala
priyankapt24@iiserb.ac.in

Rahul Dutt Gautam

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

Renima K P

Cognitive Science
The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Social Cognition: Exploring Neurocognitive Disorders and ART
renima24@iiserb.ac.in

Rupesh Kumar Singh

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

Saransh Rakesh Agrawal

Philosophy
Philosophy
saransh25[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

Swarnashree Chakraborty

Philosophy
Philosophy
swarnashree25[AT]iiserb.ac.in

Yash Sahu

Cognitive Science
Facial attractiveness and perception
yashsahu24@iiserb.ac.in



Alumni Students

Natasha Negi has finished her PhD thesis on "Gendered Marginalisation of the Dalit Body: Desire, Age and Disease" in August 2023 under the supervision of Dr. Antara Chatterjee. Currently, She is working at NIT Uttarakhand
Bincy Mariya N has finished her PhD thesis on "Caste and Conversion in Kerala: A Study of Literary Representations" in November 2024 under the supervision of Dr. Anandita Pan .
Anu Susan Abraham has finished her PhD thesis on "Cultural Representation of Children’s Experiences in the Histories of Conflict in Postcolonial South Asia in June 2025 under the supervision of Dr. Antara Chatterjee.
Purbita Das has finished her PhD thesis on "The Body and Contagion: Reading Literary and Cultural Representations of HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 through Touch and Distance in Select Indian Narratives" in August 2025 under the supervision of Dr. Antara Chatterjee.