Prasenjit Biswas
Prasenjit Biswas is a Professor of philosophy at North Eastern Hill University, Shillong. His research interests reflect an interdisciplinary orientation that includes ethno-philosophy, ethnicity, and indigenous identities.[1] He is also a human rights defender who works with Barak Human Right Protection Committee, Silchar. He defended human rights of labourers and their families in tea gardens of Barak Valley of Assam, who faced deaths due to starvation in 2011–12. The National Human Rights' Commission of India granted relief and compensation to some of the families who suffered due to starvation deaths. Biswas also contributed to fourth UPR process initiated by WGHR, New Delhi. Biswas specializes in continental philosophy and phenomenology with an emphasis on Jacques Derrida. He has worked on Post-Marxist thoughts and currently exploring the notion of Aporia in Social Theory. He writes regularly in The Statesman on issues related to Northeast India[2] and often shares his views in Al Jazeera.[3]
Prasenjit Biswas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Teacher, academic |
| Academic background | |
| Education | MA; M.Phil; PhD |
| Alma mater | North Eastern Hill University |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | Philosophy, north-east India, indigenous peoples |
Academic career
Biswas obtained his PhD from North Eastern Hill University. He was formerly with Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, and Assam University, Silchar.
Books authored
- Political economy of underdevelopment of North-East India, Akansha Pub. House, 2004 (with Rifual Ahmed).
- The Postmodern Controversy: Understanding Richard Rorty, Jacques Derrida and Jurgen Habermas, Rawat Publications, 2005.
- Ethnic life-worlds in north-east India: an analysis, New Delhi: Sage, 2008 (with Chandan Suklabaidya).[4]
Construction of Evil in north east India, Sage ( edited with C J Thomas)
Between Philosophy and Anthropology: Aporias of Language, Thought and Consciousness, Notion Press, Chennai, 2017.
Books edited
Recent articles
- "Phenomenology and Ontology of Humiliation" in Man and Society: A Journal of North-East Studies, Vol.X, Summer, 2013, pp. 180–202.
- "Daya Krishna's 'Presuppositionsless Philosophy': Sublimity as a Source of Value and Knowledge" In Shail Mayaram (ed.) Philosophy as Samvad and swaraj, SAGE, New Delhi, forthcoming, pp. 133–54.
- "The Sense of self: Ka Rngiew, Tlawmngaihna and the Art of Not Being Governed" in Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Oct-Dec 2011, vol.X XVIII, no. 4, pp. 129–167.
- "The Inscrutable substance of Ontology" in Sociological Bulletin, 62(1), January–April, 2013, pp. 124–29.
- "Tagore's Nationalism: In Search of a Proper Place of Identity Struggles of India's Northeast" in Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, January–March 2011, vol. XXVIII, no. 1, pp. 115–134.
References
- Website of Philosophy Department, NEHU, Shillong. http://www.nehu.ac.in/Schools/Humanities/Philosophy/directory.php
- "North by North-east". 5 September 2015.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "SAGE: Ethnic Life-Worlds in North-East India: An Analysis: Prasenjit Biswas: 9780761936138". Sagepub.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
External links
Official website of NEHU http://www.nehu.ac.in/Schools/Humanities/Philosophy/directory.php