Mrittika Shahita
(Associate Professor (Study Leave))Department of History
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Women's History | Sarah Lawrence College | United States | 2010 |
| Masters | History | Dhaka University | Bangladesh | 2002 |
| Bachelor | History | Dhaka University | Bangladesh | 2001 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | Department of History, 91精品 | Dhaka | 30, Jun 2019 | Currently Working |
| Assistant Professor | Department of History, 91精品 | Dhaka | 31, Mar 2011 | 29-09-2014 |
| Lecturer (Part Time) | Department of Women and Gender Studies, 91精品 | Dhaka | 01, Jun 2007 | 30-06-2008 |
| Lecturer | Department of History, 91精品 | Dhaka | 25, Jan 2007 | 30-03-2011 |
| Lecturer | Department of History, Jahangir Nagar University | Savar | 15, Jan 2006 | 24-01-2007 |
| Teaching Assistant | Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University | Dhaka | 01, Jan 2005 | 31-12-2005 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Socio-cultural History of South Asia with special attention to the British colonized East Bengal | ||
| History of Science and Technology in Bengal | ||
| Women's History |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| No project/research supervision is found | ||||||
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| No project/research work is found | |||||
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Cultural Resistance of East Pakistan and Birth of a Nation", 49th Annual Conference on South Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, October 23, 2021. |
| 2 | "唳唳曕唳む唳唳︵唳о 唳膏Χ唳膏唳む唳 唳ㄠ唳班唳 唳唳唳曕", Commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of the Liberation of Bangladesh, 2nd International Symposium, organized by International Society of Bengal Studies and Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, India, September 18, 2021. |
| 3 | "The Untold History of the Displaced Bengalis of Burma", 26th European Conference on South Asian Studies, organized by the Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Documentation of Inner and South Asian Cultural History, the Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies of the University of Vienna, and the Institute for Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria, July 28, 2021. |
| 4 | "'唳 唳嗋唰佮Θ 唳涏唳苦唰 唳椸唳 唳膏Μ唳栢唳ㄠ'- 唳唳班唳 唳唳曕唳膏唳む唳ㄠ 唳班Μ唰唳ㄠ唳︵唳班唳ㄠ唳Χ唳むΜ唳班唳 唳夃Ζ唳唳Θ", 6th International Congress of Bengal Studies, jointly convened by International Society of Bengal Studies and Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, University of Delhi, India, February 27, 2021. |
| 5 | "唳ㄠ唳班唳多唳曕唳粪唳 唳多Δ唳距Μ唰嵿Ζ唰唳唳班唳氞唳 唳む唳班唳ム 唳∴唳 唳栢唳膏唳む唰唳 唳膏Π唳曕唳班 唳唳侧唳曕 唳夃唰嵿 唳唳︵唳唳侧", International Conference on 'Chittagong - History and Heritage', jointly convened by Bangladesh History Association and University of Chittagong, April 01, 2011. |
| 6 | "'唳嗋Δ唰嵿Ξ唳︵唳ㄠ 唳呧唰嵿Π唳膏Π' 唳呧唰嵿Θ唳苦Ο唰佮唰囙Π 唳唳唳侧Μ唰 唳ㄠ唳班唳 唳唳熰唳多Μ唳苦Π唰嬥Η唰 唳嗋Θ唰嵿Ζ唰嬥Σ唳ㄠ唳 唳唳班唳曕唳粪唳唰 唳唳ㄠΠ唰嵿Ξ唰傕Σ唰嵿Ο唳距唳", Department of History, 91精品, November 23, 2010. |
| 7 | "唳囙Δ唳苦唳距Ω唰囙Π 唳唳班唳曕唳粪唳唰 唳灌唳侧唰 唳ㄠ唳班 唳膏Θ唰嵿Ζ唳班唳多Θ", 1st International Congress of Bengal Studies, jointly convened by International Society of Bengal Studies and Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, University of Delhi, India, February 27, 2010. |
| 8 | "唳唳班唳む唳侧Δ唳 -唳嗋Κ唳 唳嗋Σ唰嬥 唳夃Ζ唰嵿Ν唳距Ω唳苦Δ唳", 1st Pritilata Memorial Lecture, Department of Women and Gender Studies, 91精品, December 06, 2007. |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asiatic Society of Bangladesh | Life Member | 2022 | Life Time |
| 2 | European Association for South Asian Studies | Member | 2019 | |
| 3 | International Society of Bengal Studies | Member | 2010 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh Itihash Shamiti (Bangladesh History Association) | Life Member | 2007 | Life Time |
| Book Section | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Mrittika Shahita and Asha Islam "鈥淣arir Augrojatra: Shataborshi Itihas Bibhager Prekkhapote Porjalochona鈥 (Advancement of Women in the hundred Years Old Department of History)."
Shatabarshe Itihas Bibhag: Autiter Aloy Bortoman O Bhobishyat鈥 (History Department in the Hundred Years: Past, Present and Future). Edited by Ashfaque Hossain and Asha Islam, Dhaka: Department of History, 91精品, 2022 .
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| 2 |
Mrittika Shahita and Sharmin Akhter "鈥淒r. Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta: Dhrubajyoti Tumi Andhakare鈥 (Infinite Light in the Darkness - Life and Works of Dr. Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta)."
鈥淓kattorer Shaheed Buddhijibi: Muktijuddher Chetona Nirmane Dhaka Biswabidyalay鈥 (Martyred Intellectuals of 1971 and the 91精品). Edited by Mesbah Kamal, Dhaka: Agamee Prakashani, 2022 .
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| 3 |
Asha Islam and Mrittika Shahita ""The 91精品 and Women Empowerment in Bangladesh"."
The 91精品 and the Making and Shaping of Bangladesh. Edited by A. K. Azad Chowdhury and Fakrul Alam, Dhaka: 91精品, 2021 .
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| 4 |
Mrittika Shahita "鈥淏angladesher Nari Shomaj: Shamprotik Chalchitro鈥, (Women in Bangladesh: A Contemporary Scenario) [accepted for publication]."
鈥楤angali Narir Audhikar, Unnoyon O Khomotayon: Ekti Chalchitro鈥 (Rights, Development and Empowerment of Bengali Women). Kolkata, India.: Jadavpur University, 2018 .
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| 5 |
Mrittika Shahita "鈥淣ari Shikkhar Shotabdiprachin Tirtho : Dr. Khastagir Govt. Girls鈥 High School鈥, (A Hundred Years Legacy of Female Education: Dr. Khastagir Govt. Girls鈥 High School)."
鈥淐hattagramer Itihash O Oitijyo (Chittagong 鈥 History and Heritage)鈥. Chittagong University and Bangladesh History Association, 2015 .
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| 6 |
Mrittika Shahita "鈥淧ratik na Prakrito 鈥 Kon Rabindranath?鈥 (Tagore: Just a Symbol?)."
鈥淪hardhoshautotaumo Jaunmobaurshe Rabindranath鈥, (Collection of Articles Commemorating Rabindranath Tagore鈥檚 150th Birth Anniversary). Edited by Dr. Sanjida Khatun, Dhaka: Chhayanaut, 2011 .
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| 7 |
Mrittika Shahita and Hosne ara Begum "鈥淪haptadash O Aushtadash Shatabdite Nari Shasthya鈥 (Women鈥檚 Health in 17th and 18th Century Dhaka)."
鈥淒haka Nagar Jibone Nari鈥 (Women in Capital Dhaka). edited by Sonia Nishat Amin Dhaka: Bangladesh Asiatic Society, 2010 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Mrittika Shahita : Book Review 鈥 History of Bangladesh, Early Bengal in Regional Perspectives (up to c.1200 CE) 2 volumes,
Bengali Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh , vol.37 Asiatic Society of Bangladesh , 2019
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| 2 |
Mrittika Shahita : 鈥淎 Quest to Unearth the Legacy of the Bengali Women Freedom Fighters of British India鈥,
Nakshatra 鈥 A Bi-Lingual Peer-Reviewed Research Journal, Kolkata, India. , vol.Vol. II , 2015
.
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| 3 |
Mrittika Shahita : 鈥樷淎ttodane Augroshor鈥 Augnijuger Biplobi Nari: Britishbirodhi Andoloner Prekkhapote Punormulyaon鈥,
Bangla Academy Patrika, Bangla Academy , vol.Year 58: Volume 3-4 , 2014
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| 4 |
Mrittika Shahita : 鈥淭agore鈥檚 Ghare Baire: A Historical Discourse on Modernization of Bengali Women鈥,
Bangladesh Historical Studies, Journal of Bangladesh History Association , vol.Vol. XXII , 2012
.
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| 5 |
Mrittika Shahita : 鈥淯pendra Kishore鈥檚 Contribution to the Improvement of Printing Process of Bengal鈥,
Clio , no.23rd Edition , 2006
.
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| Conference Proceedings | |
| 1 |
Mrittika Shahita "鈥淚tihasher Prekkhapote Hnola-y Nari Shandarshan鈥, (Women in History: An Observation through Hnola [local folk song])."
Bangavidya, International Journal of Bengal Studies
Kolkata, India.: International Society of Bengal Studies, 2011
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | Fulbright Scholar Grant | 2008 | United States | |
| National | 鈥淪hushikkha Barsha Sharna Padak鈥 | 2003 | Bangladesh | |
| Local | 鈥淎cademic Roll of Honour鈥 | 2002 | Bangladesh | |
| Local | "Ali Ahmed Gold Medal" | 2002 | Bangladesh | |
| Local | 鈥淪hiuli Memorial Gold Medal鈥 | 2001 | Bangladesh | |
| Local | "Academic Role of Honour" | 2001 | Bangladesh |