Grade: DistinctionGrade: Distinction Activities and societies: Research assistant to Professor Matthew J Nelson of the Department of Politics and International Relations on a project on religious education and the ideas of citizenship in Pakistan, contributed to the South Asia Bulletin. Activities and societies: Research assistant to Professor Matthew J Nelson of the Department of Politics and International Relations on a project on religious education and the ideas of citizenship in Pakistan, contributed to the South Asia Bulletin. I studied for a Masters in South Asian Studies with a focus on Government and Politics, Law and Society and Culture and Society. I majored in Politics and wrote a dissertation in Political Studies. I was awarded a distinction for my dissertation titled “Paradoxes of Participation: Rethinking Women, Violence and Empowerment in the 1980s – 90s Sri Lanka”. I was awarded the Felix scholarship to study at SOAS. In addition to my core academic training, I was also engaged as a research assistant with Professor Matthew J Nelson of the Department of Politics and International Studies. I was helping out on a project on religious education and the ideas of citizenship in Pakistan.

I studied for a Masters in English literature.

Activities and societies: Debate, creative writing, (English and Bengali), elocution

Activities and societies: Theatre, social work, freelancing for a newspaper, NGO work, academic paper presentations, seminars I studied English Literature, History and Philosophy. I had a rounded liberal arts education in my three year stint at the college. I was also engaged in various departmental activities and seminars.

I teach undergraduate courses in Political Science. My research lies at the intersection of Political Theory, critical legal studies, and Anthropology. My research interests include Comparative Political Theory, postcolonial feminist theory, gender, and sexuality. My articles have appeared or are forthcoming in various peer-reviewed journals.

I lectured and tutored for the undergraduate course on Government and Politics of South Asia. I also tutored for an undergraduate course titled Concepts in Political Theory.

I tutored students in the Department of Geography for an undergraduate course titled Global Events.

Taught English language and literature to undergraduate law students. The course consisted of modules in law and literature, legal writing, and philosophy. Apart from teaching, I was also engaged in mentoring students facing learning difficulties at the law school.

I reported and wrote on political economy, law and society and contemporary social issues.

I wrote on the political economy; I reported on the Ministries of Finance (Economic Affairs, social policy, multilateral institutions), Environment, and Minority Affairs.

I was awarded the Felix scholarship to study for a Masters in South Asian Area Studies at the prestigious School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. I majored in the Government and Politics of South Asia, and took courses in law and anthropology. I was awarded a distinction in my Masters. I was also involved in a number of activities at the University. I was writing for the SOAS South Asia Bulletin. I assisted Professor Matthew Nelson of the Politics and International Studies department on a project on \Ideas of citizenship and religious education in Pakistan\. I interned with a think tank \Femine Ijtihad\ which works on women\'s rights in Islamic countries.

News desk, editing, page-making, feature articles for Sunday Express on theatre, books, social issues, articles for Edit, oped pages on contemporary political, cultural issues, personal law and religion, LGBT issues Link to my articles http://www.indianexpress.com/columnist/sagnikdutta/