ISLAMPUR COLLEGE
Estd : 1973. (State University)
  B in 2016 (NAAC), 21001:2018

Political Thought and Theory

Environmental Politics in India, Tribal Politics in India, Democratic Governance, Women in Indian Politics, Queer Politics in India, New Social Movements

Environmental Politics in India, Tribal Politics in India, Democratic Governance, Women in Indian Politics, Queer Politics in India, New Social Movements

Sutradhar, Avijit. (2022). “Pumping and Leaks in the Pink Ballon: Issues of Feminist Development in India”. In Ratna Nandi and Sourav Das edited Looking at Gender through Varying Lenses. Siliguri: Siliguri B.Ed. College, pp. 279-286. ISBN: 978-81-908751-4-1.

Sutradhar, Avijit. (2022). “Indian Politics amid COVID-19 Pandemic: An Observation”. In Gour Chandra Ghosh et. al. edited Decoding COVID-19 and the Issues Associated. Kolkata: Granthamitra, pp. 329-334. ISBN: 938410490-6.

Sutradhar, Avijit. (2022). “Politics of Countering COVID-19: A Comparative Analysis of China, USA and India”. In Papia Deb edited The Silent Crisis over Social Security in the Pandemic Era. New Delhi: Mittal Publications, pp. 131-147. ISBN: 978-93-90692-38-5.

Sutradhar, Avijit. (2025). “Conservation, Livelihood and Politics: An Observation from the Perspective of Bird-Tourism in North Bengal”. In Prajnaparamita Sarkar et. al. edited Heritage, Culture and Identity: North Bengal and Northeast India in Perspective. Kolkata: Sopan, pp. 201-212. ISBN: 978-93-90134-98-4.

Sutradhar, Avijit. (2025). “Voices from the Margins: Sexual Minorities and the Dynamics of Social Movements in India”. In Md. Nijairul Islam et. al. edited Unheard India: Narratives from the Margins. London: Red’shine Publication, pp. 14-25. ISBN: 978-1-2579427-5-6.

Sutradhar, Avijit. (2025). “Queer and Anti-Queer Politics in India: Role of Judiciary and the Episodes of Legal Battles”. In Indian Journal of Society and Politics. Volume – 12, Issue – 02, pp. 1-6. ISSN: 2348-0084 (Print), 2455-2127 (Online).

Acting as Ph. D. Supervisor in the Department of Political Science, North Bengal University:

1. Name of the Scholar: Mr. Babai Singh, SACT, University B.T & Evening College; Title of the Proposed Thesis: IDENTITY MOVEMENTS IN NORTHERN REGION OF WEST BENGAL: A STUDY IF SELECT MOVEMENTS IN COOCH BEHAR DISTRICT SINCE 1990s, re-registered on 9th December 2025
2. Name of the Scholar: Ms. Sulochana Ramudamu, Research Scholar, Department of Political Science, North Bengal University; Title of the Proposed Thesis: DECENTRALIZATION AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE: A STUDY OF URBAN LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN DARJEELING DISTRICT OF WEST EBNGAL SINCE 2011, registered on 11th September 2024
3. Name of the Scholar: Mr. Pranajit Ghosh, Research Scholar, Department of Political Science, North Bengal University; Title of the Proposed Thesis: ETHNIC CONFLICTS IN ASSAM: A STUDY OF CONFLICTS BETWEEN BODOS AND BENGALI MUSLIMS IN WESTERN ASSAM SINCE 1993, re-registered on 9th December 2025

Seminar Presentation

1. Presented a Paper on "Remembering Our Freedom Fighters and Reviewing their Ideologies: Special Focus on Northern Districts of West Bengal" in Two Day NATIONAL SEMINAR on India at 75: Looking Behind and Beyond from 13th to 14th February 2023 organized by Acharya Brajendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar, West Bengal
2. Presented a Paper on "Gandhian Environmentalism: An Approach in Indian Environmental Thinking" in Two Day INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on India @75: The Gandhian Perspectives from 28th to 29th August 2023 organized by the Department of Political Science and Department of History, University of North Bengal in Collaboration with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kolkata
3. Presented a Paper on "Voices of the Sexual Minorities in India: Constructing a Theory of Social Movement" in Two Day INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR on Marginal Voices of India: Perspectives on Education, Literature, Politics and Culture from 18th to 19th March 2025 organized by Gazole Mahavidyalaya, Gazole, Malda, West Bengal
4. Presented a Paper on "Conservation of Avian Species, Livelihood and Politics: The Case of the Northern Part of West Bengal, India" in One Day National Seminar on In Search of the Transeunt Heritage: North Bengal and North-East India in Perspective on 5th April 2025 organized by Acharya Brajendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar

Lectures given as Invited Speaker:

1. One Hour Lecture given on “Issue of Deliberation: Evolution of Parliamentary Democracy with Special Reference to India” during the conduct of Add-On Course on Parliamentary Practices and Procedures organized by the Department of Political Science, Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya, Surya Sen Colony, Siliguri, West Bengal on 14^th January 2023 
2. Two Hours Lecture given on “Contemporary Indian Parliamentary Democracy: An Overview” at the Chopra Kamala Paul Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, on 11^th May 2023

1. Participated in the 35th Orientation Programme from September 04, 2018 to October 01, 2018 and obtained Grade A
2. Participated in the REFRESHER COURSE in Political Science from March 04, 2021 to March 17, 2021 and obtained Grade A+

1. Served Islampur College as ASSOCIATE NCC OFFICER of the NCC Unit, E - Coy, Islampur College from 6th March 2018 to 31st August 2025
2. Served Islampur College as the CONVENER of the LIBRARY COMMITTEE from 1st September 2022 to 23rd March 2025
3. Served Islampur College as the CONVENER of the DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE from 31st August 2022 to 11th February 2026
4. Served Islampur College as the CONVENER of the SPORTS COMMITTEE from 11th July 2019 to 31st August 2022
5. Served Islampur College as the MEMBER of the EXAMINATION COMMITTEE to 24th December 2024
6. Currently Serving Islampur College as the Convener of the CAREER COUNSELING CELL from 2nd January 2022
7. Currently Serving Islampur College as the Convener of the COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND DOCUMENTATION from 11th February 2026
8. Currently Serving Islampur College as the PROGRAMME-IN-CHARGE of the ECO-CLUB, Islampur College from 18th December 2025

Received Certificate of Appreciation from Group Commander for Best Performance in 16 Bengal Battalion NCC, Siliguri, on 25th July 2024